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List of television stations in Bangladesh

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The first television signal broadcast in Bangladesh was in 1964 by the then state-owned television network Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV). From then onwards Bangladesh Television (BTV) had a virtual monopoly until the late 1990s. Since then a number of stations have arrived. Many have also shut down in the process.

This is a list of television stations in Bangladesh currently available on terrestrial, satellite and cable.

State owned

Channel Information
BTV Founded in 1964 as Pakistan Television, but renamed BTV after 1971.
BTV Chittagong Regional channel.
BTV World Available worldwide.
Sangsad Bangladesh Broadcasts live Bangladesh's National Parliament Assemblies.

Privately owned

Mixed Entertainment
Channel Information
ATN Bangla a Bengali-language digital cable television channel that transmits from its studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh, as well as throughout South Asia, the Middle-East, Europe, and North America. The channel offers a wide variety of programming that includes news, movies, dramas and talk shows.
Channel i a privately owned television network in Bangladesh and the country's first digital channel. It is owned by the Impress Group.
Ekushey Television the first private terrestrial channel in Bangladesh. Official transmission began on 14 April 2000.
NTV a private television station in Bangladesh that is transmitted from its studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
RTV started operation on 26 December 2005, and mainly broadcasts programs in Bengali.
Boishakhi TV a private satellite TV channel in Bangladesh
Banglavision a satellite TV channel broadcast from Dhaka, Bangladesh
Desh TV started operation in 2009.
My TV a private entertainment television channel in Bangladesh.
Mohona TV a private television station in Bangladesh that is transmitted from its studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Maasranga Television a private television station in Bangladesh that is transmitted from its studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is a part of Square Group.
Channel 9 a private television station in Bangladesh that is transmitted from Dhaka, Bangladesh. This channel offers General Entertainment and Sports program only]].
GTV a private television station in Bangladesh that is transmitted from its studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the current official broadcaster of Bangladesh Premier League.
Asian TV a private television station in Bangladesh that is transmitted from its studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
SA TV a private HD and 3G television station in Bangladesh that is transmitted from Dhaka, Bangladesh. The channel started its full commercial run on 19 January 2013.
Deepto TV Started operation in November 2015. Owned by Kazi Media Limited.
Bangla TV a private television channel of Bangladesh
Nagorik TV a private television channel of Bangladesh

News

Channel Information
ATN News a 24/7 news channel in Bengali. The channel transmits from its studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and is also transmitted throughout South Asia, the Middle-East, Europe, and North America.
Independent Television a 24/7 news channel in Bengali that is transmitted from its studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Somoy TV a 24-hour Bengali news-based private satellite television channel in Bangladesh known for its news presentations.
Channel 24 a private television station in Bangladesh that is transmitted from its studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Ekattor TV the first full HD 24/7 news and current affairs channel in Bengali that is transmitted from its studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Jamuna TV a private television station in Dhaka, an associate company of Jamuna Group, has been launched on 5 April 2014, as a 24x7 news channel to provide national and international news and information.
News24 a new 24 hours HD news channel owned by East West Media Group in Bangladesh. It was launched in 28 July 2016.
DBC News Started operation in September 2016. Owned by Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury.

Music

Channel Information
Gaan Bangla a music channel in Bangladesh that started on 16 December 2013.

Kids

Channel Information
Duronto TV Duronto TV is a television channel in Bangladesh for children

Movies

Channel Information
Bijoy TV a private television station in Bangladesh for Movies.

See also

References