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{{short description|Indian Telugu news channel}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = 99TV
| logo = 99tv channel logo.jpg
| logo_size = 150px
| country = India
| language = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| area = India
| network =
| available =
| headquarters = [[Hyderabad]], India
| owner = BPL Media Limited
| launch_date = 20 July 2014
| founder =
| key_people = Gurdeep S Jujhar {{small|(Chairman)}}
| website =
| Symbol Rate =
| FEC =
| Polarization =
| sat_radio_chan_1 =
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| picture_format = [[576i]]
| sister_channels =
}}

'''99TV''' is an Indian [[free-to-air]] television channel that provides 24-hour news coverage in [[Telugu language]]. 99TV was founded in 2014 and is currently owned by New Waves Media headed by Thota Chandrasekhar, a former [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer.,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last= |date=12 July 2018 |title=పవన్ చేతికి 99 టీవీ, 10టీవీని కొనుగోలు చేసిన నిమ్మగడ్డ |url=https://telugu.asianetnews.com/telangana/janasena-leader-chandrashekar-takes-over-99-tv-channel-pbqxtj |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=[[Asianet News Network]] |language=te}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Wanvari |first=Tarachand |date=15 January 2019 |title=Sun continues to shine on its namesake broadcaster |url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/specials/year-enders/sun-continues-to-shine-on-its-namesake-broadcaster-190115 |access-date=3 November 2022 |website=Indiantelevision.com}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web |last1=Chatterjee |first1=Mohua |last2=U |first2=Sudhakar Reddy |date=24 August 2018 |title=Tycoons with political links taking over news channels in Andhra, Telangana |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/tycoons-with-political-links-taking-over-news-channels-in-andhra-telangana/articleshow/65523152.cms |access-date=2018-09-16 |publisher=[[Times of India]]}}</ref> later this channel was only promoted by Gurdeep Jujhar

==History==
99TV was launched in 2014 as a 24-hour [[Telugu language|Telugu]] news channel by the [[Communist Party of India]] (CPI).<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shaw |first=Padmaja |date=13 April 2017 |title=Who wants to own Telugu news channels? |url=http://asu.thehoot.org/story_popup/who-wants-to-own-telugu-news-channels-10046 |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=The Hoot |quote=Some four new players have entered since 2014. Express TV, 99TV (started by the Communist Party of India), and others have either closed or have been sold.}}</ref> Under CPI, the channel was not profitable and the party wanted to sell off the channel.<ref name=":2" />

On 11 July 2018, 99TV was taken over by New Waves Digital media promoted by Thota Chandrasekhar.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Kavirayani |first=Suresh |date=2018-07-14 |title=Pawan Kalyan's master stroke! |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/140718/pawan-kalyans-master-stroke.html |access-date=2018-10-22 |publisher=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref> Chandrasekhar is a former [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer, and owns a real estate company called Aditya Constructions.<ref name=":0" />

As per [[Telecom Regulatory Authority of India|TRAI]]'s Cable TV Rules which came into force effective 31 January 2019, 99TV is a [[free-to-air]] channel.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 January 2019 |title=Complete List Of 230 + Free-To-Air (FTA) Channels Under The New Cable TV Rules |url=https://trak.in/tags/business/2019/01/01/complete-list-of-230-free-to-air-fta-channels-under-the-new-cable-tv-rules/ |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=Trak.in |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Programming==
99TV telecasts political and current affairs with reporting network in both [[Telugu states]].<ref>{{cite web |date=27 August 2018 |title=Pawan Kalyan to host talk show? |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/pawan-kalyan-to-host-talk-show-5327122/ |access-date=2018-11-29 |publisher=[[Indian Express]]}}</ref> The channel also has programs on business, talk shows, cinema and sports.

==Availability==
The channel was started on [[INSAT-4A]] (C-BAND) at 83.0°E. The other down-link parameters of the channel are frequency of 3921 MHz, symbol rate of 13000, and System on DVB -S2/QPSK/MPEG-4.<ref>{{cite web |date=2018-11-14 |title=99% TV started on Insat 4A at 83.0°E |url=https://www.freetoair.in/2014/08/99-tv-started-on-insat-4a-at-830e.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170423080726/https://www.freetoair.in/2014/08/99-tv-started-on-insat-4a-at-830e.html |archive-date=23 April 2017 |access-date=2018-12-04 |publisher=FreeToAir}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of Telugu-language television channels]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.newwaves.com}}

{{Television news in India}}
{{Telugu Language Television}}

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[[Category:Telugu-language television channels]]
[[Category:24-hour television news channels in India]]
[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 2018]]
[[Category:Television stations in Hyderabad, India]]

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