Country | India |
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Broadcast area | India |
Headquarters | Hyderabad, India |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Telugu |
Picture format | 576i |
Ownership | |
Owner | New Waves Media |
Key people | Thota Chandrasekhar (Chairman) |
History | |
Launched | 20 July 2014 |
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]
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 31st January 2019, 99TV is a free-to-air channel. [6]
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.
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]
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.
Country | India |
---|---|
Broadcast area | India |
Headquarters | Hyderabad, India |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Telugu |
Picture format | 576i |
Ownership | |
Owner | New Waves Media |
Key people | Thota Chandrasekhar (Chairman) |
History | |
Launched | 20 July 2014 |
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]
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 31st January 2019, 99TV is a free-to-air channel. [6]
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.
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]
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.