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Radio Televisyen Brunei (RTB)

Type	Public
Founded	May 2, 1957 as Radio Brunei March 1, 1975 as Radio Televisyen Brunei
Headquarters	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Area served	Brunei
Industry	Broadcasting
Products	Radio, television and online
Website	www.rtb.gov.bn

Radio Television Brunei (Radio Televisyen Brunei, or RTB) is the state broadcaster of Brunei. Radio Brunei made its first broadcast on May 2, 1957, with a television service starting in 1975. Radio Television Brunei also monopolies the free-to-air television in the country, and also radio until 1999, when the country's only commercial radio station, KRISTALfm was founded.

History

The service was officially opened on May 2, 1957 with Hari Raya Message from His Majesty, Al-Marhum DYMM Paduka Seri Baginda Maulana Al-Sultan Sir Muda Omar Ali Saifuddien. There was one studio which broadcast for 45 minutes each evening from 8.00 to 8.45 p.m. The range of the single 1.2Kw transmitter was only five miles around the capital Brunei Town. Radio Brunei first transmitted programmes in 1957. By 1974 there were 171 staff and three transmitting sites giving almost 100% coverage of the country and beyond. Television was introduced in 1975 with Channel 5 test transmissions commencing on March 1st from Bukit Subok. The service was officially opened by His Majesty DYMM Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah on July 9, 1975. There were only three staff in the RTB studio and four to attend the transmitter.

• Phase 1 - 1975 to 1979 used part of the Radio Studios.

• Phase 2 - Utilizing the current multi-purpose studio complex which was fully commissioned by 1980. A second television transmitter, operating on Channel 8 was commissioned at Andulau in 1976

1976 was also the year of the first television outside broadcast which was the coverage of His Majesty's birthday parade from the then 'town padang'. The television project was budgeted at B$35M. FM Stereo Radio Services from Bukit Subok and Andulau started in 1977. At the same time two high power Medium Wave stations at Tutong and Serasa commenced transmission of the Malay language service. The current staff of RTB is over 1000 personnel. Coverage by radio and television is almost 100% of Brunei.

Television

RTB broadcasts four television channels:

• RTB 1 - News, live sports, nature shows (previously known RTB 5, which was now used as a Islamic channel) (the first television service in Brunei)
• RTB 2 - Serials and variety shows (previously known as RTB 8) (started 1976)
• RTB 3 - HD - High definition television (started 2009)
• RTB 4 - International - International broadcasting (previously known as RTB 3)
• RTB 5 - Islamic shows (started January 1, 2010)

List of program broadcasts in RTB TV

• 4400
• According to Jim
• Aku Bukan Milikmu
• Al-Islam
• America's Funniest Home Videos
• An Nuur
• Art Attack
• Atom
• Azan Isyak
• Azan Maghrib
• Azan Zuhur
• Backyard Science
• Beast Machine: Transformers
• Berita
• Berita Nasional
• Bertita Terkini
• Bewitched
• Beyond 2000
• Bimbingan Keluarga
• Buletin Sukan
• C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation
• Carland Cross
• Classic Animations
• Cold War
• Cyberchase
• Destinasi
• Dian Hidayah
• DOA & Siaran Tamat
• Drama Mou
• Dunia Asia
• earthTV The World LIVE
• Filler
• Finger Tips
• Franklin
• Full Force Nature
• Galeri
• Gillette World of Sports
• Gol Gol Brunei
• Guinness World Records Primetime
• Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs
• Hikayat
• Ilmuwan Islam
• Info Majlis Ugama Islam Brunei
• Innovation
• Just For Laughs
• Just Kidding
• Kelopak Gelombang
• Khutbah Jumaat
• Kid Sinar
• Koir Anti Dadah
• Korban
• Korban Kasih
• Lagenda
• Lingkaran Iman
• Liputan Semasa
• Lost
• Mahligai
• Motivasi
• Mouse TV
• Muslimah
• My Wife and Kids
• New Captain Scarlet
• News at 10
• Numb3r
• Oleh Olah Remaja
• Once Upon A Time
• P2F
• Panggung Petang Sabtu
• Pedoman
• Pembukaan/Lagu Kebangsaan
• Pengajaran Dari Al Quran
• Perintis
• Pintu Hudayah
• Pocahontas
• Postman Pat
• Puteh Kemboja
• Qudwah
• Rahasia Pelangi
• Rampai Pagi
• Rancangan Hari Ini
• Rancangan Khas
• Ranjau Kehidupan
• Rindu Lagi
• Sana'y Wala Nag Wakas
• Science Workshop
• Sembahyang Fardhu Jumaat
• Sepohon Penawar
• Silver Sun
• Sirah Nabawiyah
• Sky Dancers
• Strong Medicines
• Sunday Matinee
• Super Robot Monkey Team Hyper
• Tayangan Gambar Klasik
• Teater Klasik
• Telemed
• The E-Ring
• The Magic School Bus
• Threshold
• Tinjauan
• Tiwalah Al-Quran
• Usaha
• W.I.T.C.H.
• Wanita
• Warta Islam
• Wayang Pilihan
• What's With Andy

Radio

In addition to television, RTB runs 5 radio networks. To mark the 50th anniversary of Radio broadcast in May 2007 the radio networks changed their names to "suit the times", here are the 'new' names of the radio services:

• Nasional FM (92.3FM/93.8FM/594AM) - Government information on political issues, religion, news and current affairs, information and culture. Started broadcasting in 1957, originally called the Malay service since January 1, 1996.
• Pilihan FM (95.9FM/96.9FM) - English and Mandarin language covering local information on current affairs, as well as contemporary music. Pre-recorded programmes for the small Nepalese community are also broadcasted on this channel on a daily basis. Started broadcasting in 1965.

• Pelangi FM (91.4FM/91.00FM) - Geared for youths and teenagers, with information about educational and religious affairs, as well as music and entertainment. Started in 1995.
• Harmoni FM (94.1FM) - Family programming, with religion, live local sports coverage and music. Started July 15, 1996.
• Nur Islam Network (93.3FM/94.9FM) - Wholly devoted to teachings about Islam. Started in 1997.

See also

• Media of Brunei
• List of Malay language television channels

External links

• Official RTB Site