List of Pakistani television stations

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Here is a comprehensive list of most of the international and domestic channels currently running in Pakistan either privately or by the government. Since, the year 1999 the number of channels have increased significantly as demand for different type of channels had respectively increased.

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[edit] History

Before 2000, these were limited to the State-run PTV, PTV World and Channel 3, but a newly-introduced open media policy caused many new private channels to spring up over the years. These initially stole away nearly all of the PTV-Network market while the initial hype lasted, but soon audiences were shunning even these channels for lack of quality, finally settling on either Indian channels, or Western channels. However, over the time some Pakistani channels have been able to produce a sizable amount of decent programs. Nowadays, it is generally acknowledged that PTV's market has been reduced to almost nil, except for people in the rural areas of Pakistan were they cannot afford cable or satellite TV. However, quality of these channels need to be developed to meet standards of Western channels. It is this very acknowledgement that led a cartel of Pakistani private channels to lobby to PEMRA (Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority) to ban Indian channels and some Western channels, as the Pakistani channels were losing advertising revenue too.

[edit] State Owned

Pakistan Television Network, also referred to as PTV, is Pakistan's state owned television network which operates on both terrestrial & satellite and seen in all parts of the world as well. The PTV network consists of 6 channels, which will increase too 11 by the end of 2006 with the introduction of new regional channels:

National

  • PTV One - Providing viewers with soap operas, telefilms and live national events
  • PTV National - Providing viewers with news, education, and entertainment in regional languages
  • PTV Sports - Launching in 2007

Centers

Regional

  • AJK TV - Kashmiri language channel (Azad Jammu & Kashmir)
  • PTV Bolan - Balochi language channel (Balochistan)
  • PTV Panjnad - Punjabi language Channel (Punjab) - Launching in 2007
  • PTV Mehran - Sindhi language Channel (Sindh) - Launching in 2007
  • PTV Abaseen - Pushto language channel (Northwest Frontier Province) - Launching in 2007

International

  • PTV World - Providing for the Pakistani community throughout Asia, the Middle East and Africa
  • PTV Global - Providing for the Pakistani community in North America
  • Prime TV - Providing for the Pakistani Community in Europe

Virtual University Also known as VU, is Pakistan’s first University based completely on modern information and communication technologies. It was established by the Government as a public sector institution with a clear mission; 'to provide extremely affordable world class education to aspiring students all over the country'. VU uses free-to-air satellite television broadcasts and the internet to broadcast across the country.

[edit] Private Owned

[edit] Terrestrial

  • ATV (Pakistan) - Ik Dunya Nai [1]

[edit] Children

  • Cartoon Network Pakistan - Strategic Alliances holds rights to the channel and in late 2006 Cartoon Network plans to air a Pakistani-made cartoon (English/Urdu)
  • Nick Pakistan - Apart of the ARY Network (English/Urdu)
  • Geo Kids - Coming Soon (Urdu)
  • INDUS Chotu - Coming Soon (Urdu)

[edit] Education & Health

  • Ujala TV - Educational TV for Pakistani viewers (Urdu)
  • Healthline TV - Health television for Pakistani viewers (English/Urdu)

[edit] Entertainment

Urdu

  • AAJ TV - Pakistan's Premier Channel
  • ARY Digital
  • Dhoom TV
  • DM Digital TV - UK-based Pakistani channel
  • Express TV - Coming Soon
  • Geo TV - Har Pal Geo
  • Hum TV - Pure Entertainment
  • Indus Vision - Your own Drama Channel
  • Mashriq TV - Currently Off Air
  • Premier TV
  • Metro One
  • Roshni TV - Roshni Hai Tu Sab Hai
  • Royal Television - Royal Life
  • Rung TV - Saray Rung Hamaray
  • Strum TV
  • The City Channel
  • TV One - One To Watch
  • Uni Plus
  • Venus TV
  • Waqt TV - Coming Soon
  • Zam TV - Striving Today for Better Tomorrow


Balochi

  • Baloch Voice Television

Bengali

Pashto

  • AVT Khyber
  • Sahar TV
  • DM sarhad TV coming soon

Pahari

  • Aapna Channel

Punjabi

  • Apna TV
  • Punjab TV
  • Ravi TV

Saraiki

  • Jhook TV
  • Kook TV
  • Siraiki Plus
  • Waseb TV

Sindhi

  • Kashish TV
  • KTN
  • Mehran TV
  • Sindh TV

[edit] Food

[edit] Fashion & Lifestyle

  • Fashion TV Pakistan - Apart of the ARY Network
  • Indus Plus - Her Lamha Aap Kay Sath
  • UNICEF Youth TV - Part of EYE TV Network
  • Style Duniya
  • TV 2 Day

[edit] Islamic

  • DM Islam TV - UK-Based Pakistani channel
  • Haq TV
  • Peace TV - Islamic Dawa Channel of Dr. Zakir Naik
  • Islam Channel - UK-based Pakistani channel
  • Ittihad TV - Muslim lifestyle
  • Labbaik TV- The voice of Islam
  • Noor TV
  • QTV - A Part of ARY Digital Network

[edit] Movies

  • Filmazia

[edit] Music

  • Indus Music - Music looks better on IM
  • The Musik - Kuch Kala Kuch Safaid
  • Channel G - Jee aya Noo A part of the INDUS Network
  • Play TV - You Gotta Play
  • Nvibe- The thinking persons channel
  • Aag TV - Space to empower YOUth
  • MTV Pakistan - "Hosh Urah De" A part of the INDUS Network
  • Sarmast TV- coming Soon

[edit] News & Business

[edit] Sports

[edit] International

[edit] External links

[edit] See also

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