Editing Thimphu (section)

==Media==
{{Main|Media of Bhutan}}
The [[Bhutan Broadcasting Service]] was established in 1973 as a radio service, broadcasting on [[short wave]] nationally, and on the [[Frequency modulation|FM]] band, in Thimphu. It is run by the Government of Bhutan. The service started television broadcasts and satellite channels in 1999, during the coronation of the fourth king of Bhutan. Bhutan was then the last country in the world to introduce television. As part of the King's modernization program, [[cable television]] was introduced shortly after.<ref name="Brown, p. 53">Brown, p. 53</ref> In 2002, there were 42 TV channels under two cable operators.<ref name=Taylor/>

''[[Kuensel]]'' was first started in Thimphu as a government bulletin in 1965, and then became a national weekly in 1986 and was the only newspaper in Bhutan until 2006 when two other newspapers, namely the ''[[Bhutan Times]]'' and ''[[Bhutan Observer]]'', were introduced. ''Kuensel'', which was initially government-owned, became an autonomous corporation incorporating the Royal Government Press, in 1992. It publishes the newspaper ''Kuensel'' in English, [[Nepali language|Nepali]] and [[Dzongkha]] (Bhutanese) languages.<ref name=Taylor/><ref name="Brown, p. 53, 275">Brown, pp. 53, 275</ref>

Radio Valley FM. 99.9, a new private radio station, has started broadcasting in Thimphu. This is in addition to the older stations of BBS and Kuzoo FM.<ref name="Brown, p. 53"/>