Diganta Television

Diganta Television
Launched 28 August 2008
Owned by Diganta Media Corporation
Country Bangladesh
Language Bengali
Broadcast area Bangladesh
Headquarters Al Razi Complex, 166 Syed Nazrul Islam Sharoni, Purana Paltan, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
Sister channel(s) Daily Naya Diganta
Website
Availability
Satellite
Cable
Available on most cable systems Check local listings

Diganta Television (Bengali: দিগন্ত টেলিভিশন) is a private satellite TV channel in Bangladesh, founded in 2007.[1] This is a project of Diganta Media Corporation, which also publishes a daily newspaper Daily Naya Diganta. Diganta TV formally started its broadcasting on 28 August 2008 with 16 hours of news and 8 hours of entertainment programs.

In 2012, Diganta began to broadcast all its content live-online to viewers around the globe through the website Viewers World.

Shutdown

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) shut down the channel on 6 May 2013 at about 4:30 am.[2] According to Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu, it was taken off the air because its reporting on clashes between Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh and police contained irresponsible exaggerations and misinformation to inflame public opinion, a violation of the conditions of its license.[3][4] As of February 24, 2016, the station was still off the air.[5]

Downlink Parameters

Downlink Frequency : 41853.0 MHz
Symbol Rate : 04.3400 MSym/s
FEC : 3/4
Orbital Position : 76.5°E
Polarization : Horizontal
Modulation Type : QPSK
Type of Carrier : MPEG-2/DVB
Name of Satellites : Apstar 2R

See also

References

  1. ↑ www.digantatv.com, Official Website
  2. ↑ "Diganta, Islamic TV taken off air". bdnews24.com. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  3. ↑ Salam, Maria; Karim, Mohosinul; Islam, Muhammad Zahidul (6 May 2013). "Govt closes 2 TV networks". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Diganta, Islamic TV off air". The Daily Star. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  5. ↑ Bergman, David (17 April 2015). "Free speech under fire in Bangladesh". Al Jazeera America. Retrieved 12 December 2015.

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