MRTV-4
MRTV-4 (Myanmar Radio and Television- 4) is a Burmese television channel jointly operated by MRTV and the Forever Group.[1] Launched in May 2004,[2] the channel broadcasts between 7 am and 11 pm.[1] Since that time, it is only available to viewers with satellite or terrestrial DVB-T decoders.[1] Now, they broadcast 24 hours and also available in OTT platform, PyonePlay.
Broadcast area | Myanmar |
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Headquarters | Yangon |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Burmese |
Picture format | 1080i (16:9 HDTV) 480i (4:3 SDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Forever Group |
Sister channels |
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History | |
Launched | 15 May 2004 February 2014 (MRTV-4HD) |
Links | |
Website | Official website |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Digital terrestrial television (Myanmar) | Channel 61 (MRTV-4 HD) Channel 62 (Channel 7 HD) RF Channel 27 522 MHz |
MRTV (Myanmar) | Channel 9 (MRTV-4) Channel 10 (Channel 7) RF Channel 31 554 MHz |
Satellite | |
CANAL+ DTH (Myanmar) | Channel 61 (MRTV-4 HD) Channel 62 (Channel 7 HD) |
SKY NET DTH Myanmar | Coming Soon |
Thaicom 6 78.5°E (Southeast Asia) | 3711/15000/H 3731/12500/H (HD) 12467/45000/V (HD) |
Laosat 1 128.5°E (Southeast Asia) | 10910/45000/V (Encrypted) |
Streaming media | |
Pyone Play | Watch live |
The channel is run under the Ministry of Information, and international news broadcasts undergo censorship.[3]
History
In May 2004, MRTV-4 was broadcast a two hours a day program schedule with the cooperation of Myanmar Radio and Television under the Ministry of Information.[2] In 2005, they were broadcast a six hours a day program schedule and broadcast free to air for Yangon and neighboring areas in 2006, for Mandalay and neighboring areas in 2007. In April 2009, MRTV-4 channel was broadcasting 18 hours a day. MRTV-4 became a 24-hours a day in September 2010.[4] In February 2014, they introduced the High-definition channel in 4TV network.
Programming
TV Show
Year | English name | Original Name (Burmese) |
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Since 2012 | Khit Thit Pyo May | ခေတ်သစ်ပျိုမေ |
Since 2014 | Myanmar's Got Talent | |
Since 2015 | Mingalarbar | မင်္ဂလာပါ |
Since 2017 | Galaxy Star | |
Since 2018 | The Voice Myanmar | |
MasterChef Myanmar | ||
Since 2019 | Dancing with the Stars Myanmar |
Television Series
References
- Thaw, May (12 March 2007). "Broadcasting options expanding". The Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.
- "Myanmar to launch new TV channel". Xinhua. 13 May 2004.
- Moe, Wai (18 February 2009). "Burmese Junta Sees Satellite TV as Threat". The Irrawaddy. Archived from the original on 12 August 2010.
- MRTV-4's schedule Archived 27 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine