[5] BBS announced plans to start the service in April 1999, with the channel complementing other media outlets as a "catalyst in nation-building".

In June 2000, FM stations opened in the south and west of the country, expanding to central Bhutan in January 2001.

Since November 2009, radio airs for 24 hours a day (23 hours and 21 minutes taking into account pauses and connection breaks), with the low listening times of 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. featuring repeats of the previous day's schedule.

Once limited to the capital city, television service spread to the entire Kingdom via satellite in February 2006.

The government's attempts to keep its actions and content under its control include deputing senior civil servants as CEOs and toying with the annual budget string.

On December 6, 2012, the Indian Intelligence Bureau red flagged the Bhutan Broadcasting Service as a hate channel among 24 others for beaming anti-India programmes.