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Broadcast area | National; also available inMalaysia (northern part of state ofSarawak and the island territory ofLabuan) |
Headquarters | Secretariat Building, Jalan Elizabeth II,Bandar Seri Begawan,Brunei-Muara District,Brunei BS8610 |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Malay English |
Picture format | 1080i (16:9/HDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Radio Television Brunei |
Sister channels | RTB Perdana RTB Aneka |
History | |
Launched | 9 July 2003; 21 years ago (2003-07-09) |
Former names | RTB4 and RTB International |
Links | |
Website | www |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
![]() | Channel 857 (HD) |
Streaming media | |
RTBGo | Watch live |
RTB Sukmaindera (Jawi: سوكمايندرا RTB ) (formerly known asRTB4 and RTB International, stylised asRTB SUKMAINDERA)[1] is a24-hourfree-to-airtelevision channel inBrunei owned byRadio Television Brunei (RTB), the country’s state broadcaster. The channel officially began broadcasting on 9 July 2003, a pilot service had existed since 1994.
The channel showsMalay andEnglish dramas, animated programmes, documentaries, movies and various other programmes, both local and international and simulcast news slots from sister channelRTB Perdana.[citation needed]
RTB announced the beginning of a one-hour satellite slot using the IndonesianPalapa B2P satellite on 24 December 1993. The service, named RTB Sukmaindera, was set to start on 1 January 1994. The primary target audience was Bruneians in the Malay archipelago, delivering news, current affairs programmes and documentaries produced by RTB.[2]
The channel's satellite signal was discontinued on 28 February 2017.[3]
On 11 April 2017, RTB4 was renamed as RTB Sukmaindera as part of RTB’s rebranding project as well as broadcaster’s shift from analogue into digital broadcasting.[1]