SVBC TV
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Country | India |
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Headquarters | Tirupati,Andhra Pradesh,India[1] |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Telugu,Tamil,Kannada |
Picture format | 4:3(576i,SDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams |
History | |
Launched | 7 July 2008 |
Links | |
Website | SVBCtv SVBCtv2 |
Sri Venkateswara Bhakthi Channel(SVBC TV) is the pioneer devotional (bhakthi) channel ofTTD.It is the first 24-hoursatelliteTelugudevotional channel dedicated to broadcastingHindudevotional programs and live telecasts of poojas performed in theTirumala Tirupati DevasthanamsfromTirupatiinAndhra Pradesh,India.[2]
SVBC was launched by the thenPresident of IndiaPratibha Patilon 7 July 2008. Its main content is Hindu devotional programs. It broadcasts daily rituals that are performed in Tirumala and Tirupathi. It also telecasts the annual festival called the Lord Sri Venkateshwara Brahmotsavam. TTD has decided to expand the channel to other south Indian languages. Earlier, the channel used to broadcast in theKannadaandTamillanguages.[3]
The channel won 11 Nandi TV awards in 2009 for its devotional serials. It is available on all cable, dish and IPTV platforms in India as a free-to-air channel. It is also streamed live on the Internet.[4]
NowSVBC 2is its sister channel broadcasting content in Tamil language.
This channel was officially launched on 14 April 2017.
SVBC2 Tamil (Tamil:ஶ்ரீ வேங்கடேஸ்வரா பக்தி சேனல் )
SVBC 3is a dedicated Kannada channel (Kannada:ಶ್ರೀ ವೆಂಕಟೇಶ್ವರ ಭಕ್ತಿ ಚಾನೆಲ್) andSVBC 4is dedicated for Hindi language. These channels are launched on 12 October on the festive day during Srivari Brahmotsavams 2021.[5]
Presently this channel is available onTata SKY,Videocnon DTH,SUN Directand many other Indian satellite TV providers.
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- ^"SVBC Channel Launched".The Hindu.Chennai, India. 7 April 2008. Archived fromthe originalon 10 April 2008.Retrieved7 April2008.
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- ^"Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams invites Karnataka CM for SVBC-Kannada TV channel launch | Vijayawada News - Times of India".The Times of India.2 October 2021.