MRTV (TV network)

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MRTV
CountryFlag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar
Broadcast area Myanmar
HeadquartersTatkon, Naypyidaw
Programming
Language(s)Burmese
Picture format 1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 480i for the SD feed)
Ownership
Owner Myanmar Radio and Television
Sister channels
History
Launched3 June 1980;45 years ago (1980-06-03) (Analogue NTSC-M)
15 October 2013;11 years ago (2013-10-15) (Digital DVB-T2)
Former names
  • Burma Television (3 June 1980 – 17 June 1989)
  • Myanmar Television (18 June 1989 – 21 November 1997)
Links
Website www.mrtv.gov.mm
Availability
Terrestrial
MRTV
(Myanmar)
Channel 1 (HD)
RF Channel 31 554 MHz
Streaming media
MRTV AppChannel 1 SD/HD (App)
Watch Live (Web)

MRTV is a television network owned by Myanmar Radio and Television. It was launched on 3 June 1980 and is the first television network in Myanmar.

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History

Television service in Myanmar was first introduced in June 1979 as a test trial in Yangon [1] following an agreement between Japan's Matsushita Electric and Burma's Heavy Industries Corp. for the production of television sets. [2] MRTV (at the time Burma Television) was first launched on 3 June 1980, [3] from Yangon on VHF channel 6, using a 10 KW transmitter broadcasting to a 70km radius, [4] with broadcasts in colour (some sources erroneously say that MRTV started as a monochrome service [5] ) beginning 1 November. [6] Regular television service was formally launched in 1981 [7] using the NTSC standard. [8] The station was built with assistance from the Japanese government and there were plans to extend its signal nationwide by the end of the decade. [9] The service was also available in Mandalay from the beginning. [10]

Burma Television started accepting commercial advertising in 1988. [11] That same year, it reached 53.95% of the national population, rising to 82.45% after 1990. [12] :20 Until the founding of Myawaddy Television by the Ministry of Defense in 1995, it was the only television channel in the country. [13]

In 2005, MRTV had 195 television relay stations throughout the country. [14]

In October 2013, MRTV started broadcasting on digital terrestrial with DVB-T2 System, same as most ASEAN Countries. 18 TV channels and 5 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 February 15, 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 March 24, 2018, MRTV added 5 new TV channels to their Multiplex Play out System, such as Mizzima TV, DVB TV, Channel K, YTV and Fortune TV.

On January 16, 2024, MRTV updated its in-house channels and free-to-air channels into High Definition (HD) and added 5 new TV channel to their MRTV DTH System, such as Mahar HD, Mahar Esports HD, New Image Channel HD, Readers Channel and Maharbawdi Channel. [15]

Programming

Program's broadcast on Main MRTV HD channel.

YearEnglish nameOriginal Name (Burmese)Cast
2015 The Sun, The Moon and The Truth နေရယ် လရယ် အမှန်တရားရယ်Moe Yan Zun, Su Pan Htwar, Phone Thike, Nay Yan, Khin Zarchi Kyaw,
2018 Battle of Two Flowers ပန်းနှစ်ပွင့်စီးချင်း Paing Phyo Thu, May Barani Thaw,
2018 Kyamar Noon ကြမ္မာနွံMin Oo, Yan Kyaw, Su Hlaing Hnin, May Thinzar Oo, Pho Thauk Kyar, Aung Khant Zaw, Mya Hnin Yee Lwin, Soe Nandar Kyaw, Aung Khine, Khin Moht Moht Aye,
2018 Beautiful Wives Club ဇနီးချောများကွန်ရက် Soe Pyae Thazin, Mya Hnin Yee Lwin, May Barani Thaw, Khin Thazin,
2018 Hospital Diary ဆေးရုံမှတ်တမ်းAung Myint Myat, Swan Htet, Myat Thu Aung, Thura Htoo, Nwe Darli Tun, Khin Thazin, Gon Yi Aye Kyaw,
Local Programming
8PM Local Newssince 1980
7AM MRTV Breakfast Newssince 2013
English National Newssince 2021
4PM Regional Newssince 2024
Soccer Viewsince 2015
Weekly Sports Infosince 2015
So Gya Mal, Praw Gya Mal1995-2016
Family Quizsince 2020
Cute Children's Gamessince 1997
Friday Night Live Showsince 2020
Saturday Night Comedy Showsince 2021
Saturday Night Operasince 2022
Imports
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1985
Life on Earth 1986
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage 1987
Telematch 1988
The Magic of David Copperfield 1989
Galileo 2007
Hawaii Five-O 1982
Charlie's Angels 1983
Little House on the Prairie 1984
The Six Million Dollar Man 1985
Love Boat 1986
Star Trek 1987
Knight Rider 1988
Automan 1989
Street Hawk 1989
Airwolf 1990
Journey to the West 1991
I Dream of Jeannie 1992
Bewitched 1993
Oshin 1994
The Equalizer 1995
Full House 1995-1996
Mr. Bean 1996
MacGyver 1997
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles 1998
Fortune Hunter 1999
Inspector Rex 2000
Monk 2013
Prison Break 2014
CSI: NY 2015
Dream of the Red Chamber
(HD Remaster)
2019-2020
Supernatural 2019
The Flash 2020
Grimm 2020
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story 2021
Heroes 2021
Hudson & Rex 2021
Queen of the South 2022
Agent of Shield2023
Friends 2024

