Bangladesh Betar

Bangladesh Betar

Website	www.betar.org.bd

Bangladesh Betar (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ বেতার) or BB is the state-owned radio broadcasting organisation of Bangladesh. It was also known as Radio Bangladesh between 1975 and 1996.

History

Radio transmission in the region now forming Bangladesh started in Dhaka on December 16, 1939. Initially, the station was located in old Dhaka. Later, the station was relocated to Shahbag. It played an important role during the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971. On March 26, 1971, the broadcasting center of Radio Pakistan was used to transmit a declaration of independence, which was picked up by a Japanese ship in the Chittagong Harbor and retransmitted. During the war, it was known as Shwadhin Bangla Betar Kendro (Independent Bengal Radio Station). Due to heavy shelling, the station had to be relocated several times, and ultimately moved to Calcutta on May 25, from where it would broadcast until the end of the war. On December 6, it was renamed Bangladesh Betar.

Stations

Schedule MW

Center	Frequency (kHz)	Meter	Power (kW)	Broadcast Time(Local)
Dhaka-ka	693	432.90	1000	06:30-12:10 and 14:30-23:30
Dhaka-kha	630	476.19	100	00:00-03:00, 06:30-07:45 and 09:00-23:10
Dhaka-Ga	1170	256.41	20	15:00-17:00
Chittagong	873	343.64	100	06:30-10:00 and 12:00-23:10
Rajshahi	1080	277.77	10	06:30-10:00 and 12:00-23:10
Rajshahi	846	354.60	100	06:30-10:00 and 12:00-23:10
Khulna	558	537.63	100	06:30-10:00 and 12:00-23:10
Rangpur	1053	284.90	10	06:30-10:00 and 14:00-23:10
Sylhet	963	311.52	20	06:30-10:00 and 14:00-23:10
Barisal	1287	233.10	10	10:45-17:15
Thakurgaon	999	300.30	10	15:50-23:10
Rangamati	1161	258.39	10	11:30-16:30
Cox's Bazar	1314	228.31	10	11:45-16:45
Bandarban	1431	209.64	10	11:30-16:30
Comilla	1413	212.31	10	16:00-23:10

Schedule FM

Center	Frequency (MHz)	Meter	Power (KW)	Broadcast Time(Local)
FM100, Dhaka	100.0	3.00	3	13:00-16:00
FM, Dhaka	97.6	3.07	5	06:30-12:00; 14:15-23:15
FM 88.8, Traffic Channel	88.8	3.38	10	08:00-20:00
FM 90.0, Traffic Channel	90.0	3.33	10	08:00-20:00
FM (Home Service), Dhaka	103.2	2.9	5	17:30-22:00
FM, Chittagong	105.5	2.85	2	06:30-10:00; 19:00-23:10
FM, Khulna	102.0	2.94	1	06:30-10:00; 19:00-23:10
FM, Rajshahi	104.0	2.88	5	06:30-10:00; 19:00-23:10
FM, Rajshahi	105.0	2.86	1	06:30-10:00; 19:00-23:10
FM, Rangpur	105.0	2.86	1	06:30-10:00; 19:00-23:10
FM, Comilla	101.2	2.96	2	06:30-10:00; 17:00-23:10
FM, Thakurgoan	92.0	3.26	5	16:00-23:10

See also

• Communications in Bangladesh

Bangladesh betar Review

External links

• Bangladesh Betar Official site