BTV Rangpur
{{Short description|Television station of Bangladesh Television in Rangpur}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = {{ubl|Bangladesh Television Rangpur Subcenter|বাংলাদেশ টেলিভিশন রংপুর উপকেন্দ্র}}
| logo = Bangladesh Television logo.svg
| logo_caption =
| type = Relay station
| headquarters = Satgara, Rangpur
| country = Bangladesh
| language = Bengali
| area = Rangpur Division
| slogan =
| owner = Government of Bangladesh
| key_people =
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|1978|12|df=yes}}
| terr_serv_1 = Analog terrestrial
| terr_chan_1 = VHF channel 6{{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1997-TV-Factbook/Television-Factbook-1997-ALL-OTHER.pdf|title=Television Factbook|date=1997|access-date=12 September 2024|page=546|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629161418/https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1997-TV-Factbook/Television-Factbook-1997-ALL-OTHER.pdf|archive-date=29 June 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://btv.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/btv.portal.gov.bd/tenders/1876d8d7_44f0_428e_a29f_3ee8a37870df/DTTB%20Brief%20(2).pdf|title=Short Brief of Technical Profile of BTV|page=3|access-date=21 September 2024|website=Bangladesh Television}}
| network = BTV Dhaka
| parent = Bangladesh Television
| divisions =
| subsid =
| footnotes =
| intl =
}}
Bangladesh Television Rangpur or BTV Rangpur ({{langx|bn|বিটিভি রংপুর}}) is a BTV-affiliated relay television station broadcast from Rangpur, serving the namesake division in the North Bengal region. It is one of the two relay television stations of Bangladesh Television serving the Rangpur Division, with the other being broadcast from Thakurgaon.{{Cite web|url=http://www.btv.gov.bd/site/page/2cddc9f2-6535-4bdc-8ba5-3a354382584d/-|title=BTV At a Glance|access-date=14 September 2024|website=Bangladesh Television|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527140726/https://btv.gov.bd/site/page/2cddc9f2-6535-4bdc-8ba5-3a354382584d/-|archive-date=27 May 2023}} Established in December 1978, it is yet to be converted into a regional television station. BTV Rangpur is headquartered in the city's Satgara neighborhood.{{cite web|url=https://btv.gov.bd/site/page/8082f0a6-7b63-42d8-acb6-d7e2a4f9a505/বিটিভির-অফিসসমূহ|title=Offices of BTV|access-date=12 September 2024|website=Bangladesh Television|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922210317/http://www.btv.gov.bd/site/page/8082f0a6-7b63-42d8-acb6-d7e2a4f9a505/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%B9|archive-date=22 September 2022}}
History
BTV Rangpur commenced operations in December 1978{{Cite news|script-title=bn:চার দশকেও পূর্ণাঙ্গ চালু হয়নি বিটিভির আঞ্চলিক সম্প্রচার কেন্দ্র|url=https://www.bd-pratidin.com/country-village/2021/12/06/718321|date=6 December 2021|access-date=12 September 2024|work=Bangladesh Pratidin|language=bn|archive-date=2 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002181740/https://www.bd-pratidin.com/country-village/2021/12/06/718321|url-status=live}} on VHF channel 6 with a 10 kilowatt transmitter.{{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1981-TV-Factbook/Television-Factbook-1981-82.pdf|title=Television Factbook |date=1981–82|access-date=11 September 2024|page=1189|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519215830/https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1981-TV-Factbook/Television-Factbook-1981-82.pdf|archive-date=19 May 2024}} As of August 1989, BTV Rangpur broadcast with an increased 360 kilowatt transmitter.{{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1990-TV-Factbook/TV-Factbook-1990-Other.pdf|title=Television Factbook |date=1990|access-date=12 September 2024|page=409|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130235805/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1990-TV-Factbook/TV-Factbook-1990-Other.pdf|archive-date=30 January 2021}}
After the 26th meeting of the parliamentary standing committee relating to the Ministry of Information held on 2 May 2011, the committee suggested the relay stations of BTV in Rangpur and Khulna to upgrade to regional television stations.{{cite news|url=https://www.banglanews24.com/national/news/bd/38633.details|script-title=bn:বিটিভির সিলেট বরিশাল ও রংপুর রিলে স্টেশনকে সম্প্রচার কেন্দ্র করার সুপারিশ|date=2 May 2011|access-date=12 September 2024|work=Banglanews24.com|language=bn|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912190312/https://www.banglanews24.com/national/news/bd/38633.details|archive-date=12 September 2024}} In May 2014, however, then prime minister Sheikh Hasina rejected a proposal by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry to upgrade some of BTV's relay stations, including the one in Rangpur, to full-fledged television stations while expressing her dissatisfaction with the quality of programmes broadcast on BTV at the time.{{cite news|last=Karim|first=Mohosinul|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/bangladesh-others/64925/no-upgrading-of-5-btv-sub-stations|title=No upgrading of 5 BTV sub-stations|date=18 May 2014|access-date=12 September 2024|work=Dhaka Tribune}} However, Bangladesh Television later sought 13,910,000 BDT for five new full-fledged stations to be launched, including BTV Rangpur.{{cite news|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/16544/btv-to-get-tk1-391cr-for-five-new-centres|title=BTV to get Tk1,391cr for five new centres|date=15 March 2017|access-date=14 September 2024|work=Dhaka Tribune}}{{cite news|url=https://en.prothomalo.com/business/6-BTV-centres-to-be-built-in-divisional-cities|title=6 BTV centres to be built in divisional cities|date=15 March 2017|access-date=14 September 2024|work=Prothom Alo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914003830/https://en.prothomalo.com/business/6-BTV-centres-to-be-built-in-divisional-cities|archive-date=14 September 2024}}
On 8 January 2021, in response to the questions asked by journalists at the Rangpur Circuit House, then information and broadcasting minister Hasan Mahmud stated that it would be possible for BTV Rangpur to begin full-fledged broadcasts within the next two and a half years.{{Cite news|url=https://www.jagonews24.com/amp/634752|script-title=bn:ভ্যাকসিন আসা নিয়ে শঙ্কা নেই: তথ্যমন্ত্রী|date=8 January 2021|access-date=9 November 2021|website=Jagonews24.com|language=bn|archive-date=8 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208062243/https://www.jagonews24.com/amp/634752|url-status=live}} He reiterated the statement that BTV Rangpur would become a regional station during his visit to the headquarters of the station on 1 August 2023, also stating that it would benefit local artists, writers, and intellectuals if a full-fledged television station is launched.{{cite news|url=https://samakal.com/whole-country/article/2308186914/প্রত্যেক-বিভাগে-টেলিভিশন-কেন্দ্র-স্থাপন-হবে|script-title=bn:প্রত্যেক বিভাগে টেলিভিশন কেন্দ্র স্থাপন হবে|date=1 August 2023|access-date=12 September 2024|work=Samakal|language=bn}}
Programming
{{Main|List of programmes broadcast by Bangladesh Television}}
References
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{{Television in Bangladesh}}
{{Bengali-language television channels}}
Category:Mass media in Rangpur
Category:Bangladesh Television
Category:1978 establishments in Bangladesh
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1978