Channel W
Malaysian television channel
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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 the channel name stands for Warta (gazette in English), referring to the newspaper Warta, also owned by Online Dynamics.[4]
Singapore
Brunei
Thailand (Southern Thailand)
Indonesia (Kalimantan) and (Riau) via DVB-T2
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| Country | Malaysia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Malaysia Singapore Brunei Thailand (Southern Thailand) Indonesia (Kalimantan) and (Riau) via DVB-T2 |
| Headquarters | Damansara Perdana, Petaling Jaya, Selangor[1] |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 16:9 576i SDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Online Dynamics (M) Sdn. Bhd.[2][3] |
| History | |
| Launched | 29 March 2012 |
| Closed | 1 April 2019 |
| Former names | Capital TV |
| Links | |
| Website | channelw |
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, who 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]