99TV
Indian Telugu news channel From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
99TV is an Indian free-to-air television channel that provides 24-hour news coverage in Telugu language. 99TV was founded in 2014 and is currently owned by New Waves Media headed by Thota Chandrasekhar, a former IAS officer.[1][2][3]
History
99TV was launched in 2014 as a 24-hour Telugu news channel by the Communist Party of India (CPI).[1][3][4] Under CPI, the channel was not profitable and the party wanted to sell off the channel.[1]
On 11 July 2018, 99TV was taken over by New Waves Digital media promoted by Thota Chandrasekhar.[3][2][1][5] Chandrasekhar is a former IAS officer, and owns a real estate company called Aditya Constructions.[3]
As per TRAI's Cable TV Rules which came into force effective 31st January 2019, 99TV is a free-to-air channel.[6]
Programming
99TV telecasts political and current affairs with reporting network in both Telugu states.[7] The channel also has programs on business, talk shows, cinema and sports.
Availability
The channel was started on INSAT-4A (C-BAND) at 83.0°E. The other down-link parameters of the channel are frequency of 3921 MHz, symbol rate of 13000, and System on DVB -S2/QPSK/MPEG-4.[8]
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