ETV (Telugu)
Indian Telugu-language television channel
ETV is an Indian Telugu-language general entertainment pay television channel. The channel was launched on 27 August 1995 focusing on the state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a part of the ETV Network owned by Ramoji Group. It is the second-oldest Telugu satellite channel after Gemini TV. It is also one of the earliest private satellite channels in South India.
Name
The letter E in ETV stands as a Telugu letter "ఈ" meaning "This" collectively meaning as "This TV". The letter E also stands as a short cut form of Eenadu, a Telugu newspaper owned by Ramoji Rao. Eenadu is a polysemic word which has two meanings in Telugu language — "this day" and "this land".
History
Launch
ETV was launched on 27 August 1995 by Ramoji Group which owned Eenadu, the largest circulated Telugu-language daily newspaper. The company leased a high-quality transponder on the Intelsat satellite system, and uplinked from Padduka near Colombo, Sri Lanka. ETV began with an ambitious 18-hour service of entertainment and film-based programming.
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