Vasantham (TV channel)
Vasantham is a Singaporean free-to-air television channel owned by Mediacorp. The network is focused towards the Singaporean Indian community in the country. The channel first signed on 15 February 1963 as Channel 5, the country's very first television channel and later that year also on Channel 8. In 1973 the language structure of the two channels was changed, with Channel 5 broadcasting in English and Malay and Channel 8 in Chinese and Tamil. The arrangement used for the latter ran until 1 September 1995, when it became a standalone Mandarin-language channel. After this, Tamil programming transferred to the new channel Prime 12. On 30 January 2000, as Prime 12 was rebranded to Suria and became a standalone Malay-language channel, Tamil programming transferred to the new channel Central, with Vasantham Central as its timebelt for Indian programming, and was later rebranded again as an independent Tamil-language channel on 19 October 2008. As of 1 February 2023, the channel's logo is based on the corporate Mplifier graphics format, with the channel name in blue text (replacing the former flower-inspired logo) placed beside the Mediacorp "M" logo. History 
Tamil programming was carried from the outset of television in Singapore on Channel 5 from its launch on 15 February 1963, and later that year also on Channel 8. In 1973 the language structure of the two channels was changed, with Channel 5 broadcasting in English and Malay and Channel 8 in Chinese and Tamil. The arrangement used for the latter ran until 1 September 1995, when it became a standalone Mandarin-language channel. After this, Tamil programming transferred to the new channel Prime 12. On 30 January 2000, as Prime 12 was rebranded to Suria and became a standalone Malay-language channel, Tamil programming transferred to the new channel Central, with Vasantham Central as its timebelt for Indian programming. On 19 October 2008, Vasantham started broadcasting as an independent Tamil-language network focused on the Indian community living in Singapore, first announced on 29 February that year. Programming

Current programming
 Ennuyire
 Kalyanam
 Janani D/O Madhavan
 Kannadi Pookal (TV series)
 Neeya
 Nijangal
 Ragasiyam
 Vallamai Tharayo
 Vettai
 Alaipayuthey
 Iruvar (TV series)
 Janani D/O Madhavan (season 2)
 Ithu Namma Veedu
 Neo
Moodravathu Kann

Broadcast times 
Channel Launch to 30 January 2020:

 Weekday: 3:00pm to 12:00mn
 Weekend: 1:00pm to 12:30am

30 January 2020 Onwards:
Monday to Wednesday: 9:00am to 12:00mn
Thursday, Friday and Sunday: 9:00am to 12:30am
Saturday: 9:00am to 1:30am
There is a broadcast from Oli 968 from the end time until the broadcast starts. 