The station was set to broadcast on VHF channel 5 in the 625-line television standard and would provide a license fee of $24 per year ($2 per month), touted at the time as being "one of the cheapest in this part of the world".

By the time of the March extension, the service was going to carry filmed programming in English and Hokkien, before gradually extending to include Mandarin, Malay, Tamil and other Chinese dialects.

A temporary studio was built on Caldecott Hill in the precincts of Radio Singapore and a television transmitter at Bukit Batok was erected.

Chong Yan Ling and Lucy Leong were two of the four women who appeared for the opening lines of TV Singapura on its launch day.

[3] Minister for Culture S. Rajaratnam introduced its inaugural night of programming, which included the documentary TV Looks at Singapore, imported cartoons and comedy programmes, the Malay variety show Rampaian Malaysia (Malaysian Medley), and news.

[5] While many viewers found television as a source of entertainment, the real purpose of the new service was a mere tool against supporters of communism who were against Singapore's merger with Malaysia.

[6] The first newsreader on launch night was Steven Lee, while the first newsreel (Berita Singapura) was read by Harry Crabb, who later appeared in the regular bulletins.

Continuity announcers were also a central part of the staff, primarily appearing at start-up and at closedown delivering the schedule.

[7] Among the initial set of announcers were Mildred Appaduray (English), Kamala Dorai (Tamil), Hsu Fong Lim (Mandarin) and Zaiton Haji Mohamed (Malay).

[10] A bespoke "second" channel opened on AM radio (1370 kHz) in June providing a second audio track for selected programming.

[18] In 1974, Channel 5 began experimental colour broadcasts, including live coverage of the 1974 FIFA World Cup final.

[20] In late 1979, the channel conducted engineering tests after closedown, airing selected programming in colour before their supposed first runs later, confusing some viewers.

The soap opera The Young and the Restless was removed from the lineup due to its plot and themes not reflecting the social norms of the country.

On Fridays and Saturdays, two movies were scheduled during prime time; unappealing imports were to air after 11 p.m., reserved for TV series with limited ratings potential in Singapore.

[35] The channel prepared a special line-up for the first day of the relaunched service, including 35 straight hours of broadcasting that began on the afternoon of 31 December.

[39] Channel 5 replaced its family-friendly programmes (sitcoms such as Boy Meets World, Blossom and Major Dad and drama series such as Homefront and Murder, She Wrote) on Sunday afternoons with action-related programming (the rollerblade game show Blade Warriors, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues and Acapulco H.E.A.T., considered by The Straits Times as a "flesh parade disguised as a drama series") in late 1994 as viewership ratings showed that families would tune in to fast-paced action programmes in the 12pm-3pm slot, an "appreciable rise" according to a Nielsen survey.

[41] The viewership share of Channel 5 according to Nielsen Survey Research Singapore data was at 60% in September 1995, dipping to 57% in February 1996.

[42] In 1997, Channel 5 began increasing local production by commissioning programmes from Zhao Wei Films and Canada-based UTV International.

[46] The broadcast of X-Men on 4 May 2003 gave the channel a record 1.2 million viewers tuning in for its network television premiere.