List of Bangladeshi television and radio channels
Recent years have seen an upsurge in Bangladeshi television channels and FM Radio Stations. Below is a list of channels up linked from Bangladesh.
[edit] State Owned
- Bangladesh Television - Bangladesh's only terrestrial TV channel. The satellite version is BTV World.
- Sangsad TV - Sangsad TV is a state-owned channel which broadcasts the parliamentary activities of Bangladesh. It started broadcasting from 25 January 2011.
[edit] TV Channels (All Channels that are Legally Permitted by Govt.)
[edit] Bangladesh Television (State-run)
Bangladesh Television is the first and the major state owned television channel in Bangladesh.The transmission is from the capital, Dhaka. The transmission is relayed to the whole country via local relay stations in major cities of the country. There is also a regional station located in Chittagong which broadcasts local programmes in evening. In 2004, BTV started worldwide broadcasts through its satellite based branch, BTV World.[1]
[edit] Sangsad TV (State-run)
Sangsad TV is another state owned television channel, owned by the Government of Bangladesh. It broadcasts the parliamentary activities of Bangladesh.
[edit] INDEPENDENT 24 TV
Independent Television is a private, satellite- 24 hours news channel owned by one of Bangladesh's largest conglomerate Beximco. They are headquartered in Tejgaon, Dhaka. Independent is the first Bangladeshi channel to use cutting edge Mpeg-4 technology.
[edit] NTV
NTV is a Bengali language satellite television channel based in Bangladesh. It started operation in 2003. It is one of the most popular Bengali TV channels in the country. In the anniversary of the channel, the founder expressed interest in creating NTV2 to satisfy the watchers further, however he is now in jail and all of his properties have been seized by the government. The channel broadcasts coverage of news, soap operas, educational, religious and politics related programs.[1] The owner is out of jail now !!
[edit] RTV
RTV started operation on 26 December 2005.[2] It mainly broadcasts programs in Bengali.
[edit] Diganta Television
Diganta Television is a private satellite TV channel in Bangladesh, founded in 2007. Diganta TV started formally broadcasting on the 27th August, 2008 with 16 hours of news and 8 hours of entertaining programs.[3]
[edit] Desh TV
Desh TV started operation on 2007. DeshTV aims to stand out with the motto of bringing a change, creating new paths, new thoughts and help seeing the world with a new eye. With the objective of serving desh, which means the country, and the people
[edit] Channel i
Channel i is a privately owned Television network in Bangladesh and the country's first digital channel. It is owned by the Impress Group, among the largest conglomerates in Bangladesh with interests in textiles, pharmaceuticals and media.
[edit] ATN Bangla
ATN Bangla is a Bengali language digital cable television channel. It transmits from its studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The channel is transmitted throughout South Asia, the Middle-East, Europe, and North America. The channel offers a wide variety of programming including news, movies, dramas, talk shows, and more.
[edit] ATN News
ATN News is a 24/7 news channel in Bengali. It transmits from its studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The channel is transmitted throughout South Asia, the Middle-East, Europe, and North America.
[edit] Ekushey Television
Ekushey Television (ETV) was the first private terrestrial channel in Bangladesh. Official transmission began on April 14, 2000, after a very short time of transmission it became the voice of the nation and the most popular TV channel in Bangladesh through its news and other innovative programs.[2]
[edit] Diganta Television
Diganta Television is a private satellite TV channel in Bangladesh, founded in 2007. This is a project of Diganta Media Corporation, which is joined with one of its daily newspaper "'The Daily Naiya Diganta"'. Diganta TV started formally broadcasting on the 27th August, 2008 with 16 hours of news and 8 hours of entertaining programs.
[edit] Banglavision
Banglavision is a satellite TV channel broadcasted from Bangladesh.
[edit] Islamic TV
Islamic TV is the first Islamic television station in Bangladesh. The owner of the channel is Said Iskandar, the younger brother of the Ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.
[edit] Independent Television
Independent Television (Bangladesh) is another 24/7 news channel in Bangladesh. After successful trial run, it is now in full fledged broadcasting mode. Beximco and its sponsors has a substantial ownership stake and influence on this channel.
[edit] Channel 9
Channel 9 is another television station in Bangladesh. Test telecast is in test status and soon it will come in full business telecast.
