TV Okey
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Country | Malaysia |
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Broadcast area | Malaysia Singapore Brunei Thailand (South Thailand, particularly Songkhla, Narathiwat, Yala and Satun) Indonesia (West Kalimantan, Riau Islands, North Kalimantan and Riau) |
Headquarters | Angkasapuri, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Malay English Chinese (Mandarin) Indian (Tamil) Indonesian Bajau Dusun Kadazan Iban |
Picture format | 1080i (16:9/HDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Radio Televisyen Malaysia |
Sister channels | TV1 TV2 Berita RTM Sukan RTM TV6 |
History | |
Launched | 21 March 2018 |
Links | |
Website | okey |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
myFreeview | Channel 110 (HD) |
Satellite | |
Astro | Channel 146 |
NJOI | Channel 146 |
Streaming media | |
RTMKlik | Watch live |
TV Okey is a Malaysian free-to-air television channel operated by Radio Televisyen Malaysia dedicated to East Malaysians and urban youths.[1][2] It was launched on 21 March 2018 and airs programmes in English, Malay, and East Malaysian languages such as Bajau, Dusun, Kadazan (Sabah) and Iban (Sarawak).[3]
The channel's name is an acronym for “opportunity”, “knowledge”, “experience” and “yours”.
History[]
Country | Malaysia |
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Headquarters | Angkasapuri, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Ownership | |
Owner | Radio Televisyen Malaysia |
History | |
Launched | 16 March 2009 |
Closed | 10 April 2011 |
Availability | |
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Country | Malaysia |
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Broadcast area | Malaysia Singapore Brunei |
Headquarters | Angkasapuri, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Ownership | |
Owner | Radio Televisyen Malaysia |
History | |
Launched | 11 April 2011 |
Closed | 21 March 2018 |
Availability | |
Before TV Okey existed, three test channels were launched by RTM as part of its Digital terrestrial television (DTT) broadcasting trial on selected households and pay television network Astro from 2006 to 2018.[4][5] They were RTMi, RTM Muzik Aktif (Active Music) and TVi (TV Interaktif/TV Interactive).[6] RTMi was a channel that broadcast RTM1 and RTM2 programme previews for 5 hours daily from 7:00 p.m. until 12:00 a.m., RTM Muzik Aktif was a music channel while TVi were channels that promote East Malaysian culture.[7] There were plans in the early 2010s to launch state television channels for Sabah and Sarawak by RTM, but eventually they were not realised. In Sarawak, however, the state television plan was later undertaken by Sarawak Media Group, which launched TVS on 11 October 2020.
TV Okey was launched on 21 March 2018 in the evening at Hilton Hotel in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.[8] On 1 April 2019, TV Okey has started its HDTV broadcasting in conjunction of RTM's 73rd anniversary, and available exclusively through myFreeview DTT service on Channel 110. Beginning 6 April 2020, TV Pendidikan air on the channel daily under the Kelas@Rumah (Class@Home) programming, marking its return to RTM after 20 years.[9]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Yusa, Zam (21 March 2018). "Najib launches new TV channel for Sabah and Sarawak". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ Zainuddin, Alifah (22 February 2019). "RTM-Bernama merger on the cards". The Malaysian Reserve. Archived from the original on 24 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ Olivia Miwil; Suzianah Jiffar (21 March 2018). "TV Okey set to feature more local dialects in Sabah and Sarawak". New Straits Times. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ "RTM Introduces New Channel On Astro". Bernama. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- ^ "RTM Lancar Stesen TV5 Rai Ulang Tahun Ke-71" (in Malay). My News Hub. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- ^ New TV channel to focus on Sarawak, Sabah — Rais
- ^ "TVi official website". Archived from the original on 2017-12-24.
- ^ TV OKEY dilancar
- ^ RTM's TV Okey brings classes home
External links[]
- 2018 establishments in Malaysia
- Television stations in Malaysia
- Radio Televisyen Malaysia