Sukan RTM

Sukan RTM (lit. 'RTM Sports', formerly known as RTM HD, RTM HD Sports and RTM Sports, stylised as SUKAN rtm) is a Malaysian sports channel owned and operated by Radio Televisyen Malaysia which airs local and international sports programming, with some of its programs produced and licensed by its sports division.^[1][2][3]

Sukan RTM

Logo used since 1 April 2021
Country	Malaysia
Broadcast area	Malaysia Singapore Brunei Thailand (South Thailand, particularly Songkhla, Narathiwat, Yala and Satun) Indonesia (West Kalimantan, North Kalimantan and Riau Islands)
Headquarters	Angkasapuri, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Programming
Language(s)	Malay English
Picture format	1080i HDTV
Ownership
Owner	Radio Televisyen Malaysia
Sister channels	TV1 TV2 OKEY Berita RTM TV6
History
Launched	13 July 2018; 6 years ago (2018-07-13) (trial broadcast) 1 April 2021; 3 years ago (2021-04-01) (official broadcast)
Former names	RTM HD Sports (13 July 2018 - 2019) RTM Sports (2019 - 1 April 2021) Sukan RTM (1 April 2021 - present)
Availability
Terrestrial
myFreeview	Channel 111 (HD)
Streaming media
RTMKlik (Malaysia Only)	Watch live

History

In 2002, RTM announced that it would launch a specialty channel dedicated to sports and recreation, which would later become Sukan RTM.^[4]

The service was initially run as a trial from 2008, when it started during the Beijing Olympic Games and ended after the Summer Olympics finished. 10 years later, on 13 June 2018, RTM HD was officially launched as a trial broadcast exclusively on MYTV Broadcasting on channel 111. On 13 July 2018, RTM HD changed its name to RTM HD Sports as a free-to-air all-sports channel still in tests.^[5] On 1 April 2021, RTM Sports was officially rebranded and launched with the name 'Sukan RTM' during the 75th anniversary of RTM along with 60th anniversary of RTM Orchestra.^[6] Its corporate slogan, Sukan Untuk Semua (Sports For All), was introduced.^[7]

Programming and coverage rights

• Sekilas Liga^[8]

Current

Football

• FIFA
  • FIFA World Cup^[9]
• AFC
  • AFC Asian Cup^[10]
• AFF
  • ASEAN Championship
• FAM
  • Malaysia national football team
  • Malaysia FA Cup
• MFL
  • Malaysia Super League
  • Piala Sumbangsih
  • Malaysia Cup

Rugby union

• Rugby World Cup

Badminton

• BWF
  • BWF World Tour
  • World Championships
    • Teams
      • Thomas Cup (men's championship)
      • Uber Cup (women's championship)
      • Sudirman Cup (mixed team championship)
    • Individuals
• Badminton Asia Championships (national teams (men's, women's, and mixed) and Individuals)

Hockey

• Sultan of Johor Cup

Mixed martial arts

• ONE Championship

Cycling

• Tour de Langkawi

Motorsport

• Asia Road Racing Championship
• Extreme E
• Malaysian Cub Prix
• IMSA Sportscar Championship

Multi-sport events

• Commonwealth Games
• Summer Olympic Games
• Winter Olympic Games
• Asian Games
• Southeast Asian Games^[11]

Former rights

Football

Soccer

• UEFA
  • UEFA Euro (until 2020)
• CONMEBOL
  • Copa América (until 2019)
• MFL
  • Malaysia Premier League (until 2018)
• Sultan of Selangor's Cup (until 2019)

Basketball

• ASEAN Basketball League (until 2018–19)

Motorsports

• MotoGP (until 2021)

See also

• TV1
• TV2
• TV Okey
• Television in Malaysia
• Radio Televisyen Malaysia
• TVRI Sport, a similar channels from TVRI

References

1. Omar Zin (1 April 2021). "Saluran Sukan RTM dilancar, Angkasapuri dinaik taraf ke Bandar Media". Utusan Malaysia. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
2. "Saluran Sukan RTM dilancarkan, bersiaran 24 jam". Sinar Harian. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
3. "SALURAN SUKAN RTM DILANCAR, WADAH PENYATUAN RAKYAT - SAIFUDDIN". Bernama. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
4. "RTM sedia saluran khusus". Berita Harian. 13 August 2002. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
5. "Radio TV M'sia transmitting Olympics in HD via RTM HD". @llo' Expat. 2008-08-11. Archived from the original on 2008-08-23. Retrieved 2008-10-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
6. "RTM makes history as it celebrates 75th anniversary, 60 years of RTM Orchestra". BERNAMA. 2021-04-01. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
7. Hafizuddin Omar (15 February 2023). "Liga Malaysia Boleh Ditonton Peminat Rantau ASEAN Menerusi RTM Klik". Sukanz. Retrieved 23 January 2024. ... bertepatan dengan slogan "Sukan Untuk Semua", sukan kegemaran dan kesayangan rakyat Malaysia ini mestilah boleh ditonton secara percuma oleh semua lapisan masyarakat
8. Budiey (8 March 2023). "SEKILAS LIGA Kembali Bersiaran di RTM, Solusi Terbaik Penggemar Sukan". Sensasi Selebriti. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
9. "RTM jadi penyiar rasmi Piala Dunia 2022 Qatar". Melaka Hari Ini. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2023. Piala Dunia 2022 Qatar akan disiarkan menerusi tiga saluran televisyen iaitu TV2, TV Okey, Sukan RTM dan penstriman langsung melalui RTM Klik.
10. "RTM siar perlawanan Piala AFF mulai hari ini - Fahmi". Sinar Harian. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2023. Para peminat bola sepak boleh menyaksikan 10 perlawanan yang akan disiarkan di saluran TV2 dan Sukan RTM serta penstriman langsung melalui aplikasi RTMKlik
11. "RTM siar langsung acara Sukan SEA Kemboja mulai hari ini". SelangorKini. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024. Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) akan menyiarkan acara Sukan SEA ke-32 di Kemboja secara langsung bermula hari ini hingga 17 Mei di saluran Okey dan Sukan RTM