List of Telugu-language television channels

This is a list of satellite and digital television channels in Telugu language (spoken primarily in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) broadcasting at least throughout the Telugu states and in India.

State owned channels

Channel	Launch	Video	Audio	Owner	Notes
DD Saptagiri	1993	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	Doordarshan, Prasar Bharati	Official channel of the State Government of Andhra Pradesh
DD Yadagiri	2014	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	Doordarshan, Prasar Bharati	Official channel of the State Government of Telangana

General entertainment

Channel	Launch	Video	Audio	Owner	Notes
Gemini TV	1995	SD+HD	Stereo \| 2.0	Sun TV Network	First Telugu GEC channel
ETV	1995			ETV Network
Star Maa	2002			Disney Star	Formerly known as Maa TV
Zee Telugu	2004			Zee Network	Formerly known as Alpha Telugu^[1]

Defunct

Channel	Launch	Defunct	Video	Audio	Owner	Notes
Asianet Sitara	2008	2010	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	Asianet communication	Replaced as Asianet Movies

Movies

Channel	Launch	Video	Audio	Owner	Notes
Gemini Movies	2000	SD+HD	Stereo \| 2.0	Sun TV Network	Formerly known as Teja TV^[2]^[3]
Star Maa Movies	2011	SD+HD		Disney Star	Formerly known as Maa Movies
Star Maa Gold	2013	SD		Disney Star	Replaced from Maa junior
ETV Cinema	2015	SD+HD		ETV Network
Zee Cinemalu	2016	SD+HD		Zee Entertainment Enterprises

Defunct

Channel	Launch	Defunct	Video	Audio	Owner	Notes
UTV Action Telugu	2011	2012	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	UTV
Gemini Action	2012	2012	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	Sun TV Network	^[4]

Music

Channel	Launch	Video	Audio	Owner	Notes
Gemini Music	2005	SD+HD	Stereo \| 2.0	Sun TV Network	Formerly Aditya TV^[5]
Star Maa Music	2008	SD		Disney Star	Formerly Maa Music^[6]^[7]
Raj Musix Telugu	2013	SD		Raj Television Network

Comedy

Channel	Launch	Video	Audio	Owner	Notes
Gemini Comedy	2009	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	Sun TV Network	Formerly Navvulu TV^[3]^[4]
ETV Plus	2015	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	ETV Network

Kids

Channel	Launch	Video	Audio	Owner	Notes
Kushi TV	2009	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	Sun TV Network	^[4]

Telugu audio feed

Defunct

Channel	Launch	Defunct	Video	Audio	Owner	Notes
Maa Junior	2011	2013	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	Maa Television Network	Rebranded as Star Maa Gold

Sports

Channel	Launch	Video	Audio	Owner	Notes
Star Sports 1 Telugu	2018	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	Disney Star
Sony Ten 4	2021	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	Culver Max Entertainment	Also available in Tamil language

Lifestyle and infotainment

Channel	Launch	Video	Audio	Owner	Notes
Vanitha TV	2008	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	Rachana Television Pvt	Ladies' orientation channel
ETV Abhiruchi	2015			ETV Network	Cookery
ETV Life	2015			ETV Network	Devotional

Telugu audio feed

Note: These channels are available in Telugu audio feed.

Defunct

Channel	Launch	Defunct	Video	Audio	Owner	Notes
ETV Abhiruchi HD	2017	2019	HD	Stereo \| 2.0	ETV Network	Launched only in Hathway
ETV Life HD	2017	2019	HD	Stereo \| 2.0	ETV Network	Launched only in Hathway

Religious

Channel	Launch	Video	Audio	Owner	Notes
Subhavatha TV	2006	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	Good News Televisions	Christian based channel
Sri Venkateswara Bhakti Channel	2007			Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam
Bhakti TV	2010			Rachana Television
Swara Sagar	2011			Infra Media
Aaradhana TV	2013			TV5
CVR OM	2014			CVR Television Pvt Ltd
Hindu Dharmam	2017			Shreya Broadcasting Pvt Ltd	^[14]

Non-genre

Channel	Launch	Video	Audio	Owner	Notes
Vissa	2003	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	Raj Television Network
Gemini Life	2012			Sun TV Network	Lifestyle, fashion, health, religion, education^[3]
Studio One Plus	2012			Rachana Television Pvt Ltd	Currently available Airtel digital TV
Studio Yuva	2020			Rachana Television Pvt Ltd

