Singapore – MediaCorp has been appointed as the official Free-to-Air broadcaster for the London 2012 Olympic Games, and will provide extensive free coverage on its multiple platforms including television, radio, newspaper and magazines.

The terrestrial TV station will broadcast Singapore’s favourite Olympic events and highlights from July 27 to August 12 over its eight TV channels. With at least 21 hours of daily coverage on Channel 5 and HD 5, there will be Olympic sporting events tailored for Singapore audiences as well as coverage of Team Singapore’s performances at the Olympic Games.

Channel U and okto will complement Channel 5 with at least 6 hours of daily sporting coverage. Channel NewsAsia, Channel 8, Suria and Vasantham will also carry Olympics reports in their news bulletins and breakfast shows.