MRTV is a television network owned by Myanmar Radio and Television. It was launched on 3 June 1980 and is the first television network in Myanmar.
History First considered as far back as the early 1970s, television service in Myanmar was first introduced in June 1979 as a test trial in Yangon following an agreement between Japan's Matsushita Electric and Burma's Heavy Industries Corp. for the production of television sets. MRTV (at the time Burma Television) was first launched on 3 June 1980, from Yangon on VHF channel 6, using a 10 KW transmitter broadcasting to a 70 km radius, with broadcasts in colour (some sources erroneously say that MRTV started as a monochrome service) beginning 1 November. Regular television service was formally launched in 1981 using the NTSC standard. The station was built with assistance from the Japanese government and there were plans to extend its signal nationwide by the end of the decade. The service was also available in Mandalay from the beginning.
Burma Television started accepting commercial advertising in 1988. That same year, it reached 53.95% of the national population, rising to 82.45% after 1990. Until the founding of Myawaddy Television by the Ministry of Defense in 1995, it was the only television channel in the country.
In 2005, MRTV had 195 television relay stations throughout the country.
In October 2013, MRTV started broadcasting on digital terrestrial with DVB-T2 System, same as most ASEAN Countries. 18 TV channels and 5 Myanmar Radio channels are on MRTV multiplex system. MRTV plans the news interface, to the modern style of starting sequences and will have well-decorated news room. The broadcasting hours also increased to 18 hours (previously 10 hours). On February 15, 2015, MRTV adding 5 new TV channels to their Multplex Play Out system, such as MRTV-4, Channel 7, 5 Plus, MNTV and Channel 9.
On March 24, 2018, MRTV added 5 new TV channels to their Multiplex Play out System, such as Mizzima TV, DVB TV, Channel K, YTV and Fortune TV.
On January 16, 2024, MRTV updated its in-house channels and free-to-air channels into High Definition (HD) and added 5 new TV channel to their MRTV DTH System, such as Mahar HD, Mahar Esports HD, Uni Channel HD, SNDSY Channel HD and Channel 24 HD.
Programming Program's broadcast on Main MRTV HD Channel.
Year English name Original Name (Burmese) Cast 2015 The Sun, The Moon and The Truth နေရယ် လရယ် အမှန်တရားရယ် Moe Yan Zun, Su Pan Htwar, Phone Thike, Nay Yan, Khin Zarchi Kyaw, 2018 Battle of Two Flowers ပန်းနှစ်ပွင့်စီးချင်း Paing Phyo Thu, May Barani Thaw, 2018 Kyamar Noon ကြမ္မာနွံ Min Oo, Yan Kyaw, Su Hlaing Hnin, May Thinzar Oo, Pho Thauk Kyar, Aung Khant Zaw, Mya Hnin Yee Lwin, Soe Nandar Kyaw, Aung Khine, Khin Moht Moht Aye, 2018 Beautiful Wives Club ဇနီးချောများကွန်ရက် Soe Pyae Thazin, Mya Hnin Yee Lwin, May Barani Thaw, Khin Thazin, 2018 Hospital Diary ဆေးရုံမှတ်တမ်း Aung Myint Myat, Swan Htet, Myat Thu Aung, Thura Htoo, Nwe Darli Tun, Khin Thazin, Gon Yi Aye Kyaw, Local Programming 8PM Local News since 1980 7AM MRTV Breakfast News since 2013 4PM Regional News since 2024 English National News since 2021 English Breakfast Shows 1993-2001 Soccer View since 2015 Weekly Sports Info since 2015 So Gya Mal, Praw Gya Mal 1995–2016 Family Quiz since 2020 Cute Children's Games since 1997 Thu Tha Sone Lin Shwe Yone Shin 1997-2000 Friday Night Live Show since 2020 Saturday Night Comedy Show since 2021 Saturday Night Opera since 2022 Imports Horizon (Series 17-27) 1982-1995 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1985 