Channel 3 (Thailand)

Channel 3 HD
Logo used since March 2020
CountryThailand
Broadcast areaThailand
Malaysia (Perlis, Kedah, Perak, Kelantan)
Myanmar (areas of Tachileik, Myawaddy, parts of Mawlamyine, and southernmost part of Tanintharyi Region)
Cambodia (border areas of Oddar Meanchey, Banteay Meanchey, Pailin, parts of Battambang and Koh Kong provinces)
Mekong river areas in Laos (including Vientiane)
Vietnam
HeadquartersMaleenont Tower, Khlong Toei, Bangkok, Thailand
Programming
Language(s)Thai
Picture format1080i HDTV
Ownership
OwnerBEC World
History
Launched26 March 1970 (1970-03-26)
Links
Websitewww.ch3plus.com
Availability
Terrestrial
DigitalChannel 33 (HD) (TPBS MUX4)
Streaming media
3Plus
Channel 3
Channels
  • Analog: VHF 2 (26 March 1970 - 1977, as a black and white 525-line relayer)
    VHF 3 (26 March 1970 - 1 July 2007)
    UHF 32 (26 March 2005 - 25 March 2020)
  • Digital: 44 (shared on MUX#4: TPBS)
  • Virtual: 33
History
Former call signs
HST-TV
HS-TV3

Channel 3 HD (Thai: ช่อง 3 เอชดี; Thai: สถานีโทรทัศน์ไทยทีวีสีช่อง 3, lit.'Thai Television Color Channel 3') is a Thailand and Bangkok's second commercial free-to-air television network that was launched on 26 March 1970 as Thailand and Bangkok's second commercial television station. Channel 3 is operated by BEC Multimedia Company Limited ("BECM") a subsidiary of publicly traded company BEC World. The network is headquartered in the Maleenont Tower of Bangkok. Its slogan is คุ้มค่าทุกนาที ดูทีวีสีช่อง 3 ("Worth every minute, watch color television Channel 3").