Television in Myanmar

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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 Entertainment, M Entertainment Channel, MRTV-4, [4] Channel 7, 5Plus, MNTV, Channel 9, Mizzima TV, DVB TV, Channel K, YTV, Fortune TV, Mahar HD, Htv Sports Channel, Htv Channel, WAF Channel, Channel Light Channel, Golden Land Channel, TVM Channel, and more than 20 tv channels. Pay TV services include SKYNET, Myansat and CANAL+ Myanmar. [5]

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Digital Terrestrial Television

Network NameOwner/OperatorMultiplexFrequency Channel (Yangon Area Only)Relay Stations OperatiorTotal Relay StationsTotal ChannelsOther InfoNote
4 Digital CANAL+ Myanmar Group 4 Digital MUX27 522 MHzCANAL+ Myanmar Group35 DTV
3 Radio		--
MRTV Ministry of Information (Myanmar) MRTV MUX 1, MRTV MUX 2.31 554 MHz (MUX 1)
35 586 MHz (MUX 2)		Ministry of Information (Myanmar)15819 DTV
6 Radio		--
MWD Digital Myanmar Armed Forces MWD MUX42 642 MHzMyanmar Armed Forces307 DTV
2 Radio		--
Channel
(LCN)		 Picture format EPG Name ProgrammingNote
4 Digital MUX
61 1080i 16:9 MRTV-4HDMain MRTV-4 Programming
621080i 16:9Channel7 HDMain Channel 7 Programming
64 480i 4:3 MAHABAWDIMahabawdi Channel Programming
65480i 4:3READERS CHANNELReader's Channel Programming
66480i 4:3for EDU4EDU Programming
160Audio onlyMANDALAY FMMain Mandalay FM National Service Programming
161Audio onlyPYINSAWADI FM 1Mandalay FM National Service Programming
162Audio onlyPYINSAWADI FM 2Mandalay FM, Yangon Region Programming
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 ENTERTAINMENTMRTV Entertainment Channel Programming
8480i 16:9MITV MITV ProgrammingInformation, Cultural and Travel Programing in English.
9480i 16:9EDUMyanmar Educations 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
20Audio onlyMyanma RadioMain Myanmar Radio National Service Programming
21Audio onlyUpper TineyintharMyanmar Radio Minorities Programming
22Audio onlyLower TineyintharMyanmar Radio Minorities Programming
23Audio onlyTest RadioTest
24Audio onlyMRI ChannelMyanmar Radio International Programming
25Audio onlyTha PyayMyanmar Radio 2nd Programming
MRTV MUX 2
11080i 16:9MI HDMain MITV Programing
21080i 16:9MRTV (HTV) Farmer HDHtv Channel, MRTV Farmers' Programming
31080i 16:9MRTV (HTV) Sport HD Htv Sports, MRTV Sports Programming
41080i 16:9M CHANNEL HDMain M Entertainment Channel Programming
51080i 16:9CHANNEL K HDMain Channel K Programming
61080i 16:9FORUNE TV HDMain Fortune TV Programming
71080i 16:9YTV HDMain YTV Programming
81080i 16:95-Plus HDMain 5 Plus Channel Programming
MWD Digital MUX
11080i 16:9MWD Variety HDMWD Variety ProgrammingPresentation and Play Out System are based on Naypyitaw
21080i 16:9TVM HDTVM Programming
31080i 16:9MWD Education Knowledge and Sports HDMWD Educational and Knowledge and Sports Programming
41080i 16:9MWD HDMain MWD ProgrammingPresentation and Play Out System are based on Yangon
51080i 16:9Channel Light HDChannel Light Programming
61080i 16:9Golden Land HDGolden Land channel programming
71080i 16:9WAF HDWAF channel programming
8Audio onlyThazinThazin FM Radio Programming
9Audio onlyStar FMStar FM Radio Programming

Pay Television Providers

Provider NameOwnerAvailable AreaPlatformTotal Channels
CANAL+ DTH CANAL+ Myanmar GroupNationwideDTH (using Thaicom 6 78.5°E)65
Myansat DTHBorderless Media and Telesky Media GroupNationwideDTH (using Laosat 1 128.5°E)56
SKYNET DTH Shwe Than Lwin Media NationwideDTH (using Apstar 7 76.5°E)47
CANAL+ DTTCANAL+ Myanmar GroupYangon & Mandalay areaDigital terrestrial television63
NayPyiTaw Cable TVNaypyitaw City Development CommitteeSelected location's in NaypyitawCable TV20
Cookie TVCookie TV GroupNationwideIPTV57 Channels with VOD Catalogue
My CANALCANAL+ Myanmar GroupNationwideIPTV48 channels with VOD Catalogue
Tvie Myanmar Net NationwideIPTV36 Channels with VOD Catalogue

Technical Details

Broadcasting systemResolutionVideo systemAudio systemBroadcast SpectrumPlatformSystem Inaugural dateFirst domestic broadcastFinal domestic broadcast
CCIR System M 525 lines 4:3 NTSC FM VHF Band I, Band III,
UHF Band IV, Band V 		Analogue Terrestrial Television 1 January 19543 June 198014 February 2024
CCIR System G 625 lines 4:3 PAL FM, A2 Stereo UHF Hyperband, Band IV, Band V Analogue Cable Television, SMATV 25 August 196715 May 1996-
DVB-T 480i 4:3 MPEG-2 MPEG Audio Layer II UHF Band IV, Band V Digital Terrestrial Television 15 November 199815 February 200613 March 2020
DVB-T2 1080i 16:9 H.264 AAC UHF Band IV, Band VDigital Terrestrial Television2 December 200915 October 2013-
DVB-S2 1080i 16:9H.264,
H.265 		AAC,
HE AAC 		Ku Band Satellite Television, Direct to Home 1 November 200515 November 2010-

See also

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. ↑ "Junta Launches New PR Offensive". The Irrawaddy . 1 August 2001. Archived from the original on 12 August 2010.
  3. ↑ May Thaw (12–18 March 2007). "Broadcasting options expanding". 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.


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