Country | Malaysia |
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Broadcast area |
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Headquarters | Wisma Berita, Angkasapuri, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Programming | |
Language(s) | |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
Ownership | |
Owner | Radio Televisyen Malaysia |
Sister channels | |
History | |
Launched | 30 December 2018 1 January 2020 (official broadcast) 25 June 2020 (official broadcast) | (trial broadcast)
Former names | BES (30 - 31 December 2018) RTM News (1 January 2019 - 31 March 2019) Saluran Berita RTM (1 April 2019 - 31 December 2019) Berita RTM (1 January 2020 - present) |
Links | |
Website | berita |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
myFreeview | Channel 123 (HD) |
Streaming media | |
RTMKlik | Watch live |
Berita RTM (lit. 'RTM News', stylised as BERITA rtm), also known as Saluran Berita RTM (lit. 'RTM News Channel'), or BES (Berita Ehwal Semasa, lit. 'Current Affairs News') is a free-to-air Malaysian television news channel owned and operated by Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM).[1] With 'Yang Sahih di Berita RTM' (Trustworthy at RTM News) as its corporate slogan, the network is headquartered at the Wisma Berita RTM in Angkasapuri and was launched on 25 June 2020 alongside its television channel at 7.45 pm (MST) and broadcast via myFreeview channel 123.[2][3] It broadcasts specialised news covering of current affairs and talk shows in high definition (HD). Berita RTM channel broadcast 24 hours a day covering a wide range of languages, mainly in Malay, English, Mandarin and Tamil in addition to East Malaysian languages: Iban, Kadazan, Dusun and Bajau.[1]
The dynamic transformation of the new channel also offers a variety of features compared to other TV channels as it broadcasts its multimedia news from 12 noon to 2 pm followed by 7 pm to 9 pm.[1] The channel is live-streamed on RTM's streaming service, RTM Klik, and on Youtube.