Radio Television Brunei

Radio Television Brunei (RTB)
Type State Broadcaster
Branding Radio Televisyen Brunei
Country Brunei
First air date
 1 March 1975 as Radio Televisyen Brunei (RTB)
Availability Nationwide (also available in Malaysia through the border in the northern part of the state of Sarawak and the island territory of Labuan) and also Worldwide (including Indonesia Indonesia (Greater Jakarta area and also Borneo)) through its international television channel, RTB4 Sukmaindera
Founded 2 May 1957 as Radio Brunei
1 March 1975 as Radio Televisyen Brunei
Slogan Sentiasa Bersama Biskita
(1957-present)
Licence area
 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Headquarters Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Broadcast area
 Brunei
Area Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Owner - Government Of Brunei
- Ministry of Information, Communication and Arts Brunei
Official website
 www.rtb.gov.bn

Radio Television Brunei or RTB is the state broadcaster of Brunei. Radio Brunei made its first broadcast on 2 May 1957, with a television service starting on 1 March 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, Kristal FM was founded.

History

Radio

Radio Television Brunei was officially opened on 2 May 1957 with Hari Raya Message from His Majesty Al-Marhum DYMM Paduka Seri Baginda Maulana Al-Sultan Sir Muda Omar Ali Saifuddien III. There was one studio which broadcast for 45 minutes each evening from 8:00 to 8:45 pm. The range of the single 1.2Kw transmitter was only five miles around the capital Brunei and surrounding areas. Radio Brunei first transmitted programs in 1957.

In 1974, RTB had only 171 staff and three transmitting sites giving almost 100% coverage of the country and beyond.

Television

Radio Television Brunei launched the first pilot television service on 1 February 1975 with Channel 5 test transmissions began trial of broadcasts. Official regular television services began on 1 March 1975 from Brunei-Muara District. RTB1 was officially opened by Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah on 9 July 1975. There were only three staff in the RTB studio and four to attend the transmitter.

On 1 March 1976, was also the year of the first outside television 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 Brunei-Muara District started on 1 March 1977. At the same time, two high power Medium Wave stations at Brunei-Muara District commenced transmission of the Malay language service. RTB currently has 1000 staff. Coverage by radio and television is almost 100% of Brunei.

Television

RTB broadcasts five television channels:

Note: These channels has news content. However, the newscasts of the news division are primarily aired on RTB Perdana. Some of the channels tends to simulcast the news division's programs including RTB4 Sukmaindera, while RTB Aneka replays some of the division's news programs

Radio

In addition to television, Radio Television Brunei runs 5 radio networks. To mark the 50th anniversary of Radio broadcast on 2 May 2007 the radio networks changed their names to "suit the times", here are the 'new' names of the radio services:

See also

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