TVi (Malaysia)
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RTM TVi, also known as TVi is a television station
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...

 in Malaysia owned and operated by the Radio Television Malaysia, a division of the Malaysian Government. TVi is now broadcasting for 24 hours a day effective April 2011. TVi, specifically meant for Sabah and Sarawak, is an initiative by the Federal Government and the governments of the two states to bring about a deeper understanding of the people in them. This would also help further promote the 1Malaysia concept among Malaysians, especially in the peninsular.

TVi focusing programmes that highlight life in Sabah and Sarawak, culture and songs of the various ethnic groups in them, documentaries, history and plans in store for these two states. The channel currently available on Astro’s Channel 180, which is previously broadcasting RTM Muzik Aktif.

As RTM Muzik Aktif

RTM Muzik Aktif launched by RTM on March 16, 2009 as RTM plan to introduce digital terrestrial televsion in Malaysia. Therefore, RTM Muzik Aktif were launched toward digital tv in Malaysia. The channel available only via satellite using Astro platform at channel 180.

RTM Muzik Aktif (Malay: Active Music) was a music channel in Malaysia. It is the first Malaysian music channel, and one of the first Malaysian digital channels. On 10 April 2011, Muzik Aktif is replaced with the new RTM channel focusing on East Malaysian viewers, TVi.

As TVi

Malaysian government want to promote understanding between Malaysian Peninsular and Malaysian borneo (Sabah and Sarawak). Therefore, RTM in conjunction with Sabah and Sarawak state government plan to launch TV channel which promoting Sabah and Sarawak culture.

10 April 2011, RTM launching the new tv station focusing on East Malaysian programmes called TVi. The channel broadcast via channel 180 Astro, replacing RTM Muzik Aktif.

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