Life on Earth 1986 Cosmos: A Personal Voyage 1987 Telematch 1988 The Magic of David Copperfield 1989 The Living Planet 1990 The Day the Universe Changed 1991 Nova (Seasons 7-17) 1991-1994 Galileo 2008-2012 Hawaii Five-O 1982 Charlie's Angels 1983 Little House on the Prairie 1984 The Six Million Dollar Man 1985 Love Boat 1986 Star Trek 1987 Knight Rider 1988 Automan 1989 Street Hawk 1989 The A-Team 1989 Airwolf 1990 Journey to the West 1991 I Dream of Jeannie 1992 Bewitched 1993 Oshin 1994 The Equalizer 1995 Full House 1995–1996 Mr. Bean 1996 MacGyver 1997 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles 1998 Fortune Hunter 1999 Inspector Rex 2000 Monk 2013 Prison Break 2014 CSI: NY 2015 Dream of the Red Chamber (HD Remaster) 2019–2020 Supernatural 2019 The Flash 2020 Grimm 2020 The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story 2021 Heroes 2021 Hudson & Rex 2021 Queen of the South 2022 Agent of Shield 2023 Friends 2024 Gotham 2025
Digital terrestrial television
Channel Picture format EPG name Programming Note MRTV MUX 1 1 1080i 16:9 MRTV HD Main MRTV HD Channel Programming 2 1080i 16:9 MRTV NEWS HD MRTV News Channel Programing News & Current affairs Programming 3 1080i 16:9 MRTV HLUTTAW MRTV Parliament Channel Programming 4 1080i 16:9 MRTV NRC HD MRTV NRC Channel Programming Minorities Service. 5 480i 16:9 MRTV Farmers MRTV Farmers' Programming 6 480i 16:9 HEY Play Sports HEY Play Sports Channel Programming 7 1080i 16:9 MRTV ENTERTAINMENT MRTV Entertainment Channel Programming 8 480i 16:9 MITV MITV Programming Information, Cultural and Travel Programing in English. 9 480i 16:9 EDU Myanmar Education Channel Programming 10 480i 16:9 M Channel M Channel Programming Commercial service 11 480i 16:9 MRTV-4 MRTV-4 Programming Commercial service 12 480i 16:9 Channel-7 Channel 7 Programming Commercial service 13 480i 16:9 5-Plus 5 Plus Channel Programming Commercial service 14 480i 16:9 MNTV MNTV Programming Commercial service 15 480i 16:9 Channel-9 Channel 9 Programming Commercial service 16 480i 16:9 MWD MWD Programming 17 480i 4:3 Channel K Channel K Programming Commercial service 18 480i 4:3 YTV YTV Programming Commercial service 19 480i 16:9 Fortune TV Fortune TV Programming Commercial service A1 Audio only Myanma Radio Main Myanmar Radio National Service Programming A2 Audio only Upper Tineyinthar Myanmar Radio Minorities Programming A3 Audio only Lower Tineyinthar Myanmar Radio Minorities Programming A4 Audio only Test Radio Mayu FM Programming A5 Audio only MRI Channel Myanmar Radio International Programming A6 Audio only Tha Pyay Myanmar Radio 2nd Programming Relay Station Transmitter Site Frequency Channel (MUX 1) Transmitter Power (ERP) Engineering Status MRTV Headquarters MRTV Headquarters, Tatkon tws E21 474 MHz 3KW Naypyitaw Pyinmana tws E30 546 MHz 3KW Yangon MRTV Broadcast Centre, Pyay rd, Kamayout tws E31 554 MHz 3KW Only transmitter site keep transmitters on air for 24 hours. MandalaySagaing Mount Sagaing E30 546 MHz 3KW Momywa Bodhi Ta Htaung E27 522 MHz 3KW out of service Ye U ? E24 498 MHz 3KW out of service Kanbalu ? E27 522 MHz 1KW Homalin ? E30 546 MHz 300W Kyaukpadaung Mount Popa E27 522 MHz 3KW Pyin Oo Lwin ? E26 514 MHz 600W Meiktila Near MPT Exchange office, Old Yangon-Mandalay rd, E30 546 MHz 3KW MinbuMagway Minbu E27 522 MHz 3KW Pakokku Near Hsu Gyi Pan Taung & Sāsana Perla Monastery, E32 562 MHz 3KW Taung Dwin Gyi ? E27 522 MHz 1KW Pathein Ma Nyein Hla Gone ward E30 546 MHz 3KW Kyaunggom ? E27 522 MHz 3KW Bogale ? E27 522 MHz 3KW Labutta ? E24 498 MHz 3KW Bago near