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Mass media in Nepal include radios, televisions, newspapers and the online services.
| | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source .(April 2021) |
Mass media in Nepal include radios, televisions, newspapers and the online services.
Historically, radio has been the most prevalent form of mass communication in Nepal. Government-owned Radio Nepal has been the sole domestic radio provider since 1951. By 1995 it was broadcasting short-wave, medium-wave, and FM frequencies. Private operators can lease the FM channel. [1]
Television started broadcasting in 1985. Broadcasters include government-owned Nepal Television (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. [1]
Television 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.
Nepal has seventeen television broadcasters including NT and NTV PLUS. The private broadcasters are Kantipur Television owned by Kantipur Publication; Image Channel owned by Image Groups of Companies and Avenues Television, 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, launched in July 2007. ABC TV Nepal and National TV launched in 2008, News 24, Himalaya Television and Mountain Television launched in 2010. Entertainment channels emerged in 2009 beginning with TV Filmy, with E-24 Television launching in 2012. Regional Channels like Terai Television, Nepal Mandal and Makalu Television started in 2010. Mission Star launched. Nepal 1 is beamed from India. Channel Nepal 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, BroadTV and Mero TV.
According to government figures, in 2003 Nepal had 3,741 registered newspapers of which 251 were published daily. 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. [1]
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,TechPana, Image Khabar, Nepal khabar, eKantipur, Presschitra, The Nepal Times, NepMag, Nepal Live and web portals from print media. The Kathmandu Post and its affiliated eKantipur, The Himalayan Times and República, Newshousenepal.com Nepal Live Today, among others, publish their online versions in English.
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Pokhara is a metropolitan city in central Nepal, which serves as the capital of Gandaki Province. It is the second most populous city of Nepal after Kathmandu, with 599,504 inhabitants living in 120,594 households in 2021. It is the country's largest metropolitan city in terms of area. The city also serves as the headquarters of Kaski District. Pokhara is located 200 kilometres west of the capital, Kathmandu. The city is on the shore of Phewa Lake, and sits at an elevation of approximately 822m. The Annapurna Range, with three out of the ten highest peaks in the world—Dhaulagiri, Annapurna I and Manaslu—is within 15–35 mi (24–56 km) of the valley. The current mayor of Pokhara is Dhana Raj Acharya from CPN.
Kantipur Publications Pvt. Ltd. is a media firm based in Kathmandu, Nepal. The company operates five widely circulated print publications. It is the first media organization in Nepal to gain membership to the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN). It was founded by Shyam Goenka in 1993 AD. Mr. Kailash Sirohiya is the chairman of the company.
Kantipur Television, popularly known as 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 in July 2002, KTV is licensed for terrestrial and satellite transmission.
Nepal Television, shortened to NTV is the Nepali national public state-controlled television broadcaster. It is the oldest and most watched television channel in Nepal. The news broadcast at 8:00 PM is the channel's most popular show, followed by comedy programmes such as Sakkigoni, Mundre Ko Comedy Club and Meri Bassai.
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, teleserials, etc. Image Channel went on air with a 1+1⁄2-hour block through Nepal Television on 25 January 1997. Its initial programs were focused on pop music, women, celebrity and fashion. Programs such as Image Pop, Button & Trades, AM Guest and Srijana ko Sansar gained huge popularity among the audiences.
Ghorahi is the largest city of Nepal and largest sub-metropolitan city by area and population of Lumbini Province. The city lies in Lumbini Province in the Mid-Western part of Nepal. It is the largest city of Dang Deukhuri District of southwest Nepal. Located in the Inner Terai region, it lies 413 kilometres (257 mi) south-west of Nepal's capital Kathmandu and is one of the Counter Magnets being developed as an alternative centre of growth to help ease the migration and population explosion in the Kathmandu metropolitan area. It is the largest city of the Rapti Zone and is surrounded by the Sivalik Hills to the south and Mahabharata Range to the north.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Nepal:
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Govinda K.C. is a Nepali orthopaedic surgeon and philanthropic activist. He is a professor of orthopaedics at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH), part of the Institute of Medicine, Nepal. He is known for his humanitarian work and for his activism in favor of the independent academic functioning of the government medical institutions of Nepal, notably the Institute of Medicine and Patan Academy of Health Sciences. His non-violent protests and fasts have successfully pressured the Nepali government and stakeholders to make change.
Image FM 97.9 is a Nepalese FM radio station, established on January 7, 1999. Initially Image FM 97.9 was known as KATH FM 97.9 and was started out with a few hours of test transmission. That time it was limited to Kathmandu audiences only.
Shweta Punjali is a Nepali musician, well known for her debut album Udaan a number of songs from which were nominated at various national music awards. She is also the winner of the Best New Talent award at the 2016 Nepali Music Video Award and was a nominee for Best Newcomer at the 2015 Tuborg Image Music Award.
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Annapurna Post is a daily broadsheet newspaper published in Nepal. It started printing in 2002 and launched its online news portal in 2013 by Annapurna Media Network, which also owns The Annapurna Express, AP1 TV and Radio Annapurna Nepal. By the 4 April 2014, its online news portal was listed among 10 most visited news portal in Nepal. It also launched its own mobile news app by 2018.
