Malaysia's TV1 and TV2 back on Brunei air in May
By Rosli Abidin Yahya

Television viewers in Brunei Darussalam will be able to watch once more channels 1 and 2 of Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) when the upgrading work and the replacement of the television transmitter at Bukit Mas in Limbang are completed early next month.

For the past several weeks, Brunei viewers were unable to tune in to Malaysia's TV1 and TV2. However Kristal-Astro subscribers continued to be able to watch the two channels uninterrupted.

An RTM spokesperson from the Engineering Division told the Borneo Post that the present 2-kilowatt Very High Frequency (VHF) transmitter at Bukit Mas in Limbang would be replaced by a 5-kilowatt Ultra High Frequency (UHF).

The full transmission of the 5-kilowatt UHF channel 27 and 29 has been set to commence on May 1. A trial run for the new system is expected to take place on April 18.

An engineer at the RTB's Centre Apparatus Room said the interruption was caused by the shift to VHF on channel 6 and 9 through its low power 1-kilowatt transmitter.

The temporary shift did not affect viewers in Limbang but the viewers of RTM in Brunei Darussalam were very much affected.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin