Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Malaysian Govt negotiating with Astro on RTM satellite broadcasts to remote areas

Malaysia’s Information Communication and Culture Ministry is negotiating with pay TV station Astro to forge a collaboration to enable Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) to use Astro’s satellite network for clearer and wider broadcasts to remote areas in Sabah and Sarawak, said its minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim.

“Now we are slotting in television broadcasts and later will follow up with RTM’s major radio stations,” he told reporters after launching the Bintulu FM radio station at Studio RTM today. Mr Rais said he hoped the initiative could be fully realised by the middle of the 10th Malaysia Plan (2011-2015). RTM’s broadcasts at present are terrestrial.

On the Bintulu FM station, Rasi said it would broadcast programmes in various languages like Iban, Melanau and Orang Ulu to meet the needs of listeners. The station broadcasts 10 hours a day on 97.5 MHz.

(Source: Bernama via Radio Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

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