Radio Television Brunei

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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.

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[edit] Television

RTB broadcasts two television channels name RTB1 & the newest channel, RTB2 respectively, showing programming in English and Malay. Programming shown includes news, live sports, children's shows, nature shows and serials and variety shows.

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[edit] 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.

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