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Below is the list of '''current''' satellite [[television channels]] in [[Kannada language]], a [[Dravidian language]] widely spoken in the [[South India]]n state of [[Karnataka]]. Apart from those in the below list, many other Kannada channels exist that are limited to certain cities or districts, run by local cable TV operators.
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==State government-owned channels==
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!Channel
!Launch
!Video
!Audio
!Owner
!Notes
|-
|[[DD Chandana]]
|1994
|SD
|[[Stereo]] | [[Stereophonic|2.0]]
|[[Doordarshan]], [[Prasar Bharati]]
|Official channel of the State Government of Karnataka
|}

==General entertainment==
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!Channel
!Launch
!Video
!Audio
!Owner
!Notes
|-
|[[Udaya TV]]
|1994
|rowspan="4"|SD+HD
| rowspan="6" |[[Stereo]] | [[Stereophonic|2.0]]
|[[Sun TV Network]]
|First Kannada satellite channel to go on air<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sunnetwork.in/tv-channel.aspx|title=SunNetwork – TV Channel|website=www.sunnetwork.in}}</ref>
|-
|[[Colors Kannada]]
|2000
|[[JioStar]] (formerly ''[[ETV Network]]'')
|Launched as ''[[ETV Kannada]]'', re-branded in March 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.colorskannada.com/about/|title=COLORS KANNADA – ABOUT|website=www.colorskannada.com}}</ref>
|-
|[[Zee Kannada]]
|2006
|[[Zee Entertainment Enterprises]]
|First Mainstream satellite channel in Kannada. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zeekannadatv.com/about-us/|title=Zee Kannada – ZEE KANNADA HD – Kannada Entertainment Online – Updates & More – ZEE5|website=Zee Kannada}}</ref>
|-
|[[Star Suvarna]]
|2007
|[[Asianet Star Communications]], a subsidiary of [[JioStar]] (formerly ''[[Star India]]'')
|Launched as ''Suvarna''; re-branded as Star Suvarna in July 2016
|-
|[[Colors Super]]
|2016
| rowspan="2" |SD
|[[JioStar]]
|Second Kannada GEC from [[Viacom 18]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.viacom18.com/viabuzz/viacom18-ups-the-ante-with-launch-of-its-first-homegrown-regional-gec-colors-super/|title=Viacom18 Media Pvt. Ltd.}}</ref> launched in July 2016
|-
|Siri Kannada 
|2018
|Goldenmen Studios 
|
|}

===Defunct entertainment channels===
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!Channel
!Launch
!Defunct
!Video
!Audio
!Owner
!Notes
|-
|[[Kasthuri TV]]
|2007
|2023
|rowspan="3"|SD
|rowspan="3"|[[Stereo]] | [[Stereophonic|2.0]]
|[[Kasthuri TV|Kasthuri Medias Pvt ltd]]
|Kasthuri TV is the first Kannada family entertainment TV channel in Kannada, promoted by a Kannadiga<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv-news/karnatakas-first-home-grown-channel-kasthuri-tv-goes-on-air-27908.html |title=Karnataka's first home-grown channel Kasthuri TV goes on air - Exchange4media }}</ref>
|-
|[[Kalki Kannada]]
|2015
|2017
|[[Kalki Kannada|White Horse Network Services]]
|24X7 GEC channel in Kannada
|-
|Dum TV Kannada
|2020
|2021
|Enterr10 Television Network
|It is a first of its kind Kannada TV channel dedicated to dubbed content
|}

==Movies==
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size: 90%; text-align:center" width="100%"
!Channel
!Launch
!Video
!Audio
!Owner
!Notes
|-
|[[Udaya Movies]]
|2000
|rowspan="5"|SD
|rowspan="5"|[[Stereo]] | [[Stereophonic|2.0]]
|[[Sun TV Network]]
|Formerly known as ''Ushe TV''. First movie channel in Kannada. 
|-
|[[Star Suvarna#Star Suvarna Plus|Star Suvarna Plus]]
|2013
|rowspan="2"|[[JioStar]]
|Second Kannada GEC from [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]; known as ''Suvarna Plus'' till July 2016
|-
|[[ETV Kannada|Colors Kannada Cinema]]
|rowspan="2"|2018
|First regional movie channel from [[Viacom 18]]
|-
|[[Public Music|Public Movies]]
|Writemen Media
|Third channel from Writemen Media
|-
|[[Zee Picchar]]
|2020
|[[Zee Entertainment Enterprises]]
|24x7 Kannada Movie Channel from [[Zee Entertainment Enterprises]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zeeentertainment.com/business_channels/regional-entertainment-channels/zee-picchar/|title=Zee Picchar Kannada}}</ref>
|}

