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{{short description|Indian satellite television news network}}
{{short description|Indian Telugu news channel}}
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{{Infobox television channel
{{Infobox television channel
| name             = 99TV
| name = 99TV
| logo             = 99tv channel logo.jpg
| logo = 99tv channel logo.jpg
| logo_size       = 150px
| logo_size = 150px
| country         = India
| country = India
| language         = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| language = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| area             = India <br> Asia
| area = India
| network         = [[INDIA Cable news]]
| network =  
| slogan          = ''We are the 99%'' (2014)<br />''సామాన్యుడి స్వరం'' (common man voice){{Snd}} (present)
| available =  
| available       =
| headquarters = [[Hyderabad]], India
| headquarters     = [[Kondapur, Ranga Reddy|Kondapur]] <br>
| owner = BPL Media Limited 
[[Hyderabad, Telangana]], India]
| launch_date = 20 July 2014
| owner           = New Waves Media
| founder =  
| launch_date     = 20 July 2014
| key_people = Gurdeep S Jujhar {{small|(Chairman)}}
| founder         =
| website =  
| key_people       = Thota Chandrasekhar & New Waves Media
| Symbol Rate =  
| website         = www.99tv.co.in
| FEC =  
| sat_serv_1      = [[Dish TV]]
| Polarization =  
| sat_chan_1      = Channel 735
| sat_radio_chan_1 =  
| sat_serv_2      = [[Videocon D2H]]
| sat_radio_chan_2 =  
| sat_chan_2      = Channel 735
| picture_format = [[576i]]
| sat_serv_3      = [[Tata Sky]]
| sister_channels =  
| sat_chan_3      = Channel 1478
| cable_serv_3    =
| cable_chan_3    =
| Symbol Rate     =
| FEC             =
| Polarization     =
| sat_chan_4      = Channel 55
| cable_serv_1    =
| cable_chan_1    =
| cable_serv_2    =
| cable_chan_2    =
| satradio_serv_1  =
| sat_radio_chan_1 =
| satradio_serv_2  =
| sat_radio_chan_2 =
| picture_format   = [[576i]]
| sister_channels =
| sat_serv_4      = [[Hathway]]
}}
}}


'''99TV''' is an Indian satellite television news network that provides 24-hour news coverage in [[Telugu language]]. 99TV was founded in 2014 and is currently owned by New Waves Media headed by Thota Chandrasekhar.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/tycoons-with-political-links-taking-over-news-channels-in-andhra-telangana/articleshow/65523152.cms |title=99tv management |publisher=Times of India|date=2011-08-24 |access-date=2018-09-16}}</ref>
'''99TV''' is an Indian [[free-to-air]] television channel that provides 24-hour news coverage in [[Telugu language]]. 99TV was founded in 2014 and is currently owned by New Waves Media headed by Thota Chandrasekhar, a former [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer.,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last= |date=12 July 2018 |title=పవన్ చేతికి 99 టీవీ, 10టీవీని కొనుగోలు చేసిన నిమ్మగడ్డ |url=https://telugu.asianetnews.com/telangana/janasena-leader-chandrashekar-takes-over-99-tv-channel-pbqxtj |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=[[Asianet News Network]] |language=te}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Wanvari |first=Tarachand |date=15 January 2019 |title=Sun continues to shine on its namesake broadcaster |url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/specials/year-enders/sun-continues-to-shine-on-its-namesake-broadcaster-190115 |access-date=3 November 2022 |website=Indiantelevision.com}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web |last1=Chatterjee |first1=Mohua |last2=U |first2=Sudhakar Reddy |date=24 August 2018 |title=Tycoons with political links taking over news channels in Andhra, Telangana |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/tycoons-with-political-links-taking-over-news-channels-in-andhra-telangana/articleshow/65523152.cms |access-date=2018-09-16 |publisher=[[Times of India]]}}</ref> later this channel was only promoted by Gurdeep Jujhar


==History==
==History==
99TV was founded on 20 July 2014 by director [[Tammareddy Bharadwaja]] in [[Hyderabad]]. The launch event was graced by popular people like [[Dasari Narayana Rao]], [[D. Ramanaidu]], then Speaker of AP Legislature, Kodela Sivaprasad Rao, Ramakrishna and Famous Journalists from various Media Houses.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/events/99tv-channel-inauguration/792574970774790/|title=99TV Channel Inauguration|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2019-02-08}}</ref>
99TV was launched in 2014 as a 24-hour [[Telugu language|Telugu]] news channel by the [[Communist Party of India]] (CPI).<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shaw |first=Padmaja |date=13 April 2017 |title=Who wants to own Telugu news channels? |url=http://asu.thehoot.org/story_popup/who-wants-to-own-telugu-news-channels-10046 |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=The Hoot |quote=Some four new players have entered since 2014. Express TV, 99TV (started by the Communist Party of India), and others have either closed or have been sold.}}</ref> Under CPI, the channel was not profitable and the party wanted to sell off the channel.<ref name=":2" />


Later 99TV was fully taken over by the [[Communist party of India]] (CPI), which later ran in losses and suffered lack of viewership.
On 11 July 2018, 99TV was taken over by New Waves Digital media promoted by Thota Chandrasekhar.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Kavirayani |first=Suresh |date=2018-07-14 |title=Pawan Kalyan's master stroke! |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/140718/pawan-kalyans-master-stroke.html |access-date=2018-10-22 |publisher=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref> Chandrasekhar is a former [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer, and owns a real estate company called Aditya Constructions.<ref name=":0" />


