MNB, an onscreen brand of what is officially known as Монголын Үндэсний Олон Нийтийн Телевиз 1 (Mongolian for 'Mongolian National Public Television 1', shortened as МҮОНТ-1), is a television channel owned by the Mongolian National Broadcaster (MNB), the official, state-funded broadcaster in Mongolia.
[2] Initially all programmes were broadcast live but in December 1971 the Mongolian TV studios opened and another important step towards improving the quality of the images and enabling the pre-recording of documentaries and short films was taken.
[3] Until the mid-1980s, programs were only watched by a small percentage of the population but with the help of radio relay lines reception was extended.
In 1991 it began broadcasting via the Asiasat satellite and this allowed its programs to be received in even the remotest parts of Mongolia.
Forum, the country's biggest political talk show as of 2006, was financed by the Open Society Foundations, which helped democratize media in Mongolia.