Worldview Broadcasting Channel

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Worldview Broadcasting Channel
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Country Malaysia
Broadcast area Klang Valley and Selangor
Programming
Language(s) Malay
Indonesian
English
Arabic
Persian
Picture format SDTV (480i 4:3)
PAL (576i 4:3)
DVB-T (Digital UHF)
HDTV (1080i 16:9)
Ownership
OwnerWorldview Broadcasting Channel (M) Sdn Bhd
History
Launched1 April 2012 (2012-04-01)
ClosedOctober 2012 (2012-10) [1]

Worldwide Broadcasting Channel was a free-to-air news channel operated by Worldview Broadcasting Channel (M) Sdn Bhd. The channel was officially launched on 1 April 2012. In October 2012, the channel stopped transmission due to financial problems.

Contents

It started test transmissions on 1 December 2011. It could normally tuned on UHF 39 (615.25 MHz) in Klang Valley and Selangor). [2] Its test transmission time is 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. It broadcasts from its headquarters in Petronas Twin Towers at Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur. It started test broadcasting on 1 January 2012, soft launched on Thursday, 1 March 2012 and officially launched it started began broadcasting metropolitan on 1 April 2012. WBC broadcast for six hours daily from 18:00 until 00:00 MST. WBC broadcast via UHF on Channel 39 with video frequency used 615.250-MHz & audio frequency used 620.750-MHz from Gunung Ulu Kali raised as high at 20 kilowatt and obtained from antenna by 300 metre.

On 1 March 2012, TV3 news broadcast was aired live from Bandar Utama, Damansara, Petaling Jaya, Selangor on WBC daily at 20:00 until 21:00 MST. On 2 April 2012, WBC and KLSE partnership called as "Bisnes Kuala Lumpur (Kuala Lumpur Business)", a business and financial news programming subsidiary of KLSE. Malay newspaper carried the television schedule listings as the channel was officially launched on 1 April 2012.

History

Establishment

WBC was established on 1 October 2011 as a private commercially-owned company.

WBC first aired on 1 November 2011 by the coverage of broadcast air time only for the area of Klang Valley with a technical broadcasts used was only a few hours per day to play an Indonesian music.

WBC was test broadcasting by airing music videos mostly in Indonesian on 1 January 2012 from 18:00 until 20:00 MST on daily.

WBC was soft launched on 1 March 2012 18:00 until 21:00 MST daily, one day before the official broadcast metropolitan of pre-inaugural broadcast area of Klang Valley on Channel 39 video frequency used 615.250-MHz and audio frequency used 620.750-MHz via UHF with television transmitter of tower at Menara TV3 form complex of Bukit Sungai Besi from 1 March until Saturday, 31 March 2012 it was used to broadcast two programmes (news relays & movie premieres) such.

Grand launching of WBC: "Welcome to WBC"

WBC was officially inaugurated by Toni Braxton was accompanied by Ecstasia Sanders and Agam Darshi on 1 April 2012 at 21:00 MST to start the live telecast of "Grand Launching" from Petronas Twin Towers was grand opening by the Kuala Lumpur commercial free-to-air terrestrial channel with signature inscription and pressing the button on the video camera add new broadcast hours longer than six hour transmissions from 18:00 until 00:00 MST daily went on air in Klang Valley on Channel 39 with the was[ clarification needed ] aired full programmes to full content broadcast such: drama, music video, news bulletin, blockbuster movie premiere and current affairs.

Broadcast areas

WBC broadcast coverage area was in Klang Valley and Selangor.

Transmission hours

Transmission hours were from eighteen hours in daily.

Test Card

Clock ident

The clock had used by the digital clock was used to countdown to the top of the hour as a lead-in to live news bulletins and Islamic call prayer.

News

Berita WBC/WBC News with similar to the narration Buletin Utama TV3 by the metropolitan map background, metropolitan landmark and video news slideshow with similar to the Berita RTM 70-80s era main theme music.

Opening and Closing times

Startup

WBC started up with test pattern (pre-start up), national anthem as sign on and station ident.

Closedown

WBC closed down with station ident, national anthem and test pattern as sign off.

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