Radio Televisyen Malaysia

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Radio Televisyen Malaysia (abbr. RTM stylised in all lowercase; English: Radio Television Malaysia) is the national, primary public broadcaster of Malaysia (also under the name of Malaysian Department of Broadcasting (Malay: Jabatan Penyiaran Malaysia) headquartered at Angkasapuri, Kuala Lumpur. Established on 1 April 1946 as Radio Malaya, it is the first and the oldest broadcaster in the country. After Malaysia was formed on 16 September 1963, Radio Malaya was renamed Radio Malaysia. On 28 December that year, television service in Malaysia began with the establishment of Televisyen Malaysia. RTM came into its current state with its present name in 1969 when it merged its radio and television services to form the present-day broadcast department. As of 2021, RTM employs over 4,000 staff in total, of whom approximately 2,000 are in public-sector broadcasting, including part-time, flexible as well as fixed contract staff. Its work is formerly funded principally by an annual television licence...

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