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-4,[4] Channel 7, 5Plus, MNTV, Channel 9, Mizzima TV, DVB TV, Channel K, YTV, Fortune TV, M Entertainment Channel, Mahar HD, Htv channel, Htv Sports 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]

Digital Terrestrial Television

Network Name Owner/Operator Multiplex Relay Stations Operatior Total Relay Stations Total Channels Other Info Note
4 Digital CANAL+ Myanmar Group 4 Digital MUX CANAL+ Myanmar Group 2 5 DTV
3 Radio		 - -
MRTV Ministry of Information (Myanmar) MRTV MUX 1 Ministry of Information (Myanmar) 148 18 DTV
6 Radio		 - -
MWD Digital Myanmar Armed Forces MWD MUX Myanmar Armed Forces 30 7 DTV
2 Radio		 - -
Channel
(LCN) 		Picture format Channel Name Programming Note
4 Digital MUX
61 1080i 16:9 MRTV-4HD Main MRTV-4 Programming
62 1080i 16:9 Channel7 HD Main Channel 7 Programming
64 480i 4:3 MAHABAWDI Mahabawdi Channel Programming
65 480i 4:3 READERS CHANNEL Reader's Channel Programming
66 480i 4:3 for EDU 4EDU Programming
160 Audio only MANDALAY FM Mandalay FM Programming
161 Audio only PYINSAWADI FM 1 Teen Radio Pyinsawadi, Rakhine State Programming
162 Audio only PYINSAWADI FM 2 Teen Radio Pyinsawadi, Yangon Region Programming
MRTV MUX 1
1 1080i 16:9 MRTV HD Main MRTV Programming
2 1080i 16:9 MRTV NEWS HD MRTV News channel Programing News & Current affairs Programming
3 1080i 16:9 MRTV PARLIAMENT HD MRTV Parliament Channel Programming
4 1080i 16:9 MRTV NRC HD MRTV NRC Channel Programming Minorities Service.
5 1080i 16:9 HTV HD (MRTV FARMERS HD) Htv Channel, MRTV Farmers Programming
6 1080i 16:9 HTV SPORTS HD (MRTV SPORTS HD) Htv Sports, MRTV Sports Programming
7 1080i 16:9 MITV HD MITV Programming Information, Cultural and Travel Programing in English.
8 1080i 16:9 EDUCATION CHANNEL HD Myanmar Educations Channel Programming
9 1080i 16:9 M Entertainment Channel HD M Entertainment Channel Programming
10 1080i 16:9 MRTV-4HD MRTV-4 Programming
11 1080i 16:9 Channel7 HD Channel 7 Programming
12 1080i 16:9 5-Plus HD 5 Plus Channel Programming
13 1080i 16:9 MNTV HD MNTV Programming
14 1080i 16:9 Channel 9 HD Channel 9 Programming
15 1080i 16:9 MWD HD MWD Programming
16 1080i 16:9 Channel K HD Channel K Programming
17 1080i 16:9 YTV HD YTV Programming
18 1080i 16:9 Fortune TV HD Fortune TV Programming
19 Audio only Myanma Radio Myanmar Radio National Service Programming
20 Audio only Upper Tineyinthar Myanmar Radio Minorities Programming.
21 Audio only Lower Tineyinthar Myanmar Radio Minorities Programming.
22 Audio only Test Radio Test
23 Audio only MRI Channel Myanmar Radio International Programing
24 Audio only Tha Pyay Myanmar Radio 2nd Programing
MWD Digital MUX
1 1080i 16:9 MWD Variety HD MWD Variety Programming Presentation and Play Out System are based on Naypyitaw
2 1080i 16:9 TVM HD TVM Programming
3 1080i 16:9 MWD Education Knowledge and Sports HD MWD Educational and Knowledge and Sports Programming
4 1080i 16:9 MWD HD Main MWD Programming Presentation and Play Out System are based on Yangon
5 1080i 16:9 Channel Light HD Channel Light Programming
6 1080i 16:9 Golden Land HD Golden Land channel programming
7 1080i 16:9 WAF HD WAF channel programming
8 Audio only Thazin Thazin FM Radio Programming
9 Audio only Star FM Star FM Radio Programming

Pay Television Providers

Provider Name Owner Available Area Platform Total Channels
SKYNET DTH Shwe Than Lwin Media Nationwide DTH (using Apstar 7 76.5°E) 70
Myansat DTH Borderless Media and Telesky Media Group Nationwide DTH (using Laosat 128.5°E) 56
CANAL+ DTH CANAL+ Myanmar Group Nationwide DTH (using Thaicom 6 78.5°E) 65
SKYNET DTT Shwe Than Lwin Media Yangon area Digital terrestrial television 50
CANAL+ DTT CANAL+ Myanmar Group Yangon & Mandalay area Digital terrestrial television 63
NayPyiTaw Cable TV Naypyitaw City Development Committee Selected location's in Naypyitaw Cable TV 20
Cookie TV Cookie TV Group Nationwide IPTV 57 Channels with VOD Catalogue
My CANAL CANAL+ Myanmar Group Nationwide IPTV 48 channels with VOD Catalogue
Tvie Myanmar Net Nationwide IPTV 36 Channels with VOD Catalogue
MPT IPTV MPT Nationwide IPTV 16 Channels with VOD Catalogue

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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