PTC Punjabi
| PTC Punjabi | |
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| Launched | 6 August 2008 |
| Owned by | G NEXT MEDIA PVT LTD |
| Audience share |
UK: 0.01% (September 2015, BARB) |
| Country | India |
| Broadcast area | India, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom & Ireland |
| Headquarters | Chandigarh, Punjab, India, |
| Replaced | Music India |
| Website | www.ptcpunjabi.co.in |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| Airtel DTH (India) | Channel 555 |
| BIG TV (India) | Channel 953 |
| Dish TV (India) | Channel 807 |
| Sun Direct DTH (India) | Channel 666 |
| Tata Sky (India) | Channel 955 |
| Dish Network (USA) | Channel 737 |
| Sky (UK & Ireland) | Channel 815 |
| Astra 2F (Europe) | 12522 V 22000 5/6 |
| IPTV | |
| MTNL | Channel 165 |
PTC is a popular Punjabi television network from India and is owned by PTC Network. It features general interest programming including news, dramas, comedies, music and talk shows. PTC Punjabi commenced operations on 6 August 2008 and in a year, had become the most popular television network in Punjab.
In 2009, PTC Punjabi expanded its reach internationally. It launched in the USA on DirecTV on 23 August 2009. In September 2009, a Canadian version launched via a partnership with Channel Punjabi Television. In early 2010, PTC Punjabi was removed from DirecTV for unknown reasons. On 25 August 2010, PTC Punjabi launched on Dish Network, making the channel available in the USA once again.
In July 2010 PTC Punjabi was launched in Australia and New Zealand on Konnect TV Network and in 2011 on VisionAsia (Australia and New Zealand). Currently it broadcasts to every viewer in Europe in Free to Air mode on Sky. It is also available to viewers to USA & Canada on Dish Network, Rogers, Telus, Bell, Bell Fibe, Shaw.
PTC hosts the annual PTC Punjabi Music Awards and hosted, for the first time, PTC Punjabi Film Awards in 2011, which it hosts every year.
Some of the most popular programs on PTC Punjabi include:
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