Media in Chennai

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Chennai has many print, television and radio networks that dominate its mass media market.

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[edit] Print media

Newspaper publishing started in Chennai with the launch of a weekly, The Madras Courier, in 1785.[1] It was followed by the weeklies The Madras Gazzette and The Government Gazzette in 1795. The Spectator, founded in 1836, was the first English newspaper in Chennai to be owned by an Indian and became the city's first daily newspaper in 1853.[2] The first Tamil newspaper, Swadesamitran, was launched in 1899.[1]

Chennai has six major print media groups that publish about eight major newspapers and magazines. The major English dailies are The Hindu, The New Indian Express, The Deccan Chronicle and evening dailies, The Trinity Mirror and The News Today. As of 2004, The Hindu was the city's most read English newspaper, with a daily circulation of 267,349 copies.[3] The major business dailies published from the city are The Economic Times, The Hindu Business Line, Business Standard, and The Financial Express. The major Tamil dailies include the Dina Thanthi, Dinakaran, Dina Mani, Dina Malar, Tamizh Ossai, Tamil Murasu, Makkal Kural and Malai Malar.[citation needed] Neighbourhood newspapers such as The Annanagar Times and The Adyar Times cater to particular localities. Magazines published from Chennai include Ananda Vikatan, Kumudam, Kalki, Kungumam, Swathi (Telugu magazine), Frontline and Sportstar.

[edit] Television

Doordarshan runs two terrestrial television channels and two satellite television channels from its Chennai centre, which was set up in 1974. Private Tamil satellite television networks like Sun TV, Raj TV, Star Vijay, Jaya TV, Makkal TV and Kalaignar TV broadcast out of Chennai. The Sun Network, a Rs. 4,395 crore public firm, is based in the city and is the country's second-largest broadcasting company, in terms of viewership share.[4][5] Some of its TV shows have generated the highest television rating points in the country. In addition to owning 19 TV channels in all major South Indian languages, the group owns FM radio stations in over eleven cities and some Tamil magazines and newspapers.[6][7][5] SCV and Hathway are the major cable TV service providers. Direct-to-home (DTH) is available via DD Direct Plus, Dish TV, and Tata Sky.[8][9] Chennai is the first city in India to have implemented the Conditional Access System for cable television.[10]

[edit] Radio

Radio broadcasting started from the radio station at the Rippon Buildings complex, founded in 1930 and was then shifted to All India Radio in 1938.[1] The city has two AM and ten FM radio stations, operated by Anna University, All India Radio and private broadcasters. The FM radio stations

No. Radio Station name Frequency
1. All India Radio Chennai (AIR Chennai) Akashvani Chennai 720 kHz 783 kHz, 1017 kHz, 4920 kHz, 7160 kHz 105.0 MHz, 107.1 MHz
2. Anna FM (Anna University, Chennai) 720 kHz 90.4 MHz
3. Loyola FM (Loyola College, Chennai) 720 kHz 90.8 MHz
4. Radio City FM (Radio City, Chennai) 720 kHz 91.1 MHz (http://www.radiocity.in/chennai.aspx)
5. M.O.P. FM (Mop Vaishnav College, Chennai) 720 kHz 91.2 MHz
6. Aahaa FM 91.9 MHz (http://www.aahaafm.com)
7. Big 92.7 FM (Big 92.7, Chennai) 720 kHz 92.7 MHz (http://www.big927fm.com/index.asp?selcity=1)
8. Suryan FM (Suryan FM, SunTV Network) 720 kHz 93.5 MHz (http://www.sfm935.in/)
9. Radio One FM 94.3 MHz (http://www.radioone.in)
10. Radio Mirchi FM 98.3 MHz (http://www.enil.co.in/)
11. Gyan Vani FM 104.2 MHz
12. Hello FM, Malar Publications 106.4 MHz

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c Historical Events at a Glance. District Profile. Govt. of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved on 2007-10-04.
  2. ^ A landmark's last vestiges vanish. The Hindu (2003-02-03). Retrieved on 2007-10-04.
  3. ^ How Deccan Chronicle stormed Chennai. Rediff.com (2005-05-04). Retrieved on 2007-10-04.
  4. ^ Sun TV Network Ltd.. Rediff.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-07. The market capitalization of Sun TV Network Ltd. is Rs. 4,395 crores, based on the closing price of Rs. 319 per share, as of October 5, 2007.
  5. ^ a b How Maran helped Sun beat rivals. Rediff.com (2005-05-04). Retrieved on 2007-10-07.
  6. ^ TV Channels. Sun TV Network Ltd.. Retrieved on 2007-10-07.
  7. ^ FM Radio. Sun TV Network Ltd.. Retrieved on 2007-10-07.
  8. ^ Dish TV launches `One Alliance' bouquet. The Hindu (2006-06-13). Retrieved on 2007-10-04.
  9. ^ DTH companies come up with offers for World Cup. The Hindu (2007-03-04). Retrieved on 2007-10-04.
  10. ^ Conditional Access System in South Delhi from December 15. The Hindu. Retrieved on 2007-09-07.