{{short description|Public broadcaster in Myanmar}} {{EngvarB|date=November 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}} {{Infobox broadcasting network | network_name = Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV)<br>မြန်မာ့အသံနှင့်ရုပ်မြင်သံကြား | network_logo = Mrtvmedialogo.png | name = MTV | logo = | image = | network_type = Government Department | Picture format = 2160p UHD <br> 1080i 16:9 HDTV | branding = | airdate = | country = Myanmar | headquarters = Kamayut, Yangon (Television)<br>Naypyidaw (Radio) | founded = | founder = | slogan = | motto = | market_share = | license_area = | broadcast_area = | area = | erp = | owner = Ministry of Information | parent = | key_people = | launch_date = '''Radio:''' {{start date and age|df=yes|1946|2|15}}<ref name=cr>{{cite journal | title=Myanmar Country Report | url=http://utcc2.utcc.ac.th/localuser/amsar/PDF/Document50/Myanmar%20country%20report.pdf | author=Kyaw Kyaw Htun and Win Lwin | access-date=24 December 2008 | publisher=ASEAN Mass Communication Studies and Research Center | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107201755/http://utcc2.utcc.ac.th/localuser/amsar/PDF/Document50/Myanmar%20country%20report.pdf | archive-date=7 November 2012 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> <br> '''Television:''' Trial: {{start date and age|df=yes|1979|6}} ''' Official:''' {{start date and age|df=yes|1980|6|3}}<ref name=rlf/> | closure_date = | past_names = Burma Broadcasting Service (1946–1991) <br> Myanmar Television and Radio Department (1991–1997) | digital = | analog = | servicename1 = | service1 = | servicename2 = | service2 = | servicename3 = | service3 = | servicename4 = | service4 = | callsigns = | callsign = | callsign_meaning = | former_callsigns = | affiliates = | groups = | affiliation = | affiliations = | former_affiliations = | website = {{URL|www.mrtv.gov.mm}} | footnotes = }}
'''Myanmar Radio and Television''' ({{langx|my|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 present state-run television channels broadcast from its broadcast center in Kamayut, Yangon while the radio service now broadcasts primarily from Naypyidaw. MRTV's television signals reach 92.7% of the Myanmar population, while its radio coverage reaches 100% of the country.<ref name="MRTVn">{{cite web|title=Myanma Radio and Television (MRTV)|url=https://www.abu.org.my/portfolio-item/myanma-radio-and-television/?doing_wp_cron=1683133457.6187210083007812500000|website=Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union|access-date=3 May 2023}}</ref>
==History== ===Radio=== {{Main|Myanmar Radio}} Radio service in Myanmar first came on air in 1936 during the British colonial era.<ref name=mk>{{cite book | title=Shoot the Singer! | author=Aung Zaw | editor=Marie Korpe | isbn= 9781842775059 | year=2004 | publisher=Zed Books | page=41}}</ref> Regular programming by '''Bama Athan''' ({{langx|my|ဗမာ့အသံ}}; "Voice of Burma") began in February 1946 when the British established Burma Broadcasting Service (BBS). Then, the channel featured Burmese language national and foreign news and musical entertainment, knowledge reply and school lessons and English language news and music programming.<ref name=cr/> After independence in 1948, it was named '''Myanma Athan''' ({{langx|my|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.<ref name=mk/>
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.{{fact|date=January 2022}}
===Television=== {{Main|MRTV (TV network)}} Television service in Myanmar was first introduced in June 1979 as a test trial in Yangon.<ref name=rlf>{{cite book | title=The River of Lost Footsteps--Histories of Burma | page=371 | author=Thant Myint-U | year=2006 | publisher=Farrar, Straus and Giroux | isbn=978-0-374-16342-6}}</ref> MRTV was first launched on 3 June 1980,<ref name=irrawaddy>{{cite news | title=Junta Launches New PR Offensive | work=The Irrawaddy | date=1 August 2001 | url=http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=3645 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100812070953/http://irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=3645 | archive-date=12 August 2010 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> and regular television service was formally launched in 1981<ref name=mt>{{cite journal | author=May Thaw | url=http://www.mmtimes.com/feature/electronic/e09.htm | title=Broadcasting options expanding | journal=Myanmar Times|date=12–18 March 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203194721/http://www.mmtimes.com/feature/electronic/e09.htm | archive-date=3 December 2013 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> using the NTSC standard.<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998">{{cite book|author1=Michael Hegarty|author2=Anne Phelan|author3=Lisa Kilbride|title=Classrooms for Distance Teaching and Learning: A Blueprint|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5YjHecPlPS8C&pg=PA260|date=1 January 1998|publisher=Leuven University Press|isbn=978-90-6186-867-5|pages=260–}}</ref> In 2005, MRTV had 195 television relay stations throughout the country.<ref name=xin>{{cite news |url=http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/261229/myanmar_to_launch_second_fm_radio_station/ | title=Myanmar to Launch Second FM Radio Station | date=5 October 2005 | work=Xinhua | publisher=Red Orbit}}</ref> Color broadcasting began on November 1, 1980, using the NTSC system. And in 1988, when Myanmar adopted its country name, it switched to the PAL system.
=== Expansion === In October 2013, MRTV started broadcasting on digital terrestrial with DVB-T2 System, same as most Asian 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. <br> 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== {{Contains special characters|Burmese}} * Myanmar International * MRTV-4 * Television in Burma * Media of Burma * Myawaddy TV
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==External links== * [https://mrtv.gov.mm/ Official site of MRTV] (Burmese)
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