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Eureka Learning Channel

{{Short description|Singaporean educational television channel}}

Eureka Learning Channel, also known as Eureka, was a Singaporean cable television channel owned by and broadcast on Singapore CableVision (SCV). Portions of the schedule were also carried for free on the SCV Preview Channel.

Eureka was Singapore's first home-grown children's channel with a strong emphasis on educational content, the vast majority of which came from overseas. The channel operated between 2 September 1996 and 31 March 2002. By 1999, Eureka was available in 20% of Singaporean households.{{cite web |last1=Haman |first1=Andrea |date=1 December 1999 |title=STV 12 unveils Kids Central |url=https://kidscreen.com/1999/12/01/27433-19991201/ |access-date=16 August 2021 |website=Kidscreen}}

History

Eureka was launched by Aline Wong, and its local programmes were made in collaboration with the Curriculum Development Institute of Singapore, the Ministry of Health, and Singapore's two universities.{{cite news |date=2 September 1996 |title=Eureka! Pick up a skill from cable television |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19960902-1.2.47.9 |access-date=29 May 2024 |work=The Straits Times}} Ahead of Eureka's launch, a programme produced by the National University of Singapore titled Preparing for Higher Education was broadcast on the SCV cable network. It was one of 12 local programmes to be shown on Eureka upon its launch on 2 September 1996. The target audience ranged from pre-schoolers as little as 3 to young adults in their early twenties.{{cite news |date=9 July 1996 |title=First educational channel in Sept |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19960709-1.2.64.3.6 |access-date=29 May 2024 |work=The Straits Times}}

Upon launching on the scheduled date, Eureka was broadcast 15 hours a day from 7:00 am to 10:00 pm. The bulk of programming was intended for kids and young adults, while from 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm, the channel had an hour devoted to adult education. Children's programming was divided between four key demographics: pre-schoolers (ages 3–6), pupils (ages 6–12), teens (ages 12–17), and young adults (ages 17–22). Pre-school programming was about language and numbers, while young adult programming tackled subjects like sports, music, careers, and social issues; adult education programming tackled leadership and accounting in an initial phase. Eureka also showed documentaries provided by embassies, specifically for its adult education or children's education slots.

In its early years, Eureka was carried on channel 6. The channel also had plans to expand beyond Singapore and the region.{{cite news |date=6 September 1996 |title=New educational channel launched |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/weekendeast19960906-1.2.3.7 |access-date=29 May 2024 |work=Weekend East}} It ceased operations on 31 March 2002.

Programming

=Local=

  • Preparing for Higher Education
  • Health Beat
  • Kampung TV Tampines
  • Spilled Milk{{cite news |date=5 October 1998 |title=Hooray, if it's Sunday, it is a family holiday |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19981005-1.2.77.4.7 |access-date=29 May 2024 |work=The Straits Times}}

=Foreign=

  • Polka Dot Door{{cite news |date=20 February 1997 |title=TV Page |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/newpaper19970220-1.2.40.1 |access-date=29 May 2024 |work=The New Paper}}
  • Teletubbies{{cite news |date=2 August 1998 |title=It's a roly-poly gang hold-up |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19980802-1.2.65.4 |access-date=29 May 2024 |work=The Straits Times}}
  • Barney & Friends{{cite news |date=27 May 1997 |title=TV Page |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/newpaper19970527-1.2.31.1 |access-date=29 May 2024 |work=The New Paper}}
  • Katie and Orbie{{cite news |date=21 February 1997 |title=TV Page |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/newpaper19970220-1.2.40.1 |access-date=29 May 2024 |work=The New Paper}}
  • Animal Tales
  • Here's Humphrey
  • Tombik and B.B.
  • Mad Scientist Toon Club
  • The Why Why Family{{cite news |date=14 April 1998 |title=Go ahead, ask me why |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19980414-1.2.123.20 |access-date=29 May 2024 |work=The Straits Times}}
  • Inspector Gadget's Field Trip{{cite news |date=26 June 1998 |title=Global view with Gadget |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19980626-1.2.118.6.5 |access-date=29 May 2024 |work=The Straits Times}}
  • PC4U{{cite news |date=22 February 1997 |title=TV Page |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/newpaper19970222-1.2.41.1 |access-date=29 May 2024 |work=The New Paper}}
  • Banana Zoo{{cite news |date=21 August 2000 |title=Page 26 Miscellaneous Column 2 |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes20001021-1.2.111.32.2 |access-date=22 August 2024 |work=The Straits Times}}
  • Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?
  • The Magic School Bus
  • The Magic Box
  • Nature Connection
  • Ready or Not
  • Ghostwriter
  • The Big Comfy Couch{{cite news |date=28 September 1998 |title=Loonette no loony

|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19980928-1.2.134.24 |access-date=10 September 2024 |work=The Straits Times}}

