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Encyclopedia > Sun Network

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Sun Network is a Rs 16000-crore (4 Billion $) Indian cable television network based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Established in 1992, it offers a plethora of television channels in 4 languages covering the whole of South India. It was the first fully privately owned Tamil channel in India when it emerged in 1992. Its serials and soaps have generated the maximum TRP for viewership all over India, making it the most popular network of channels in India. It is a regional television network in South India and thus most North Indians are unaware of it. Coupled with the DMK-backed Karunanidhi family, it was the largest political-media family in India till the split in November 2005. Image File history File links Sun_Network. ... Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ... , “Madras” redirects here. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... South India is a linguistic-cultural region of India that comprises the four states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu and the two Union Territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry, whose inhabitants are collectively referred to as South Indians. ... Dark green region marks the approximate extent of northern India while the regions marked as light green lies within the sphere of north Indian influence. ... Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) is a regional political party in the Tamil Nadu state of India, but also has presence in near by southern Indian states, Pondicherry, Kerala and Karnataka. ... Categories: Indian people stubs | Tamil people | Indian politicians ...


All its channels occupy the top spots in their respective languages. Sun TV, in Tamil is the Network's flagship and most popular channel. Being the premier channel, Sun TV is often used to refer to the Sun Network in general. Sun TV is a regional Tamil language Indian cable television station. ... Tamil ( ; IPA ) is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamils in India and Sri Lanka, with smaller communities of speakers in many other countries. ...


Kalanithi Maran is the Chairman and Managing Director of media giant Sun Network and has been given various awards including the CNBC "Business Excellence Award" in 2005.


Sun Network also offers FM Radio Stations ( 93.5 FM ) and has recently forayed into the print business.



SUN DIRECT TV - Sun Network will launch SUN Direct DTH.


Visit


http://www.sun.in


http://www.dinakaran.com

Contents

Channels offered by Sun Network - SUN TV NETWORK LIMITED

Tamil Tamil ( ; IPA ) is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamils in India and Sri Lanka, with smaller communities of speakers in many other countries. ...

  • Sun TV - http://www.sunnetwork.in/suntv/
  • KTV
  • Sun News
  • Sun Music
  • Chutti Tv - http://www.sunnetwork.in/chuttitv/

Kannada Sun TV is a regional Tamil language Indian cable television station. ... Sun Music is a 24hrs song based Tamil music channel led by the well-known Sun Network. ... Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ ) is one of the major Dravidian languages of India, spoken predominantly in the southern state of Karnataka. ...


Telugu Logo of Udaya TV Udaya TV (Kannada: ) is a regional Kannada language Indian cable television station. ... Ushe TV is a regional Kannada language Indian cable television station. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... U2 (Udaya 2) is Kannada music channel which is a part of the Sun Network. ... Telugu (తెలుగు) is a Dravidian language (South-Central Dravidian languages) primarily spoken in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, where it is the official language. ...

Malayalam Gemini TV is a Telugu language Indian channel offered by Sun Network. ... Teja TV is a Telugu language Indian channel offered by Sun Network. ... Malayalam ( ) is the language spoken predominantly in the state of Kerala, in southern India. ...


It had also offered 2 (now defunct) channels Sun Movies and Sun Music. The latter was however relaunched years later in the present avatar with better success. Sun Movies was later relaunched as KTV. People especially in Northern India are amused as to why Sun Network is not available in TataSky and DishTV DTH Platform? Surya TV is a Malayalam television channel in India. ... Kiran TV is the second Malayalam channel from Sun Network, which is based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. ...


FM Radio Stations

Tamil FM Stations

-(Now we can hear Suryan FM thru Internet - Click This Link - http://www.dinakaran.com/suryanfm/) , “Madras” redirects here. ...

Telugu FM Station , Coimbatore   (Tamil: ), also known as Kovai (Tamil: ), is a major industrial city in India. ... , Tirunelveli district [8] is the penultimate southern most district of Tamilnadu in India. ...

  • S FM - Vishakapatinam - 93.5 MHz
  • S FM - Hyderabad - 93.5 MHz

Kannada FM Station

  • S FM - Bangalore - 93.5 MHz

Other Places

  • S FM - Jaipur - 93.5 MHz
  • S FM - Bhubaneshwar - 93.5 MHz

DTH Service

  • SUN DIRECT TV

Print Media

Tamil NewsPaper - Dinakaran.Com - http://www.dinakaran.com

  • Dinakaran - (Daily Morning Newspaper)[1]
  • Tamil Murasu - (Daily Evening Newspaper)[2]

Weekly Tamil Magazine

  • Kungumum
  • Mutharam
  • Vannathirai
  • Kumguma Chimizh

History and Ownership

Its ownership lies in the hands of Kalanidhi Maran who is related to Karunanidhi, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and head of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). In fact the logo of Sun TV was inspired by the "Rising Sun" which is the party symbol of DMK. The headquarters too is in the premises of Anna Arivalayam the HQ of DMK in Chennai. This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Categories: Indian people stubs | Tamil people | Indian politicians ... A Chief Minister is the elected Head of Government of a state of India, a territory of Australia or a British overseas territory that has attained self-government. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) is a regional political party in the Tamil Nadu state of India, but also has presence in near by southern Indian states, Pondicherry, Kerala and Karnataka. ... , “Madras” redirects here. ...


It was the first fully privately owned Tamil channel in India when it emerged in 1992.


On November 7, 2005, DMK president M Karunanidhi announced that his wife Dayalu Ammal has relinquished her 20% shares in Sun Network and its Tamil publications [3]. This arrangement was on the cards for many months. The move by Karunanidhi’s family to divest from the Rs 600-crore Sun TV Group comes in the wake of speculation that the 82-year-old DMK patriarch is quite piqued with the channel’s managers for virtually blacking out his son, MK Stalin, the DMK’s deputy general secretary, who is being groomed to take over the DMK reins. is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


See Also

  • Indian Express Article
  • Daily News and Analysis Article
  • Television Point Article

See also

  • Sun TV
  • Official Website
  • Sun TV Website
  • S FM Website


 

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