On 11 July 2018, this channel was taken over by New Waves Digital media and the broadcast started from New Waves Media head office in [[Kondapur, Ranga Reddy district|Kondapur]], [[Hyderabad]] which was once the head office of the channel.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/140718/pawan-kalyans-master-stroke.html |title=history of channel |publisher=Deccan Chronicle|date=2018-07-14|access-date=2018-10-22}}</ref>
As per [[Telecom Regulatory Authority of India|TRAI]]'s Cable TV Rules which came into force effective 31 January 2019, 99TV is a [[free-to-air]] channel.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 January 2019 |title=Complete List Of 230 + Free-To-Air (FTA) Channels Under The New Cable TV Rules |url=https://trak.in/tags/business/2019/01/01/complete-list-of-230-free-to-air-fta-channels-under-the-new-cable-tv-rules/ |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=Trak.in |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Programming==
==Programming==
The channel telecasts political and current affairs with the serious reporting, the channel also has programs like business, talk show, cinema and sports. It has a network in [[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Telangana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/pawan-kalyan-to-host-talk-show-5327122/ |title=programs in channel |publisher=Indian Express|date=2018-09-18|access-date=2018-11-29}}</ref> On 29 September 2019, it live telecasted the [[17th Santosham Film Awards]].
99TV telecasts political and current affairs with reporting network in both [[Telugu states]].<ref>{{cite web |date=27 August 2018 |title=Pawan Kalyan to host talk show? |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/pawan-kalyan-to-host-talk-show-5327122/ |access-date=2018-11-29 |publisher=[[Indian Express]]}}</ref> The channel also has programs on business, talk shows, cinema and sports.


==Availability==
==Availability==
INSAT-4A (C-BAND), 83.0E 3921&nbsp;MHz, Horizontal, symbol rate{{Snd}} 13000, System DVB -S2/QPSK/MPEG-4.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.freetoair.in/2014/08/99-tv-started-on-insat-4a-at-830e.html|title=frequency |publisher=Free Toair|date=2018-11-14|access-date=2018-12-04}}</ref>
The channel was started on [[INSAT-4A]] (C-BAND) at 83.0°E. The other down-link parameters of the channel are frequency of 3921&nbsp;MHz, symbol rate of 13000, and System on DVB -S2/QPSK/MPEG-4.<ref>{{cite web |date=2018-11-14 |title=99% TV started on Insat 4A at 83.0°E |url=https://www.freetoair.in/2014/08/99-tv-started-on-insat-4a-at-830e.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170423080726/https://www.freetoair.in/2014/08/99-tv-started-on-insat-4a-at-830e.html |archive-date=23 April 2017 |access-date=2018-12-04 |publisher=FreeToAir}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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[[Category:24-hour television news channels in India]]
[[Category:24-hour television news channels in India]]
[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 2018]]
[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 2018]]
[[Category:Television stations in Hyderabad]]
[[Category:Television stations in Hyderabad, India]]




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Latest revision as of 03:19, 24 March 2026

99TV
CountryIndia
Broadcast areaIndia
HeadquartersHyderabad, India
Programming
Language(s)Telugu
Picture format576i
Ownership
OwnerBPL Media Limited
Key peopleGurdeep S Jujhar (Chairman)
History
Launched20 July 2014
Availability

99TV is an Indian free-to-air television channel that provides 24-hour news coverage in Telugu language. 99TV was founded in 2014 and is currently owned by New Waves Media headed by Thota Chandrasekhar, a former IAS officer.,[1][2][3] later this channel was only promoted by Gurdeep Jujhar

History[edit | edit source]

99TV was launched in 2014 as a 24-hour Telugu news channel by the Communist Party of India (CPI).[1][3][4] Under CPI, the channel was not profitable and the party wanted to sell off the channel.[1]

On 11 July 2018, 99TV was taken over by New Waves Digital media promoted by Thota Chandrasekhar.[3][2][1][5] Chandrasekhar is a former IAS officer, and owns a real estate company called Aditya Constructions.[3]

As per TRAI's Cable TV Rules which came into force effective 31 January 2019, 99TV is a free-to-air channel.[6]

Programming[edit | edit source]

99TV telecasts political and current affairs with reporting network in both Telugu states.[7] The channel also has programs on business, talk shows, cinema and sports.

Availability[edit | edit source]

The channel was started on INSAT-4A (C-BAND) at 83.0°E. The other down-link parameters of the channel are frequency of 3921 MHz, symbol rate of 13000, and System on DVB -S2/QPSK/MPEG-4.[8]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "పవన్ చేతికి 99 టీవీ, 10టీవీని కొనుగోలు చేసిన నిమ్మగడ్డ". Asianet News Network (in తెలుగు). 12 July 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wanvari, Tarachand (15 January 2019). "Sun continues to shine on its namesake broadcaster". Indiantelevision.com. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Chatterjee, Mohua; U, Sudhakar Reddy (24 August 2018). "Tycoons with political links taking over news channels in Andhra, Telangana". Times of India. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  4. ↑ Shaw, Padmaja (13 April 2017). "Who wants to own Telugu news channels?". The Hoot. Retrieved 4 November 2022. Some four new players have entered since 2014. Express TV, 99TV (started by the Communist Party of India), and others have either closed or have been sold.
  5. ↑ Kavirayani, Suresh (14 July 2018). "Pawan Kalyan's master stroke!". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "Complete List Of 230 + Free-To-Air (FTA) Channels Under The New Cable TV Rules". Trak.in. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "Pawan Kalyan to host talk show?". Indian Express. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  8. ↑ "99% TV started on Insat 4A at 83.0°E". FreeToAir. 14 November 2018. Archived from the original on 23 April 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2018.

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