MATV

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MATV
Launched	2000
Owned by	Vinod Popat
Website	www.matv.co.uk
Availability
Terrestrial
Analogue	UHF Channel 68
Satellite
Sky Digital	Channel 793
Cable
NTL Telewest	Channel 823
NTL analogue
	Channel 46

MATV is a specialist Asian content TV channel based in Leicester, England featuring Indian programming in Hindi, English, Gujarati and Punjabi. These shows are primarily local based and produced at the Comebine House, Woodboy Street studio. The channel was also affiliated with India's SAB TV. However, the channel was taken over in India, and the UK branch of SAB TV (located in London) is now known as MATV National. Its owner is Vinod Popat.

1 MATV Channel 6
2 MATV National
3 Programmes
4 Presenters
5 Ex Presenters
6 External links

[edit] MATV Channel 6

MATV Channel 6 broadcasts in Leicester, United Kingdom on UHF Channel 68 (frequency 847.25 MHz - Horizontally polarised). The Channel is also available on NTL's cable network in the Leicester area.

The channel claims a potential audience of around 180000 homes[1], and provides a range of programming; although like many RSL television channels some of its nightly output is Sky News and Teleshopping.

The majority of programmes are based locally such as news show Leicestershire In Focus and coverage of religious events in the city such as the Diwali celebrations on Belgrave Road and Melton Road (also know as the Golden Mile) which are the biggest Diwali celebrations outside India and Vaisakhi's Nagan Kirtan.

Reception for the channel is quite poor even quite close to the studio, people as close as a 3 mile radius had to get their aerials realigned to gain the channel and some people still do not receive the channel unless they use other means such as sattelite (SKY) for MATV National or cable (NTL) for MATV Channel 6.

MATV launched the career of Mayur Bhanji, who spent work experience there in 2003. Known as one of the most promising young sports journalists in the country, he currently appears on BBC Asian Network's Saturday Soccer as a reporter, alongside the main presenter Roann Ghosh.