==Music==
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!Channel
!Launch
!Video
!Audio
!Owner
!Headquarters
!Notes
|-
|[[Udaya Music]]
|2006
|rowspan="3"|SD
|rowspan="3"|[[Stereo]] | [[Stereophonic|2.0]]
|[[Sun TV Network]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
|Formerly known as ''Udaya 2 / U2''
|-
|[[Raj Music Karnataka|Raj Musix Kannada]]
|2009
|[[Raj Television Network]]
|First venture from [[Raj Television Network|Raj Television]] in Kannada
|-
|[[Public Music]]
|2014
|Writemen Media
|[[Bangalore|Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]]
|Second venture from the company after Public TV
|}

==Comedy==
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!Channel
!Launch
!Video
!Audio
!Owner
!Notes
|-
|[[Udaya Comedy]]
|2009
|SD
|[[Stereo]] | [[Stereophonic|2.0]]
|[[Sun TV Network]]
|Launched initially as [[Sun Direct]] exclusive channel
|}

==Kids==
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!Channel
!Launch
!Video
!Audio
!Owner
!Notes
|-
|[[Chintu TV]]
|2009
|rowspan="8"|SD
|rowspan="8"|[[Stereo]] | [[Stereophonic|2.0]]
|[[Sun TV Network]]
|Launched initially as [[Sun Direct]] exclusive channel
|-
|[[Nickelodeon (India)|Nickelodeon]]
|rowspan="2"|2018
|rowspan="2"|[[JioStar]]
|rowspan="2"|Kannada feed was launched in September 2018
|-
|[[Nickelodeon Sonic]]
|-
|[[Discovery Kids (Indian TV channel)|Discovery Kids]]
|2019
|[[Warner Bros. Discovery India]]
|Kannada feed was launched in 2019
|-
|[[ETV Bal Bharat]]
|rowspan="2"|2021
|[[ETV Network]]
|launched in April 2021
|-
|[[Sony Yay]]
|[[Sony Pictures Networks India]]
|Kannada feed was launched in 2021
|-
|[[Pogo (TV channel)|Pogo]]
|2022
|[[Warner Bros. Discovery India]]
|Kannada feed was launched in 2022
|-
|[[Cartoon Network (Indian TV channel)|Cartoon Network]]
|2023
|[[Warner Bros. Discovery India]]
|Kannada feed was launched in 2023
|}

==Infotainment & lifestyle==
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!Channel
!Launch
!Video
!Audio
!Owner
!Notes
|-
|Saral Jeevan
|2016
|rowspan="4"|SD
|rowspan="4"|[[Stereo]] | [[Stereophonic|2.0]]
|CG Parivar Global Vision
|Claimed to be first Kannada infotainment channel<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/regional/kannada-infotainment-channel-saral-jeevan-to-launch-on-19-february-160215|title=Kannada infotainment channel Saral Jeevan to launch on 19 February|date=15 February 2016}}</ref>
|-
|[[Ayush TV]]
|2017
|Kamadhenu Telefilms
|Claimed to be Kannada's first wellness and lifestyle channel
|-
|[[Discovery Channel (Indian TV channel)|Discovery Channel]]
|2019
|[[Warner Bros. Discovery India]]
|Kannada feed was launched in 2019
|-
|[[National Geographic (Indian TV channel)|National Geographic]]
|2021
|[[JioStar]]
|Kannada feed was launched in 2021
|}

==Spiritual==
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!Channel
!Launch
!Video
!Audio
!Owner
!Notes
|-
|[[Sri Sankara TV]]
|rowspan="2"|2008
|rowspan="2"|SD
|rowspan="2"|[[Stereo]] | [[Stereophonic|2.0]]
|Kamadhenu Telefilms
|Hindu devotional channel with Kannada & Tamil feed
|-
|[[Sri Venkateswara Bhakti Channel|Sri Venkateswara Bhakti Channel 2]]
|[[Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams|Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams Trust]]
|Hindu devotional channel with Kannada & Tamil feed
|}

==Sports==
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!Channel
!Genre
!Launch
!Video
!Audio
!Owner
!Notes
|-
|[[Star Sports (Indian TV network)|Star Sports 1 Kannada]]
| rowspan="2" |Sports
| rowspan="2" |2018
| rowspan="2" |SD
| rowspan="2" |[[Stereo]] | [[Stereophonic|2.0]]
| rowspan="2" |[[JioStar]]
|First sports channel in Kannada; launched on December 29, 2018
|-
|[[Star Sports (Indian TV network)|Star Sports 2 Kannada]]
|Replaced Star Sports First on 15 March 2025.
|}

