Mass media in

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

include

radio Radio is the technology of communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 3 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device called a transmitter connec ...

television Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. Additionally, the term can refer to a physical television set rather than the medium of transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, ...

newspapers A newspaper is a Periodical literature, periodical publication containing written News, information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as poli ...

and the online services.

Radio

Historically,

has been the most prevalent form of mass communication in Nepal. Government-owned

Radio Nepal Radio Nepal () is the state-owned Radio broadcasting organisation of Nepal. It was established on 2 April 1951. Radio Nepal airs programs on shortwave, medium wave (AM broadcasting, AM) and FM broadcasting, FM frequencies. Regular broadcasts ...

has been the sole domestic radio provider since 1951. By 1995 it was broadcasting

short-wave Shortwave radio is radio transmission using radio frequencies in the shortwave bands (SW). There is no official definition of the band range, but it always includes all of the high frequency band (HF), which extends from 3 to 30 MHz (appr ...

medium-wave Medium wave (MW) is a part of the medium frequency (MF) radio band used mainly for AM radio broadcasting. The spectrum provides about 120 channels with more limited sound quality than FM stations on the FM broadcast band. During the daytime, ...

, and FM frequencies. Private operators can lease the FM channel.http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/profiles/Nepal.pdf (This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.) * Radios: 2,000,000 (2006) * Radio stations: AM 6, FM 200, shortwave 1 (2015)

Television

Television started broadcasting in 1985. Broadcasters include government-owned

Nepal Television Nepal Television (), shortened to NTV is the Nepali national Public broadcasting, public state-controlled television broadcaster. It's accessible in four languages. It is the oldest and most watched television channel in Nepal. The news broadcas ...

(NT), which has two channels, and private broadcasters Nepal One, Shangri-La, and Space Time Network. All private broadcasters have experienced financial losses and content restrictions. Foreign programs can be accessed via satellite or cable. Statistics on viewership are not available, but less than 15 percent of the population appear to have access.

Television Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. Additionally, the term can refer to a physical television set rather than the medium of transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, ...

launched as a project under the sixth development plan (1980-1985) with the slogan "Communication for Development". Its mission statement was ''"''Produce and telecast programs on educational, religious and cultural conservation to promote national unity, conserve heritage and promote national interest''"''. It was part of a research project to study the feasibility of establishing television to ascertain if this was economically and technically possible. NT had a monopoly for over 15 years.

has seventeen

broadcasters including NT and

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. The private broadcasters are

Kantipur Television Kantipur Television, popularly known as Kantipur TV HD or KTV, is a private television station based in Kathmandu, Nepal. The chairman and managing director is Kailash Sirohiya. The CEO of Kantipur Television is Shishir Pachhai. Launched on 13 J ...

owned by Kantipur Publication;

Image Channel The Image Channel is a private television channel in Nepal. It is owned by Image Group of Companies, which also run FM station and located in Lazimpat, Kathmandu. It produces several kinds of news programs, talkshows, entertainment shows, telese ...

owned by Image Groups of Companies and

Avenues Television Avenues Television is a 24-hour news channel in Nepal. It is a free-to-air satellite channel and is available in 56 countries. ATV started its transmission on July 16, 2007, prioritizing nationality, democracy, and human rights. It is a 24-ho ...

, Galaxy 4K owned by Gorkha Media Network Private Limited, Nepal Network TV NNTV owned & managed by DAR Group of Industries. A news and current affairs channel is owned by Avenues Ad and started broadcasting in July 2007.

Sagarmatha Television Sagarmatha Television, is a Nepali television program broadcast from Washington DC, USA. It is the first Nepali television broadcast from USA. It was established in 1996. In United States, Sagarmatha Television is broadcast every Sunday at 12:3 ...

, launched in July 2007. ABC TV Nepal and National TV launched in 2008, News 24,

Himalaya Television Himalaya Television (), founded in 2010, is a nationwide private television company of Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but ...

and

Mountain Television Mountain Television is a news channel of Nepal which was launched in 2009. Its headquarters is situated in Kathmandu, Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly ...

launched in 2010. Entertainment channels emerged in 2009 beginning with

TV Filmy This article covers the television stations established in Nepal and Nepali-language television stations worldwide. Television in Nepal was first introduced in 1983 (Bikram Samwat 2042) as Nepal Television commonly abbreviated as NTV. It is owned ...

, with E-24 Television launching in 2012. Regional Channels like

Terai Television This is a list of all Media of Nepal which includes radio, television, newspapers, magazines and online portals. A *ABC Television *Avenues Television * Atridev Khabar H *Himal Khabarpatrika * Himalaya Television I *Image Channel K *Ka ...

, Nepal Mandal and Makalu Television started in 2010. Mission Star launched.

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is beamed from India.

Channel Nepal Channel Nepal was the first Nepali satellite television channel. Jamim Shah, a media entrepreneur, owned the channel until his 2010 murder. This channel provides entertainment, information and current affairs. The station was temporarily banned ...

was the first Nepali language satellite channel, which discontinued in 2011. Other channels include: AP1 HD TV, Mountain television, Arena Television, Himskhikhar Television, Young Asia Television (Nepal),

Araniko Television This article covers the television stations established in Nepal and Nepali-language television stations worldwide. Television in Nepal was first introduced in 1983 ( Bikram Samwat 2042) as Nepal Television commonly abbreviated as NTV. It is owned ...

BroadTV BroadTV is a direct broadcast satellite television provider in Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of t ...

and Mero TV. * Television broadcast stations: 18 (2012) (plus 9 repeaters) (2007) * Televisions: 500,000 (2006)

Periodicals

According to government figures, in 2003 Nepal had 3,741 registered newspapers of which 251 were published daily. The Government-owned ''Gorkhapatra'' (''Gorkha Journal'') had the highest daily circulation at around 75,000. Most registered newspapers were published either weekly (1,304) or monthly (1,122). Most vernacular news media are regarded as having little credibility as a result of affiliations with political parties. * English language newspapers are The Rising Nepal, Republica, The Kathmandu Post, and The Himalayan Times. * Magazines and periodicals - 295

Online

Some domestic providers are able to top the list of most visited news sites in Nepal. Common national and regional web news portals of Nepal include, Janacharcha.com, CDG Nepal, Setopati,

Online Khabar Online Khabar is an independent private online news portal of Nepal established in 2006, providing news in Nepali and English languages. There is no print available from this media house. In 2014, it was one of the top 10 web news portal in Nepal ...

,TechPana, Image Khabar, Nepal Khabar, eKantipur, Presschitra, The Nepal Times, NepMag, Nepal Live, Khoj Samachar and web portals from print media.

The Kathmandu Post ''The Kathmandu Post'' is a major daily newspaper published in Nepal. Founded in February 1993 by Shyam Goenka, it is one of the largest English-language newspapers in the country. The newspaper is published by Kantipur Publications, the publ ...

and its affiliated eKantipur,

The Himalayan Times ''The Himalayan Times'' is an English-language broadsheet newspaper published and distributed daily in Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the ...

and República, News House Nepal, Nepal Live Today, among others, publish their online versions in English.

References

External links

'Media and Telecommunication Lansdcape in Nepal'
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