Myanmar Radio and Television (Burmese: မြန်မာ့အသံနှင့်ရုပ်မြင်သံကြား, abbreviated MRTV), formerly the Burma Broadcasting Service (BBS), is the parent of the state-run Myanmar Radio National Service and the MRTV television channel. The television channels are broadcasting from its broadcast center in Kamayut, Yangon while the radio service is now broadcasting primarily from Naypyidaw. MRTV's television signals reaches 92.7% of the Myanmar population, while its radio coverage reaches 100% of the country.[3]
Radio service in Myanmar first came on air in 1936 during the British colonial era.[4] Regular programming by Bama Athan (Burmese: ဗမာ့အသံ; "Voice of Burma") began in February 1946 when the British established Burma Broadcasting Service (BBS), carrying Burmese language national and foreign news and musical entertainment, knowledge reply and school lessons and English language news and music programming.[1] After independence in 1948, it was named Myanma Athan (Burmese: မြန်မာ့အသံ; also meaning Voice of Burma, but with the more formal term "Myanmar"). The service was renamed Myanmar Radio by the military government which came to power in 1988. The junta has also renamed the radio service's parent, BBS as Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV) in 1997.[4]
Until the launch of Yangon City FM in 2001, BBS/Myanmar Radio was the only radio station in the country. For years, its main broadcast centre is at 426 Pyay Road in Kamayut in Yangon. Since late 2007, the main broadcast station has moved to Naypyidaw. Yangon Station now mostly relays Naypyidaw Station's programming.[citation needed]
Television service in Myanmar was first introduced in June 1979 as a test trial in Yangon.[2] MRTV was first launched on 3 June 1980,[5] and regular television service was formally launched in 1981[6] using the NTSC standard.[7] In 2005, MRTV had 195 television relay stations throughout the country.[8]
Expansion
In October 2013, MRTV started broadcasting on digital terrestrial with DVB-T2 System, same as most ASEAN Countries. 18 TV channels and 3 Myanmar Radio channels are on MRTV multiplex system. MRTV plans the news interface, to the modern style of starting sequences and will have well-decorated news room. The broadcasting hours also increased to 18 hours (previously 10 hours).
On 15 February 2015, MRTV adding 5 new TV channels to their Multplex Play Out system, such as MRTV-4, Channel 7, 5 Plus, MNTV and Channel 9.
On 24 March 2018, MRTV adding 5 new TV channels to their Multiplex Play out System, such as Mizzima TV, DVB TV, Channel K, YTV and Fortune TV. Since 2014, Myanmar Radio has broadcast on FM radio from dozens of relay stations nationwide. It broadcasts 18 hours a day from 5:30 am to 11:30 pm (MMT).
^ abKyaw Kyaw Htun and Win Lwin. (PDF). ASEAN Mass Communication Studies and Research Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2008. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ abThant Myint-U (2006). The River of Lost Footsteps--Histories of Burma. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. p. 371. ISBN978-0-374-16342-6.
^"Myanma Radio and Television (MRTV)". Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
^ abAung Zaw (2004). Marie Korpe (ed.). Shoot the Singer!. Zed Books. p. 41. ISBN9781842775059.
^. The Irrawaddy. 1 August 2001. Archived from the original on 12 August 2010.
^May Thaw (12–18 March 2007). . Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.
^Michael Hegarty; Anne Phelan; Lisa Kilbride (1 January 1998). Classrooms for Distance Teaching and Learning: A Blueprint. Leuven University Press. pp. 260–. ISBN978-90-6186-867-5.
^"Myanmar to Launch Second FM Radio Station". Xinhua. Red Orbit. 5 October 2005.
