Type | Singaporean national locally and international free-to-air terrestrial and satellite television news channel |
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Country | Singapore |
Broadcast area | Worldwide |
Headquarters | Mediacorp Campus, One-north, Singapore |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Picture format | 1080i 16:9 HDTV |
Ownership | |
Owner | Mediacorp |
History | |
Launched | 1 March 1999 |
Former names | Channel NewsAsia (1999–2019) |
Links | |
Webcast | |
Website | |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Digital terrestrial television | UHF CH 33 570MHz DVB-T2 Channel 6 (HD) |
Streaming media | |
meWATCH | Available on meWATCH website or mobile app (Singapore only) |
YouTube | Available on YouTube |
CNA (formerly Channel NewsAsia) is a Singapore-based multinational news channel owned by Mediacorp, the country's state-owned media conglomerate. The network is broadcast in Singapore on free-to-air terrestrial television and Mediacorp's streaming service meWatch, and is distributed internationally via television providers in the Asia–Pacific, as well as streaming and free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) platforms
The network has been positioned as an alternative to Western-based international media in presenting news from "an Asian perspective".[1][2] Alongside its main focus as an English-language news television channel, CNA also produces news and current affairs content in Singapore's other official languages of Chinese, Malay, and Tamil, which is distributed via digital outlets and Mediacorp's local channels in the languages. Mediacorp's Channel 5 previously aired a simulcast of CNA during the weekday breakfast hours until 1 May 2019, when it was replaced by an Okto block.[3]
The CNA brand also encompasses digital media properties, including its website and social media outlets, as well as a co-branded news radio station in Singapore, CNA938.