to make all seven of its free-to-air channels available in digital by the end of 2013, and Channel 5, Channel 8, Suria, and Vasantham also expected to launch HD services by then as well. The member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) agreed to complete their transitions by 2020. The MDA instituted a labelling program to promote televisions and converter boxes compatible with digital television, and began the Digital TV Assistance Scheme (DTVAS) in 2014, allowing qualifying low-income households to receive a free converter box. In January 2016, Minister for Communications and Information Yaacob Ibrahim stated a goal for an analogue shutdown by the end of 2017, in order to open up the spectrum for mobile broadband and the Smart Nation initiative. On 6 November 2017, in response to a question posed in Parliament by Melvin Yong, showing concerns for the availability of Mediacorp programming, Ibrahim announced that the MDA would postpone the analogue shutdown to 31 December 2018. It was reported that only around half of low-income households in Singapore had participated in the DTVAS. Beginning the same day, analogue signals of Mediacorp channels began to display a text "Analogue" indicator next to their logo bugs. Beginning 17 September 2018, the analogue signals also began to display a "squeeze-back" L-bar, displaying reminders and information regarding the transition. Mediacorp personalities such as Romeo Tan, Xiang Yun, and He Ying Ying made appearances at promotional events to promote the transition. Analogue television services ended shortly after midnight on 2 January 2019. Free-to-air terrestrial television channels Mediacorp Defunct channels Sportscity/City TV Channel i Central Kids Central Vasantham Central Arts Central MediaCorp TVMobile Okto Internet TV meWATCH (launched in 2013 as Toggle) Defunct Internet TV MOBTV (launched in 2007, ceased services on 7 January 2014) xinmsn (launched in March 2010 in collaboration with Microsoft Singapore, ended services on April 1st 2015) Chat Chat Media Chat TV (English & Chinese Drama, Short Film, Trailer. It also includes Laughing Avenue) Channels from neighbouring countries Due to Singapore's proximity to Malaysia and Indonesia, channels from these countries can also be received over-the-air in Singapore. Both countries have also adopted DVB-T2 as their digital television standards. Malaysia All channels signal are based in Johor Bahru. Television Channels on myFreeview Radio Channels on myFreeview Indonesia All channels signal are based in Batam. Viewers farther away from the Indonesia or Malaysia border usually require specialised equipment