Public Service Broadcast

Nepal has entered into a new phase of public service broadcasting following the merger of Radio Nepal and Nepal Television. Both the state-owned broadcasting media, considered the nation’s pioneer public media services, are geared to operate under the single management system. Public service broadcasting media outlets that includes radio, television and other electronic audio and visual media have raised themselves above the partisan and commercial interest. The commercial broadcasting media outlets have also grown exponentially over the decades after the country adopted multiparty democracy in 1990. However, in a country like Nepal, the role of public media, be it print or radio or television, is crucial in imparting right information to the people by keeping vested political and economic interest at bay.