List of Kannada-language television channels

Below is the list of television channels in Kannada language, a Dravidian language widely spoken in the South Indian state of Karnataka. Apart from those in the below list, many other Kannada channels exist that are specific to geographical area or limited to certain cities or districts, run by local cable TV operators.

High Definition Channels

Channel	Genre	Launch	Video	Audio	Parent Company	Headquarters	Broadcast	Notes
Colors Kannada HD	GEC	2016	Full HD	Stereo \| 2.0	Viacom 18	Mumbai, Maharastra	Own Schedule	HD version of Colors Kannada, launched in May 2016.
Udaya TV HD	GEC	2017	Full HD	Dolby Digital \| 5.1	Sun Network	Chennai, TamilNadu	Simulcast	HD version of Udaya TV, launched on March 16, 2017.

Upcoming HD Channels

Channel	Genre	Launch	Video	Audio	Parent Company	Headquarters	Broadcast	Notes
Zee Kannada HD	GEC	2017	Full HD	TBA	Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.	Mumbai, Maharashtra	TBA	HD version of Zee Kannada, to be launched in 2017.
Star Suvarna HD	GEC	2017	Full HD	TBA	Star India	Mumbai, Maharashtra	TBA	HD version of Star Suvarna, to be launched in 2017.

Standard Definition Channels

Channel	Genre	Launch	Video	Audio	Parent Company	Headquarters	Notes
DD Chandana	Infotainment	1991	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	Doordarshan, Prasar Bharati	Bengaluru, Karnataka	Official Channel of the State Government of Karnataka.
Udaya TV	GEC	1994	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	Sun TV Network	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	First Kannada satellite channel to go on air.^[1]
Colors Kannada	GEC	2000	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Ltd. (formerly ETV Network)	Mumbai, Maharashtra	Launched as ETV Kannada, re-branded in March 2015.^[2]
Udaya News	News	2000	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	Sun TV Network	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	First Kannada news channel; was also known as Udaya Varthegalu.
Udaya Movies	Movies	2001	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	Sun TV Network	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	Formerly known as Ushe TV.
Zee Kannada	GEC	2006	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.	Mumbai, Maharashtra	Launched along with Zee Telugu in 2006.^[3]
Udaya Music	Music	2006	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	Sun TV Network	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	Formerly known as Udaya 2 / U2.
TV9 Karnataka	News	2006	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	ABCL Broadcasting Pvt. Ltd. & Sneha TV Network	Hyderabad, Telangana	First 24X7 news channel in Kannada.
Star Suvarna	GEC	2007	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	Star India (formerly Asianet Communications)	Mumbai, Maharashtra	Launched as Suvarna; re-branded as Star Suvarna in July 2016.
Kasthuri	GEC	2007	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	Kasthuri Media Pvt. Ltd.	Bengaluru, Karnataka	Briefly under WHNS, re-branded and reverted to original.
Suvarna News	News	2008	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	Asianet News Network	Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala	Known as Suvarna News 24X7 till January 2016.^[4]
Star Suvarna Plus	GEC	2009	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	Star India (formerly Asianet Communications)	Mumbai, Maharashtra	Second Kannada GEC from Asianet; re-branded as Star Suvarna Plus.
Udaya Comedy	Comedy	2009	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	Sun TV Network	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	Launched initially as Sun Direct exclusive channel.
Chintu TV	Kids	2009	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	Sun TV Network	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	Launched initially as Sun Direct exclusive channel.
Raj Musix Kannada	Music	2009	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	Raj Television Network	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	First venture from Raj Television in Kannada.
Samaya News	News	2010	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	RSM Broadcasters Pvt. Ltd.	Bengaluru, Karnataka	Known as Samaya 24X7 till 2013.
Janasri News	News	2011	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	Yash Broadcasting Industries Pvt. Ltd.	Bengaluru, Karnataka
Kasthuri Newz 24	News	2011	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	Kasthuri Media Pvt. Ltd.	Bengaluru, Karnataka	Second venture from the company after Kasthuri.
ETV News Kannada	News	2014	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	ETV Network & Network 18	Hyderabad, Telangana
Raj News Kannada	News	2014	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	Raj Television Network	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	Second venture from the company after Raj Musix Kannada.
Public Music	Music	2014	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	Writemen Media Pvt. Ltd.	Bengaluru, Karnataka	Second venture from the company after Public TV.
Btv News	News	2014	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	Eaglesight media Pvt Ltd	Bengaluru, Karnataka	Claimed to broadcast over 250 countries.^[5]
Kalki Kannada	GEC	2015	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	White Horse Network Services Pvt. Ltd.	Bengaluru, Karnataka	Second venture from the company after losing stake in Kasthuri.
Saral Jeevan	Infotainment	2016	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	CG Parivar Global Vision	Bengaluru, Karnataka	Claimed to be first Kannada infotainment channel.^[6]
Colors Super	GEC	2016	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Ltd.	Mumbai, Maharashtra	Second Kannada GEC from Viacom 18;^[7] launched in July 2016.
Dighvijay TV 24X7	News	2017	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	VRL Media ltd	Bengaluru, Karnataka	http://vijayavani.net/.

