The National Television of Cambodia (TVK; km, ទូរទស្សន៍ជាតិកម្ពុជា) is the national

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station of

Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailan ...

. It is owned and operated by the

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in Phnom Penh together with the national radio station, National Radio of Cambodia (RNK; km, វិទ្យុជាតិកម្ពុជា). TVK is member of the

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(ABU). 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.

History

In 1946 ''Radio Cambodge'' opened in Phnom Penh, at the time part of

French Indochina French Indochina (previously spelled as French Indo-China),; vi, Đông Dương thuộc Pháp, , lit. 'East Ocean under French Control; km, ឥណ្ឌូចិនបារាំង, ; th, อินโดจีนฝรั่งเศส, ...

( French protectorate of Cambodia), using Japanese equipment.Christopher H. Sterling: ''Encyclopedia of Radio'' (2003)
Khmer Republic/Cambodia
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it became ''Radiodiffusion Nationale Khmère'' (RNK). TV test transmissions started in 1961, regular transmissions on 2 February 1966. Subsequent names include ''Voice/TV Station of the National United Front of Cambodia'' (1975) and ''Voice of the Kampuchean People'' (VOKP, 1979). In 1983 a Radio and Television Commission was created. In 1994 state TV and radio were placed under the Ministry of Information and separated into different organizations.

List of stations

Radio (RNK)

Central Station (Phnom Penh)

AM Radio AM broadcasting is radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation (AM) transmissions. It was the first method developed for making audio radio transmissions, and is still used worldwide, primarily for medium wave (also known as "AM band") transmis ...

: AM 918 kHz (power: 600 kw) * FM Radio:

Wat Phnom Wat Phnom ( km, វត្តភ្នំ, UNGEGN: , ALA-LC: ; "Mountain Pagoda") is a Buddhist temple ( wat), a pagoda, that symbolizes the name of Phnom Penh, and a historical site that is part of the Khmer national identity. Wat Phnom has a t ...

FM 105.7 MHz (power: 20 kw) Both stations carry English and French news at 1:00 pm and 7:00 pm local time.

Regional FM Stations

* 88.1 – Tbong Khmum * 89.3 – Kampong Speu * 89.5 – Ratanakiri * 90.5 –

Pailin Pailin ( km, ប៉ៃលិន, ) is a province in western Cambodia at the northern edge of the Cardamom Mountains near the border of Thailand. This province is surrounded by Battambang province, and was officially carved out of Battambang ...

* 91.5 – Oddar Meanchey * 92.3 – Kampong Chhnang * 92.5 – Kampong Cham * 92.5 – Takeo * 92.7 –

Battambang Battambang ( km, បាត់ដំបង, UNGEGN: ) is the capital of Battambang Province and the third largest city in Cambodia. Founded in the 11th century by the Khmer Empire, Battambang is the leading rice-producing province of the coun ...

* 93.0 – Sihanoukville * 94.0 – Banteay Meanchey * 96.0 – Phnom Penh * 97.0 – Mondulkiri * 97.0 – Preah Vihear * 97.3 – Prey Veng * 98.3 –

Kampong Thom Kampong Thom may refer to: *Kampong Thom city Kampong Thom ( km, ក្រុងកំពង់ធំ), also Krong Kampong Thom, is the capital city of Kampong Thom Province, Cambodia lying on the bank of the Steung Saen River. It is a mid-wa ...

* 98.5 – Kratie * 98.5 –

Pursat Pursat ( ; km, ពោធិ៍សាត់, ) is the capital of Pursat Province, Cambodia. Its name derived from a type of tree. It lies on the Pursat River The Pursat River ( km, ស្ទឹងពោធិ៍សាត់, Steung Pursat) al ...

* 98.7 – Svay Rieng * 99.0 – Kep * 99.0 – Stung Treng * 99.7 –

Kampot Kampot may refer to: *Kampot (city), a city in southern Cambodia *Kampot, an alternative spelling of the Slavic drink Kompot *Kampot Province, province of Cambodia * Kampot Municipality, a municipality in Cambodia * Kampot Airport, an airport in Ca ...

* 103.0 – Siem Reap

Television (TVK)

Television Station Network

* TVK * TVK2 (educational; launched on 20 April 2020)information.gov.kh:
TVK2 Channel Officially Launches Broadcast Trial
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Central Station (Phnom Penh)

* VHF-Channel 7 (TVK; power: 10 kw)

Regional Stations

– VHF-Channel 7 (TVK Battambang) from

# Koh Kong – VHF-Channel 7 (TVK Koh Kong) from Koh Kong # Kratie – VHF-Channel 7 (TVK Kratie) from Kratie # Mondulkiri – VHF-Channel 7 (TVK Mondulkiri) from

Senmonorom Senmonorom ( km, សែនមនោរម្យ; ) is the capital of the province of Mondulkiri, Cambodia. It is the only major town in the province. The town has over 10,000 inhabitants, and is often compared to frontier towns in the old Ame ...

# Preah Vihear – VHF-Channel 7 (TVK Preah Vihear) from Tbeng Meanchey #

– VHF-Channel 10 (TVK Pursat) from

(national relay) # Ratanakiri – VHF-Channel 7 (TVK Ratanakiri) from

Banlung Banlung ( km, បានលុង, ) is the capital of Ratanakiri Province in northeastern Cambodia, and is 636 kilometres from the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh. Ratanakiri Province borders Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( v ...

# Siem Reap – VHF-Channel 12 (TVK Siem Reap) from Siem Reap # Sihanoukville – UHF-Channel 53 (TVK Sihanoukville) from Sihanoukville # Stung Treng – VHF-Channel 7 (TVK Stung Treng) from Stung Treng

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:National Television of Kampuchea Mass media companies of Cambodia Television stations in Cambodia Television channels and stations established in 1966

History

List of stations

Radio (RNK)

Central Station (Phnom Penh)

Regional FM Stations

Television (TVK)

Television Station Network

Central Station (Phnom Penh)

Regional Stations

See also

References

External links