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Kantipur Television

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Kantipur Television
CountryNepal
Broadcast areaWorldwide
HeadquartersSubidhanagar, Kathmandu[1]
Programming
Language(s)Nepali, English and Maithili
Picture format16:9 (1080i, HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerKantipur Television Network Pvt. Ltd
Sister channelsKantipur Max HD
History
LaunchedJuly 13, 2003; 21 years ago (2003-07-13)
Links
Websitekantipurtv.com
Availability
Streaming media
Kantipur Televisionkantipurtv.com/live

Kantipur Television, popularly known as Kantipur TV HD or KTV, is a private television station based in Kathmandu, Nepal. The chairman and managing director is Kailash Sirohiya. The CEO of Kantipur Television is Shishir Pachhai. Launched on 13 July 2003, KTV is licensed for terrestrial and satellite broadcasting. It initially only broadcast in the Kathmandu Valley terrestrially, but later expanded to other parts of Nepal after it began broadcasting on satellite television.[2] Kantipur Television is headquartered in Subidhanagar, Kathmandu.[1]

History

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In December 2012, the Intelligence Bureau of India flagged Kantipur Television as a "hate channel" allegedly broadcasting anti-India programming. It was one of the twenty-four "illegal" channels to have been flagged.[3] Kantipur Television launched a sister channel, Kantipur Gold, on 19 February 2015.[4] This was in occasion to the 22nd anniversary of Kantipur Publications.[5][6] The channel later commenced formal broadcasts on 18 September 2015.[7] The channel, however, was shut down in December 2016.[citation needed]

The network started broadcasting in HD on 14 December 2017.[2][8] On 19 March 2021, Kantipur Television launched Kantipur Cineplex HD, a new television station in Nepal focusing on movie broadcasting in association with Highlights Nepal, the largest movie distributor and digital partner in Nepal. Kantipur Cineplex HD has now been renamed as Kantipur Max HD.[citation needed]

List of programmes

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Program Genre
Taal Entertainment
Call Kantipur Entertainment
Song Videos Music
Baliyo Ghar Reconstruction Based
Double Trouble Entertainment
Ainaa Current social problems
Harke Haldar Entertainment
Ditha Sab Entertainment
BBC Sajha Sawal Current affairs
Kantipur Aja Current affairs
Fireside Current affairs
Sarokar News and politics
Scoreboard Sports
Rajatpat Entertainment
Kilo Tango Mike Police procedural drama
Life Is Beautiful Entertainment
Music Mela Entertainment
Ghum Gham Entertainment
Countdown Kantipur Entertainment
Disha Nirdesh Current affairs
Rise and Shine Morning show
Kantipur News News
Kantipur Samachar News
SamaKoodh Current affairs
Paribartan Current affairs
What The Flop Comedy
Frame by Frame Kollywood news and entertainment
Countdown Kantipur Music
Tiffin Box Music
2pm film Film
M&S Nepal Weekly magazine
Jodhaa akabar birbal tansen mugal Drama
Twakka Tukka Returns Comedy
Here's To Life Entertainment
Good Morning Nepal Morning show
Comedy Champion Comedy reality
It's My Show with Suraj Singh Thakuri Entertainment Table Talk show
Dr. Kantipur Health
Hidden Treasure Miss Nepal (2020-2022) Beauty Pageant
Miss Universe Nepal 2023 (Umanga Creation)

Logos

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Kantipur TV HD logo (2017 – present)
First Kantipur TV logo (2003–2017)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Contact Information". Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "KTV goes High Definition from today". The Kathmandu Post. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  3. ^ "MHA glare on hate channels: Govt puts on notice 24 foreign TV channels showing anti-India content after intel alert". India Today. 6 December 2012. Archived from the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Kantipur Gold channel launched". The Kathmandu Post. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Kantipur Publications marks 22nd anniversary". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  6. ^ "Kantipur Publications marks 22nd anniversary". The Kathmandu Post. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Kantipur Gold begins broadcast". The Kathmandu Post. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Kantipur Television Starts High Definition Transmission". TechLekh. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
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