Bahrain Radio and Television Corporation (BRTC; ) is a public broadcaster in Bahrain with headquarters in Manama. The BRTC is owned by the government of Bahrain, and under the control of the Information Affairs Authority.

History BRTC was set up in 1971, and became an independent body in January 1993. The corporation regulates visual and audio broadcasting in the Kingdom of Bahrain. It broadcasts programs in both Arabic and English.

Radio Bahrain

Radio Bahrain was established in 1955, was taken over by BRTC in 1971, and became an independent body in 1993. Its English-language radio service has been on-air since 1977, broadcasting four hours a day from a studio in Isa Town. In 1982 the station was moved to a building in Adliya. On-air time was extended to 18 hours a day. A second station, Radio 2, began broadcasting 6 hours a day. In 1989 a new studio was established in the Ministry of Information building, and the following year the station went 24 hours. In 2007 Radio Bahrain switched its frequency from 101.0FM to 96.5FM.

Bahrain TV

Bahrain TV was formed in 1973 by an American company (RTV International) with limited equipment. The government bought the station in 1975 and improved its facilities. A second channel (Channel 55) opened in December 1981. BTV has produced many Bahraini-created and produced shows, the most prominent being youth shows such as Chat with Batelco, and Hala Bahrain. Bahrain TV was criticised for the way it handled the 2011 Bahrain uprising, during which it ran a campaign to name, punish and shame those who took part in the uprising.

Programs Former Imported shows Animated shows The Adventures of Blinky Bill The Adventures of Dawdle the Donkey The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee The Adventures of Marco & Gina Adventures of Pow Wow Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog The Adventures of Tintin Aladdin The All New Popeye Hour The Animals of Farthing Wood Animaniacs Animated Classics Arthur Atom Ant Avenger Penguins Babar The Baby Huey Show Basket Fever Batman: The Animated Series Beast Wars: Transformers Biker Mice from Mars Billy the Cat Bionic Six Blazing Dragons Bob the Builder Budgie the Little Helicopter Cadillacs and Dinosaurs Captain Cook's Travels Captain Planet and the Planeteers Captain Simian and the Space Monkeys Casper the Friendly Ghost Crocadoo Dennis and Gnasher Dog City Double Dragon Dragon Tales DuckTales The Enchanted House Fables of the Green Forest Ferdy the Ant Flash Gordon Franklin Freakazoid! Gargoyles Goof Troop G.I. Joe Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats Hey Arnold! The Hot Rod Dogs and Cool Car Cats Jamie and the Magic Torch Karlsson-on-the-Roof Laurel and Hardy Little Bear Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies The Magic School Bus Marsupilami The Mask: Animated Series Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series Molly's Gang Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm The Mozart Band Mr. Bogus The New Adventures of Jonny Quest Noddy's Toyland Adventures Oscar and Friends The Pink Panther Pinky and the Brain Pippi Longstocking ProStars Popeye the Sailor Man Postman Pat The Prince of Atlantis The Raggy Dolls ReBoot Renada Road Rovers Rugrats Rupert Salty's Lighthouse The Secret Lives of Waldo Kitty Spider-Woman Spirou Street Sharks Stone Protectors SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron TaleSpin Tayo the Little Bus Teo Tiny Toon Adventures Tom and Jerry Topper’s Tales The Transformers Voltron Where's Wally? Widget Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa The Woody Woodpecker Show X-Men: Evolution

Documentary Across the Seven Seas The Ascent of Man Big Cat Diary Deadly Australians Eye of the Beholder Great Railway Journeys Insectia Pioneers of Egyptology Untamed World Walking with Dinosaurs Wonders of Weather

Game shows The Crystal Maze Wheel of Fortune

Children The Adventures of Shirley Holmes The Adventures of the Aftermath Crew Alphabet Castle Animal Park Animal Tales Art Attack At the Zoo Back to Sherwood Bananas in Pyjamas Barney & Friends Bear in the Big Blue House Big Bag Big Blue Marble Blue's Clues Brum Camp Wilderness Cappelli & Company Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future Children of Fire Mountain Children's Film Foundation Films Don't Blame the Koalas Finger Tips Fudge Fun House Ghostwriter Glad Rags Goosebumps Groundling Marsh Huckleberry Finn and His Friends Jay Jay the Jet Plane The Latchkey Children Lift Off Lizzie McGuire McDuff, the Talking Dog The Mechanical Universe Mentors Mirror, Mirror Mowgli: The New Adventures of the Jungle Book My Best Friend is an Alien My Secret Identity The New Ghostwriter Mysteries Ocean Girl Pappyland Pardon My Genie Secret Life of Toys The Secret World of Alex Mack Sesame Street Spellbinder: Land of the Dragon Lord So You Want to Be Take Hart Take Off Theodore Tugboat Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends The Wayne Manifesto The Wonderful World of Brother Buzz Woobinda (Animal Doctor) You and Me

Comedy 3rd Rock from the Sun ALF America's Funniest Home Videos Baby Boom Batman Beadle's About Boy Meets World Brotherly Love B. J. and the Bear Café Americain Candid Camera Coach Dad's Army Diff'rent Strokes Dinosaurs The Double Life of Henry Phyfe Empty Nest Everybody Loves Raymond Family Matters Family Ties Fay The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Friends The Golden Girls Good Time Harry Grace Under Fire Green Acres The Gregory Hines Show Growing Pains Harper Valley PTA The Hogan Family The Jeff Foxworthy Show Joey Just for Laughs Gags The King of Queens Mad About You The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo Mind Your Language Newhart A Sharp Intake of Breath Sister, Sister Sledge Hammer! Smart Guy Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Spin City The Tony Randall Show

Cooking Bake with Anna Olson Huey's Cooking Adventures Let's Bake and Decorate

Drama 240-Robert The Adventures of Sinbad The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson Airwolf Armchair Thriller Automan The A-Team Bailey's Bird Battlestar Galactica Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Buffalo Girls Buffy the Vampire Slayer Delvecchio Dickens of London Doctor Who Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman The Duchess of Duke Street Due South The Eddie Capra Mysteries Ellery Queen Emergency! Enemy at the Door A Family at War Fast Track First Wave F/X: The Series Griff Hawaii Five-O Helen: A Woman of Today Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Hill Street Blues The Incredible Hulk Jake and the Fatman Judging Amy Katts and Dog Knight Rider The Legend of William Tell Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Lou Grant L.A. Heat Magnum, P.I. Manimal A Man Called Sloane Martial Law Moloney Moonlighting Murder One M.A.N.T.I.S. The Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys Mysteries New York Undercover Perry Mason Pit Pony Police Rescue Pride and Prejudice The Rockford Files Sapphire & Steel Shannon Simon & Simon Sirens The Six Billion Dollar Man Sliders The Sopranos Star Trek: The Next Generation Starsky & Hutch Street Hawk Superboy Sword of Justice Team Knight Rider Upstairs, Downstairs Viper Walker, Texas Ranger Water Rats Wildside Xena: Warrior Princess The X-Files Young Ramsay Zorro

Wrestling WWF Superstars of Wrestling

Biographical George Washington

Sports Trans World Sport

Horror Werewolf

Magazine Cybernet Martha Stewart Living

Reality Candid Camera Healthy, Wealthy and Wise Man vs. Wild

Education Beyond 2000 Science International

Western The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Dusty's Trail

Soap Opera The Colbys Dallas Dynasty Falcon Crest Knots Landing The Young Doctors

Talk Shows The Oprah Winfrey Show

See also Media in Bahrain Information Affairs Authority

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