TV Sarawak
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| Country |  Malaysia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Malaysia Singapore Brunei Thailand (South Thailand, particularly Songkhla, Narathiwat, Yala and Satun) Indonesia (West Kalimantan, Riau Islands, East Kalimantan, North Kalimantan and Riau) Philippines (Balabac, Palawan and Tawi-Tawi) |
| Headquarters | LG12, Lower Ground Floor, Mall 2, CityOne Megamall, No. 1, Jalan Song, 93350 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Malay (standard and Sarawakian) English (standard) Iban Mandarin (standard) |
| Picture format | 1080i (16:9/HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | • Sarawak Media Group (SMG) • Government of Sarawak • Ministry of Communications and Digital |
| Key people | Dato Norhyati Ismail (President)[1] Haji Kushairi Abang (Chief Executive Officer)[2] Sarbini Hamdan (Executive Director)[3] |
| History | |
| Launched | 30 October 2014 (TV Sarawak) 10 October 2020 (TVS) |
| Closed | 9 October 2020 (TV Sarawak) |
| Former names | TV Sarawak (2014 - 2020) |
| Links | |
| Website | tvsarawak |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| MYTV | Channel 122 (HD) |
| Streaming media | |
| MYTV | MYTV Mana Mana / Video On Demand |
TVS (formerly TV Sarawak) is a linear digital television channel which provides news and programming from the region of Sarawak to the state itself plus other parts of Malaysia. TVS can be watched nationwide via the platform Astro, Unifi TV and MYTV on channel 122.
History
Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) planned to launch a television station for Sarawak as part of the government digitalization plan of Malaysian television.[4] The plan, however, did not come to fruition as the plan did not come to realization by which it was replaced by OKEY and the state television plan was later undertaken by a private company only to be launched as a streaming channel.[5][6]
The free-to-air license was eventually given the green-light in an announcement by Sim Kui Hian, Sarawak's Minister for Local Government and Housing.[7] The station would be given an early broadcast on 10 October 2020 in conjunction with the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak's Birthday before launching officially the next day on 11 October.[7]
On 15 October 2020, TVS becomes main partner of National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS) and will finance its publishing work.[8]
Identity
Corporate logos
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TVS logo used from 2017 to 2018 -
TVS logo used from 2019 to 2020 -
TVS logo used from 10 October 2020 until 30 December 2023 -
TVS logo used from 24 November 2023 until 30 December 2023 -
![TVS logo used from 31 December 2023 until present[9]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/TVS_logo_%282024%29.png/120px-TVS_logo_%282024%29.png)
TVS logo used from 31 December 2023 until present[9]
![TVS logo used from 31 December 2023 until present[9]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/TVS_logo_%282024%29.png/120px-TVS_logo_%282024%29.png){kind=logo}
References
- ^ "Majlis Menandatangani Memorandum Persefahaman". finas.gov.my. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "CEO shares TVS' achievements and future plans". New Sarawak Tribune. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ "Corporate Affairs Assistant Minister leads Sarawak Media to pay last respects to Masing". Dayak Daily. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ Amree Ahmad (7 June 2009). "Kita bakal 'mabuk' TV" (in Malay). Kosmo!. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Sarawak macam anak tiri stesen TV siaran percuma" (in Malay). Astro Awani. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Archived Copy of the Streaming channel's website". Archived from the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ a b Syafik Shukri Jalil (2 October 2020). "TV Sarawak dilancar 11 Oktober 2020". Astro Awani. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ Rahman, Ridzuan Abdul (15 October 2020). "TV Sarawak rakan strategik Finas". HM Online (in Malay). Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ Nur Shazreena Ali (31 December 2023). "TVS launches new logo, aims to deliver better content to viewers". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 6 January 2024.