Country Burma | Official website www.dvb.no | |
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Type Broadcast radio and television Availability National
International Burma Key people Executive Director/Chief Editor Aye Chan Naing, Deputy Executive Director Khin Maung Win Launch date July 1992 (radio)
May 28, 2005 (television) | ||
The Democratic Voice of Burma (Burmese: ဒီမိုကရေတစ်မြန်မာ့အသံ, abbreviated DVB) is a non-profit media organization based in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Run by Burmese expatriates, it makes radio and television broadcasts aimed at providing uncensored news and information about Burma.
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In July 1992, DVB began broadcasting programming into Burma from studios in Oslo, Norway and transmitting via shortwave radio from the Norwegian transmitter at Kvitsoy. Now the broadcast is sent via satellite.
On May 28, 2005, DVB expanded its programming and began satellite television broadcasts into the country. The organization stated that it hoped to reach some ten million Burmese through this new effort (which it claims is the first free and independent Burmese language television channel), which was funded in part by non-governmental organizations such as Free Voice of the Netherlands, the National Endowment for Democracy, and the Freedom of Expression Foundation.
In 2012, DVB started multimedia operations inside Myanmar openly, running a branch office with its former underground VJs.
Mission
DVB states that it has four primary goals:
Shortwave broadcast schedule
As of 28 October 2012, the organization delivers programming daily via shortwave radio from:
0600-0700 local time (2330-0030 UTC) on 7510 kHz (41 metre band) and 11595 kHz (25m)
2100-2200 local time (1430-1530 UTC) on 11560 kHz (25m)