Kolkata TV

2026-02-16T16:33:15Z

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{{short description|Indian Bengali news channel}}
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{{Infobox television channel
| name = Kolkata TV<br/>কলকাতা টিভি
| logo = Kolkata TV 2010.png
| logo_size =
| logo_caption = Logo used since 2006
| logo_alt =
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|27 March 2006}}
| owner = [[Sakal Media Group]]
| picture_format = [[16:9]], [[HDTV]]
| language = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| area = India (West Bengal)
| headquarters = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]],
| sister_channels = [[Saam TV]]<br/ >[[News7 Tamil]]
| website = {{URL|https://www.kolkatatv.org/}}
}}

'''Kolkata TV''' is a [[24-hour news cycle|24-hour]] [[Bengali language|Bengali]] [[news channel]] launched by SST Media in 2006. It was established by former [[ABP News]] staffer [[Suman Chattopadhyay]], and is now owned by Kaustuv Ray, the chair of [[RP Group]]. The slogan used by the channel is ''Raatdin Saatdin'' (which means "Day-night 7-days").<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kolkatatv.org/|title=Kolkata Tv Raat Din Saat Din|website=www.kolkatatv.org|access-date=2019-03-26}}</ref> The channel is run by Calcutta-based RP Techvision (I) Pvt Ltd., and is known for its critical stance on the [[Modi government]], while being sympathetic towards the [[Trinamool Congress]] (TMC).

==Kaustuv Ray==
The channel was taken over in 2009 by the current editor Kaustuv Ray, without buying any shares.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-09-29|title=Mamata, entrepreneur take over at Kolkata TV|url=https://www.livemint.com/Home-Page/IjLzMhIJtxOoVLFkBe8FHO/Mamata-entrepreneur-take-over-at-Kolkata-TV.html?facet=amp|website=livemint.com|access-date=2021-10-06}}</ref> He had been the subject of raids by the [[Enforcement Directorate]] (ED) in 2018 and was arrested by the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] (CBI) for allegedly defrauding banks to the tune of Rs. 515 crores.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-03-15|title=CBI arrests RP Infosystems directors Shivaji Panja, Kaustav Roy in Kolkata bank fraud case|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/cbi-arrests-rp-infosystems-directors-shivaji-panja-kaustav-roy-in-kolkata-bank-fraud-case-4391809.html|work=Firstpost|access-date=2021-10-06}}</ref> He also received a notice from the ED in September 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-22|title=ED: নির্ধারিত সময়ের একদিন আগেই ইডির দফতরে হাজিরা ব্যবসায়ী কৌস্তভ রায়ের{{!}} Bangla News|url=https://bengali.abplive.com/videos/news/ed-businessman-kaustav-roy-appeares-at-the-ed-office-a-day-before-the-scheduled-time-bangla-news-836605|work=ABP Ananda|language=bn|access-date=2021-09-30}}</ref>

After this the [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]] send a notice to the channel authorities, asking them to justify why its license should not be cancelled. The letter, dated 27 September, cited the [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]]' denial of [[security clearance]] to the channel as grounds for cancelling their license. Responding to the notice, Kaustuv Ray said the central government was trying to silence the media critical of the prime minister, adding that: "This is a blatant way to gag the voice of free press. We will continue to raise our voice, we will protest against this fascist undemocratic regime of Mr Modi".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-28|title='Security clearance' to 'Kolkata TV' denied, channel complains of political vendetta|url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/india/security-clearance-to-kolkata-tv-denied-channel-complains-of-political-vendetta|work=National Herald|access-date=2021-09-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-29|title=Showcaused by Centre, says news channel|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/showcaused-by-centre-says-news-channel/cid/1832661|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2021-09-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-29|title=Citing 'Security Clearance', I&B Ministry Threatens to Cancel Kolkata TV's License|url=https://thewire.in/media/kolkata-tv-license-cancel-threat|work=The Wire|access-date=2021-09-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-29|title=Denied 'security clearance', Kolkata TV gets show cause notice threatening to cancel its license|url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2021/09/29/denied-security-clearance-kolkata-tv-gets-show-cause-notice-threatening-to-cancel-its-license|work=Newslaundry|access-date=2021-09-30}}</ref> The government's move was criticised by leaders of the [[All India Trinamool Congress]] (AITC), [[Indian National Congress]], the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]], [[Shiv Sena (1966–2022)|Shiv Sena]], the [[Samajwadi Party]], and other prominent figures of Bengal society.{{cn|date=February 2026}} West Bengal Chief Minister [[Mamata Banerjee]] and [[Bhupesh Baghel]], Chief minister of Chhattisgarh, also supported Kolkata TV over this issue. A special CBI Court directed ED officers not to take any coercive action against Kaustuv Ray until the hearing of the case, and the [[Calcutta High Court]] put a stay order on the notice issued by the Union Government.

==See also==
*[[List of Bengali TV channels#India|List of Bengali TV channels]]
*[[List of Indian television stations]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{official website}}

{{Bengali language television channels}}
{{Television news in India}}

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[[Category:2006 establishments in West Bengal]]

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