==News==
{{main|List of news channels in India}}
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!Channel
!Launch
!Video
!Audio
!Owner
!Notes
|-
|TV9 Kannada
|2006
|rowspan="14"|SD
|rowspan="14"|[[Stereo]] | [[Stereophonic|2.0]]
|[[TV9 (Telugu)|ABCL Broadcasting]]
|First 24X7 news channel in Kannada
|-
|[[Suvarna News|Asianet Suvarna News]]
|2008
|[[Asianet News|Asianet News Network]]
|Known as ''Suvarna News 24X7'' till January 2016<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.suvarnanews.tv/about-us|title=SuvarnaNews|last=Ltd|first=Suvarna News Network Pvt|website=Suvarna News|access-date=2016-07-13}}</ref>
|-
|[[Kasthuri News 24]]
|2011
|Kasthuri Medias Pvt ltd
|Second venture from the company Kasthuri Medias after ''[[Kasthuri TV]]''
|-
|[[Public Music|Public TV]]
|2012
|Writemen Media
|First channel from Writemen Media
|-
|BTV News
|rowspan="3"|2014
|Eaglesight Telemedia and Btvkannada Pvt Ltd
|
|-
|[[ETV News Kannada|News 18 Kannada]]
|[[ETV Network]] & [[Network 18]]
|Known as ''ETV News Kannada'' till September 2017
|-
|[[Raj News Kannada]]
|[[Raj Television Network]]
|Second venture from the company after [[Raj Music Karnataka|''Raj Musix Kannada'']]
|-
|Prajaa TV Kannada
|2015
|Samparka Infomedia
|
|-
|[[Republic Kannada]]
|rowspan="2"|2017
|[[Republic TV|Republic Media Network]](Formerly VRL Media)
|Formerly Digvijaya news 24×7
|-
|[[TV5 (India)|TV5 Kannada]]
|Rana Broadcasting
|Kannada channel from [[TV5 (India)|TV5]] group
|-
|Power TV
|2018
|Powersmart Media(OPC)
|
|-
|News 1st
|2020
|Olecom Media
|
|-
|Vistara News
|2022
|Vistara Media Private Limited
|Vistara News was launched in November 2022
|-
|[[Zee Kannada News]]
|2023
|[[Zee Media Corporation|Zee Media]]
|Launched on 10 April 2023 (as a TV channel)
|}

===Defunct news channels===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size: 90%; text-align:center" width="100%"
!Channel
!Launch
!Defunct
!Video
!Audio
!Owner
!Notes
|-
|[[Udaya News]]
|2000
|2019
|rowspan="4"|SD
|rowspan="4"|[[Stereo]] | [[Stereophonic|2.0]]
|[[Sun TV Network]]
|First Kannada news channel; was also known as ''Udaya Varthegalu''
|-
|[[Samaya TV|Samaya News]]
|2010
|rowspan="2"|2018
|RSM Broadcasters
|Known as ''Samaya 24X7'' till 2013
|-
|[[Janasri News]]
|2011
|Yash Broadcasting Industries
|
|-
|[[NewsX|NewsX Kannada]]
|2018
|2019
|[[Itv Network (India)|ITV Network]]
|First regional venture for South India by [[Itv Network (India)|ITV Network]]
|}

==High-definition==
{{main|List of HD channels in India}}
There are currently four High-Definition channels in Kannada.

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!Channel
!Genre
!Launch
!Broadcast
!Video
!Audio
!Owner
|-
|[[Colors Kannada|Colors Kannada HD]]
|rowspan="4"|GEC
|3 May 2016
|Own Schedule
|rowspan="4"|[[1080p|Full HD]]
|[[Stereo]] | [[Stereophonic|2.0]]
|[[JioStar]]
|-
|[[Udaya TV|Udaya TV HD]]
|6 March 2017
|Simulcast
|[[Dolby Digital]] | [[5.1]]
|[[Sun Network]]
|-
|[[Star Suvarna|Star Suvarna HD]]
|16 July 2017
|Own Schedule
|[[Dolby Digital Plus]] | [[7.1 surround sound|7.1]]
|[[JioStar]]
|-
|[[Zee Kannada|Zee Kannada HD]]
|3 November 2018
|Own Schedule
|[[Stereo]] | [[Stereophonic|2.0]]
|[[Zee Entertainment Enterprises]]
|}

==See also==
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*[[Media in Karnataka]]
*[[List of Kannada-language films|List of Kannada films]]
*[[List of Kannada-language magazines|List of Kannada magazines]]
*[[List of Kannada-language newspapers|List of Kannada newspapers]]
*[[List of Kannada-language radio stations|List of Kannada radio stations]]
*[[List of 4K channels in India]]
*[[Lists of television stations in India]]
*[[Lists of television channels|Lists of global television channels]]
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==References==
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