ETV2 is first 24-hour Telugu

Telugu language

Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...

 news channel in Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It is one of the many channels which telecast news in pure Telugu language.

ETV2 was established by media baron Ramoji Rao

Ramoji Rao

Cherukuri Ramoji Rao, better known as Ramoji Rao , is an Indian businessman and media entrepreneur. He is head of the Ramoji Group which owns, among other things, the world's largest film production facility, Ramoji Film City....

 on 28 December 2003 with its headquarters at Ramoji Film City

Ramoji Film City

Ramoji Film City is one of the world’s largest integrated film studio complexes at over of land, situated in India near Hayathnagar and Peddamberpet on Hyderabad. It is also a popular tourism and recreation centre, containing both natural and artificial attractions including an amusement park...

. The main content of the channel are ETV news. The other popular programs on the channel are Idi Sangati, Pratidwani, Sakhi, Andhravani, Margadarsi and Ghantaravams. ETV2 is also focused on Regional news. ETV2 has the backup of the leading news paper Eenadu

Eenadu

Eenadu , headquartered in Hyderabad, India, is the largest circulated Telugu news daily in the state of Andhra Pradesh and the world. According to NRS 2011 it has a readership of 17,00,000 and is the third most circulated regional language daily and 10th most circulated daily in India...

 which is the third largest news paper in India.

ETV 2 has a capacity of telecasting news whatever happens anywhere in India. The large network of 11 Regional channels and first Urdu

Urdu

Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...

 channel in India.

It's competitors are TV9, NTV, SAKSHI TV, I NEWS, TV5 etc.

Technical Info

Channel	Satellite Name	Downlink	Polarisation	Symbol Rate (MSPS)	FEC	Signal Type Freq (Mhz)
ETV 2	INSAT-4A at 83°E	4005	Horizontal	22.22	5/6	Digital,MPEG 4/ Encrypted

Network

Channel	Language
ETV Telugu	Telugu Telugu language Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
ETV 2	Telugu Telugu language Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
ETV Urdu	Urdu Urdu Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
ETV Bangla ETV Bangla ETV Bangla is a popular 24-hour, Bengali language, television channel. It is a part of the ETV Network group of channels owned by the Ramoji Group of Hyderabad, India...	Bangla
ETV Marathi ETV Marathi ETV Marathi is an Indian television channel that primarily broadcasts Marathi entertainment based in Mumbai.The Channel gained popularity with its Longest running Daily Soap Char Diwas Sasuche that has completed 5 years & more than 1200 episodes...	Marathi Marathi language Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
ETV Kannada	Kannada
ETV Oriya	Oriya Oriya language Oriya , officially Odia from November, 2011, is an Indian language, belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family. It is mainly spoken in the Indian states of Orissa and West Bengal...
ETV Bihar	Hindi Hindi Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi... >
ETV MadhyaPradesh	Hindi Hindi Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
ETV Rajasthan	Hindi Hindi Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
ETV Gujarati ETV Gujarati ETV Gujarati is an Indian television channel that primarily broadcasts Gujarati entertainment based in Ahmedabad.The Channel gained popularity with its Longest running Cookery Show Rasoi Show that has completed 5 years & more than 1200 episodes.ETV Gujarati is the first private owned successful...	Gujarati Gujarati language Gujarati is an Indo-Aryan language, and part of the greater Indo-European language family. It is derived from a language called Old Gujarati which is the ancestor language of the modern Gujarati and Rajasthani languages...

External links

• Official Site