FACULTY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

DIPLOMA IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

IAD 2313
INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER
NETWORK
A STUDY OF BROADCASTING SYSTEM IN MALAYSIA
(RADIO TELEVISION MALAYSIA)
LECTURER: Mr. MOHD NOOR RIZAL ARBAIN

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FAUZIAH BT BACHTIAR 3101009251

NURSYAZWANI BT HAIRUDIN 3101006091
NAZIRAH BT ABD. RAHIB 3101005981
NUR ARINA BT AMIN AZHAR 3101001931
SHAFIQAH AZNI 3101006761

A study about broadcasting system in

Malaysia (Radio Televisyen Malaysia [RTM] )
The history of radio in Malaya began in the year 1921 when an
electrical engineer from the Johore Government, A.L. Birch,
brought the first radio set into the country. He then established
the Johore Wireless Association and commenced broadcasting
through 300 meter waves. This was then followed by the
establishment of the same association in Penang and the
Malayan Wireless Association in Kuala Lumpur.

In the year 1930, Sir Earl from the Singapore Port Authority
commenced its short wave broadcast every fortnight either on
Sundays or Wednesdays. The same effort was emulated by the
Malayan Wireless Association, broadcasting from Bukit Petaling,
Kuala Lumpur, via 325 meter waves. This was followed by the
efforts of Sir Shenton Thomas who opened the Studio of
Broadcasting Corporation of Malaya and its transmitter at
Caldecott Hill, Singapore, on 11th March 1937. The British
Broadcasting Corporation of Malaya was then taken over by the
Straits Settlement and became a part of the British Information
Ministry better known as the Malayan Broadcasting
Corporation.

Following the Japanese invasion and the end of British rule in

Singapore in 1942, the Japanese took over and used the
existing radio channels in Penang, Malacca, Kuala Lumpur,
Seremban and Singapore to transmit Japanese propaganda.
However, in the year 1943, the British came back into power
and reclaimed the stations.

The establishment of Radio Malaya began on the 1st April 1946

in Singapore
and later moved to the Federal Building, Jalan Sultan
Hishamuddin, Kuala Lumpur in 1956.

This was followed by a change in name to Radio Malaysia on

16th September 1963 in accordance with the formation of
Malaysia. On 6th October 1969, broadcast operations were
moved to Angkasapuri Complex, Bukit Putra, Kuala Lumpur and
both Radio and Television services were merged and placed
under the Department of Broadcasting, one of the agencies
under the Ministry of Information, Communications and Culture.
It was in Angkasapuri Complex that rapid development in
broadcasting for both radio and television began. Broadcast
time was extended to cater to the needs of listeners from all
walks of life.
As the national broadcasting station, RTM now operates 35
radio stations, two TV stations and recently launched TVi
broadcasted through channel 180 Astro and broadband
services.

What could be more praiseworthy is not only that the number

of listeners, viewers and revenues collected from commercial
advertisements derived from airing them increasing year by
year, but RTM has marked yet another milestone with the
introduction of RTM's website at the end of 1995.
This service which was launched by the Honourable Prime
Minister, Dato' Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed on 27th December
1995, enables listeners to tune to the TV and Radio stations via
the Internet. The Internet does not lessen the role of radio and
television. On the contrary, the Net can be used to enhance the
functions of radio and televisyen in disseminating information
globally.
Live streaming of RTM radio and TV can be accessed via its
website www.rtm.gov.my.

Beginning in 2000, RTM initiated digitalization and in 2002

launched its DTTB (Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting)
and performed an assessment on the quality of broadcast via
digital transmission of two stations, in Ulu Kali and via the
Kuala Lumpur Tower. The Cabinet has decided that RTM will
continue
digitization efforts with the national implementation of digital
roll-out in 2012
and analogue switch-off in 2015.
We collected all this information from the website
http://www.rtm.net.my/,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV1_(Malaysia), and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Televisyen_Malaysia. Some
information we gain from article we had read.

“Since the RTM was introduced to people, the Director of

broadcasting said that, they will never use ‘broken language’
for their broadcast unless the advertisement will be
acceptable.”

RTM was the first TV show that come up before any other TV
show such as TV3.

The suggestion for future study is we hope that the Department

of Broadcasting and its people will show more about
broadcasting. So that people will know national broadcasting
organization. The conclusion is we hope that there are more
study in deep about broadcasting system in Malaysia. Its more
better if we make a trip to a broadcasting station so that we will
know more how the process of broadcast are running.
RTM strategic plan for the period of six years (2010-2015),
targets RTM to become a world class national broadcasting
institution by adopting the following approaches. First, driving
the direction for RTM also provide the framework and trace
future changes. Then, organizational restructuring and provide
guidance for decision making. Lastly, perfecting and extending
the framework in terms of capacity and capability of RTM.

RTM equipment
One of the RTM television show