BBC Burmese shows to run on Myanmar Radio

BBC Burmese radio programmes will be rebroadcast by Myanmar’s state broadcaster, Myanmar Athan, expanding the BBC Burmese footprint in Myanmar.

Three programmes – the BBC Burmese youth show Mobigeno, the technology and digital innovations programme Cool Tech, and the programme introducing innovative farming methods, San Thit Tehtwin Lai Myay Ta Kwin, are now part of Myanmar Radio on FM, mediumwave and shortwave.

MRTV Director-General, U Myint Htwe, said: “In such a good time of openness, Myanmar Athan will be carrying BBC content for the first time, and I am really proud of it. By adding the BBC’s high-quality radio programmes to the schedule of Myanmar Athan, we are further diversifying our radio offer. I am looking forward to continuing MRTV’s cooperation with the BBC.”

The BBC Burmese radio programming is broadcast from London on shortwave and on Asiasat5 satellite television channel and streamed online via bbcburmese.com.