Bahrain Radio and Television Corporation (BRTC) is a public broadcaster in Bahrain with headquarters in Manama. The BRTC is owned by the government of Bahrain, and under the control of the Information Affairs Authority. History BRTC was set up in 1971, and became an independent body in January 1993. The corporation regulates visual and audio broadcasting in the Kingdom of Bahrain. It broadcasts programs in both Arabic and English. Radio Bahrain Radio Bahrain was established in 1955, was taken over by BRTC in 1971, and became an independent body in 1993. Its English-language radio service has been on-air since 1977, broadcasting four hours a day from a studio in Isa Town. In 1982 the station was moved to a building in Adliya. On-air time was extended to 18 hours a day. A second station, Radio 2, began broadcasting 6 hours a day. In 1989 a new studio was established in the Ministry of Information building, and the following year the station went 24 hours. In 2007 Radio Bahrain switched its frequency from 101.0FM to 99.5FM. Bahrain TV Bahrain TV was formed in 1973 and has produced many Bahraini-created and produced shows, the most prominent being youth shows such as Chat with Batelco, and Hala Bahrain. Bahrain TV was criticised for the way it handled the 2011 Bahrain uprising, during which it ran a campaign to name, punish and shame those who took part in the uprising. Programs Current Imported shows Animated shows Avengers Assemble Guardians of the Galaxy The Pink Panther Ultimate Spider-ManFormer Imported shows Animated shows The Adventures of Blinky Bill The Adventures of Dawdle the Donkey The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee The Adventures of Marco & Gina Adventures of Pow Wow Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog Aladdin The Animals of Farthing Wood Animaniacs Animated Classics Arthur Atom Ant Babar The Baby Huey Show Batman: The Animated Series Beast Wars: Transformers Billy the Cat Blazing Dragons Bob the Builder Budgie the Little Helicopter Cadillacs and Dinosaurs Captain Planet and the Planeteers Captain Simian and the Space Monkeys Casper the Friendly Ghost Crocadoo Dennis and Gnasher Dog City Double Dragon Dragon Tales DuckTales Ferdy the Ant Flash Gordon Gargoyles Goof Troop G.I. Joe Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats Hey Arnold! The Hot Rod Dogs and Cool Car Cats Laurel and Hardy Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies The Magic School Bus Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm