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Radio Television Brunei
Bruneian public broadcaster / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
4.8907905°N 114.9404052°E / 4.8907905; 114.9404052
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Native name | Radio Televisyen Brunei |
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Company type | Crown corporation |
Industry | Mass media |
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Founded | 2 May 1957; 67 years ago (1957-05-02) |
Headquarters | Secretariat Building, Jalan Elizabeth II, , Brunei BA8610 |
Area served | Nationwide[lower-alpha 1] |
Key people | Pengiran Ismail Pengiran Muhammad Kifli (Acting Director) |
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Owner | Government of Brunei |
Number of employees | 5,000 (2021) |
Parent | Prime Minister's Office |
Website | www |
Radio Television Brunei (Malay: Radio Televisyen Brunei, Jawi: راديو تيليۏيشين بروني, officially abbreviated as RTB) is the national public broadcaster of Brunei, headquartered at the Secretariat Building, Bandar Seri Begawan. Radio Brunei made its first broadcast on 2 May 1957,[1] with a television service starting on 1 March 1975. Modelled after Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM), which is a government department, RTB came into its current state with its present name in 1975 after the merger of its radio and television services.[2]
RTB monopolises 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. Currently, it operates 3 television channels and 5 radio stations as well as an over-the-top streaming service, RTB Go. The broadcaster's logo was based from the national emblem of Brunei.[3]