Bhutan Broadcasting Service

Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS)
Company type	Public corporation; (since 1992); government-owned broadcaster
Industry	Broadcasting
Founded	1973 (as Radio NYAB); 1986 (radio, as BBS); 1999 (television)
Headquarters	Thimphu, Bhutan
Key people	kaka Tshering, CEO
Products	TV, radio, online services
Owner	Government of Bhutan
Number of employees	335
Website	www.bbs.bt

The Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS, Dzongkha: འབྲུག་རྒྱང་བསྒྲགས་ལས་འཛིན) is a state-funded radio and television service in Bhutan.^[1] A public service corporation which is fully funded by the state and it is the only service to offer both radio and television in the kingdom, and is the only television service to broadcast from inside the Bhutanese border. The use of telecommunications is currently governed through the Information, Communications and Media Act of 2006.

^ Servaes, Jan (1994-01-01). "Broadcasting in Bhutan: Between tradition and modernization". Asian Journal of Communication. 4 (1): 111–133. doi:10.1080/01292989409359597. ISSN 0129-2986.

[1] Servaes, Jan (1994-01-01). "Broadcasting in Bhutan: Between tradition and modernization". Asian Journal of Communication. 4 (1): 111–133. doi:10.1080/01292989409359597. ISSN 0129-2986.

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Company type	Public corporation (since 1992) government-owned broadcaster
Industry	Broadcasting
Founded	1973 (as Radio NYAB) 1986 (radio, as BBS) 1999 (television)
Headquarters	Thimphu, Bhutan
Key people	kaka Tshering, CEO
Products	TV, radio, online services
Owner	Government of Bhutan
Number of employees	335
Website	www.bbs.bt