TV Stations in Kolkata are result of the recent boom of the television media in West Bengal. The most popular Bengali television channels include the Kolkata TV, the Akash Bangla channel, Tara Bangla, 24 Ghanta, Alpha Bangla, Star Ananda and DD Bengali. Except of the DD Bengali or Doordarshan Bengali, all the other TV Stations in Kolkata are private channels. Many of the TV channels of Calcutta are exclusively news channels.
The Doordarshan Bengali Channel
The DD Bengali is a government run channel, which is available to one and all. All sorts of programs are shown in this
channel. News programs and sports
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shows apart, the other entertainment programs include soaps, dance programs, music programs, comedy shows, music shows, health shows, thrillers, drama and science based shows. Tele-films and feature films too broadcast by the channels. Apart from the DD Bangla, the DD National, DD Sports, DD India, can also be viewed while sitting in Kolkata
The News Channels in Kolkata
The Bengali News channels include Star Ananda, 24 Ghanta and Kolkata TV. The other channels too air news but these channels are dedicated entirely to the purpose of airing news. These are the best channels to tune into if you want to catch up with local news. Also, national news is covered by these news channels.
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