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This is a list of satellite television channels in [[Malayalam language]] (spoken in the Indian state of [[Kerala]] and the Union territory of [[Lakshadweep]]) broadcasting at least throughout [[Kerala state]] and in [[Middle East|Middle East Countries]]. Besides these, there exist a number of local channels concentrating in a particular area or town in the region.

==List of channels==
===State owned channels===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | #
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Name
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Logo
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Launch
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | FTA/pay
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | HD version
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Owner
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Note
|-
|1
|[[DD Malayalam]]
|[[File:DD Malayalam 2025 logo.png|76x76px]]
|1985
|rowspan="3" {{Yes|FTA}}
|rowspan="3" {{no}}
|[[Doordarshan]]
|rowspan="3"|[[State-owned enterprise|State owned]]
|-
|2
|[[Kite Victers]]
|[[File:Victers TV Logo.jpg|79x79px]]
|2005
|rowspan="2"|[[KITE Kerala|KITE]]
|-
|3
|[[Kite Victers#KITE VICTERS PLUS|Kite Victers Plus]]
|[[File:VICTERSPLUS - 2023-01-28T115110.460.png|84x84px]]
|2021
|}

===General entertainment===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | #
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Name
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Logo
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Launch
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | FTA/pay
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | HD version
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Owner
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Note
|-
|1
|[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]
|[[File:Asianet 2023 logo.png|67x67px]]
|1993
|rowspan="2" {{No|Pay}}
|rowspan="2" {{yes}}
|[[JioStar]]
|1{{sup|st}} [[Malayalam]] GEC in SD and HD
|-
|2
|[[Sun Surya]]
|
|1998
|[[Sun TV Network]]
|
|-
|3
|[[Kairali TV]]
|[[File:Kairali TV.svg|67x67px]]
|2000
|rowspan="3" {{Yes|FTA}}
|rowspan="5" {{no}}
|[[Kairali TV Network]]
|
|-
|4
|[[Jeevan TV]]
|[[File:JeevanTV.jpg|68x68px]]
|2002
|Jeevan Telecasting Corporation
|
|-
|5
|[[Amrita TV]]
|[[File:Amrita TV.svg|74x74px]]
|rowspan="2"|2005
|Amrita Enterprises
|
|-
|6
|[[Asianet (TV channel)#Asianet Plus|Asianet Plus]]
|[[File:Asianet Plus Logo.jpg|65x65px]]
|{{No|Pay}}
|[[JioStar]]
|
|-
|7
|Kerala Vision
|[[File:Kerala Vision TV Logo.png|80x80px]]
|2010
|rowspan="4" {{Yes|FTA}}
|Kerala Communicators Cable Limited
|
|-
|8
|[[Mazhavil Manorama]]
|[[File:Mazhavil Manorama TV Logo.jpg|72x72px]]
|2011
|{{yes}}
|Malayala Manorama
|
|-
|9
|[[Kaumudy TV]]
|[[File:Kaumudy TV Logo.jpg|77x77px]]
|2013
|rowspan="3" {{no}}
|Kerala Kaumudi
|
|-
|10
|Sakhi
|
|2014
|Sakhi Media LLC
|
|-
|11
|[[Flowers TV]]
|
|2015
|rowspan="2" {{No|Pay}}
|Insight Media City
|
|-
|12
|[[Zee Keralam]]
|[[File:Zee Keralam 2025.svg|92x92px]]
|2018
|{{Yes}}
|[[Zee Entertainment Enterprises]]
|
|}

===Movies===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | #
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Name
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Logo
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Launch
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | FTA/pay
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | HD version
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Owner
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Note
|-
|1
|[[Sun Surya|Sun Surya Movies]]
|
|2004
|{{No|Pay}}
|rowspan="2" {{no}}
|[[Sun TV Network]]
|
|-
|2
|Kairali We
|[[File:Kairali WE TV Logo.png|72x72px]]
|2007
|{{Yes|FTA}}
|[[Kairali TV Network]]
|Kairali Movies rebranding soon
|-
|3
|[[Asianet (TV channel)#Asianet Movies|Asianet Movies]]
|[[File:Asianet Movies.png|65x65px]]
|2012
|{{No|Pay}}
|{{yes}}
|[[JioStar]]
|
|}

