In May 2004, a new channel named MRTV-4 was broadcasted to public for a two-hour-a-day program schedule with the cooperation of Myanmar Radio and Television under the Ministry of information. In 2005, it broadcasted a six-hour-a-day program schedule with a looping system being introduced. It broadcasted free to air for Yangon and neighboring areas in 2006 , for Mandalay and neighboring areas in 2007. In April 2009, MRTV-4 channel was broadcasting 18 hours a day. Since September 2010, MRTV-4 became a 24-hour-free-to-air TV channel and is currently the most popular TV channel TV channel in Myanmar.