RTV BN
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Radio Televizija Bijeljina, is a radio-television company based in Bijeljina
, Bosnia & Herzegovina
. RTV Bijeljina has been said to be aligned with hardline Serbian nationalists. RTV Bijeljina is more commonly known as RTV BN. The company was founded in 1998. RTV BN is currently the highest rated TV channel in Republika Srpska
entity of Bosnia & Herzegovina
and is one of BiH's leading channels.
RTV BN represents a 24-hour channel with news, political, and entertainment programs. The primary news program, BN Monitor, is the highest rated news channel in Republika Srpska.
RTV BN has over 120 employees with news correspondents throughout BiH, Belgrade
, London
, and Vienna
, among other cities.
BN TV and Radio BN broadcasts news and music in the Serbian language
. Radio BN is included with the RTV BN Satellite package. RTV BN is currently available in Europe, North America (USA and Canada), Australia, and New Zealand via satellite.
BN TV is also broadcast on the internet but requires a subscription to the service. Radio BN is broadcast on the internet free of charge.
, North America
on the Globecast World TV Platform
(USA and Canada
), Australia
and New Zealand
on UBI World TV
.
In 2006, RTV BN started broadcasting programs on the internet using the livepro.tv website.
In 2007, RTV BN has moved broadcasting over the internet to BalkaniYUm.tv website.
In 2008, RTV BN will be moving its operations to a newer building as part of its 10th anniversity of operations.
In 2010, police raided the RTV BN headquarters claiming tax fraud. RTV BN claims the raid was politically motivated and retaliation for their criticism of Prime Minister Milorad Dodik
.
Bijeljina
Bijeljina is a city and municipality in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina. The city is the second largest in the Republika Srpska entity after Banja Luka and fifth largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is situated on the flat rich plains of Semberija...
, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
. RTV Bijeljina has been said to be aligned with hardline Serbian nationalists. RTV Bijeljina is more commonly known as RTV BN. The company was founded in 1998. RTV BN is currently the highest rated TV channel in Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska is one of two main political entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
entity of Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
and is one of BiH's leading channels.
RTV BN represents a 24-hour channel with news, political, and entertainment programs. The primary news program, BN Monitor, is the highest rated news channel in Republika Srpska.
RTV BN has over 120 employees with news correspondents throughout BiH, Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, and Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, among other cities.
BN TV and Radio BN broadcasts news and music in the Serbian language
Serbian language
Serbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries....
. Radio BN is included with the RTV BN Satellite package. RTV BN is currently available in Europe, North America (USA and Canada), Australia, and New Zealand via satellite.
BN TV is also broadcast on the internet but requires a subscription to the service. Radio BN is broadcast on the internet free of charge.
History
RTV BN was founded in 1998. In January 2004, it began running its programs on satellite in EuropeEurope
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
on the Globecast World TV Platform
GlobeCast World TV
GlobeCast World TV is a direct-to-home provider of free-to-air and Nagravision-encrypted ethnic television and audio channels via the Galaxy 19 satellite received in North America...
(USA and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
), Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
on UBI World TV
UBI World TV
UBI World TV is an Australian digital satellite pay television service that broadcasts predominantly ethnic channels. It launched in late 2004 and currently offers over 80 channels in its lineup from over 20 countries in over 12 languages.The company also provides entertainment and information...
.
In 2006, RTV BN started broadcasting programs on the internet using the livepro.tv website.
In 2007, RTV BN has moved broadcasting over the internet to BalkaniYUm.tv website.
In 2008, RTV BN will be moving its operations to a newer building as part of its 10th anniversity of operations.
In 2010, police raided the RTV BN headquarters claiming tax fraud. RTV BN claims the raid was politically motivated and retaliation for their criticism of Prime Minister Milorad Dodik
Milorad Dodik
Milorad Dodik , is the President of Republika Srpska, and the president of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats political party. He graduated from the Belgrade University of Political Sciences .-Political career:...
.