===Music===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | #
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Name
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Logo
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Launch
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | FTA/pay
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | HD version
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Owner
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Note
|-
|1
|Raj Musix Malayalam
|[[File:Raj Musix Makayalam TV Logo.png|69x69px]]
|2007
|rowspan="2" {{Yes|FTA}}
|rowspan="3" {{no}}
|[[Raj Television Network]]
|
|-
|2
|[[Kappa TV]]
|[[File:Kappa tv Channel Logo.png|74x74px]]
|2013
|Mathrubhumi Group
|
|-
|3
|[[Surya Music|Sun Surya Music]]
|
|2014
|{{No|Pay}}
|[[Sun TV Network]]
|
|}

===Comedy===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | #
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Name
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Logo
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Launch
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | FTA/pay
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | HD version
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Owner
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Note
|-
|1
|[[Surya Comedy Channel|Sun Surya Comedy]]
|
|2017
|{{No|Pay}}
|{{no}}
|[[Sun TV Network]]
|
|}

===Kids===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | #
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Name
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Logo
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Launch
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | FTA/pay
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | HD version
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Owner
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Note
|-
|1
|[[Kochu TV]]
|
|2011
|{{No|Pay}}
|{{no}}
|[[Sun TV Network]]
|
|}

===Infotainment===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | #
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Name
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Logo
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Launch
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | FTA/pay
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | HD version
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Owner
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Note
|-
|1
|[[Safari TV]]
|[[File:Safari logo new 25-07-2015.png|85x85px]]
|2013
|{{Yes|FTA}}
|{{no}}
|Safari Multimedia
|
|}

===Devonation===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | #
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Name
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Logo
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Launch
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | FTA/pay
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | HD version
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Owner
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Note
|-
|1
|[[Shalom (TV channel)|Shalom TV]]
|
|2005
|rowspan="8" {{Yes|FTA}}
|rowspan="8" {{no}}
|Shalom Communications
|
|-
|2
|Powervision
|
|2006
|Value Vision Broadcasting
|
|-
|3
|Goodness TV
|
|2010
|Goodness Media
|
|-
|4
|[[Harvest TV]]
|
|2011
|
|
|-
|5
|Darshana TV
|
|2012
|Sathyadhara Communications
|
|-
|6
|Shekinah TV
|
|2019
|Shekinah Communications
|
|}

===Shopping===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | #
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Name
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Logo
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Launch
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | FTA/pay
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | HD version
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Owner
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Note
|-
|1
|Malayalam Naaptol
|
|
|{{Yes|FTA}}
|{{no}}
|Naaptol
|
|}

===News===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | #
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Name
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Logo
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Launch
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | FTA/pay
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | HD version
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Owner
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Note
|-
|1
|[[24 News]]
|[[File:TwentyFour News logo.png|81x81px]]
|2018
|rowspan="10" {{Yes|FTA}}
|rowspan="13" {{no}}
| Insight Media City
|
|-
|2
|[[Asianet News]]
|[[File:Asianet News New logo.jpg|89x89px]]
|2001
|[[Jupiter Entertainment Ventures]]
|
|-
|3
|Kairali News
|
|2005
|[[Kairali TV Network]]
|
|-
|4
|[[Manorama News]]
|
|2006
|Malayala Manorama
|
|-
|5
|[[JaiHind TV]]
|[[File: Jaihind TV Logo.jpg|76x76px]]
|2007
|Bharath Broadcasting Network
|
|-
|6
|Raj News Malayalam
|
|2011
|[[Raj Television Network]]
|
|-
|7
|[[Reporter TV]]
|[[File:Reporter TV 2023.jpg|84x84px]]
|2011, Revamped on 1 July 2023
|Reporter Broadcasting Company Private Limited (RBC)
|
|-
|8
|[[Mathrubhumi News]]
|[[File:Mathrubhumi News logo.png|75x75px]]
|rowspan="2"|2013
|Mathrubhumi Group
|
|-
|9
|[[Media One TV]]
|[[File:Media One Logo.png|77x77px]]
|Madhyamam Broadcasting
|
|-
|10
|[[Janam TV]]
|[[File:Janam TV logo.png|85x85px]]
|2015
|Janam Multimedia
|
|-
|11
|[[News18 Kerala]]
|[[File:News18 Kerala.png|91x91px]]
|2016
|{{No|Pay}}
|[[TV18]]
|
|-
|12
|News Malayalam 24×7
|
|2024
|{{Yes|FTA}}
|Splus Media
|
|-
|13
|Big TV Malayalam
|
|2026
|{{Yes|FTA}}
|Big TV News Network
|
|}

