TV Okey
Country | Malaysia |
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Headquarters | Angkasapuri, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (headquarters) Bangunan Kompleks KKMM Sabah, Jalan Lintas, Kepayan, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia Bangunan RTM Sarawak, Jalan P. Ramlee, Taman Budaya, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia (secondary cum regional productions) |
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Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
Ownership | |
Owner | Radio Televisyen Malaysia |
Sister channels | |
History | |
Launched | 1 February 2000 11 April 2006 (official broadcast RTMi) 16 March 2009 (Muzik Aktif) 11 April 2011 (TVi) 21 March 2018 (TV Okey) 1 April 2019 (myFreeview) (HD) | (trial broadcast RTMi)
Closed | 15 March 2009 10 April 2011 (Muzik Aktif) 20 March 2018 (TVi) 31 March 2019 (myFreeview) (SD) | (RTMi)
Former names | RTMi (01.02.2000 - 15.03.2009) Muzik Aktif (16.03.2009 - 10.04.2011) TVi (11.04.2011 - 20.03.2018) |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
myFreeview | Channel 110 (HD) |
Streaming media | |
RTMKlik | Watch live |
RTM TV Okey (stylised as Okey) is a Malaysian free-to-air television channel operated by Radio Televisyen Malaysia dedicated to East Malaysians and urban youths. It was launched on 21 March 2018 and airs programmes in English, Malay, and East Malaysian languages such as Bajau, Dusun, Kadazan (Sabah) and Iban (Sarawak).
The channel's name is an acronym for “opportunity”, “knowledge”, “experience” and “yours”.
History
Before TV Okey existed, three test channels were launched by RTM as part of its Digital terrestrial television (DTT) broadcasting trial on selected households and pay television network Astro channel 180 from 2006 to 2018: RTMi, RTM Muzik Aktif (Active Music) and TVi (TV Interaktif/TV Interactive). RTMi was a channel that broadcast RTM1 and RTM2 programme previews for 5 hours daily from 7:00 p.m. until 12:00 a.m., RTM Muzik Aktif was a music channel that airs mainstream and independent Malaysian music as well as music-oriented programmes while TVi was a channel that promoted East Malaysian culture. There were plans in the early 2010s to launch state television channels for Sabah and Sarawak by RTM, but eventually they were not realised. In Sarawak, however, the state television plan was later undertaken by Sarawak Media Group, which launched TVS on 11 October 2020.
TV Okey was launched on 21 March 2018 in the evening at Hilton Hotel in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah and officiated by the then-Prime Minister, Najib Razak. On 1 April 2019, TV Okey has started its HDTV broadcasting in conjunction with RTM's 73rd anniversary, and available exclusively through myFreeview DTT service on Channel 110. Beginning 6 April 2020, TV Pendidikan air on the channel daily under the Kelas@Rumah (Class@Home) programming, marking its return to RTM after 20 years.
Logo history
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TVi logo (2014-18)
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Old logo of OKEY (2018-19)
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Current logo of OKEY (2019–present)