Channel U (marketed as U頻道, formerly named 优频道) is a Singaporean Mandarin-language free-to-air terrestrial television youth teenager channel owned by Mediacorp. It was launched on 6 May 2001 by SPH MediaWorks which ran as Mediacorp's television rival at the time. On New Year's Day (1 January) 2005 at midnight stroke SST, the channel was officially transferred to Mediacorp as national public broadcasting after SPH MediaWorks merged its television assets with the company. The channel's programming consists of Chinese-language youth teenager music and entertainment produced locally and imported from China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Thailand as well as Korean-language series provided by KBS, MBC and SBS. Channel U's programming is available subtitled in local languages on optional subtitle tracks and dual-language option (Mandarin and Korean/Thai) is available for Korean-language and Thai language programs. See also TVMobile Central Okto Channel i Channel 5 Channel 8 CNA Suria Vasantham List of programmes broadcast by Channel U (Singapore) References External links Official Site Television channels and stations established in 2001 Mediacorp SPH MediaWorks Broadcasting in Singapore Free-to-air Television stations in Singapore Mandarin-language television stations 2001 establishments in Singapore