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{{short description|Indian | {{short description|Indian Telugu news channel}} | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}} | {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2019}} | {{Use Indian English|date=May 2019}} | ||
{{Infobox television channel | {{Infobox television channel | ||
| name | | name = 99TV | ||
| logo | | logo = 99tv channel logo.jpg | ||
| logo_size | | logo_size = 150px | ||
| country | | country = India | ||
| language | | language = [[Telugu language|Telugu]] | ||
| area | | area = India | ||
| network | | network = | ||
| available = | |||
| available | | headquarters = [[Hyderabad]], India | ||
| headquarters | | owner = BPL Media Limited | ||
[[Hyderabad | | launch_date = 20 July 2014 | ||
| owner | | founder = | ||
| launch_date | | key_people = Gurdeep S Jujhar {{small|(Chairman)}} | ||
| founder | | website = | ||
| key_people | | Symbol Rate = | ||
| website | | FEC = | ||
| Polarization = | |||
| sat_radio_chan_1 = | |||
| sat_radio_chan_2 = | |||
| picture_format = [[576i]] | |||
| sister_channels = | |||
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| FEC | |||
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'''99TV''' is an Indian | '''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 | 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" /> | ||
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" /> | |||
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== | ||
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) | 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.<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]] | ||
{{India- | {{India-tv-station-stub}} | ||
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| File:99tv channel logo.jpg | |
| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | India |
| Headquarters | Hyderabad, India |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Telugu |
| Picture format | 576i |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | BPL Media Limited |
| Key people | Gurdeep S Jujhar (Chairman) |
| History | |
| Launched | 20 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]
- ↑ 1.0 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wanvari, Tarachand (15 January 2019). "Sun continues to shine on its namesake broadcaster". Indiantelevision.com. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Kavirayani, Suresh (14 July 2018). "Pawan Kalyan's master stroke!". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ↑ "Complete List Of 230 + Free-To-Air (FTA) Channels Under The New Cable TV Rules". Trak.in. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ↑ "Pawan Kalyan to host talk show?". Indian Express. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- ↑ "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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