Television in Myanmar

Television broadcasting in Myanmar began in 1979 as a test trial in Yangon.^[1] The first television service BBS was launched on 3 June 1980,^[2] followed by regular service in 1981.^[3] Most television networks in the country are broadcast from Yangon. MRTV and MWD are the two Burmese state-owned television networks, providing Burmese-language programming in news and entertainment. Other channels include MRTV-4,^[4] Channel 7, 5Plus, MNTV, Channel 9, Htv Sports Channel, Htv Channel, Mahar HD, Mizzima TV, DVB TV, Channel K, YTV, Fortune TV and M Entertainment Channel. Pay TV services include SKYNET and CANAL+ Myanmar.^[5]

Digital Terrestrial Television

Network Name	Owner/Operator	Multiplex	Relay Stations Operatior	Total Relay Stations	Total Channels	Other Info	Note
4 Digital	CANAL+ Myanmar Group	4 Digital MUX	CANAL+ Myanmar Group	2	5 DTV 3 Radio	-	-
MRTV	Ministry of Information (Myanmar)	MRTV MUX 1	Ministry of Information (Myanmar)	148	18 DTV 6 Radio	-	-
MWD Digital	Myanmar Armed Forces	MWD MUX	Myanmar Armed Forces	30	7 DTV 2 Radio	-	-

Channel (LCN)	Picture format	Channel Name	Programming	Note
4 Digital MUX
61	1080i 16:9	MRTV-4HD	Main MRTV-4 Programming
62	1080i 16:9	Channel7 HD	Main Channel 7 Programming
64	480i 4:3	MAHABAWDI	Mahabawdi Channel Programming
65	480i 4:3	READERS CHANNEL	Reader's Channel Programming
66	480i 4:3	for EDU	4EDU Programming
160	Audio only	MANDALAY FM	Mandalay FM Programming
161	Audio only	PYINSAWADI FM 1	Teen Radio Pyinsawadi, Rakhine State Programming
162	Audio only	PYINSAWADI FM 2	Teen Radio Pyinsawadi, Yangon Region Programming
MRTV MUX 1
1	1080i 16:9	MRTV HD	Main MRTV Programming
2	1080i 16:9	MRTV NEWS HD	MRTV News Channel Programing	News & Current affairs Programming
3	480i 16:9	MRTV HLUTTAW	MRTV Parliament Channel Programming
4	1080i 16:9	MRTV NRC HD	National Races Channel Programming	Minorities Service.
5	480i 16:9	HTV (MRTV Farmer)	Htv Channel, MRTV Farmers Programming
6	480i 16:9	HTV Sports (MRTV Sports)	Htv Sports, MRTV Sports Programming
7	480i 16:9	MITV	MITV Programming	Information, Cultural and Travel Programing in English.
8	480i 16:9	EDU	Myanmar Educations Channel Programming
9	480i 16:9	M Entertainment Channel	M Entertainment Channel Programming
10	480i 16:9	MRTV-4	MRTV-4 Programming
11	480i 16:9	Channel-7	Channel 7 Programming
12	480i 16:9	5-Plus	5 Plus Channel Programming
13	480i 16:9	MNTV	MNTV Programming
14	480i 16:9	Channel-9	Channel 9 Programming
15	480i 16:9	MWD	MWD Programming
16	480i 4:3	Channel K	Channel K Programming
17	480i 4:3	YTV	YTV Programming
18	480i 4:3	Fortune TV	Fortune TV Programming
19	Audio only channel	Myanma Radio	Myanmar Radio National Service Programming
20	Audio only channel	Upper Tineyinthar	Myanmar Radio Minorities Programming.
21	Audio only channel	Lower Tineyinthar	Myanmar Radio Minorities Programming.
22	Audio only channel	Test Radio	Test
23	Audio only channel	MRI Channel	Myanmar Radio International Programing
24	Audio only channel	Tha Pyay	Myanmar Radio 2nd Programing
MWD Digital MUX
1	1080i 16:9	MWD Variety HD	MWD Variety Programming	Presentation and Play Out System are based on Naypyitaw
2	1080i 16:9	TVM HD	TVM Programming
3	1080i 16:9	MWD Education Knowledge and Sports HD	MWD Educational and Knowledge and Sports Programming
4	1080i 16:9	MWD HD	Main MWD Programming	Presentation and Play Out System are based on Yangon
5	1080i 16:9	Channel Light HD	Channel Light Programming
6	1080i 16:9	Golden Land HD	Golden Land channel programming
7	1080i 16:9	WAF HD	WAF channel programming
8	Audio only	Thazin	Thazin FM Radio Programming
9	Audio only	Star FM	Star FM Radio Programming

Pay Television Providers

Provider Name	Owner	Available Area	Platform	Total Channels
SKYNET DTH	Shwe Than Lwin Media	Nationwide	DTH (using Apstar 7 76.5°E)	70
CANAL+ DTH	CANAL+ Myanmar Group	Nationwide	DTH (using Thaicom 6 78.5°E)	65
SKYNET DTT	Shwe Than Lwin Media	Yangon area	Digital terrestrial television	50
CANAL+ DTT	CANAL+ Myanmar Group	Yangon & Mandalay area	Digital terrestrial television	63
NayPyiTaw Cable TV	Naypyitaw City Development Committee	Selected location's in Naypyitaw	Cable TV	20
Cookie TV	Cookie TV Group	Nationwide	IPTV	57 Channels with VOD Catalogue
My CANAL	CANAL+ Myanmar Group	Nationwide	IPTV	48 channels with VOD Catalogue
Tvie	Myanmar Net	Nationwide	IPTV	36 Channels with VOD Catalogue
MPT IPTV	MPT	Nationwide	IPTV	16 Channels with VOD Catalogue

See also

• Media of Burma

References

1. Thant Myint-U (2006). The River of Lost Footsteps--Histories of Burma. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. p. 371. ISBN 978-0-374-16342-6.
2. . The Irrawaddy. 1 August 2001. Archived from the original on 12 August 2010.
3. May Thaw (12–18 March 2007). . Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.
4. Forever Group | MRTV-4
5. "Canal+ to launch pay TV service in Myanmar". 12 January 2017.