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Television broadcasting in Myanmar began in 1979 as a test trial in Yangon.[1] The first television service BBS was launched on 3 June 1980,[2] followed by regular service in 1981.[3] Most television networks in the country are broadcast from Yangon. MRTV and MWD are the two Burmese state-owned television networks, providing Burmese-language programming in news and entertainment. Other channels include MRTV-4,[4]Channel 7, 5-Plus, MNTV, Channel 9, Mizzima TV, DVB TV, Channel K, YTV, Fortune TV and MITV. Pay TV services include SKYNET and CANAL+ Myanmar.[5]

Digital Terrestrial Television[edit]

Channel
(LCN) 		Picture format Channel Name Programming Note
4 Digital MUX
61 1080i 16:9 MRTV-4HD Main MRTV-4 Programming
62 1080i 16:9 Channel7 HD Main Channel 7 Programming
64 480i 4:3 MAHABAWDI Mahabawdi Channel Programming
65 480i 4:3 READERS CHANNEL Reader’s Channel Programming
66 480i 4:3 for EDU 4EDU Programming
160 Audio only MANDALAY FM Mandalay FM Programming
161 Audio onlyl PYINSAWADI FM 1 Teen Radio Pyinsawadi, Rakhine State Programming
162 Audio only PYINSAWADI FM 2 Teen Radio Pyinsawadi, Yangon Region Programming
MRTV MUX 1
1 1080i 16:9 MRTV HD Main MRTV Programming
2 1080i 16:9 MRTV NEWS HD MRTV News Channel News & Current affairs Programming
3 480i 4:3 MRTV Hluttaw MRTV Parliament Channel Programming
4 480i 4:3 MRTV NRC National Races Channel Programming Minorities Service.
5 480i 16:9 MRTV Farmer Farmers Channel Programming Agricultural Programming
6 480i 4:3 MRTV Sport Sports Channel Programming
7 480i 4:3 MITV MITV Programming Information, Cultural and Travel Programing in English.
8 480i 4:3 EDU Myanmar Educations Channel Programming
9 480i 4:3 MRTV Entertainment Channel ME Programming
10 480i 4:3 MRTV-4 MRTV-4 Programming
11 480i 4:3 Channel-7 Channel 7 Programming
12 480i 16:9 5 Plus 5 Plus Channel Programming
13 480i 4:3 MNTV MNTV Programming
14 480i 4:3 Channel- 9 Channel 9 Programming
15 480i 4:3 Mizzima Mizzima TV Programming
16 480i 4:3 DVB DVB TV Programing
17 480i 4:3 Channel K Channel K Programming
18 480i 4:3 YTV YTV Programming
19 480i 4:3 Fortune TV Fortune TV Programming
20 Audio only Myanma Radio Myanmar Radio National Service Programming
21 Audio only Upper Tineyinthar Myanmar Radio Minorities Programming.
22 Audio only Lower Tineyinthar Myanmar Radio Minorities Programming.
23 Audio only Test Radio Test
24 Audio only MRI Channel Myanmar Radio International Programing
25 Audio only Tha Pyay Myanmar Radio 2nd Programing
MWD Digital MUX
1 1080i 16:9 MWD Variety HD MWD Variety Programming Presentation and Play Out System are based on Naypyitaw
2 1080i 16:9 TVM HD TVM Programming
3 1080i 16:9 MWD Education Knowledge and Sports HD MWD Educational and Knowledge and Sports Programming
4 1080i 16:9 MWD HD Main MWD Programming Presentation and Play Out System are based on Yangon
5 1080i 16:9 Channel Light HD Channel Light Programming
6 1080i 16:9 Golden Land HD Golden Land channel programming
7 1080i 16:9 WAF HD WAF channel programming
8 480i 16:9 Star FM Star FM Radio Programming SMPTE Colour Bars is feeding to the video carrier.
9 480i 16:9 Thazin Thazin FM Radio Programming SMPTE Colour Bars is feeding to the video carrier.

Pay Television Providers[edit]

Provider Name Owner Available Area Platform Total Channels
SKYNET DTH Shwe Than Lwin Media Nationwide DTH (using Apstar 7 76.5°E) 80
CANAL+ DTH CANAL+ Myanmar Group Nationwide DTH (using Thaicom 6 78.5°E) 78
SKYNET DTT Shwe Than Lwin Media Yangon area Digital terrestrial television 50
CANAL+ DTT CANAL+ Myanmar Group Yangon & Mandalay area Digital terrestrial television 63
NayPyiTaw Cable TV Naypyitaw City Development Committee Selected location’s in Naypyitaw Cable TV 20
Cookie TV Cookie TV Group Nationwide IPTV 57 Channels with VOD Catalogue
My CANAL CANAL+ Myanmar Group Nationwide IPTV 48 channels with VOD Catalogue
Tvie Myanmar Net Nationwide IPTV 36 Channels with VOD Catalogue
MPT IPTV MPT Nationwide IPTV 16 Channels with VOD Catalogue

Most viewed channels[edit]

Position Channel Share of total viewing (%)
1 (MRTV-4) 20M
2 (Channel 7) 15M
3 (Canal+) 12M
4 [[Channel K 3M
5 [Fortune TV 2M
6 [[Skynet 3M
7 Mizzima TV 2M
8 MNTV 2M
9 MRTV 1M
10 YTV 1M
11 Fortune TV 1M
12 Myawaddy TV 100

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