BTV Chittagong

Bangladesh Television Chattogram or Bangladesh Television Chittagong (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ টেলিভিশন চট্টগ্রাম) is a BTV-affiliated television station serving Chittagong, Bangladesh. It was launched in 1996 and eventually broadcast for one and a half hour, but the broadcast schedule significantly increased over time. BTV Chittagong started broadcasting on satellite television in 2016.[3]

Bangladesh Television Chittagong Center
বাংলাদেশ টেলিভিশন চট্টগ্রাম কেন্দ্র
CountryBangladesh
HeadquartersPahartali, Chittagong[1]
Programming
Language(s)Bengali
Chittagonian
Ownership
OwnerBangladesh Television
Sister channelsBTV
BTV World
History
LaunchedDecember 19, 1996 (1996-12-19)
Links
Websitebtv.gov.bd
Availability
Cable
Bengal Digital (Bangladesh)Channel 9
Satellite
AsiaSat- 3S 3725.0 MHzChannel 4
Akash DTHChannel 114 [2]

On April 13, 2019, BTV Chittagong began broadcasting for nine hours on a daily basis. It was later extended to twelve hours in December 2019. It is also a nationwide terrestrial television station along with BTV Dhaka.[4]

References

  1. টেরেস্ট্রিয়াল সম্প্রচারের প্রকল্পে ধীরগতি. Sharebiz (in Bengali). 2019-11-09. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  2. "Channels". Akash DTH. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  3. Shihab Sarkar (2017-01-05). "BTV Chittagong: Case for local TVs". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  4. "Information minister: Chittagong BTV to be 2nd independent national television". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-04-13. Archived from the original on 2019-04-14. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
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