Channel 5 Singapore
Channel 5 is a free-to-air, English-language television channel in Singapore.
Owned by state broadcaster Mediacorp, it broadcasts general entertainment, news, and sports programming.
Channel 5 began its colour broadcasts on 7 July 1974, with the first colour programme being a live telecast of that year's FIFA World Cup final between West Germany and Netherlands, narrated by Brian Richmond, relayed via satellite transmission.About 2,000 colour television sets were sold in Singapore three days before the match.