Media in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
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Hyderabad pronunciation or Haydarābād /haɪd̪əraːbaːd̪/ (Telugu: హైదరాబాదు,Urdu: حیدر آباد) is the capital city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Situated in the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh, the city has an estimated population of 6.1 million people (61 lakh), making it the 6th most populous metropolis in India.
Hyderabad has a well-developed communication and media infrastructure. The city is covered by a large network of optical fiber cables. The city's telephone system is serviced by four landline companies: BSNL, Tata Indicom, Reliance and Airtel. There are six mobile phone companies: BSNL, Airtel,Hutch, Idea,Tata Indicom and Reliance. Several companies offer broadband Internet access.
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[edit] Radio stations
The city has a good variety of AM and FM radio channels. 5 AM and 2 FM channels are operated by All India Radio (AIR) - Akashvani, Hyderabad. The first FM radio channel to be broadcast in the city was AIR's VivdhBharathi, since early Nineties. In 2006, Private FM radio stations were launched in the city. These channels are telecast 24X7 with programming content in Telugu and Hindi .The FM Radio channels broadcasted in the city are:
- AIR Vividh Bharathi FM 102.8 MHz
- AIR Rainbow FM 101.9 MHz
- Radio Mirchi FM 98.3 MHz
- Radio City FM 91.1 MHz
- Big FM 92.7 MHz
- S FM 93.5 MHz
- AIR Gyan Vani FM 107.6 MHz-educative channel[Available only from 18.00hrs to 22.00hrs]
Hyderabad is one of the premier FM hotspots in the country
[edit] Television networks
Doordarshan transmits two terrestrial television channels and broadcasts One satellite television channel from Hyderabad. The Doordarshan Telugu channel Saptagiri is the first TV channel launched in Hyderabad way back in early seventies. In recent years many private regional television channels started their broadcast from Hyderabad.
Telugu Television channels broadcast from Hyderabad are:
- Satellite channels
- DD-Saptagiri, ETV, Gemini, Teja, Maa TV, ETV Urdu, Vissa, ETV2, ,TV9, Zee Telugu, Gemini Music, Gemini News, NTV, TV 5, Bhakthi TV, Samskruthi,Shubhavartha TV . In addition, South Indian media house Asianet network would kick start its 1st telugu channel called Sitara soon.
- Cable Channels
- Siti Cable, C Channel, Hi Music, Ctv
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[edit] Print media
Hyderabad has about three print media groups that publish several newspapers and magazines in English, Telugu and Urdu. The major Telugu dailies include the Eenadu, Vaartha[Which is simultaneously published in Telugu and Hindi.],Andhra Jyoti, Surya,Sakshi,prajasakti,Andhra Bhoomi and Andhra Prabha. The major English dailies are The Deccan Chronicle, Business Standard, The Hindu, The Times of India, The Indian Express and The Economic Times.The major Urdu dailies are The Siasat Daily, The Munsif Daily, The Etemaad Urdu Daily, The Rahnuma-i Deccan and The Daily Milap. Besides these major newspapers, there a number of localised neighbourhood newspapers that cater to several localities. Magazines published from Hyderabad include Swati, Navya, Andhra Prabha, Andhra Jyoti, Vipula,Chatura, Vanita and Chandamama. Movie magazines include Sitara, Siva Ranjani , santosham and Jyoti Chitra.
[edit] Tollywood
Hyderabad is the homeland of Tollywood, the Telugu movie industry. Apart from being a popular entertainment source and India's largest film producer, as measured by the number of films made every year (followed by Bollywood), Tollywood also provides livelihood to thousands of its citizens and contributes a large amount of revenue to the local government.
Earlier, many of the Telugu films were produced in Madras. However, the improvement in Hyderabad's infrastructure and initiatives such as setting up of the studios like, Saradhi Studios, Annapurna Studios, Ramanaidu Studios, Ramakrishna Studios, Padmalaya Studios, Ramoji Film City have changed the situation. Today not only are Telugu films made here, even films from Bollywood are being shot in Hyderabad.