External links
Official site of MRTV (Burmese)
June 02, 2023
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Myanmar Radio and Television Burmese မ န မ အသ န င ရ ပ မ င သ က abbreviated MRTV formerly the Burma Broadcasting Service BBS is the parent of the state run Myanmar Radio National Service and the MRTV television channel The television channels are broadcasting from its broadcast center in Kamayut Yangon while the radio service is now broadcasting primarily from Naypyidaw MRTV s television signals reaches 92 7 of the Myanmar population while its radio coverage reaches 100 of the country 3 Myanmar Radio and Television MRTV TypeGovernment DepartmentCountryMyanmarHeadquartersKamayut Yangon Television Naypyidaw Radio OwnerMinistry of InformationLaunch dateRadio 15 February 1946 77 years ago 1946 02 15 1 Television 3 June 1980 42 years ago 1980 06 03 2 Former namesBurma Broadcasting Service 1946 1972 Information and Broadcasting Department 1972 1991 Myanmar Television and Radio Department 1991 1997 Picture format2160p UHD 1080i 16 9 HDTV 480i 4 3 SDTVOfficial websitewww wbr mrtv wbr gov wbr mm Contents 1 History 1 1 Radio 1 2 Television 1 3 Expansion 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditRadio Edit Main article Myanmar Radio Radio service in Myanmar first came on air in 1936 during the British colonial era 4 Regular programming by Bama Athan Burmese ဗမ အသ Voice of Burma began in February 1946 when the British established Burma Broadcasting Service BBS carrying Burmese language national and foreign news and musical entertainment knowledge reply and school lessons and English language news and music programming 1 After independence in 1948 it was named Myanma Athan Burmese မ န မ အသ also meaning Voice of Burma but with the more formal term Myanmar The service was renamed Myanmar Radio by the military government which came to power in 1988 The junta has also renamed the radio service s parent BBS as Myanmar Radio and Television MRTV in 1997 4 Until the launch of Yangon City FM in 2001 BBS Myanmar Radio was the only radio station in the country For years its main broadcast centre is at 426 Pyay Road in Kamayut in Yangon Since late 2007 the main broadcast station has moved to Naypyidaw Yangon Station now mostly relays Naypyidaw Station s programming citation needed Television Edit Main article MRTV TV network Television service in Myanmar was first introduced in June 1979 as a test trial in Yangon 2 MRTV was first launched on 3 June 1980 5 and regular television service was formally launched in 1981 6 using the NTSC standard 7 In 2005 MRTV had 195 television relay stations throughout the country 8 Expansion Edit In October 2013 MRTV started broadcasting on digital terrestrial with DVB T2 System same as most ASEAN Countries 18 TV channels and 3 Myanmar Radio channels are on MRTV multiplex system MRTV plans the news interface to the modern style of starting sequences and will have well decorated news room The broadcasting hours also increased to 18 hours previously 10 hours On 15 February 2015 MRTV adding 5 new TV channels to their Multplex Play Out system such as MRTV 4 Channel 7 5 Plus MNTV and Channel 9 On 24 March 2018 MRTV adding 5 new TV channels to their Multiplex Play out System such as Mizzima TV DVB TV Channel K YTV and Fortune TV Since 2014 Myanmar Radio has broadcast on FM radio from dozens of relay stations nationwide It broadcasts 18 hours a day from 5 30 am to 11 30 pm MMT See also Edit This article contains Burmese script Without proper rendering support you may see question marks boxes or other symbols instead of Burmese script Myanmar International MRTV 4 Television in Burma Media of Burma Myawaddy TVReferences Edit a b Kyaw Kyaw Htun and Win Lwin Myanmar Country Report PDF ASEAN Mass Communication Studies and Research Center Archived from the original PDF on 7 November 2012 Retrieved 24 December 2008 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help a b Thant Myint U 2006 The River of Lost Footsteps Histories of Burma Farrar Straus and Giroux p 371 ISBN 978 0 374 16342 6 Myanma Radio and Television MRTV Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union Retrieved 3 May 2023 a b Aung Zaw 2004 Marie Korpe ed Shoot the Singer Zed Books p 41 ISBN 9781842775059 Junta Launches New PR Offensive The Irrawaddy 1 August 2001 Archived from the original on 12 August 2010 May Thaw 12 18 March 2007 Broadcasting options expanding Myanmar Times Archived from the original on 3 December 2013 Michael Hegarty Anne Phelan Lisa Kilbride 1 January 1998 Classrooms for Distance Teaching and Learning A Blueprint Leuven University Press pp 260 ISBN 978 90 6186 867 5 Myanmar to Launch Second FM Radio Station Xinhua Red Orbit 5 October 2005 External links EditOfficial site of MRTV Burmese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Myanmar Radio and Television amp oldid 1154556382, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
