Mongolian National Public Radio and Television (MNB) INTRODUCTION

Mongolian National Broadcaster (MNB) is the Mongolian National Public Radio and Television - a non-profit media organization representing the public interest.

The MNB's mission.

The mission of MNB is to provide national broadcasting services while serving the public interest by creating a variety of educational, entertaining, and informational programs and content for viewers and listeners.

MNB History: 

The first groundwork for the creation of Mongolian National Radio was laid in 1930 when the Mongolian Radio cooperative was founded with funding from the nation's government, public organizations, and citizens.

Mongolian radio started transmitting in Ulaanbaatar, the nation's capital, a year later, in 1931, and nationwide in 1934. It marked the start of the current MNB's development.

On September 27, 1967, Mongolian Television aired its first program. In 1981, the MNB started airing its programs in color.

For the first time, MNB was able to transmit its programs via the AsiaSat system in 1991. This allowed the organization to reach the most remote areas of Mongolia and even transmit its content overseas.

The Mongolian National Broadcaster began international cooperation in January 1997 when it was elected as a full member of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU).

The Public Radio and Television Law was approved in February 2005, leading to a reorganization of the Mongolian National Broadcaster (MNB) into a Public Service Broadcaster and the establishment of a legal framework for the provision of impartial information to all citizens and the general public on an equal basis. Thus, the creation of a public service national radio and television station marked a significant turning point in Mongolian media history.

Currently, MNB television channels include the Mongolian radio station, the multilingual Voice of Mongolia radio station, the P3 FM radio channel, the Mongolian National Public Television Channel, the MNB-Mongolian News Channel, the MNB Sports Channel, the MNB Family Channel, and the MNB World English Language Channel.

MNB: National Broadcasting Channel

MNB’s National Public Television produces 6,205 hours of television content annually, or about 17 hours of content daily. 

Our mission is to serve the public interest by producing a wide range of informative, entertaining, and educational programs and content for viewers while providing nationwide broadcasting services.

The core principles upheld by MNB TV Channel are editorial independence, respect for citizens' rights to accurate information, a preference for pluralism and transparency, and consideration of the interests of the nation as a whole.

We value democracy, justice, human rights, freedom and equality.

We value and express diversity in politics, religion, society, and economy equally.

 

We value national unity, promote respect for national history, culture, customs, and traditions, and safeguard the environment.

 

 

We firmly support peacekeeping efforts and work hard to build international mutual understanding and trust.

 

 

 

 

We work to advance all forms of art to truly contribute to the development of culture and the arts.

We give special consideration to fostering social and personal growth, particularly young people's and children's intellectual and physical development.

 

The MNB National Television short film ‘A Father's Son’ was aired to worldwide audiences in 2024 on TV stations that are members of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and NHK TV in Japan.

 

 

We aim to strike a balance between the demands of communities and social groups, such as women, children, minorities, and people with disabilities.

As leaders in the media industry, we support a wide range of environmentally friendly initiatives, such as preserving the environment, adapting to climate change, ensuring equal parity in the sources, and developing gender-sensitive journalism within the framework of sustainable development.

 

MNB Sports Channel

The mission of the 2018-founded MNB Sports channel is to support the development of public and national sports. In addition to providing news, programs, articles, entertainment, and shows on domestic and international sporting events, MNB Sports Channel also broadcasts live sporting competitions.

The goals of the MNB Sports Channel are to enhance physical education and public health, organize sporting events and training, and to professionally broadcast live and taped national and public physical sports competitions, including the Olympics and international sports competitions, held in the nation and around the world.

We strive to ensure physical development, sports culture, values, and sports education to meet human development criteria and enhance quality of life. Our policy also includes unique initiatives aimed at educating the next generation about the significance of national sports and imparting to them the culture and legacy of these sports.

Our channel features a wide range of TV shows and live or recorded athletic events that:

- Encourage individuals to lead active and healthy lives;

- Promote the growth of physical and mental well-being via active sports;

-Maintain and expand national sports traditions that developed from Mongolian culture and customs.

For instance, the primary programming of MNB Sports Channel features national content that showcases the contemporary development of Mongolian national sports like horse racing, archery, and wrestling.

The MNB Sports Channel produces 6,205 hours of programming annually, or about 17 hours daily. 

We offer programming and content for viewers of all ages on our sports channel, which is a specialty channel.