RTV (Bangladeshi TV channel)

RTV (Bengali: আরটিভি) is a satellite television channel broadcast from Bangladesh. It was launched on 26 December 2005.[1] It mainly broadcasts programs in Bengali. The head office of this TV channel is in Kawran Bazar, Dhaka.

Rtv
Rtv Logo
CountryBangladesh
Broadcast areaBangladesh
SloganToday's and Tomorrow's (আজ এবং আগামীর)
HeadquartersBSEC BHABAN, Karwan Bazar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Programming
Language(s)Bengali
Picture formatMPEG-2 / DVB SDTV
Ownership
OwnerBengal Media Corporation Limited
History
Launched26 December 2005
Links
Websitewww.rtvonline.com
Availability
Cable
UCS (Bangladesh)Channel 2
Prisma Digital (Bangladesh)Channel 5
Satellite
Apstar-7 76.5°E4111H MHz
Dish Network (United States)Channel 805
BSkyB (UK)Channel 804
Satellite radio
UCS (Bangladesh)Channel 3

History

On 26 February 2007, a fire broke out at the building from which programs were broadcast; as a result, the station was taken off the air temporarily. Three people died and over 100 were injured in the blaze.

See also

References

  1. Another private TV channel RTV starts functioning from Dec 26 Archived 12 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine, The Bangladesh Observer, 11 November 2005.


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