Central was a Singaporean free-to-air terrestrial television channel in Singapore, owned by state media conglomerate MediaCorp.

On 19 October 2008, MediaCorp discontinued Central and spun its programming off into the new channels Okto and Vasantham.

On 26 August 1994, ahead of the bill that suggested the planned privatisation of the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation, the Minister for Information and the Arts (Brigadier General) George Yeo announced the plan for the creation of a fourth free-to-air television channel in Singapore, offering a predominantly cultural lineup.

[3] Sandra Buenaventura, CEO of Singapore Television Twelve, said that the channels were "like a tin of assorted biscuits", reflecting the individual nature of the specialist programming of the new services.

By then, the newsmagazine produced by NNN (NTV) moved to the slot before the drama; up until then it aired before the Japan Hour documentaries.