Bangladesh Television (BTV)

Address: BANGLADESH TELEVISION TV Bhaban, Rampura, Dhaka, 1219

Fax: 88-02-831-2927

Website: http://www.btv.gov.bd/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/btvbangladesh
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/btv.gov.bd

About

Frequency: 4129 V 11395 DVB-S; MPEG-2 Source: https://emonece.wordpress.com/2014/12/27/all-bangla-channel-frequency/

Year Started: In 1964, Television Started broadcasting as a Corporation, named Pakistan Television Corporation. Transmission of the station initially began from DIT (Presently RAJUK Bhaban) for four hours duration. After independence in 1971, it was renamed as Banglade

Country: Bangladesh

Ownership: State Owned

Owner: Bangladesh Government

Overview

Description:

Bangladesh Television (BTV), a state-owned national TV station began its operations in 1964. Besides education and entertainment, its mandate is to ensure the equitable dissemination of information to the mass people and contribute to the nation's socio-economic development of Bangladesh. It telecasts various programmes comprising drama, documentaries, musicals, education and information, including 14 News bulletins in English and Bangla daily. The vision of the present Government is to make "Digital Bangladesh" by 2021 and BTV is working for it. BTV transmits 18 hours program terrestrially and 24 hours through satellite daily through a centre, a sub-centre, and 14 relay stations. Its HQ's and main centre is located in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. Chittagong, a sub-centre, transmits three hours and 30 minutes locally produced separate programmes daily. BTV has started BTV World, a satellite based separate channal on April 11, 2004. As a result, BTV has now reached beyond the borders. BTV World transmits 24 hours satellite programmes daily.

Audience demographics: BTV has a potential coverage of about 97 percent of the countryÕs population

Content Type: Agriculture

Languages: Bangla

Coverage: National

Coverage areas: BTV Transmits itÕs transmission through 14 relay stations in the whole country, which has a potential coverage of about 95% of the territory and 95% of the population. Relay stations are as follows: Natore, Sylhet, Khulna, Rangpur, Mymenshingh, Rangamati, Noakhali, Shatkhira, Jhenidah, Thakurgaon, B- Baria, Patuakhali, Rajshahi, Ukhia.