1 April – Radio Malaya was established at Caldecott Hill in Singapore.[1] The first branch station of Radio Malaya was opened in Penang and followed by the opening of its second station in Malacca on the same day.
1950
Radio Malaya began temporary operations in Jalan Young (now Jalan Cenderasari).[1]
15 February – Voice of Malaysia (VoM) was launched with three languages in the beginning: English, Mandarin and Indonesian.
16 September – Radio Malaya was renamed as Radio Malaysia. On the same day, Radio Sabah, Radio Sarawak and Radio Singapura became part of the Radio Malaysia network as state stations for Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore listeners respectively. Orkes Radio Malaysia renamed as Orkes Radio Malaysia.
16 November – RTM local station in Kelantan was established.
6 October – Angkasapuri began its first broadcast.[1][9]
11 October – Radio Malaysia and Televisyen Malaysia merged to become Radio Televisyen Malaysia.[10]Dol Ramli become its first Director-General. On the same day, Orkes Radio Malaysia changed its name to Orkestra RTM.
20 June – FM Stereo was launched and went on air, with a frequency focused on the Klang Valley area.[19]
30 August – The first TV1 broadcasts began in Sabah and Sarawak.
1978
28 December – TV1 began broadcasting in colour.[20]
1979
7 May – TV2 began broadcasting in colour.
1980s
RTM's second logo, used from 1978 until 1987.
1980
May – Voice of Malaysia expand its reach to Indochina countries, Japan and Europe.
31 August – RTM began colour broadcasting in East Malaysia.
1982
January – Berita RTM's Malay language newscast had its main edition moved to 9pm on weekdays.[21]
June – RTM began allowing private companies to sponsor feature films screenings.[22]
18 October – A new format of television news broadcasting was introduced.[23]
1983
31 August – TV2 began broadcasting in Sabah and Sarawak.[24]
1984
1 January – First broadcast of Selamat Pagi Malaysia, a morning breakfast talk show.[25]
February – TV1 and TV2 began to air a digital time display which appear at the bottom-left of the screen.[26]
November – RTM began reorganisation on its news division.[27]
1985
January – Drama Swasta was introduced and began airing, which aimed to revive the then-ailing local film industry.[28]
December – Rangkaian Ketiga ceased operations following the expansion of RTM2 in Sabah and Sarawak.[18]
1987
June – RTM's Voice of Malaysia shortwave broadcasts were upgraded.[29]
14 June – RTM reduced the broadcasting hours of its television channels and removing the midnight movie slot.[30]
29 June – RTM's news programming was reformatted with a new look for its newscasts and the debut of national and international news bulletins. Berita Wilayah, a new regional newscast with updates from RTM's regional studios everyday of the week, was introduced and began airing.[31]
27 December – RTM launched a new logo and a new corporate slogan, "Teman Setia Anda".[32]
1988
1 February – TV2's English, Mandarin and Tamil news broadcasts were extendee from 20 minutes to 25 minutes long.[33]
17 December – The earth-satellite complex in Angkasapuri was opened, costing RM 3 million, marking RTM's entry into "direct satellite broadcasting".[34]
1989
1 January – Rangkaian Nasional rebranded as Radio 1.
1990s
RTM's third logo, used from 1987 until 2004.
1990
RTM1 and RTM2 rebranded as TV1 and TV2.
First broadcast of Forum Perdana Ehwal Islam, an Islamic talk show.
January – Radio 4, 5 and 6 increased its broadcasting from 10 hours to 18 hours a day.[35]
January – RTM working on an agreement to supply news footage to CNN and One World Channel, which was later finalized.[36]
January — RTM's television channels were being seen through the Palapa satellite, reaching viewers in ASEAN countries, Papua New Guinea and Australia.[37]
April – RTM and TV3 began collaborated for the Mandarin news broadcasting, but did not imposed any payments for the service.[38]
16 August – RTM local stations in Selangor and Negeri Sembilan was established and began operations.
1991
1 June – RTM local stations in Perlis was established and began operations.
September – The Subscription News Service (SNS) was introduced to provides information and entertainment news.[39]
29 December – A mobile radio station was launched as part of the expansion of Radio 3's broadcast.[40]
1992
December – RTM's five radio stations began to broadcast in FM as an effort to refrain Malaysians living in border areas from listening to radio broadcasts from neighbouring countries.[41]
1993
February – Prime time slots on TV1 and TV2 were extended to 11:30 pm in stages instead of 7 pm to 10 pm.
April – RTM began restructured and reorganized program schedule for its television and radio stations gradually.[42]
1994
1 March – TV1 began daytime broadcasting.[43] TV Pendidikan shifted to TV2.
March – Memandu Bersama Petronas began airing on four of RTM's radio stations in collaboration with Petronas.[44]
November – RTM introduced sign language in its television news broadcasts.[47]
27 December – RTMNet website was launched and becoming the first broadcaster in Asia to broadcast over the internet with six national radio stations streaming over the service.[48]
1996
1 April – RTM celebrates its 50th anniversary as a Government-owned broadcasting corporation. TV1 began 24 hour broadcast for the first time while TV2 began 18 hour broadcast.[49]
1 April – Rebranding of all RTM's radio stations.[62]
2006
1 April – RTM celebrates its 60th anniversary and began non-stop broadcasting for 60 hours and airs programs in selected locations on its radio and TV networks.[63] TV1 and TV2 rebranded for the second time as RTM1 and RTM2.[64]
1 January – RTM1 and RTM2 reverted back to its original channel names respectively with the introduction of new logo and slogan.[71] RTM branch station in Keningau, Sabah was launched and began operations.
6 January – 34 Je - Kita Suka began live broadcast for the first time on Nasional FM.[90]
25 May – RTM partnered with Astro to initiate Malaysia4Palestine, dedicated to highlighting the humanitarian crisis in Palestine in the wake of the ongoing Gaza war.[91]
2025
February – Galaksi 34, RTM's new audio platform, was launched, utilising the Metaverse technology.[92]
12Barlocco, Fausto (March 2013). "An Inconvienient Birth: The formation of a modern Kadazan culture and its marginalisation within the making of the Malaysian nation (1953–2007)". Indonesia and the Malay World. 41 (119): 132. doi:10.1080/13639811.2013.766010.
↑"Malaysia seeks to replace HK as broadcast centre". The Straits Times. 2 August 1994. Retrieved 13 December 2023. The government ... would introduce 24-hour music on its Radio 2 station which currently operates 18 hours a day.
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