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Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM)
Type	Public
Founded	1 April 1946 as Radio Malaya
Headquarters	Angkasapuri, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Area served	Malaysia; Singapore; Brunei
Industry	Broadcasting
Products	Television and radio services
Website	http://www.rtm.gov.my

Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM; English: Radio [and] Television of Malaysia) is a Malaysian state-owned public broadcaster. It both owns and operates a number of radio and television stations in Malaysia. At present, RTM runs 8 national, 16 state, 7 district radio stations and 2 television channels. The main motto from 1987 until 2004 was Teman Setia Anda (Your loyal friend). As of 2007, RTM controls about 17% of the television viewing market in the country, behind Media Prima with 54% and Astro with 29%.^[1]

[edit] History

In 1957, RTM was established as Radio Malaya.

In 2005, the Ministry of Information announced their plan to digitalise nationwide free-to-air TV broadcasts led by RTM.^[2] Trial broadcasts were undertaken, involving one thousand households in the Klang Valley from September 2006 till February 2007. According to the then-Deputy Minister of Information, Chia Kwang Chye, the trial received "very positive" feedback, i.e. "more than 60 percent said the quality of the signal ranged from good to very good. Over 88 percent said the picture quality improved, while 70 percent said the sound quality was better."^[3]

RTM has prepared at least three new channels exclusively for DTV, namely RTMi, Muzik Aktif dan Arena, besides the two existing channels – TV1 and TV2 – via a multiplex which is transmitted at UHF channel 44, modulated at 64QAM.^[4] Though the trials had been long over, the digital channels are (said to be) still active in test forms.

In addition, RTM would introduce regional TV channels for each state and territory in Malaysia, in such that each of these regions will have its own dedicated TV channel with localised content compared to national TV, making it about 20 TV channels for a digitised RTM^[5]as part of the state broadcaster's three-year restructuring plan.^[6] According to Information Minister Dato Ahmad Shabery Cheek, RTM is expected to launch its DTV services nationally in 2009.^[7]

[edit] List of Radio Stations

National
- Klasik Nasional FM
- Muzik FM
- TraXX FM
- Ai FM
- Minnal FM
- Asyik FM
International
- Voice of Malaysia 1
- Voice of Malaysia 2
State
- Perlis: Perlis FM
- Kedah: Kedah FM
- Penang: Mutiara FM
- Perak: Perak FM
- Selangor: Selangor FM
- Kuala Lumpur: KL FM
- Negeri Sembilan: Negeri FM
- Malacca: Melaka FM
- Johor: Johor FM
- Pahang:Pahang FM
- Terengganu: Terengganu FM
- Kelantan: Kelantan FM
- Sarawak: Sarawak FM
- Wai FM (formerly RM Sarawak Saluran Etnik)
- Red FM (formerly RM Sarawak Rangkaian Merah)
- Sabah: Sabah FM
- Sabah V FM (formerly RM Sabah Siaran Pelbagai Bahasa)
District
- FM Stereo Johor Bahru (FMJB)
- Langkawi FM (formerly RM Langkawi)
- Labuan FM (formerly RM Labuan)
- Sibu FM (formerly RM Sarawak Sibu)
- Bintulu FM
- Miri FM (formerly RM Sarawak Miri)
- Limbang FM (formerly RM Sarawak Limbang)
- RaSa FM (formerly RM Sarawak Sri Aman)
- Keningau FM
- Sandakan FM (formerly RM Sabah Sandakan)
- Tawau FM (formerly RM Sabah Tawau)

[edit] List of TV Channels

TV1
TV2
RTMi (Consists of RTMi, Muzik Aktif, Arena and EPG channels)
Muzik Aktif - on Astro Channel 180
TV Sarawak
TV Sabah
TV Johor

The first RTM logo used from 1957-1963.This was the logo for Radio Malaya. (Rounded Radio Malaya)	The second RTM logo used from 1963-1969.At that time, Televisyen Malaysia did not merge with Radio Malaya. (Fireball Radio Malaysia)	The third RTM logo used from 1969-1978. The font type used on the lettes r,t and m are still used for the corporate logo until now. (Rectangle-shaped orbit Radio Televisyen Malaysia)	The fourth RTM logo used from 1978-1987. The logo concept was the shape of an eye. (Eye shaped Radio Televisyen Malaysia)
The fifth RTM logo used from 1987-2004. This logo uses a shape of a globe . (Square and globe Radio Televisyen Malaysia)	The sixth RTM logo used from 2004-present.This logo has a tiny sphere orbiting around the r,t and m letters. (Futuristic tiny sphere orbit Radio Televisyen Malaysia)