[edit] Radio Stations (All Stations that are Legally Permitted by Govt.)
[edit] Bangladesh Betar (State-owned)
Bangladesh Betar Bangladesh Betar (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ বেতার) is the state-owned radio broadcasting station of Bangladesh. It is headquartered in Shahbagh, Dhaka. It was also known as Radio Bangladesh between 1975 and 1996.
[edit] Radio Foorti
Radio Foorti 88.1 FM, Radio Foorti is a Bangladeshi FM radio station. The station went live on September 21, 2006. It is currently available in Dhaka, Chittagong, Sylhet, Rajshahi, Khulna, Barisal, Mymensingh, bogra and Cox's Bazar.
[edit] Radio Today
Radio Today 89.6 FM is the first FM Radio station in Bangladesh. Firstly the coverage was only in the capital, Dhaka, now it is in the port-city Chittagong. It has plans to expand to Mymensingh and the tourist capital of Bangladesh Cox's Bazar.
[edit] Radio Amar
Radio Aamar 88.4 FM is a 24-hours private FM radio station in Bangladesh. It broadcasts on 88.4 FM (Previous Frequency 101.6 FM) in Dhaka. It started its official transmission in 11 December 2007.
[edit] ABC Radio
ABC Radio 89.2 FM is a radio station owned by Mediastar, a sister concern of Transcom Group. The Studio Headquarter is in Dhaka while it also has coverage in Narayanganj, Gazipur, Tangail, Manikganj, Narsingdi, Brahmanbaria, Madaripur, Chandpur, Faridpur, Comilla, and some areas of Feni, Kishoreganj and Sirajganj.
[edit] Community Radio in Bangladesh
The Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC), in special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council, considers community radio a special area for intervention. BNNRC has been promoting advocacy to the government in relation to community radio with other organizations since its emergence in 2000 As a result, the Ministry of Information of the People's Republic of Bangladesh announced the Community Radio Installation, Broadcast and Operation Policy 2008. Under this policy, the Ministry of Information approved 14 community radio stations for the first time in Bangladeshi history. To ensure the free flow of information to the people, the government enacted the Right to Information Act 2009. Community radio stations are a strong step in empowering rural people. Initially, the government approved 14 community groups:
[Community Radio Sagor Giri 99.2 [Young Power in Social Action (YPSA) for Sitakunda, Chittagong] [Community Radio Nalta 99.2 [Nalta Community Hospital (Satkhira)]] [Community Radio Mukti 99.2 [LDRO (Bogra)]] [Community Radio Pollikontho 99.2 [BRAC (Moulivi Bazer)]] [Barandro Community Radio 99.2 [ (Naogaon)]] [Community Radio Mahananda 98.8 [Proyas (Chapai Nababgonj)]] [Community Radio Padma 99.2 [CCD (Rajshahi)]] [Community Radio Jhinuk 99.2 [Srizoni (Jhinaidhah)]] [Community Radio Bikrampur 99.2 EC Bangladesh (Munshiganj)] [Community Radio Lokobetar 99.2 [MMC (Barguna Sadar Upazila)]] [Community Radio Chilmari 99.2 [ Chilmari, RDRS (Kurigram)]] [Community Radio Sundarban 98.8 Koyra Upazilla (Khulna)] [Community Radio Naf 99.2 Teknaf [ACLAB (Cox's Bazar District)] [Community Rural Radio 98.8 [Agriculture Information Servics (AIS) Community Rural Radio (Barguna District)]]
[edit] BBC Bangla
BBC Bangla FM 100.0 Dhaka is the Bengali language service of BBC World Service.
[edit] Online Radio (All Stations that are Legally Permitted by Govt.)
[edit] Radio 2fun Entertainment (Bangladesh) Ltd.
Radio 2fun has started as 1st online radio station in Bangladesh but soon it's going to be another private FM radio station in Bangladesh. It started its test transmission in 22 September 2008 and official transmission in 11 March 2009.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.btv0.gov.bd/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=339&Itemid=120
- ^ Another private TV channel RTV starts functioning from Dec 26, Official site: http://www.rtvonline.com , web The Bangladesh Observer, 11 November 2005.
- ^ www.digantatv.com, Official Website "Diganta Television"
