I woke up suddenly just after 3 am, switched on the TV and found out that TV3 was airing TV3's own Philips PM5544 test pattern instead of normal programming. I was feeling excited at that time because I found out that the test pattern was never aired on TV3 after nine years of absence. TV3 used colourbars since 2005 which replaced the test pattern which was used since its launch in 1984. TV3 has never used colourbars in recent years. 8TV was the first to use colourbars since its test transmission in December 2003 before its launch the next month. TV9 also use colourbars while NTV7 has its own Philips PM5522 test pattern used since its launch.
TV3 did say on its Facebook page that they will be doing maintenance works late night before the actual maintenance works was made.
During this time I checked what happened using Tonton live TV streaming and tweeted about it on Twitter.
TV3 did say on its Facebook page that they will be doing maintenance works late night before the actual maintenance works was made.
During this time I checked what happened using Tonton live TV streaming and tweeted about it on Twitter.
The maintenance works started around 2 am when TV3 closed down after airing its usual night programming. TV3's maintenance works consist of airing a test pattern which started after its closedown at 2 am, airing yesterday's episode of Bismillah at 4:50 am, some Motivasi Pagi and accidentally aired a feed from Dubai TV before switching back to test pattern at around 5:30 am. TV3 returns to 24-hour broadcasting at 5:59 am with Negaraku, some promos and Azan Subuh before going to the first programme of the day which is Bismillah.
TV9 on the other hand also do maintenance works, which consists of airing some music videos from TV3 and 8TV such as Wanita Hari Ini theme song MV, The Ultimate Song theme song MV from 8TV, some Bananana and TV3 Wanita Inspirasiku breakbumpers before settling down with a still image of TV3's promo endboard and continue with airing an episode of Catdog called Curiosity Killed the Cat, an episode of Penguins of Madagascar which was aired yesterday and then return to colourbars at around 5:30 am before starting its normal programming again at 6:30 am.
NTV7 and 8TV each other started their maintenance works at around 4:30 am by airing yesterday's episodes of some programmes airing at primetime. NTV7 also accidentally aired a technical fault caption at the end. They return back to test pattern at around 5:30 am.
In short, the maintenance works that I saw this early morning reminds me of what I saw in July 2007 and July 2008 where Media Prima TV stations air some promos and test pattern during the maintenance works event. I think this thing happen once in a blue moon or when Media Prima required to do it such as when Media Prima TV stations had technical problems in early October 2013 or when they require a system upgrade such as changing station logo designs.
In short, the maintenance works that I saw this early morning reminds me of what I saw in July 2007 and July 2008 where Media Prima TV stations air some promos and test pattern during the maintenance works event. I think this thing happen once in a blue moon or when Media Prima required to do it such as when Media Prima TV stations had technical problems in early October 2013 or when they require a system upgrade such as changing station logo designs.
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