Country reference
- Country codes
- BT / BTN · M49 064
- Browsing region
- Asia
- Language options to specify
- Dzongkha, Nepali, Tshangla, English
- UN statistical subregion
- Southern Asia
Request BBS1, BBS2 or BBS3 with the programme and required language. Bhutan’s regulator lists all three television services. Its domestic cable-reception notice describes a particular studio-to-headend link; that improvement does not establish the identity, quality or availability of a stream supplied overseas.
BBS1, BBS2 and BBS3 in the current register
BICMA’s media-services register, dated 30 June 2026, separately lists BBS1, BBS2 and BBS3. Preserve the number when making a request. A broad BBS label can leave the service unclear, especially if an older summary or playlist omits a channel.
For a household following a specific bulletin or lesson, use the programme title as the second identifier. A domestic channel register establishes service identity; it does not establish that an overseas provider supplies all three or that they share the same schedule.
Domestic fibre reception is a different delivery path
BICMA’s January 2023 notice describes direct fibre connections from BBS studios to multi-service-operator headends for BBS1,2 and 3, reporting improved domestic cable reception. Those details concern that cable distribution path. They should not be copied as an internet-speed requirement, overseas availability promise or proof of a third-party feed’s resolution.
If the issue is domestic cable reception, identify the cable operator and channel. If it is an installed IPTV player, report that player, exact supplied label and programme. Retuning or changing a cable box is not a diagnosis for an unrelated internet stream.
Send a programme-specific Bhutan request
Use Asia/Thimphu as the directory reference and retain the original Bhutan date/time when watching abroad. Give Dzongkha, English or another required spoken language with the programme; country language data cannot confirm an audio track.
- Write BBS1, BBS2 or BBS3 and the intended programme.
- Identify domestic cable or overseas player viewing.
- Add original date, spoken language and live/full replay need.
- Confirm the supplied feed and test the actual programme on the final screen.
Time-zone reference locations
Asia/Thimphu
Use the location relevant to the viewer and the event date. IANA reference locations are not a count of distinct current offsets; do not apply one fixed offset to the whole country.