The Malaysian National News Agency (Malay: Pertubuhan Berita Nasional Malaysia), is a news agency of the government of Malaysia. It is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia. Bernama (usually stylized in all caps) is an abbreviation of Berita Nasional Malaysia (Malaysia National News); it also means named or titled in the Malay language. It was created by an Act of Parliament in 1967 and began operating on 20 May 1968.
Malaysian National News Agency Pertubuhan Berita Nasional Malaysia
Founded
20 May 1968; 54 years ago (1968-05-20)
Headquarters
Wisma Bernama, Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Key people
Senator Datuk Ras Adiba Mohd Radzi Chairman
Datuk Mokhtar Hussain Chief Executive Officer
Abdul Rahman Ahmad Editor-in-Chief
Mr Ahmad Fuad Yahya Deputy Editor-in-Chief Domestic News Service
Mr Khairdzir Md Yunus Deputy Editor-in-Chief Business and Finance News Service
Mr Jamaluddin Muhammad Deputy Editor-in-Chief International News Service
Bernama began reporting using the audio-visual medium with the opening of its audio-visual division in September 1998. It also has its own radio and television channel. Bernama Radio is a 24-hour news and talk radio station broadcasting in the areas of Kuala Lumpur and the Klang Valley on 93.9 FM, as well as in Kuching, Kota Kinabalu, Johor Bahru and Singapore on different frequencies. Bernama TV is a channel which offers news in Malay, English, Chinese and Tamil on Channel 502 and Channel 631 of Astro and Unifi TV, respectively.
Logo briefly used by the channel from 2016 to 2019.
Bernama TV (formerly known as Bernama News Channel)[1] is a Malaysian free-to-air news television network. It is owned by Bernama, a government news agency. It airs news programmes that are related to local and international business, lifestyle, sports and entertainment. Like Radio Televisyen Malaysia's television channels, Bernama TV have some amount of commercial advertising.
BNC news bulletins were initially aired on Astro Ria, Astro Prima, Astro AEC, Astro Wah Lai Toi and Astro Vaanavil, but they have since been integrated to one Astro network. Its news content is primarily broadcast in Malay. However, there are also news bulletin in English, Mandarin, and Tamil since 2018. Other shows that are broadcast on BNC are flagship talk-shows like Malay-medium "Ruang Bicara" as well as English-medium "The Nation" and "The Brief".
On 25 May 2016, BNC went into a major rebrand, rebranding itself from Bernama TV to Bernama News Channel (BNC) only to quietly revert to its original logo and name in October 2019.[1] The staff were offered a contract with Gem Bytes Sdn Bhd on 14th day of the same month and year. On 8 October 2021 from 12:00am onwards, Bernama TV switch to broadcasting in HD format.
Bernama Radio (formerly known as Radio24 or BERNAMA Radio24 until March 2016[2]) is the first all-news radio station in Malaysia. The free-to-air station began trial transmission on 2007 at noon and was officially launched on 3 September 2007 at 9:00 a.m. It broadcasts on the FM 93.9 MHz frequency in the Klang Valley that was formerly used by RTM's Klasik Nasional FM.[3][4]
The station broadcasts domestic, regional and world news through hourly news bulletins, quarter-hourly news highlights and breaking news as and when they happen through live field reports and telephone cross-overs. The station also has an array of talk-back shows. It also airs at frequent intervals, traffic, weather and stock market reports. The station also provides live audio streaming through its website. On 3 January 2011, the station began its Mobile Streaming service via smartphones, accessible through the devices on board internet browser.
The station underwent a minor rebrand in March 2016 whereby the station is now known as "Bernama Radio".[2]
Broadcasting in both English and Malay, the station is owned and operated by the news agency, and broadcasts from Wisma Bernama in Kuala Lumpur. For its first phase, the station's transmission covered the Klang Valley, which is home to approximately eight million people.
