{"id":539,"date":"2015-12-10T13:42:48","date_gmt":"2015-12-10T13:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bicma.gov.bt\/bicmanew\/?page_id=539"},"modified":"2026-04-29T08:48:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T02:48:47","slug":"media-division-statistics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bicma.gov.bt\/?page_id=539","title":{"rendered":"Media Services"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0(as of March 31, 2026)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Broadcasting Service<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Sl #<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nParticulars<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nCoverage<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nLaunched<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/span><\/td>\nTelevision (BBS 1, BBS 2 & BBS 3)<\/span><\/td>\nNationwide<\/span><\/td>\n1999, 2012 & 2021<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/span><\/td>\nCommercial FM Radio<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
i<\/span><\/td>\nBhutan Broadcasting Services (BBS)<\/span><\/td>\nNation Wide<\/span><\/td>\nNovember, 1973<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ii<\/span><\/td>\nKuzoo FM<\/span><\/td>\nNation Wide<\/span><\/td>\n1st September, 2006<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
iii<\/span><\/td>\nRadio Valley<\/span><\/td>\nThimphu<\/span><\/td>\n12th April, 2007<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
iv<\/span><\/td>\nCentennial Radio<\/span><\/td>\nThimphu<\/span><\/td>\n21st September, 2008<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/span><\/td>\nCommunity\/Campus Radio<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
i<\/span><\/td>\nSherubtse Community Radio<\/span><\/td>\nSherubtse Campus<\/span><\/td>\n8th May, 2009<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ii<\/span><\/td>\nCST FM (Campus radio)<\/span><\/td>\nCST Campus<\/span><\/td>\n12th July 2016<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
iii<\/span><\/td>\nEdi Community Radio (Tarayana Foundation)<\/span><\/td>\nDechen Pelri, Gelephu<\/span><\/td>\n23rd June 2016<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
iv<\/span><\/td>\nLhop Community Radio (Tarayana Foundation)<\/span><\/td>\nLhotukuchu Village, Dorokha, Samtse<\/span><\/td>\n23rd June 2016<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
v<\/span><\/td>\nCollege of Language and Culture Studies<\/span><\/td>\nCLCS Campus<\/span><\/td>\n12th March 2018<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
vi<\/span><\/td>\nJNEC Campus Radio Station<\/span><\/td>\nJNEC Campus<\/span><\/td>\n12th March 2021<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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Newspaper Publication House<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Sl #<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nName of the Newspaper<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nLanguage<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nLaunched<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/span><\/td>\nKuensel<\/span><\/td>\nDzongkha and English<\/span><\/td>\n1967<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/span><\/td>\nBhutan Times<\/span><\/td>\nEnglish<\/span><\/td>\n1st April, 2006<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/span><\/td>\nBusiness Bhutan<\/span><\/td>\nEnglish<\/span><\/td>\n26th September, 2009<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/span><\/td>\nThe Journalist<\/span><\/td>\nEnglish<\/span><\/td>\n20th December, 2009<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/span><\/td>\nGyalchi Sharshog<\/span><\/td>\nDzongkha<\/span><\/td>\n12th November, 2011<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/span><\/td>\nThe Bhutanese<\/span><\/td>\nEnglish<\/span><\/td>\n21st February, 2012<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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\n

Book Publication House<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Sl #<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nName of the Publication House<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nLocation<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/span><\/td>\nDSB Publication<\/span><\/td>\nThimphu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/span><\/td>\nJomo Publications<\/span><\/td>\nThimphu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/span><\/td>\nK.C Publication<\/span><\/td>\nThimphu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/span><\/td>\nKMT Publisher<\/span><\/td>\nThimphu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/span><\/td>\nKuensel Corporation Limited<\/span><\/td>\nThimphu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/span><\/td>\nLoden Foundation Publication<\/span><\/td>\nThimphu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/span><\/td>\nMegah Publication<\/span><\/td>\nThimphu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/span><\/td>\nP.T Publishing House<\/span><\/td>\nThimphu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/span><\/td>\nRiyang Books<\/span><\/td>\nThimphu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/span><\/td>\nStudent Plus Bhutan<\/span><\/td>\nThimphu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/span><\/td>\nThinley Pelbar Publisher<\/span><\/td>\nPhuentsholing<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/span><\/td>\nZoom Out Publishing House<\/span><\/td>\nThimphu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Magazine Publication House<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n
Sl #<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nName of the Magazine<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nLocation<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nLaunched<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/span><\/td>\nBhutan Reel Stories<\/span><\/td>\nBabesa Thimphu<\/span><\/td>\n2022<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/span><\/td>\nEntrepreneur Bhutan<\/span><\/td>\nSemtokha, Thimphu<\/span><\/td>\n2023<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Over-The-Top (OTT)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/span><\/td>\nSamuh Mediatech and Private Limited<\/span><\/td>\nThimphu<\/span><\/td>\n26\/11\/2021<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/span><\/td>\nEducare Skill Private Limited<\/span><\/td>\nThimphu<\/span><\/td>\n19\/01\/2024<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/span><\/td>\nShangreela<\/span><\/td>\nThimphu<\/span><\/td>\n21\/04\/2022<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/span><\/td>\nSongyala<\/span><\/td>\nThimphu<\/span><\/td>\n01\/07\/2022<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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