==Malayalam HD channels==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Name
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Video
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Audio
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Owner
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Launch date
!style="background-color:navajowhite" | Note
|-
|[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet HD]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Full HD]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Dolby Digital Plus]] | [[7.1]]
|rowspan="2"|[[JioStar]]
|14 August 2015
|First HD channel in Malayalam
|-
|[[Asianet (TV channel)#Asianet Movies|Asianet Movies HD]]
|15 March 2023
|
|-
|[[Mazhavil Manorama|Mazhavil Manorama HD]]
|[[Video scaler|Upscaled]]
|[[Stereo]] | [[Stereophonic|2.0]]
|Malayala Manorama Group
|14 August 2015
|
|-
|[[Surya TV|Surya TV HD]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Full HD]]
|[[Dolby Digital]] | [[5.1]]
|[[Sun TV Network]]
|16 March 2017
|
|-
|[[Zee Keralam|Zee Keralam HD]]
|[[Stereo]] | [[5.1 Dolby Digital Surround|5.1]]
|[[Zee Entertainment Enterprises]]
|26 November 2018
|
|}

==Malayalam audio feeds==
Some Indian channels (mainly English) are telecasting with multiple audio feeds, including Malayalam.

''(Last Updated on 26/02/2025)''

*[[Discovery Channel India | Discovery Channel]]
*[[Discovery Kids (Indian TV channel)|Discovery Kids]]
*[[Nickelodeon]]
*[[Nickelodeon Sonic]]
*[[Pogo (TV channel)|Pogo Tv]]
*[[Cartoon Network (Indian TV channel)|Cartoon Network]]
*[[Gubbare (TV channel)|Gubbare Tv]]
*[[Sony Yay]]
*Sony Sports Ten 1
*[[Sony Sports Ten 5]]
*[[Star Sports 1]]
*[[Star Sports 3]]
*Star Sports Select 1

==Upcoming channels==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!style="background-color:gold" | Name
!style="background-color:gold" | Genre
!style="background-color:gold" | Launching date
!style="background-color:gold" | SD/HD availability
!style="background-color:gold" | Owner
!style="background-color:gold" | Note
|-
|M5 News
|rowspan="4"| TBA
| rowspan="3" |News
| rowspan="3" |SD
|Bizz News Private Limited
|
|-
|NDTV Malayalam
|[[NDTV]]
|
|-
|[[Zee Malayalam News]]
|[[Essel Group]]
|Launched on 25 January 2022 on digital platforms
|-
|[[Surya Movies|Surya Movies HD]]
|Movie
|HD
|[[Sun TV Network]]
|
|}

==Cable TV channels==
These channels do not have [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|MIB]] permission for satellite [[Telecommunications link#Direction|up-linking]] or [[Telecommunications link#Direction|down-linking]]. They are available only on cable tv networks, not on any DTH platforms.

