How to start a FREE TO AIR TV CHANNEL OR STATION IN CHENNAI...???

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Hi to all, The reason why i am posting this is because I am in need of valuable inputs and suggestions regarding launching a FREE TO AIR TV CHANNEL OR STATION IN CHENNAI. U may wonder why i am asking your help. is bcoz I am totally blank abt this..let me highlight my Idea..its a music channel..with an average reception...how to aquire a license for starting a TV channel and the cost of that... Here are my questions:1. How to start a TV Station..? Is there any charge, If so how muchapproximately would it cost..?2. What should be done to obtain a broadcasting licence/rights..? Is there acharge for this.?3. How to get the channel included in the local cable TV broadcaster'sdatabase.? Is there any charge, If so how much approximately would itcost..? It'll be of great help if u would respond to this mail. Eagerly waiting fora response from you. Regards,Steelnerves:pleasehelp:
 
I have no idea about costs to start a channel, but I think you need to have a license from Information & Broadcasting Ministry of India if channel is distributed on wider platform like DTH/CAS.
 
Thank u for the Reply SVK...Let me clarify that V r not planning to launch it country or statewide...V r planning to launch for the Chennai City alone THROUGH cable tv network....not on DTH or anything else......License has to be taken for sure...v even know that v hav to take it from Information & Broadcasting Ministry of India... v need information like who to contact...wht r the basic requirement to start a tv channel in chennai or INDIA...and approximate amount...v r planning to launch it average or small music channel which will concentrate on regional and english songs..Regards,Steelnerves...
 
Check www. Raaga.com a music channel on Internet.Users having Computer can listen to songs available in the web site.No Private indicvidual or company can set up a terrestial TV or Radio Broadcast station.( allowed for Educational Institutions/commercial use In FM band 88 to 108 Mhz)
 
Hi to all,

The reason why i am posting this is because I am in need of valuable inputs and suggestions regarding launching a FREE TO AIR TV CHANNEL OR STATION IN CHENNAI. U may wonder why i am asking your help. is bcoz I am totally blank abt this..let me highlight my Idea..its a music channel..with an average reception...how to aquire a license for starting a TV channel and the cost of that...

Here are my questions:
1. How to start a TV Station..? Is there any charge, If so how much
approximately would it cost..?
2. What should be done to obtain a broadcasting licence/rights..? Is there a
charge for this.?
3. How to get the channel included in the local cable TV broadcaster's
database.? Is there any charge, If so how much approximately would it
cost..?

It'll be of great help if u would respond to this mail. Eagerly waiting for
a response from you.

Regards,
Steelnerves:pleasehelp:

1. Usually to get involved in broadcasting, your company needs to have a minimum valuation before you can even think about starting. It needs to be 100% Indian owned. I'm not sure particularly about a standard TV channel, but in our case but for us to deliver IPTV (not even our own channels) we had to have a valuation of 40 Crores, and the license fee was something like 2Cr in the form of a bank draft + paperwork fees (but this covered pretty much all IP-based services, not just IPTV distribution).
2. Yes. You'll also need to take in to account things like royalties and licensing for whoever made/published the music: talk to the publisher of the music (if it's commercial, this will be listed in the CD-cover)
3. Talk to your local cable operators. You'll also have to get your channel to them for them to redistribute if they're interested.
 
Since you mention you want to operate a local content network over cable, and considering SCV is the only relevant MSO in the whole of Tamil Nadu, are you sure they are gonna carry your channel for cheap?
 
Since you mention you want to operate a local content network over cable, and considering SCV is the only relevant MSO in the whole of Tamil Nadu, are you sure they are gonna carry your channel for cheap?

Thanks for ur reply mgsarly and agantuk...!!

Hi Agantuk,
ya, It is scv who has to carry the channel...we need information like how much will it cost...This will give atleast an Idea abt the whole process...This dicussion will be usefull to all who wanna know abt this process....

Regards,
Steelnerves
 
Thanks for ur reply mgsarly and agantuk...!!

Hi Agantuk,
ya, It is scv who has to carry the channel...we need information like how much will it cost...This will give atleast an Idea abt the whole process...This dicussion will be usefull to all who wanna know abt this process....

Regards,
Steelnerves

Only the cable operators can tell you how much it costs to carry a channel. The other information is already available from the MIB.
 
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