{"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":"2026-01-22T14:22:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T08:22:35","slug":"media-division-statistics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bicma.gov.bt\/?page_id=539","title":{"rendered":"Media Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right; color: red;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<strong>(as of December 31, 2025)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"overflow-x: auto;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Broadcasting Service<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<div>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"39\" \/>\n<col width=\"263\" \/>\n<col width=\"149\" \/>\n<col width=\"167\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\" rowspan=\"1\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Broadcasting Service&quot;}\">\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-baot=\"1\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"39\" \/>\n<col width=\"263\" \/>\n<col width=\"262\" \/>\n<col width=\"167\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Sl #<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Particulars<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Coverage<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Launched<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Television (BBS 1, BBS 2 &amp; BBS 3)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Nationwide<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1999, 2012 &amp; 2021<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" rowspan=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Commercial FM Radio<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(a)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bhutan Broadcasting Services (BBS)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Nation Wide<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">November, 1973<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(b)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kuzoo FM<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Nation Wide<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1st September, 2006<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(c)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Radio Valley<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thimphu<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">12th April, 2007<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(d)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Centennial Radio<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thimphu<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">21st September, 2008<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" rowspan=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Community\/Campus Radio<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(a)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sherubtse Community Radio<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sherubtse Campus<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">8th May, 2009<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(b)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">CST FM (Campus radio)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">CST Campus<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">12th July 2016<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(c)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Edi Community Radio (Tarayana Foundation)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dechen Pelri, Gelephu<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">23rd June 2016<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(d)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lhop Community Radio (Tarayana Foundation)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lhotukuchu Village, Dorokha, Samtse<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">23rd June 2016<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(e)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">College of Language and Culture Studies<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">CLCS Campus<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">12th March 2018<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(f)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Campus Sherig FM, Samtse College of Education<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">SCE and nearby places<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">18th June 2020<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(g)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">JNEC Campus Radio Station<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">JNEC Campus<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">12th March 2021<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"overflow-x: auto;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Newspaper Publication House<\/span><\/h4>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-baot=\"1\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"39\" \/>\n<col width=\"263\" \/>\n<col width=\"262\" \/>\n<col width=\"167\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Sl #<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Name of the Newspaper<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Language<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Launched<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kuensel<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dzongkha and English<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1967<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bhutan Times<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">English<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1st April, 2006<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bhutan Today<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">English<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">30th October, 2008<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Business Bhutan<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">English<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">26th September, 2009<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Journalist<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">English<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">20th December, 2009<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">6<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Gyalchi Sharshog<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dzongkha<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">12th November, 2011<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">7<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Bhutanese<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">English<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">21st February, 2012<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"overflow-x: auto;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Book Publication House<\/span><\/h4>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-baot=\"1\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"39\" \/>\n<col width=\"263\" \/>\n<col width=\"262\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sl #<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Name of the Publication House<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Location<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bhutan Observer<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thimphu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">DSB Publication<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thimphu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jomo Publications<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thimphu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">K.C Publication<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thimphu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">KMT Publisher<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thimphu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">6<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kuensel Corporation Limited<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thimphu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">7<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Loden Foundation Publication<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thimphu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">8<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lorig Publication House<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Paro<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">9<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Megah Publication<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thimphu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">10<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">P.T Publishing House<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thimphu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">11<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Riyang Books<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thimphu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">12<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Student Plus Bhutan<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thimphu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">13<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thinley Pelbar Publisher<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Phuentsholing<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">14<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Yang Bum Publisher<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thimphu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">15<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Zoom Out Publishing House<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thimphu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"overflow-x: auto;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Magazine Publication House<\/span><\/h4>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-baot=\"1\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"39\" \/>\n<col width=\"263\" \/>\n<col width=\"262\" \/>\n<col width=\"167\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sl #<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Name of the Magazine<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Location<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Launched<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bhutan Observer Focus<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Babesa, Thimphu<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2016<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Yeewong Magazine<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Babesa, Thimphu<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2011<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bhutan Reel Stories<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Babesa Thimphu<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2022<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Entrepreneur Bhutan<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Semtokha, Thimphu<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2023<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0(as of December 31, 2025) Broadcasting Service Sl # Particulars Coverage Launched 1 Television (BBS 1, BBS 2 &amp; BBS 3) Nationwide 1999, 2012 &amp; 2021 2 Commercial FM Radio (a) Bhutan Broadcasting Services (BBS) Nation Wide November, 1973 (b)&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bicma.gov.bt\/?page_id=539\" class=\"more-link\">Read 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