News

Channel	Launch	Video	Audio	Owner	Notes
ETV Andhra Pradesh	2004	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	ETV Network	Formerly known as ETV2^[15]^[16]^[17]
TV9 Telugu	2004			Associate Broadcasting Company	Formerly known as TV9
NTV	2007			Rachana Television Pvt Ltd
TV5	2007			Shreya Broadcasting Pvt Ltd	^[18]^[19]
ABN Andhra Jyothi	2009			Aamoda Broadcasting Company Pvt Ltd
HMTV				Hyderabad Media Pvt Ltd	^[20]^[21]
Sakshi TV				Indira Television Ltd
Raj News	2010			Raj TV Network
Studio N	2011			Narne Network
T News	2011			Telangana Broadcasting company
6TV Telangana	2012			LCGC Broadcasting
V6 News	2012			Vishaka Industries Media
10TV	2013			Spoorthi Communications Pvt Ltd
99TV	2014			New Waves Media
ETV Telangana	2014			ETV Network	Formerly known as ETV3^[15]^[17]
MOJO TV	2016			Visaka Industries Media
Prime9 News	2018			Samhitha Broadcasting Pvt Ltd
Swatantra TV	2022			Ascendas Broadcasting Pvt Ltd	^[22]

Defunct

Channel	Launch	Defunct	Video	Audio	Owner	Notes
Gemini News	2004	2019	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	Sun TV Network	^[23]^[3]
Zee 24 Ghantalu	2007	2012	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	Zee Media Corporation	^[24]^[1]

High Definition (HD) channels

Note: HD channels are added with Dolby Atmos audio system.

General entertainment

Channel	Launch	Video	Audio	Owner
Gemini TV HD	2011	HD	Dolby Digital \| 5.1	Sun TV Network
ETV HD	2016		Stereo \| 2.0	ETV Network
Star Maa HD	2016			Disney Star
Zee Telugu HD	2017			Zee Entertainment Enterprises

Movies

Channel	Launch	Video	Audio	Owner	Notes
Gemini Movies HD	2017	HD	Dolby Digital \| 5.1	Sun TV Network
Star Maa Movies HD			Stereo \| 2.0	Disney Star
Zee Cinemalu HD				Zee Entertainment Enterprises
ETV Cinema HD	2018			ETV Network	currently available in hathway dth

Music

Channel	Launch	Video	Audio	Owner
Gemini Music HD	2017	HD	Dolby Digital \| 5.1	Sun TV Network

Sports

Channel	Launch	Video	Audio	Owner	Notes
Sony Ten 4 HD	2021	HD	Stereo \| 2.0	Culver Max Entertainment
Star Sports 1 Telugu HD	2023	HD	Stereo \| 2.0	Star Sports Network	High Definition began from 2 February 2023

Telugu audio feed

Digital channels

Suman TV

References

^ ^a ^b Reddy, B. Dasarath (29 August 2012). "Zee group to shut Telugu news channel". Business Standard. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
^ "History of Sun network and its channels mentioned by "Sun TV"". Televisionpoint.com. Archived from the original on 1 June 2007. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Singh, Dr Paramveer (5 August 2021). Indian Silver Screen. K.K. Publications. p. 179.
^ ^a ^b ^c Singh, Dr Paramveer (5 August 2021). Indian Silver Screen. K.K. Publications. p. 180.
^ "Sun Network to launch entertainment channel Aditya TV today". Exchange4media. 9 April 2005. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
^ Prasanna, Sai (24 January 2012). "MAA TV to launch Telugu GEC on January 25". Exchange4media. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
^ "Maa TV launches music channel Maa Music". Indiantelevision.com. 30 May 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
^ "Discovery Kids sees viewership growth following 'Fukrey Boyzzz' launch". Retrieved 17 May 2020.
^ "Nick and Sonic to offer content in eight local languages". Economic Times. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
^ "POGO is now available in Telugu". Media Infoline. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
^ "Satiating needs of tech-savvy generation holds the key, says Leena Lele Dutta, Sony YAY!". Financial Express. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
^ "The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has approved NGC Network India's two name change applications".
^ "Sony BBC Earth launches in India". BBC. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
^ "TV5 launches devotional channel in AP & Telangana, DTH dist plan under way". Indiantelevision.com. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b "ETV2 and ETV3 renamed to ETV Andhra Pradesh and ETV Telangana". Indiantelevision.com. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
^ "Five's not a crowd for Telugu news channels". Indiantelevision.com. 14 June 2004. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b Singh, Dr Paramveer (5 August 2021). Indian Silver Screen. K.K. Publications. pp. 199, 301.
^ Singh, Dr Paramveer (5 August 2021). Indian Silver Screen. K.K. Publications. p. 302.
^ "The battle for eyeballs". The Times of India. 12 August 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
^ "About us". HMTV. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
^ "Venkaiah, Bandaru give away HMTV Business Excellence Awards". The Hindu. 6 May 2017. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
^ "Jagan launches 'Swatantra'" (PDF). The Pioneer. 20 May 2022. p. 1. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
^ Singh, Dr. Paramveer (2021). Indian Silver Screen. K. K. Publications. p. 301.
^ Singh, Dr. Paramveer (2021). Indian Silver Screen. K. K. Publications. p. 314.