Multilingual channels with Kannada feed

Channel	Genre	Launch	Video	Audio	Parent Company	Headquarters	Notes
Sri Sankara TV	Spiritual	2008	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	Kamadhenu Telefilms Pvt. Ltd.	Bengaluru, Karnataka	Kannada and Tamil Hindu spiritual channel.
Sri Venkateswara Bhakti Channel	Spiritual	2008	SD	Stereo \| 2.0	Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams Trust	Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh	Hindu devotional channel with Kannada feed.

Top five Kannada Channels in India

This is a list of top five Kannada Channels in India as per BARC ratings.^[8]

Rank	Channel name	Weekly Impressions (000s) sum	Source
Rank	Channel name	Week 1 (31 December 2016 to 6 January 2017)	Source
1	Colors Kannada	299783	BARC Weekly Data http://www.barcindia.co.in/statistic.aspx
2	Zee Kannada	214243
3	Star Suvarna	189519
4	Udaya Movies	148557
5	Udaya TV	89024

References

^ http://www.sunnetwork.in/tv-channel.aspx
^ http://www.colorskannada.com/about/
^ http://www.zeekannadatv.com/about-us/
^ Ltd, Suvarna News Network Pvt. "SuvarnaNews". Suvarna News. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
^ "About Us – Btv". btvnewslive.com. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
^ http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/regional/kannada-infotainment-channel-saral-jeevan-to-launch-on-19-february-160215
^ http://www.viacom18.com/viabuzz/viacom18-ups-the-ante-with-launch-of-its-first-homegrown-regional-gec-colors-super/
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[1] ttp://www.sunnetwork.in/tv-channel.aspx

[2] ttp://www.colorskannada.com/about/

[3] ttp://www.zeekannadatv.com/about-us/

[4] Ltd, Suvarna News Network Pvt. "SuvarnaNews". Suvarna News. Retrieved 13 July 2016.

[5] "About Us – Btv". btvnewslive.com. Retrieved 13 July 2016.

[6] ttp://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/regional/kannada-infotainment-channel-saral-jeevan-to-launch-on-19-february-160215

[7] ttp://www.viacom18.com/viabuzz/viacom18-ups-the-ante-with-launch-of-its-first-homegrown-regional-gec-colors-super/

[8] "Top five Kannada Channels".

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v t e Kannada language television channels in India
Entertainment	DD Chandana Udaya TV Udaya Comedy Colors Kannada Colors Super Star Suvarna Suvarna Plus Zee Kannada Chintu TV
Music	Udaya Music Raj Music Karnataka Public Music
Movies	Udaya Movies
Miscellaneous	Sri Sankara TV Ayush TV Kasthuri TV Saral Jeevan
News	Udaya News Kasthuri Newz 24 News18 Kannada Janasri News TV9 (Kannada) News9 (Karnataka) Samaya TV Suvarna News Raj News Kannada Public TV

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