Digital terrestrial television

Channel Picture format EPG nameProgrammingNote
MRTV MUX 1
1 1080i 16:9 MRTV HDMain MRTV Programming
21080i 16:9MRTV NEWS HD MRTV News channel ProgramingNews & Current affairs Programming
3480i 16:9MRTV HLUTTAWMRTV Parliament Channel Programming LIVE Coverage of Assembly of the Union and House of Representatives Proceedings
41080i 16:9MRTV NRC HDMRTV NRC Channel ProgrammingMinorities Service.
5480i 16:9HTV (MRTV Farmer)Htv Channel, MRTV Farmers' Programming
6480i 16:9HTV Sports (MRTV Sports) Htv Sports, MRTV Sports Programming
71080i 16:9MRTV ENTERTAINMENT MRTV Entertainment Channel Programming
8480i 16:9MITV MITV ProgrammingInformation, Cultural and Travel Programing in English.
9480i 16:9EDUMyanmar Education Channel Programming
10480i 16:9M Entertainment Channel M Entertainment Channel ProgrammingCommercial service
11480i 16:9MRTV-4 MRTV-4 ProgrammingCommercial service
12480i 16:9Channel-7 Channel 7 ProgrammingCommercial service
13480i 16:95-Plus 5 Plus Channel ProgrammingCommercial service
14480i 16:9MNTV MNTV ProgrammingCommercial service
15480i 16:9Channel-9 Channel 9 ProgrammingCommercial service
16480i 16:9MWD MWD Programming
17480i 4:3Channel K Channel K ProgrammingCommercial service
18480i 4:3YTV YTV ProgrammingCommercial service
19480i 16:9Fortune TV Fortune TV ProgrammingCommercial service
201080i 16:9Mahar Movie HD Mahar TV ProgrammingCommercial service
21Audio onlyMyanma RadioMain Myanmar Radio National Service Programming
22Audio onlyUpper TineyintharMyanmar Radio Minorities Programming
23Audio onlyLower TineyintharMyanmar Radio Minorities Programming
24Audio onlyTest RadioTest
25Audio onlyMRI ChannelMyanmar Radio International Programming
26Audio onlyTha PyayMyanmar Radio 2nd Programming
Relay Station Transmitter SiteFrequency Channel (MUX 1)Transmitter Power (ERP)Engineering Status
MRTV HeadquartersMRTV Headquarters, Tatkon twsE21 474 MHz3KW
NaypyitawPyinmana twsE30 546 MHz3KW
YangonMRTV Broadcast Center, Pyay rd, Kamayout twsE31 554 MHz3KWOnly transmitter site keep transmitters on air for 24 hours.
Mandalay
Sagaing
Mount SagaingE31 554 MHz3KWout of service
MomywaBodhi Ta HtaungE30 546 MHz3KWout of service
Ye U?E24 498 MHz3KWout of service
Kanbalu?E27 522 MHz1KW
Homalin?E30 546 MHz300W
KyaukpadaungMount PopaE27 522 MHz3KW
Pyin Oo Lwin?E30 546 MHz600W
MeiktilaNear MPT Exchange office, Old Yangon-Mandalay rd,E30 546 MHz3KW
Minbu
Magway
MinbuE27 522 MHz3KW
PakokkuNear Hsu Gyi Pan Taung & Sāsana Perla Monestary, MyoMyanmar 14th street, No.11 ward, Pakokku Tws.E32 562 MHz3KW
Taung Dwin Gyi?E27 522 MHz1KW
PatheinMa Nyein Hla Gone wardE30 546 MHz3KW
Kyaunggom?E27 522 MHz3KW
Bogale?E27 522 MHz3KW
Bagonear Bago City Hall, Bago City Hall rd.E30 546 MHz3KW
TaungooNear NewDay gas station, Old Yangon-Mandalay Rd.E27 522 MHz3KW
PyayNear Shwe San Taw Pagoda, Min Gyi Taung,E26 514 MHz3KW
Dawei?E27 522 MHz1KW
Myeik?E27 522 MHz3KW
TaunggyiNear Shwe Bone Pwint Pagoda and View PointE27 522 MHz3KW
LahioNear Sāsanar Year 2500 PagodaE27 522 MHz1KWout of service
Keng Tung (Kyaingtong)Loi Mwe HillE27 522 MHz300W
SittweYangon-Sittwe rdE27 522 MHz3KW (Official)
300W (Actually)
on reduced power
Painetaung (Yanbye Island)Mount Painetaung, Yanbye twsE30 546 MHz3KWout of service
Buthidaung
Maungdaw
near Bawr Buddar Long Tunnel, Mount NgweTaung, Maungdaw twsE30 546 MHz1KWout of service
MawlamyineNear Mon State Police Station, Taung Yoe Dan Rd.E27 522 MHz3KW
Belin?E29 538 MHz3KW
Pa AnNear Hla Ka Nyin Park, Hla Ka Nyin RdE30 546 MHz3KW
Myitkyina?E27 522 MHz1KW
Bhamo?E27 522 MHz300Wout of service
Nanmar
Monghnyin
Nanmar twsE30 546 MHz300W
Hakka?E21 474 MHz300Wout of service
Tedim (Tee Tain)
Kalay
Kennedy peakE25 506 MHz1KWout of service
Loikaw?E24 498 MHz1KW

