National Television of Cambodia

National Television of Cambodia
CountryCambodia
Broadcast areaNationwide and bordering areas near Vietnam, Laos and Thailand
Programming
Picture formatHDTV (16:9 aspect ratio)
History
Launched2 February 1966; 58 years ago (1966-02-02)[1]
Former names
    • Télévision royale khmère (TVRK) (1966–1971)
    • Télévision de la République khmère (TVREK) (1971–1976)
Links
Websitewww.tvk.gov.kh

The National Television of Cambodia (TVK; Khmer: ទូរទស្សន៍ជាតិកម្ពុជា, ទទក) is the national television station of Cambodia. It is owned and operated by the government of Cambodia in Phnom Penh together with the national radio station, National Radio of Cambodia (RNK; Khmer: វិទ្យុជាតិកម្ពុជា).[2] TVK is member of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU).[3]

TVK broadcasts nine hours on weekdays and seventeen hours on weekends. On weekdays it is separated into two sessions, morning session from 11:30 to 14:30, and evening session from 17:00 to 23:00, and on weekends it broadcasts in one section from 6:00 to 23:00. Reruns are also broadcast at night.

  1. ^ Lawrence W. Lichty, Thomas W. Hoffer: North Vietnam, Khmer, and Laos, in: Broadcasting in Asia and the Pacific (1978), p. 119
  2. ^ rnk.gov.kh – National Radio of Cambodia's official website
  3. ^ Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU)