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The celebration of 77th Anniversary of Myanma Radio and TV, the first media and the oldest department of Myanmar, was held at MRTV in Tatkon, Nay Pyi Taw this afternoon.
Chairman of State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing attended and addressed the ceremony.
Present at the ceremony together with the Senior General were SAC Joint Secretary Lt-Gen Ye Win Oo, SAC members, Union ministers, senior military officers from Office of Commander-in-Chief, deputy ministers, in service and retired MRTV staff, media persons, artistes and distinguished guests. Staff of MRTV Yangon branch and retransmission stations attended the ceremony in the form of video conferencing.
At the ceremony, MRTV staff staged a dance number to the accompaniment of the song The Beauty of Diamond Jubilee and Perpetuation of MRTV. Then a documentary clip From Successive Anniversaries to the 77th Anniversary was screened.
In his address, the Senior General said MRTV is the oldest public service bureau, with a time-honoured tradition. It is always dutiful and could erect a milestone while adapting itself to the advancing technological and technical knowledge till 77th Anniversary. The functions of MTRV call for collective action, but not individual action.
Then, the Senior General presented honorary prizes and Ks- 7.7 million cash rewards for MRTV staff for their efforts to successfully organize the 10th ASEAN Quiz (Regional Level) on a grand scale as a national level event and Tushin Hnwe Pyaw music festival commemorating the 75th Anniversary Diamond Jubilee Independence Day to the union minister for information.
Then, the Senior General accepted the commemorative emblem and souvenirs for the 77th Anniversary of the MRTV presented by the union minister.
The Senior General and party interestingly looked around the MRTV broadcasting rooms, English and other programmes being broadcast by Myanma Radio (English FM Channel, extended broadcasting and extended broadcasting of Thabye Radio, Convergence News Room, MRTV HD room and MRTV News room, Master Control Room, MRTV HD News Studio, MRTV News၊ Radio Tape Library, Radio News Room and Auditorium.
Now there are MRTV-HD and MRTV-News as well as MRTV-NRC, MRTV-Farmer’s, Hluttaw Channel and MRTV Sports Channel airing their programmes in 11 ethnic languages namely Kachin, Kayah, Sakaw Kayin, eastern Po Kayin, western Po Kayin, Chin (Gyo), Chin (Laizo), Mon, Rakhine, Shan and Wa. Programmes are also broadcast online including the MRTV website and in partnership with private companies. Myanma Radio programmes are aired daily from 5 am to 11 pm in 17 ethnic languages. Moreover, there are Myanma Radio English FM Channel and Thabye Radio programmes.
