Angkasapuri
| Angkasapuri | |
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The Angkasapuri building is prominently erected atop Bukit Putra, close to the Kerinchi stretch of the Federal Highway (Federal Route 2). | |
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| Type | Office and Broadcasting House |
| Location | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Construction started | 1966 |
| Completed | 1968 |
Angkasapuri is the main governmental building for Malaysia's Ministry of Information and it is also the headquarters for Radio Television Malaysia (RTM).
History
Pre-Angkasapuri (1946–1968)
Radio
RTM was established as Radio Malaya operating out of Singapore on 1 April 1946 and Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) gains its independence from the United Kingdom on 31 August 1957.
RTM was split into 2-radio stations such: the original studios in Singapore was taken over by a new station called as Radio Singapura, and Radio Malaya moved to Kuala Lumpur going on air from the new location on 1 January 1959.
Suara Malaysia it was officially inaugurated on 15 February 1963 with 3-languages: English, Chinese and Indonesian.
Radio Malaysia became Radio Malaysia on 16 September 1963 by the Malaysia of today was born from the Federation of Malaysia formed through the merging of the Federation of Malaya and the British crown colony of Singapore, North Borneo (now Sabah) and Sarawak to proclamation of Malaysia are held in Kuala Lumpur (a national capital of Malaysia), Singapore (a national capital of Singapore), Kuching (a state capital of Sarawak) and Kota Kinabalu (a state capital of Sabah) when Singapore became part of Malaysia durated in Singapore in Malaysia.
Television
Malaysia's television studio while housed in a building in Jalan Ampang near the Dewan Tunku Abdul Rahman (now Malaysia Tourism Centre) it was launched as Malaysia's first free-to-air terrestrial television station on 31 December 1963]by the officially began broadcasting to regular television set services.
Angkasapuri (1968–present)
Malaysia Broadcasting Centre, named "Angkasapuri" it was officially building of construction on 1 January 1966.
Angkasapuri was officially completed to renovated on 1 January 1968.
Angkasapuri was officially opened to inaugurated by the 1st Prime Minister of Malaysia's Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj Ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah on 17 January 1968 by the Radio Malaysia and Television Malaysia merged into one broadcasting service Radio Television Malaysia (RTM).
The 1st stage of the Wisma Televisyen a television center was officially opened to public on 6 November 1969.
Radio Malaysia to became Rangkaian Nasional on 1 January 1971 and became the nation's first 24-hour radio station.
The 2nd stage of the Wisma Radio a radio center was officially opened to public on 9 May 1972.
Televisyen Pendidikan Malaysia is an education television network in Malaysia a subsidiary of Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia was officially opened to public by the 2nd Prime Minister of Malaysia's Tun Abdul Razak Bin Hussein Al-Haj and 5th Menteri Pelajar Malaysia's Tun Hussein Bin Dato Onn on 19 June 1972.
RTM on TV1 began of the first colour television transmission via satellite. Transmission started on 31 December 1978 with the first colour programmes for Peninsular Malaysia to celebrate its 15th anniversary of television broadcasts. The first colour programme broadcast was Puspawarna.
TV2 it was began of the first colour television signal was television transmitter via satellite transmission took place on 7 May 1969 by the first colour programmes for Peninsular Malaysia began to broadcast in full colour.
East Malaysia it was began of the first colour television signal was television transmitter via satellite transmission took place on 31 August 1980 to mark celebration of the 23rd anniversary of Malaysian's independence day as the first live colour television of the company with the Hari Merdeka Parade at Dataran Merdeka in Kuala Lumpur (national capital of Malaysia) by the first colour programmes for Sabah and Sarawak began to broadcast in full colour.
RTM was all colour programmes of full-time colour television introduced on 1 January 1982 to mark celebrates its New Year's Day at Sultan Abdul Samad Building in Kuala Lumpur (a national capital of Malaysia) by the time zone in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore has changed to UTC+08:00 and it has not changed since.
RTM the time zone in East Malaysia was changed to UTC+08:00 and it has not changed since 1 May 1982.
RTM monopoly on free-to-air terrestrial television on 1 June 1984 as TV3 a subsidiary of Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad (STMB) is a first private commercial free-to-air terrestrial television stations it was officially launched from Kuala Lumpur.
Broadcasting services were under the Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) banner form similar programmes to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) branding of today.
Angkasapuri it was created history when a giant national flag measuring 85.3-meters long and 24.3-meters (60-rolls of fabric) has been increased by 500-employees of the Ministry of Information. The giant flag was raised for 10 minutes starting at 09:00 MST and it was witnessed by 5000-staff of the Ministry of Information on 1 January 1988.
Angkasapuri and its surrounding area is expected to be Media City it was officially inaugurated on 20 March 2012.
RTM's news department have been moved here; named Wisma Berita RTM it was officially inaugurated by the 16th Malaysian Minister of Information, Communication, Arts and Culture's Yang Berhormat Dato' Seri Utama Doctor Rais Yatim on 6 June 2012 at 16:00 MST by the Georgetown (Penang Island), Genting Highlands (Pahang) and Kuala Lumpur (Klang Valley).
Features
Angkasapuri Broadcasting Centre is located in Kuala Lumpur City Hall. The building was erected with a height of 10-floors above the vast area of about 33-acres and on the Federal Highway linking Kuala Lumpur to Petaling jaya. Seven levels are reserved for office use. Each floor has an area of 11.000 square feet. In this building the administrative work and planning is done for publishing and broadcasting. To the south of this building is a 2-storey building used for the work of publishing and broadcasting. In this building there are several recording studios and the broadcast room; it is here that the plans are published and television stations. Both 7-storey blocks of the administration building and 2-level division publishing and broadcasting is connected by a porch and a reception hall to be a broadcast of the largest complex in Southeast Asia.
Publication of this Angkasapuri complex in which the Ministry of Information and Television Department is first placed Broadcasting House.
It has the following parts:
- Main Building – administration building for the Broadcasting Department.
- Wisma Televisyen – served for television stations such: TV1 and TV2 it was officially opened to public on 6 November 1969.
- Wisma Radio – served for radio stations such: Klasik Nasional FM (Malay), Muzik FM (Malay), TraXX FM (English), Ai FM (Chinese), Minnal FM (Tamil), Asyik FM (Indigenous) and Voice of Malaysia (International) it was officially opened to public on 9 May 1972.
- Bangunan Rentak 50 – served for Radio and Television of Malaysia Philharmonic Orchestra.
- International Broadcast Centre (IBC) – RTM's engineering department and other departments are located to initially only used for foreign international broadcast stations it was opened on 1 January 1988.
- Wisma Berita RTM – RTM's news department have been moved here radio and television it was officially opened to inaugurated by the 16th Malaysian Minister of Information, Communication, Arts and Culture's Yang Berhormat Dato' Seri Utama Doctor Rais Yatim on 6 June 2012 at 16:00 MST by the Georgetown (Penang Island), Genting Highlands (Pahang) and Kuala Lumpur (Klang Valley).
- Auditorium – home to major live broadcast here it was also known as the Great and Audiotorium.
- Auditorium P. Ramlee – named after the artist the late Teuku Zakaria Bin Teuku Nyak Puteh.