Tamil language broadcasting was introduced on 4 February 2017. The slot, known as "Tamil Oli", is broadcast from 11a.m. to 1p.m. and from 11p.m. to midnight every Saturday and Sunday respectively. It is created in collaboration with New Wave Events Sdn Bhd and will be based on an infotainment concept.[5] The introduction of such slots also means that Tamil language radio broadcasts will be launched in East Malaysia for the first time, since other Tamil radio stations available in Malaysia only broadcast in Peninsular Malaysia.
The old Radio24 logo before the rebranding exercise
Noramfaizul Mohd Nor worked for Bernama TV as a TV camera operator when he was killed 2 September 2011 covering a humanitarian mission to Somalia.[6] He was the first Malaysian journalist to be killed while on assignment abroad.
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The Malaysian National News Agency Malay Pertubuhan Berita Nasional Malaysia is a news agency of the government of Malaysia It is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia Bernama usually stylized in all caps is an abbreviation of Berita Nasional Malaysia Malaysia National News it also means named or titled in the Malay language It was created by an Act of Parliament in 1967 and began operating on 20 May 1968 Malaysian National News AgencyPertubuhan Berita Nasional MalaysiaFounded20 May 1968 54 years ago 1968 05 20 HeadquartersWisma Bernama Jalan Tun Razak Kuala Lumpur MalaysiaKey peopleSenator Datuk Ras Adiba Mohd RadziChairman Datuk Mokhtar HussainChief Executive Officer Abdul Rahman AhmadEditor in Chief Mr Ahmad Fuad YahyaDeputy Editor in Chief Domestic News Service Mr Khairdzir Md YunusDeputy Editor in Chief Business and Finance News Service Mr Jamaluddin MuhammadDeputy Editor in Chief International News ServiceWebsitewww wbr bernama wbr com Contents 1 Overview 2 Bernama TV 3 Bernama Radio 3 1 Frequency 3 2 Television 4 Incidents 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksOverview EditBERNAMA operates from its headquarters at Wisma Bernama off Jalan Tun Razak near National Library Kuala Lumpur It has its branches in every state in Malaysia It also has correspondents in Jakarta Singapore and Bangkok and also its stringers in Washington D C New York City Australia and London Most of the news media in Malaysia and Singapore and international news agencies subscribe to BERNAMA Bernama began reporting using the audio visual medium with the opening of its audio visual division in September 1998 It also has its own radio and television channel Bernama Radio is a 24 hour news and talk radio station broadcasting in the areas of Kuala Lumpur and the Klang Valley on 93 9 FM as well as in Kuching Kota Kinabalu Johor Bahru and Singapore on different frequencies Bernama TV is a channel which offers news in Malay English Chinese and Tamil on Channel 502 and Channel 631 of Astro and Unifi TV respectively Bernama TV EditBernama TV CountryMalaysiaBroadcast areaMalaysia Singapore Brunei Thailand South Thailand particularly Songkhla Narathiwat Yala and Satun Indonesia West Kalimantan Riau Islands North Kalimantan and Riau ProgrammingLanguage s Malay English Mandarin TamilPicture format1080i 16 9 HDTV OwnershipOwnerBERNAMAHistoryLaunched28 February 2008 15 years ago 2008 02 28 Former namesBernama News Channel 2016 2019 LinksWebsitewww wbr bernama wbr com wbr tvAvailabilityTerrestrial myFreeviewChannel 121 HD Logo briefly used by the channel from 2016 to 2019 Bernama TV formerly known as Bernama News Channel 1 is a Malaysian free to air news television network It is owned by Bernama a government news agency It airs news programmes that are related to local and international business lifestyle sports and entertainment Like Radio Televisyen Malaysia s television channels Bernama TV have some amount of commercial advertising BNC news bulletins were initially aired on Astro Ria Astro Prima Astro AEC Astro Wah Lai Toi and Astro Vaanavil but they have since been integrated to one Astro network Its news content is primarily broadcast in Malay However there are also news bulletin in English Mandarin and Tamil since 2018 Other shows that are broadcast