[:1-1] Reddy, B. Dasarath (29 August 2012). "Zee group to shut Telugu news channel". Business Standard. Retrieved 17 October 2022.

[:02-2] "History of Sun network and its channels mentioned by "Sun TV"". Televisionpoint.com. Archived from the original on 1 June 2007. Retrieved 19 October 2022.

[:3-3] Singh, Dr Paramveer (5 August 2021). Indian Silver Screen. K.K. Publications. p. 179.

[:2-4] Singh, Dr Paramveer (5 August 2021). Indian Silver Screen. K.K. Publications. p. 180.

[5] "Sun Network to launch entertainment channel Aditya TV today". Exchange4media. 9 April 2005. Retrieved 17 October 2022.

[6] Prasanna, Sai (24 January 2012). "MAA TV to launch Telugu GEC on January 25". Exchange4media. Retrieved 20 October 2022.

[7] "Maa TV launches music channel Maa Music". Indiantelevision.com. 30 May 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2022.

[8] "Discovery Kids sees viewership growth following 'Fukrey Boyzzz' launch". Retrieved 17 May 2020.

[9] "Nick and Sonic to offer content in eight local languages". Economic Times. Retrieved 17 May 2020.

[10] "POGO is now available in Telugu". Media Infoline. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2023.

[11] "Satiating needs of tech-savvy generation holds the key, says Leena Lele Dutta, Sony YAY!". Financial Express. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2020.

[12] "The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has approved NGC Network India's two name change applications".

[bbc1-13] "Sony BBC Earth launches in India". BBC. Retrieved 28 May 2017.

[14] "TV5 launches devotional channel in AP & Telangana, DTH dist plan under way". Indiantelevision.com. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2022.

[:0-15] "ETV2 and ETV3 renamed to ETV Andhra Pradesh and ETV Telangana". Indiantelevision.com. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2022.

[:4-16] "Five's not a crowd for Telugu news channels". Indiantelevision.com. 14 June 2004. Retrieved 16 October 2022.

[:5-17] Singh, Dr Paramveer (5 August 2021). Indian Silver Screen. K.K. Publications. pp. 199, 301.

[:12-18] Singh, Dr Paramveer (5 August 2021). Indian Silver Screen. K.K. Publications. p. 302.

[:03-19] "The battle for eyeballs". The Times of India. 12 August 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2022.

[:13-20] "About us". HMTV. Retrieved 21 July 2020.

[:7-21] "Venkaiah, Bandaru give away HMTV Business Excellence Awards". The Hindu. 6 May 2017. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

[22] "Jagan launches 'Swatantra'" (PDF). The Pioneer. 20 May 2022. p. 1. Retrieved 27 October 2022.

[23] Singh, Dr. Paramveer (2021). Indian Silver Screen. K. K. Publications. p. 301.

[24] Singh, Dr. Paramveer (2021). Indian Silver Screen. K. K. Publications. p. 314.

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v t e Television in India
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Direct-broadcast satellite	DD Free Dish Sun Direct Dish TV Videocon d2h Zing Digital Tata Play Airtel digital TV

State owned channels

General entertainment

Defunct

Movies

Defunct

Music

Comedy

Kids

Telugu audio feed

Defunct

Sports

Lifestyle and infotainment

Telugu audio feed

Defunct

Religious

Non-genre

News

Defunct

High Definition (HD) channels

General entertainment

Movies

Music

Sports

Telugu audio feed

Digital channels

See also

References