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| Country | Nepal |
|---|---|
| Network | Broadcast television, satellite, optical and online |
| Headquarters | Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) |
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| Picture format | 4:3 (576i, SDTV) 16:9 (1080i, HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Government of Nepal |
| History | |
| Launched | January 5, 1985 |
| 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 |
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.
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.
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- ^ "NTV to telecast tri-national football tournament live". Khabarhub. March 21, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
- ^ "एनटीभीका पाँचवटै च्यानलको प्रशारण अवरुद्ध". Online Khabar (in Nepali). June 6, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
- ^ "नेपालमा प्रेस स्वतन्त्रता छ, सत्यतथ्यमा आधरित समाचार लेख्नुहोला : प्रधानमन्त्री देउवा". Kantipur (daily) (in Nepali). September 23, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ Poudel, Bharat Raj; FitzGerald, Gerry; Clark, Michele J.; Mehta, Amisha; Poudyal Chhetri, Meen B. (August 24, 2014). "How does Nepal Television (NTV) frame natural disasters? A qualitative content analysis of news scripts using news frames and PPRR cycle" (PDF). 5th International Disaster and Risk Conference (IDRC 2014): 583–586.