RTA 5 (Thailand)

Launched on 25 January 1958, as HSA-TV^[1] Channel 7, it was led by Tawon Chueyprasit, who was a colonel at the Signals Corps, but managed the station in the afternoon.^{[2]: 245–246} This television station transitioned from broadcasting in black-and-white to a color television as Channel 5 in 1974 dubbing themselves "RTA 5". The Army set up the station in an attempt to destabilize the ruling Phibul government.^[3] RTA 5 is the second oldest television station in Thailand, owned and operated by the Royal Thai Army, and as such features, among others, programming devoted to the Royal Thai Armed Forces.

RTA 5 completely ceased its analog broadcast on 21 June 2018 at 9:30am^[4] as part of its digital switchover. It was initially scheduled for 16 June^[5] but was supposed to be postponed to the end of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.^[6]

On 25 November 2021, RTA 5 moved its LCN from 1 to 5.^[7]

Current

• Chonrasamee Ngathaweesuk
• Suchathip Munsinthorn
• Panupong Kanathikon
• Thananya Pipitwanichkan
• Salilana Phuiam
• Yongyuth Mailarp
• Saisawan Khayanying
• Chib Jitniyom
• Chotiros Somboon
• Napaporn Changkhon
• Kannanat Pornnipatkul
• Assadaporn Khieworn
• Apinya Khaosabai
• Pajaree Suansinlaphong
• Choengchai Hwangoun
• Natsarut Askpornthongsut
• Priya Netwichian
• Paveena Sribuachom
• Suruj Tipakornsaenee

Former

• Sunida Swatdiponphallop (now at TNN16)
• Suhatcha Swatdiponphallop (now at TNN16)
• Polawat Pupipat (now at TNN16)
• Amphika Chuanpreecha (now at MONO29)
• Manut Tangsuk (now at NBT)

• Television in Thailand