Bago City Hall, Bago City Hall rd. E30 546 MHz 3KW Taungoo Near NewDay gas station, Old Yangon-Mandalay Rd. E27 522 MHz 3KW Pyay Near Shwe San Taw Pagoda, Min Gyi Taung, E26 514 MHz 3KW Dawei ? E27 522 MHz 1KW Myeik ? E27 522 MHz 3KW Taunggyi Near Shwe Bone Pwint Pagoda and View Point E27 522 MHz 3KW Lahio Near Sāsanar Year 2500 Pagoda E27 522 MHz 1KW out of service Keng Tung (Kyaingtong) Loi Mwe Hill E27 522 MHz 300W Sittwe Yangon-Sittwe rd E27 522 MHz 3KW (Official) 300W (Actually) on reduced power Painetaung (Yanbye Island) Mount Painetaung, Yanbye tws E30 546 MHz 3KW out of service Toungup Near No.3 BEHS, Thendwe-Toungup rd, E27 522 MHz 3KW out of service Buthidaung Maungdaw near Bawr Buddar Long Tunnel, Mount NgweTaung, Maungdaw tws E30 546 MHz 1KW out of service Mawlamyine Near Mon State Police Station, Taung Yoe Dan Rd. E27 522 MHz 3KW Belin ? E29 538 MHz 3KW Pa An Near Hla Ka Nyin Park, Hla Ka Nyin Rd E30 546 MHz 3KW Myitkyina ? E27 522 MHz 1KW Bhamo Near Bhamo City Hall and Gawya Lake E27 522 MHz 300W out of service Hakka Mount Rung, Near Microwave station E21 474 MHz 300W out of service Tedim (Tee Tain) Kalay Kennedy peak E25 506 MHz 1KW out of service Loikaw ? E24 498 MHz 1KW Relay Stations List on above, include only 38 Main Transmitter Site. there are over 150 relay stations across the country. that serves for the other small towns and rural areas. Only Yangon transmitter site broadcast 24 hours. other relay stations usually shutdown their transmitter at 12am (Midnight) to save budget. Relay station's mark with RED Colour are out of service until further notice. Due to the ongoing Myanmar Civil War
Satellite television
To reduce relying on the Terrestrial relay stations and compete with unlicensed or opposition satellite TV channels, MRTV launch its own Free to View Direct to Home service called MRTV DTH on February 1, 2022. It offers 19 TV channels, using Intelsat 39 62°E 11137/V/30000 and Thaicom 6 78.5°E 3731/H/15000. Which is some of the beams on those satellite are ranted by Government of Myanmar. All Channels from MRTV DTH system from both satellite are available for free of charge. However, most of the General Entertainment Channels may use Encryption/Scrambled system to prevent spill over, and reduced risks over Copyrighted Material.
Channel number Channel name Channels resolution 62.0°E Channel list1MRTV HD1080i2MRTV News HD1080i3MRTV Parliament HD1080i4MRTV NRC HD1080i5MRTV Farmers HD1080i6MRTV Sports HD1080i7MRTV Entertainment HD1080i8MITV480i9Channel K480i10M Channel HD1080i11MWD480i12Mahar HD1080i13Mahar Esports HD1080i14Uni TV HD1080i15SNDSY Entertainment HD1080i16Education Channel480i17MRTV Entertainment HD (H.265 HEVC)1080i18HEY Play Sports HD1080i19Channel 24 HD1080iA1Myanmar RadioAudio onlyA2Upper Tineyinthar Audio onlyA3Lower Tineyibthar Audio onlyA4Mayu FMAudio onlyA5Myanmar Radio InternationalAudio onlyA6Tha Pyay RadioAudio only 78.5°E Channel List1MRTV HD1080i2MRTV News HD1080i3MRTV Parliament HD1080i4MRTV NRC HD1080i5MRTV Farmers480i6HEY Play Sports480i7MRTV Entertainment HD1080i8MITV480i9Education Channel480i10M Channel480i11MRTV-4480i12Channel 7480i135 Plus480i14MNTV480i15Channel 9480i16MWD480i17Channel K480i18YTV480i19Fortune TV480iA1Myanmar RadioAudio onlyA2Upper Tineyinthar Audio onlyA3Lower Tineyibthar Audio onlyA4Mayu FMAudio onlyA5Myanmar Radio InternationalAudio onlyA6Tha Pyay RadioAudio only
See also
Myanmar Radio and Television (Parent organisation) MITV MRTV-4 MWD Television in Myanmar Media in Myanmar
References
External links Official site of MRTV (Burmese)