*ACV
*ACV+
*ACV News
*ACV Movies
*ACV Utsav
*ACV Utsav Plus
*Asianet Teleshop
*Jukebox
*Medley
*Rosebowl
*ComX TV
*ADN Gold
*KV Talkies
*KV Beasts
*Kerala Vision News

==International channels==
These channels mainly for Malayali people residing outside India. These channels have permission to Uplink from India, but no downlink permission from India.

*[[Asianet Middle East]] - GEC from [[Disney Star]]
*Butterfly TV - GEC started by Gulf Malayalees, first Indian channel to launch in Qatar
*[[Flowers (TV channel)|Flowers TV USA]] - GEC from Insight Media City
*[[Mazhavil Manorama|Mazhavil Manorama International]] - GEC from Malayala Manorama (MM) TV Ltd
*[[Media One TV|Media One Gulf]] - GEC from Madhyamam Broadcasting Ltd
*[[Kairali TV|Kairali Arabia]] - GEC from Malayalam Communications Limited
*UBL HD<ref>[https://www.ubltv.com/ UBL HD]</ref> - GEC from United Arab Emirates, available through E-Vision and online
*NTV HD<ref>[http://www.ntvuae.tv/ NTV HD]</ref> - GEC from United Arab Emirates, available through E-Vision
*Anand TV

==Defunct channels==

*Asianet Global - ''later rebranded as [[Asianet News]].''
*[[Indiavision]] - Malayalam news channel from Indiavision Satellite Communications.
*Kairali People TV - ''Later rebranded as Kairali News.''
*Kiran TV - replaced by Surya Movies
** Surya Movies - rebranded as Sun Surya Movies
*Surya Action - replaced by Surya Comedy
** Surya Comedy - rebranded as Sun Surya Comedy
*[[Surya TV]] - rebranded as [[Sun Surya]]
*[[Surya Music]] - rebranded as Sun Surya Music
*[[TV New]] - Malayalam news channel from the Kerala Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI)
*[[Yes Indiavision]] - youth entertainment channel from Indiavision
*MiddleEast Entertainment Television (ME TV)
*Bharath TV - GEC from Bharatheeya Cable Vision Ltd
*Prabhatham News 3D - Claimed as First 3D News channel in India.[Fake]
*SS Entertainment
*Today TV
*Dakshin TV - a movie channel.
*[[Mangalam TV]] - a news channel.
*Yogi TV Malayalam
*[[Athmeeya Yathra]] - spiritual channel.

==See also==
*[[List of Malayalam-language radio stations]]
*[[List of Tamil language television channels]]
*[[List of Telugu language television channels]]
*[[List of Kannada language television channels]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://victers.kite.kerala.gov.in/|title=Victers|website=victers.kite.kerala.gov.in}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.keralavisionchannel.com/|title=INDEX|website=NoNameHello}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://gyanayogimalayalamtv.in/ |title=Home - Yogitv |access-date=15 November 2019 |archive-date=16 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190916040718/http://gyanayogimalayalamtv.in/ }}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://goodnesstv.in/|title=Goodness TV, Top Devotional Chanel|website=goodnesstv.in}}</ref>
<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://www.rajtvnet.in/Raj_Net/Tv_Channel.aspx|title=Raj Tv|website=www.rajtvnet.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lyngsat.com/tvchannels/in/Raj-Musix-Malayalam.html|title=Raj Musix Malayalam - LyngSat|website=www.lyngsat.com}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lyngsat.com/tvchannels/in/Sakhi-TV.html|title=Sakhi TV - LyngSat|website=www.lyngsat.com}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://harvesttv.in/|title=Main Home}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://shekinahchannel.tv/|title=Shekinah Tv|website=shekinahchannel.tv}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lyngsat.com/tvchannels/in/Shekinah-TV.html|title=Shekinah TV - LyngSat|website=www.lyngsat.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lyngsat.com/tvchannels/in/Raj-News-Malayalam.html|title=Raj News Malayalam - LyngSat|website=www.lyngsat.com}}</ref>

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