Satellite television

To reduce relying on the Relay stations and compete with unlicensed or opposition satellite TV channels, MRTV launch its own Free to View Direct to Home service called MRTV DTH on February 1, 2022. It offers 20 TV channels, using Intelsat 39 62°E 11140/V/30000 and Thaicom 6 78.5°E 3711/H/15000. Which is some of the beams on those satellite are ranted by Government of Myanmar. [16] [17] All Channels from MRTV DTH system from both satellite are available for free of charge.
However, most of the General Entertainment Channels may use Encryption/Scrambled system to prevent spill over.

Channel numberChannel nameChannels resolution
62.0°E Channel list
1 MRTV HD 1080i
2 MRTV NEWS HD 1080i
3MRTV NRC HD1080i
4MRTV Parliament480i
5HTV (MRTV Farmers) HD1080i
6 HTV Sports (MRTV Sports) HD 1080i
7 MRTV Entertainment HD 1080i
8 MITV 480i
9Test 91080i
10Test 101080i
11 Channel K 480i
12 Fortune TV HD 1080i
13 M Entertainment HD 1080i
14 MWD 480i
15 Mahar HD 1080i
16Mahar Esports HD1080i
17Test 171080i
18Test 18480i
19Test 19480i
20Education Channel480i
A1 Myanmar Radio Audio only
A2Upper TineyintharAudio only
A3Lower TineyibtharAudio only
A5Myanmar Radio InternationalAudio only
A6Tha Pyay RadioAudio only
78.5°E Channel List
1MRTV HD1080i
2 MRTV NEWS HD 1080i
3MRTV Parliament480i
4MRTV NRC HD1080i
5HTV (MRTV Farmers)480i
6 HTV Sports (MRTV Sports) 480i
7 MRTV Entertainment HD 1080i
8 MITV 480i
9Education Channel480i
10 M Entertainment 480i
11 MRTV-4 480i
12 Channel 7 480i
13 5 PLUS 480i
14 MNTV 480i
15 Channel 9 480i
16 MWD 480i
17 Channel K 480i
18 YTV 480i
19 Fortune TV 480i
A1 Myanmar Radio Audio only
A2Upper TineyintharAudio only
A3Lower TineyibtharAudio only
A5Myanmar Radio InternationalAudio only
A6Tha Pyay RadioAudio only

See also

References

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  4. "Megahertz" (PDF). March 1984. p. 32. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
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  6. "On This Day | the Day in 1980 when Color TV Arrived in Myanmar". November 2019.
  7. May Thaw (12–18 March 2007). "Broadcasting options expanding". Myanmar Times . Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.
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  14. "Myanmar to Launch Second FM Radio Station". Xinhua. Red Orbit. 5 October 2005.
  15. Ko, Thet (19 February 2018). "Myanmar to get five more TV channels". Mizzima News.
  16. Ko, Thet (1 February 2022). "၇၅ နှစ်မြောက် စိန်ရတုပြည်ထောင်စုနေ့ကို ကြိုဆိုဂုဏ်ပြုသောအားဖြင့် နိုင်ငံတော်စီမံအုပ်ချုပ်ရေးကောင်စီ တာဝန် ထမ်းဆောင်ခဲ့သည့် တစ်နှစ်မြောက် နှစ်ပတ်လည်နေ့ အထိမ်းအမှတ် မြန်မာ့အသံနှင့် ရုပ်မြင်သံကြားစိန်ရတုပြတိုက်၊ MRTV News Channel နှင့်MRTV DTHစနစ်ဖွင့်လှစ်". Myanmar Radio and Television.
  17. Daw May Thaw, La Win (27 July 2023). "ပြန်ကြားရေး ဝန်ကြီးဌာန၊ ပြည်ထောင်စုဝန်ကြီး ဦးမောင်မောင်အုန်း MRTV DTH စနစ်တွင် ရုပ်သံလိုင်းများ ထည့်သွင်းထုတ်လွှင့်နိုင်ရန် Request For Proposal တင်သွင်းသည့် ကုမ္ပဏီများက အဆိုပြုလွှာများ လာရောက်ရှင်းလင်းတင်ပြပွဲသို့ တက်ရောက်". Myanmar Radio and Television.