List of television channels in Pakistan
This is a list of television channels in Pakistan. Television in Pakistan was introduced in 1964.
Current channels
General entertainment
Urdu/Hindi General Entertainment
- Aaj Entertainment
- A-Plus Entertainment
- ARY Digital
- ARY Zindagi
- ATV
- Dhoom TV
- DM Digital
- Express Entertainment
- Filmazia Entertainment
- Geo Entertainment
- Geo Kahani
- Hope TV
- Hum Sitaray
- Hum TV
- Indus Vision
- Kay 2 TV
- Mirror TV
- Play Entertainment
- Prime TV
- PTV Global
- PTV Home
- PTV National
- See TV
- SBN
- TV One (Pakistan)
- Urdu 1
- Zindagi TV
- MY TV (Only available on PTCL Smart TV)
- My Drama (Only available on Wateen)
Religious
Islamic
- ARY Qtv
- Madani Channel
- Labbaik TV
- Hadi TV 1
- Hadi TV 2
- Hadi TV 3
- Hadi TV 4
- Hadi TV 5
- Haq TV
- Hidayat TV
- Mashriq TV
- Paigham TV
- Smart Awakening (Only available on PTCL Smart TV)
- Takbeer TV
Qadiani
Christianity
Hindu
News channels
Urdu News
- 92 News
- Aaj News
- Abb Takk News
- ARY News
- Capital TV
- Channel 24 (Pakistan)
- Channel 5
- City 42
- Dawn News
- Din News
- Dunya News
- Express News
- Geo News
- Geo Tez
- Jaag TV
- KTN News[1]
- Metro One
- Neo TV
- News One
- PTV News
- Royal News
- Roze News
- Samaa TV
- Such TV
- Waqt News
Punjabi News
Sindhi News
Pushto News
Balochi News
English News
Punjabi general entertainment
Sindhi general entertainment
Pushto general entertainment
Hindko general entertainment
Balochi general entertainment
Kashmiri general entertainment
English general entertainment
- AXN Pakistan
- Animax Pakistan
- My Series (Only available On Wateen)
Sports
- PTV Sports
- Geo Super
- Ten Sports Pakistan
- Cricket Channel (Only available on DWN (Digital Wireless Network)
Childrens
- Cartoon Network Pakistan
- Nickelodeon Pakistan
- Toonami Pakistan
- NMX Kids (Only available on NayaTel)
- WOW TV (Only available on Wateen)
Movies
Urdu movies
- Film World
- Silver Screen
- Cinema One
- NMX Entertainment (Only available on NayaTel)
- DWN Cine (Only available on DWN (Digital Wireless Network))
- DWN Dhamaka (Only available on DWN (Digital Wireless Network))
- SUN TV Plus (Only available on DWN (Digital Wireless Network))
- My Cinema 1 (Only available on Wateen)
- My Cinema 2 (Only available on Wateen)
- My Cinema 3 (Only available on Wateen)
English movies
- Filmax
- HBO Pakistan
- WB Channel Pakistan
- NMX HD (Only available on NayaTel)
- DWN Plus (Only available on DWN (Digital Wireless Network)
- DWN Action (Only available on DWN (Digital Wireless Network)
- My Movies 1 (Only available on Wateen)
- My Movies 2 (Only available on Wateen
Music
- ARY Musik
- 8XM
- Jalwa
- Oxygene (TV channel)
- Indus Music
- Music Channel (Only available on DWN (Digital Wireless Network))
- My Box (Only available on Wateen
- Play TV (Pakistan) now replaced by Play Entertainment
- AAG TV now replaced by Geo Kahani
Health
Food
Education
Business
Shopping
- Smart Protocol (Only Available on PTCL Smart TV)
Electronic program guide
- Wateen Electronic Program Guide (Only available on Wateen)
Former channels
Religious
Christianity
News
Urdu news
- Indus News (Shut down in 2012)
- CNBC Pakistan (replaced by Jaag TV)
- ARY One World (Changed its name to ARY News)
- PTV World (Returned in 2012, now an English language news channel)
- BOL News (licence cancelled by PEMRA)
English news
- Express 24/7 (Replaced by Express Entertainment)
- Dawn News (Shifted to Urdu Programming)
- Geo English (Replaced by Geo Tez)
General entertainment
Urdu general entertainment
- The Pakistani Channel (Changed its name to ARY Digital)
