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Country | Nepal |
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Broadcast area | Worldwide |
Headquarters | Subidhanagar, Kathmandu [1] |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Nepali, English and Maithili |
Picture format | 16:9 (1080i, HDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Kantipur Television Network Pvt. Ltd |
Sister channels | Kantipur Max HD |
History | |
Launched | 13 July 2003 |
Links | |
Website | kantipurtv |
Availability | |
Streaming media | |
Kantipur Television | kantipurtv |
Kantipur Television, popularly known as Kantipur TV HD or KTV, is a private television station based in Kathmandu, Nepal. The chairman and managing director is Kailash Sirohiya. The CEO of Kantipur Television is Shishir Pachhai. Launched on 13 July 2003, KTV is licensed for terrestrial and satellite broadcasting. It initially only broadcast in the Kathmandu Valley terrestrially, but later expanded to other parts of Nepal after it began broadcasting on satellite television. [2] Kantipur Television is headquartered in Subidhanagar, Kathmandu. [1]
In December 2012, the Intelligence Bureau of India flagged Kantipur Television as a "hate channel" allegedly broadcasting anti-India programming. It was one of the twenty-four "illegal" channels to have been flagged. [3] Kantipur Television launched a sister channel, Kantipur Gold, on 19 February 2015. [4] This was in occasion to the 22nd anniversary of Kantipur Publications. [5] [6] The channel later commenced formal broadcasts on 18 September 2015. [7] The channel, however, was shut down in December 2016.[ citation needed ]
The network started broadcasting in HD on 14 December 2017. [2] [8] On 19 March 2021, Kantipur Television launched Kantipur Cineplex HD, a new television station in Nepal focusing on movie broadcasting in association with Highlights Nepal, the largest movie distributor and digital partner in Nepal. Kantipur Cineplex HD has now been renamed as Kantipur Max HD.[ citation needed ]
Program | Genre |
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Taal | Entertainment |
Call Kantipur | Entertainment |
Song Videos | Music |
Baliyo Ghar | Reconstruction Based |
Double Trouble | Entertainment |
Ainaa | Current social problems |
Harke Haldar | Entertainment |
Ditha Sab | Entertainment |
BBC Sajha Sawal | Current affairs |
Kantipur Aja | Current affairs |
Fireside | Current affairs |
Sarokar | News and politics |
Scoreboard | Sports |
Rajatpat | Entertainment |
Kilo Tango Mike | Police procedural drama |
Life Is Beautiful | Entertainment |
Music Mela | Entertainment |
Ghum Gham | Entertainment |
Countdown Kantipur | Entertainment |
Disha Nirdesh | Current affairs |
Rise and Shine | Morning show |
Kantipur News | News |
Kantipur Samachar | News |
SamaKoodh | Current affairs |
Paribartan | Current affairs |
What The Flop | Comedy |
Frame by Frame | Kollywood news and entertainment |
Countdown Kantipur | Music |
Tiffin Box | Music |
2pm film | Film |
M&S Nepal | Weekly magazine |
Jodhaa akabar birbal tansen mugal | Drama |
Twakka Tukka Returns | Comedy |
Here's To Life | Entertainment |
Good Morning Nepal | Morning show |
Comedy Champion | Comedy reality |
It's My Show with Suraj Singh Thakuri | Entertainment Table Talk show |
Dr. Kantipur | Health |
Hidden Treasure Miss Nepal (2020-2022) | Beauty Pageant |
Miss Vibhaa 2023 (Umanga Creation) |
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