on BNC are flagship talk shows like Malay medium Ruang Bicara as well as English medium The Nation and The Brief On 25 May 2016 BNC went into a major rebrand rebranding itself from Bernama TV to Bernama News Channel BNC only to quietly revert to its original logo and name in October 2019 1 The staff were offered a contract with Gem Bytes Sdn Bhd on 14th day of the same month and year On 8 October 2021 from 12 00 am onwards Bernama TV switch to broadcasting in HD format Bernama Radio EditBernama RadioKuala LumpurMalaysiaBroadcast areaKlang Valley Kuching Kota Kinabalu Johor Bahru and SingaporeProgrammingLanguage s MalayFormatNews Weather Traffic InformationHistoryFirst air date3 September 2007 15 years ago 2007 09 03 Former namesRadio24 2007 16 LinksWebsitewww wbr bernama wbr com wbr radioBernama Radio formerly known as Radio24 or BERNAMA Radio24 until March 2016 2 is the first all news radio station in Malaysia The free to air station began trial transmission on 2007 at noon and was officially launched on 3 September 2007 at 9 00 a m It broadcasts on the FM 93 9 MHz frequency in the Klang Valley that was formerly used by RTM s Klasik Nasional FM 3 4 The station broadcasts domestic regional and world news through hourly news bulletins quarter hourly news highlights and breaking news as and when they happen through live field reports and telephone cross overs The station also has an array of talk back shows It also airs at frequent intervals traffic weather and stock market reports The station also provides live audio streaming through its website On 3 January 2011 the station began its Mobile Streaming service via smartphones accessible through the devices on board internet browser The station underwent a minor rebrand in March 2016 whereby the station is now known as Bernama Radio 2 Broadcasting in both English and Malay the station is owned and operated by the news agency and broadcasts from Wisma Bernama in Kuala Lumpur For its first phase the station s transmission covered the Klang Valley which is home to approximately eight million people Tamil language broadcasting was introduced on 4 February 2017 The slot known as Tamil Oli is broadcast from 11a m to 1p m and from 11p m to midnight every Saturday and Sunday respectively It is created in collaboration with New Wave Events Sdn Bhd and will be based on an infotainment concept 5 The introduction of such slots also means that Tamil language radio broadcasts will be launched in East Malaysia for the first time since other Tamil radio stations available in Malaysia only broadcast in Peninsular Malaysia The old Radio24 logo before the rebranding exercise Frequency Edit Frequencies Area Transmitter93 9 MHz Klang Valley Kuala Lumpur Tower100 9 MHz Kuching Sarawak Bukit Djin107 5 MHz Johor Bahru and Singapore Gunung Pulai107 9 MHz Kota Kinabalu Sabah Bukit KaratongTelevision Edit TV Platform ChannelmyFreeview 711Incidents EditNoramfaizul Mohd Nor worked for Bernama TV as a TV camera operator when he was killed 2 September 2011 covering a humanitarian mission to Somalia 6 He was the first Malaysian journalist to be killed while on assignment abroad See also EditList of Malaysian newspapers Sheikh RaffieReferences Edit a b Bernama TV Rebrands As Bernama News Channel Bernama 25 May 2016 Archived from the original on 27 May 2016 Retrieved 28 May 2016 a b BERNAMA RADIO CIVICS BUREAU TO INSPIRE PATRIOTISM THROUGH TALK SHOW Bernama 22 March 2016 Retrieved 13 February 2017 Malaysia launches first all news radio station No blast on radio Archived from the original on 21 October 2007 Retrieved 21 October 2007 Bernama Ministry Intend To Reintroduce Tamil Mandarin News Over BNC Salleh Bernama 2 February 2017 Archived from the original on 12 February 2017 Retrieved 12 February 2017 CNN Malaysian journalist killed in Somalia 3 September 2011 Retrieved 25 October 2011 CNN Archived 22 September 2011 at the Wayback MachineExternal links EditOfficial website Coordinates 3 10 17 N 101 42 36 E 3 1715006 N 101 7100206 E 3 1715006 101 7100206 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bernama amp oldid 1154261005, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