- People's Television Network (Replaced by Network Television Marketing)
- Network Television Marketing (Replaced by Shalimar Television Network)
- Shalimar Television Network (Replaced by ATV (Pakistan))
- Indus TV (Changed its name to Indus Vision)
- PTV (Divided into different PTV channels)
- PTV One (Shut down in 2000)
- PTV Two (Shut down in 2000)
- PTV Prime (Changed its name to Prime TV Asia)
- Channel 3 (Shut down in 2005)
- Hum 2 (Replaced by Hum Sitaray)
- TMN TV (The project was abandoned)
- Channel G (replaced by G-Kaboom)
- TVOne Global (Changed its name to TV One (Pakistan))
- Sohni Dharti TV (Licence cancelled by PEMRA)
Punjabi general entertainment
- PTV Punjab (Replaced by PTV National)
Sindhi general entertainment
- PTV Sindh (Replaced by PTV National)
Pushto general entertainment
- PTV N.W.F.P (Replaced by PTV National and PTV Bolan)
Balochi general entertainment
- PTV Balochistan (Replaced by PTV National and PTV Bolan)
Kashmiri general entertainment
- PTV Kashmir (Replaced by PTV National and AJK TV))
Gilgiti general entertainment
- PTV Gilgit (Replaced by PTV National)
Bengali general entertainment
- * PTV Bengal (Replaced by BTV, the first national television of Bangladesh due to its separation in 1971)
Childrens
- Geo Kids (Shut down in 2009)
Music
- MTV Pakistan (Replaced by Indus Music)
- VH1 Pakistan (Shut down in 2009)
- The Musik (Changed its name to ARY Musik)
- Aag TV (Replaced by Geo Kahani)
- Play TV (Pakistan) (Replaced by Play Max now known as Play Entertainment)
- G-Kaboom (Shut down in 2012)
Movies
Urdu movies
- Filmazia (Changed its name to Filmazia Entertainment)
English movies
- Filmax (Now dubs Hollywood films in Urdu)
Sports
- ESPN Pakistan (Since it was a timeshift version of ESPN India,it's transmission was affected when ESPN India changed its name to Star Sports 4,which led the channel to go off air in 2013)
Food
- Masala TV (Changed its name to Hum Masala)
- ARY Zauq (Replaced by ARY Zindagi)
Fashion
- Style 360 (Replaced by Hum 2 now Hum Sitaray)
Shopping
- ARY Shopping (The project was abandoned)
Upcoming channels
News
Urdu news
English news
General entertainment
Urdu general entertainment
- PTV Gold
- Dunya Entertainment
Punjabi general entertainment
Sindhi general entertainment
Pushto general entertainment
Movies
Urdu movies
Sports
Unknown status
It is not confirmed whether these channels have stopped airing or not. This list also includes channels that have been planned for a long time but have not started broadcasting yet.[5]
General entertainment
Urdu general entertainment
English general entertainment
Sports
Pay TV services
Current Pay TV services
- PTCL Smart TV
- WorldCall CATV
- NayaTel
- DWN (Digital Wireless Network)
- Wateen
- Dish TV (Originally Indian,but available in Pakistan with Pakistani Channels as well as Dish TV 's original channels)
Former Pay TV services
- Southern Networks (Replaced by DWN (Digital Wireless Network))
- Shaheen Pay TV (Replaced by Southern Networks)
- Sun TV (Replaced by Shaheen Pay TV)
References
- ↑ http://www.ktnnews.tv/livetv/
- ↑ "list of tv channels and upcoming channels list – Unlimited Information". Paksimple.com. 2011-04-18. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
- ↑ "صفحۂ اول - BBC Urdu". BBC Urdu.
- ↑ Jan 01, 2016 09:49pm (2016-01-01). "Pakistan Observer to launch a channel in 2016 - Industry". Hipinpakistan.com. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
- ↑ "New upcoming channels of pakistan". Itdunya.com. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
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