Nepal Television (Nepali: नेपाल टेलिभिजन), shortened to NTV is the Nepali national public state-controlled television broadcaster. It's accessible in four languages. It is the oldest and most watched television channel in Nepal. The news broadcast at 8:00 PM is the channel's most popular show, followed by comedy programmes such as Sakkigoni, Mundre Ko Comedy Club and Meri Bassai.
Country | Nepal |
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Network | Broadcast television, satellite, optical and online |
Headquarters | Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal |
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Picture format | 4:3 (576i, SDTV) 16:9 (1080i, HDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Government of Nepal |
History | |
Launched | January 5, 1984 |
Links | |
Website | www |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Analogue | VHF band |
Streaming media | |
Nepal Television (NTV National) | http://ntv.org.np/?page_id=1165 |
Nepal Television (NTV Kohalpur) | http://ntv.org.np/?page_id=1167 |
Nepal Television (NTV Plus) | http://ntv.org.np/?page_id=1299 |
Nepal Television (NTV News) | http://ntv.org.np/?page_id=1308 |
It also has four sister channels, NTV PLUS, NTV News, NTV Kohalpur and NTV Itahari, all owned by the Nepali government.[1][2][3] The network started broadcasting in HD from 31 January 2019.
Several attempts are being made by media stakeholders to convert and transform NTV into a truly Public Service Broadcasting (PSB) entity. NTV, being currently owned by the government, has lost its editorial independence and is blamed for continuously being a government mouthpiece.[4][5] Mr. Nir Shah was the first chairman.
The Nepali government signed an agreement with French government company Sofratev on 14 February 1982 to conduct a preliminary study of the feasibility of a television network in the country for 30 days.[6]
When NTV was in its infancy, Finance Minister Prakash Chandra Lobani had visited Tokyo in January 1986 and wanted Japanese technicians to help enter Nepal into the television age.[7]
Nepal Television broadcasts for 24 hours daily.
Date | Transmission times |
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31 December 1983-now | 04:00-22:00 Nepal Time |