during the early 1990s' there is no 24 hours TV
channels and no cable TV and of course, no internet........
still remembers:
weekdays
channel 5 starts broadcasting at 3pm and the first TV programme
was those repeated SBC Chinese dramas
channel 8 starts broadcasting at around 5:55pm (during thursday
& friday starts transmission 10 minutes earlier) and for monday
to wednesday the 1st programmes was indian shows while thursday and
friday were repeated 7:40pm SBC short dramas.
tamil news at 6:25pm followed by 1+1 with a 45 minutes SBC
dramas followed by those 'zhi ma lu dou' type of 20 minutes short
SBC dramas
and then chinese news at 8pm followed by the variety shows 'Kai
Xin Wu Chong Zhou' with Jack Neo/Moses Lim, The late Hua
Liang/Zhao Jin and The late Wang Sha/late Ye Feng on the variety
shows.
and at 9:30pm there is 1 hour SBC dramas followed by either
movies or overseas dramas or documentary shows before closing
transmission, usually between 11:30pm to 12:30pm
While on Saturdays Channel 5 starts boardcasting in 9am while
Channel 8 at 3pm starting with cartoons, 'zhou mo yue hui'
(a programme with music videos), some Japanese dramas, Tamil
shows, Brazilian dubbed in Chinese dramas, Qiong
Yao Dramas as well as variety shows like Econ Nite
etc...... Then there will be movie before closing
transmission............ Yup for Channel 5 every Sat 9:30pm it will
show SBC Chinese dramas dubbed in English.......
While on Sundays both Ch 5 and 8 will starts at 9am and
Bollywood movies will be shown on Ch 8...... Not forgetting that
popular matchmaking show 'Jin Tong Yu Nu Yi Xian Qian'
also......
While for Channel 12, it will only be start transmission at 7pm
everyday......
Also not forgetting those educational TV shows on Ch 8 morning
and afternoon on weekdays........
