Channel W

Not to be confused with Capital FM 88.9.

Channel W
CountryMalaysia
Broadcast areaMalaysia
Singapore
Brunei
Thailand (Southern Thailand)
Indonesia (Kalimantan) and (Riau) via DVB-T2
HeadquartersDamansara Perdana, Petaling Jaya, Selangor[1]
Programming
Picture format16:9 SDTV
Ownership
OwnerOnline Dynamics (M) Sdn. Bhd.[2][3]
History
Launched29 March 2012; 12 years ago (2012-03-29)
Closed1 April 2019; 5 years ago (2019-04-01)
Former namesCapital TV
Links
Websitechannelw.my

Channel W was a Malaysian television channel broadcasting news, business matters, entertainment, and interviews, owned by Online Dynamics (M) Sdn Bhd, a Bumiputra-owned media company.[2] The W in its channel name stands for Warta (gazette in English), referring to the newspaper Warta, also owned by Online Dynamics.[4]

As Capital TV, the channel primarily broadcast in English, but over time, the channel began to gradually add more Malay-language programmes. Capital TV changed its name to Channel W on 3 January 2018. Channel W ceased broadcasting on 1 April 2019. It was replaced by TVS at myFreeview on 6 February 2021.

History

The channel began as Capital TV, broadcasting exclusively on Hypp TV[3][2] in high definition on Channel 127.[2] Touted as "Malaysia's first local business channel", the channel began broadcasting on 1 December 2011[3] and launched on 29 March 2012.[2] Its first editor-in-chief was Pravin Kumar, formerly worked with the national news agency Bernama.[3]

In May 2014, Capital TV signed an agreement with Aylezo Sdn Bhd to produce motorsport-related content, specifically for "Team FXPrimus Aylezo’s participation in the 2014 Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo Asia Season", which would only air in 2015.[5]

In September 2014, Capital TV aired the reality TV programme Bake & Sell, dubbed as "the first local cookery and entrepreneurship show" inspired by similar programmes such as The Great British Bake Off and The Apprentice.[6]

In August 2015, Capital TV produced and aired Jejak Jeneral, a 13-episode documentary series on the members of the Malaysian Armed Forces.[7]

In 2016, Capital TV in collaboration with Radio Televisyen Malaysia and Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) produced the 15-episode talk show Persoalannya, where two panelists from UPM and two other panelists discuss on various current issues.[8]

On 3 January 2018, Capital TV became Channel W, ditching its initial business format for news and current issues presented casually.[4] As part of its name change, the Capital TV channel stopped updating and redirected to the Channel W website.[9]

References

  1. ^ Lynn (14 September 2014). "Contact Us – Channel W". Channelw.my. Archived from the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Capital TV- new business channel on UniFi's HyppTV". Malaysian Wireless. 1 April 2012. Archived from the original on 24 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d "TM Net subscribers get exclusive business channel". Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union. 1 December 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Channel W Wajah Baharu Capital TV dan Akhbar Warta" (in Malay). 13 January 2018. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018.
  5. ^ Fernandez, Daniel Sherman (9 May 2014). "Team FXPrimus Aylezo Partners With CapitalTV". Drive Save & Fast. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Taste of commerce". New Straits Times. 10 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Dokumentari Jejak Jeneral Dengan Kerjasama ATM". Markas Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (in Malay). 3 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Laporan Tahunan 2016" (pdf) (in Malay). University of Putra Malaysia. pp. 188–189.
  9. ^ "CAPITAL TV IS NOW CALLED CHANNEL W". Capital TV. 3 January 2018. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018.