Myanmar National TV

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Myanmar National TV
Myanmar National TV Logo.jpg
Logo of MNTV
CountryFlag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar
Broadcast areaFlag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar
Headquarters139/171/A, Lower Pazundaung Road, Botataung Township, Yangon
Programming
Language(s)Burmese
Picture format 480i SDTV
Ownership
Owner Shwe Thanlwin
Sister channels
History
Launched1 October 2012;11 years ago (2012-10-01) (Skynet DTH only)
15 May 2014;9 years ago (2014-05-15) (Free-to-air via DVB-T2 and NTSC-M (closed on 1 September 2021))
Availability
Terrestrial
MRTV
(Myanmar)
Channel 13 (SD)
RF Channel 31 554 MHz

Myanmar National Television (MNTV) is a Burmese free-to-air television channel. [1] [2] [3] MNTV was founded by Shwe Thanlwin and operated by Dream Vision Co., Ltd. [note 1] [4] Launched on 1 October 2012, the channel was broadcast only on Skynet DTH. On 15 May 2014, it was broadcast as free-to-air channel. Its headquarters are located in 139/171/A, Lower Pazundaung Road, Botataung Township, Yangon. [5]

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Notes

  1. Dream Vision Co., Ltd was established under the umbrella of Shwe Thanlwin.

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