Spring News

Spring News
Country	Thailand
Broadcast area	Thailand; Malaysia (Perlis, Kedah, Perak, Kelantan); Myanmar (areas of Tachileik, Myawaddy, parts of Mawlamyine, and southernmost part of Tanintharyi Region); Cambodia (border areas of Oddar Meanchey, Banteay Meanchey, Pailin, parts of Battambang and Koh Kong provinces); Mekong river areas in Laos (including Vientiane); Vietnam
Headquarters	LPN Tower ; Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, Chomphon Sub-District Chatuchak District Bangkok, Thailand
Programming
Language(s)	Thai, English
Picture format	576i (SDTV) 16:9
Ownership
Owner	News Network Corporation PCL/Spring News Television Ltd.
History
Launched	5 March 2010
Closed	15 August 2019; (9 years, 163 days)
Links
Website	www.springnews.co.th
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital	Channel 19 (MCOT - MUX3)

Spring News was a Thai Television news channel owned by Spring News Television Ltd. part of News Network Corporation PCL. (formerly Solution Corner 1998 PCL.)

Spring News debuted on satellite television via test broadcast on 5 March 2010. Its official launch of Spring News was on 15 December 2010

Spring News won the licence for Digital television for news and information channel from the NBTC's spectrum auction in 2013. Spring News started broadcasting on Digital Television from 1 April 2014 on LCN Channel 19.^[1]

On 24 November 2016, Spring News signed a partnership deal with international news network CNN for using content, news footage and training for employees, and on 1 January 2017, Spring News began using CNN-themed on-screen graphics.^[2]

Spring News Channel has ceased broadcasting on August 15, 2019.^[3] However, Spring News' website continues to operate, reporting news and articles, as a part of the Nation Group.

Programming

Spring News broadcast 24-hour rolling news coverage throughout the day called "The Phenomenon of Real News" (ปรากฎการณ์ข่าวจริง) with exception of variety programming and infotainment program on weekends. Rolling news start at 6 am (ICT) and One Minute News Updates every top of the hour and every half-hour.

Non-news live programming

Live Telecast of Thai lottery draw every 1st and 16th of every month at 14:30–16:00 (ICT) (simulcast Second and last hour with National Broadcasting Services of Thailand)