  • Brambly Hedge{{cite news |date=7 December 1998 |title=Cartoon capers

|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19981207-1.2.72.6.3 |access-date=10 September 2024 |work=The Straits Times}}

  • Shakespeare: The Animated Tales{{cite news |date=29 December 1998 |title=Page 36 |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/page/newpaper19981229-1.1.36 |access-date=10 September 2024 |work=The New Paper}}
  • The Enid Blyton Secret Series{{cite news |date=29 December 1998 |title=Page 36 |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/page/newpaper19981229-1.1.36 |access-date=10 September 2024 |work=The New Paper}}
  • Amazing Animals{{cite news |date=29 December 1998 |title=Page 36 |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/page/newpaper19981229-1.1.36 |access-date=10 September 2024 |work=The New Paper}}
  • The Huggabug Club{{cite news |date=29 December 1998 |title=Page 36 |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/page/newpaper19981229-1.1.36 |access-date=10 September 2024 |work=The New Paper}}
  • Hot Science{{cite news |date=29 December 1998 |title=Page 36 |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/page/newpaper19981229-1.1.36 |access-date=10 September 2024 |work=The New Paper}}
  • Percy the Park Keeper{{cite news |date=29 December 1998 |title=Page 36 |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/page/newpaper19981229-1.1.36 |access-date=10 September 2024 |work=The New Paper}}
  • Pappyland{{cite news |date=30 December 1998 |title=Page 46 |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/page/newpaper19981230-1.1.46 |access-date=10 September 2024 |work=The New Paper}}
  • Julia Child & Company{{cite news |date=30 December 1998 |title=Page 46 |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/page/newpaper19981230-1.1.46 |access-date=10 September 2024 |work=The New Paper}}
  • Old MacDonald's Sing-A-Long Farm{{cite news |date=30 December 1998 |title=Page 46 |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/page/newpaper19981230-1.1.46 |access-date=10 September 2024 |work=The New Paper}}
  • The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends{{cite news |date=30 December 1998 |title=Page 46 |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/page/newpaper19981230-1.1.46 |access-date=10 September 2024 |work=The New Paper}}
  • Adventures with Kanga Roddy{{cite news |date=4 January 1999 |title=The kangaroo hop

|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19990104-1.2.57.5.17 |access-date=6 October 2024 |work=The Straits Times}}

  • Groundling Marsh{{cite news |date=5 January 1999 |title=Nature calls for your help

|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19990105-1.2.57.10 |access-date=6 October 2024 |work=The Straits Times}}

  • The Eddie Files{{cite news |date=7 January 1999 |title=Classroom comes to daily life

|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19990107-1.2.69.14 |access-date=6 October 2024 |work=The Straits Times}}

  • Animal Ark{{cite news |date=7 January 1999 |title=Page 12

|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19990107-1.1.58 |access-date=6 October 2024 |work=The Straits Times}}

  • Dotto's Data Cafe
  • By the Numbers
  • Mastering the Internet
  • Earth Revisited
  • Marketing for the 90's{{cite news |date=24 March 1997 |title=TV Page |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/newpaper19970324-1.2.43.1 |access-date=29 May 2024 |work=The New Paper}}
  • Energy Express (health)
  • The Sales Connection
  • Undercurrents{{cite news |date=22 June 1998 |title=Exploring the superhighway |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19980622-1.2.80.3.10 |access-date=29 May 2024 |work=The Straits Times}}
  • Literary Vision
  • The Travel Magazine
  • The Web
  • CNN Newsroom{{cite news |date=14 September 1998 |title=TVTODAY |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/newpaper19980914-1.2.56.1 |access-date=29 May 2024 |work=The New Paper}}
  • Newswriting
  • Time to Grow
  • Bloomberg TV simulcasts

References

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Category:Television stations in Singapore

Category:Defunct television channels in Singapore

Category:Educational and instructional television channels

Category:Television channels and stations established in 1996

Category:Television channels and stations disestablished in 2002