List of Marathi-language television channels
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The Marathi-language television industry was started in India in 1984. Although earlier confined to a half an hour slot in the national television Doordarshan, the industry has now expanded with many commercial TV channels currently on air. Various dedicated categories like news and movies have been added and have considerably expanded the horizon of Marathi TV entertainment.
Marathi news channels
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Marathi television got its first round-the-clock news channel in the form of Saam TV in the year 2008 leading Marathi language News channel in the state. Nilesh Khare is the Channel Head and Editor of the channel since 2018. Zee 24 Taas was launched in 2007. Disney Star launched its Marathi news channel Star Majha in June 2007, which was later named as ABP Majha from 1 June 2012. Network 18 and Lokmat together formed a joint venture to launch IBN Lokmat in 2008 and which was later renamed as News18 Lokmat. In 2008, Sakal Media Groups launched its first venture in television with Saam TV. Firstly it was info entertainment, but from 1 January 2018 it became a leading Marathi news channel. In 2009, TV9 Maharashtra launched. On 1 May 2013 another channel launched, namely Jai Maharashtra, by Mumbai-based media group Sahana Films. Lokshahi News channel was launched on 26 January 2020 by Swaraj Marathi Broadcasting LLP. Pudhari News, a news channel by Pudhari Publications Pvt. Ltd., was launched on 29 August 2023.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-29 |title=‘पुढारी न्यूज’ टी.व्ही. चॅनलचे आज लाँचिंग |url=https://pudhari.news/maharashtra/mumbai/626288/pudhari-news-t-v-channel-launching/ar |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=पुढारी |language=mr-IN}}
List of channels
=Government owned channel=
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!Channel !Launch !Video !Audio !Owner |
| DD Sahyadri
|1994 |SD |
=General entertainment channels (GEC)=
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!Channel !Launch !Video !Audio !Owner |
| Zee Marathi
|1999 |rowspan="3"|SD+HD |
| Colors Marathi
|2000 |rowspan="2"|JioStar |
| Star Pravah
|2008 |
| Sony Marathi
|2018 |SD |
| Sun Marathi
|rowspan="2"|2021 |SD+HD |
| Zee Chitramandir
|SD |
==Defunct channels==
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!Channel !Launch !Defunct !Video !Audio !Owner |
| Prabhat TV
|2001 |2002 |rowspan="5"|SD | |
| Tara Marathi
|1999 |2006 | |
| Mi Marathi
|2007 |2017 |Sri Adhikari Brothers Group (SAB) |
| Mr. TV
|2019 |2019 |Dolby Digital |
| Q Marathi
|2022 |2023 |Stereo 2.0 |Q You Media |
=Informative=
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!Channel !Launch !Video !Audio !Owner |
| Discovery Channel
|1995 |SD+HD |
=Movies=
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!Channel !Launch !Video !Audio !Owner |
| Zee Talkies
|2007 |SD+HD |
| Fakt Marathi
|2011 |rowspan="3"|SD |Enterr10 Television Network |
| Zee Yuva
|2016 |
| Shemaroo Marathibana
|2019 |
| Pravah Picture
|2022 |SD+HD |
==Defunct channel==
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!Channel !Launch !Defunct !Video !Audio !Owner |
| Chitrapat Marathi
|2016 |2018 |SD |Stereo 2.0 |Parls Group |
=Music=
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!Channel !Launch !Video !Audio !Owner |
| 9X Jhakaas
|2008 |rowspan="3"|SD |
| Maiboli
|2013 |Sri Adhikari Brothers Television (SAB) |
| Sangeet Marathi
|2015 |
==Defunct channel==
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!Channel !Launch !Defunct !Video !Audio !Owner |
| Zee Vajwa
|2020 |2022 |SD |
=Kids=
==Defunct channels==
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!Channel !Launch !Defunct !Video !Audio !Owner |
| Pogo
|2004 |2005 |SD |rowspan="2"|Warner Bros. Discovery India |
| Discovery Kids
|2012 |2013 |SD |
| Sony YAY!
|2017 |2018 |SD |
| ETV Bal Bharat
|2021 |2022 |SD |
=Sports=
==Defunct channel==
=News=
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!Channel !Launch !Video !Audio !Owner |
| ABP Majha
|rowspan="4"|2007 |rowspan="10"|SD |ABP Group (Formerly Star India) |
| News18 Lokmat |
| Saam TV |
| Zee 24 Taas |
| TV9 Marathi
|2009 |Associated Broadcasting Company Private Limited (ABCPL) |
| Jai Maharashtra
|2013 |Sahana Group |
| Lokshahi News
|2020 |Swaraj Marathi Broadcasting LLP |
| Pudhari News
|2023 |Pudhari Publications Pvt. Ltd. |
| NDTV Marathi
|2024 |
| IndiScreen II
|2025 |
==Defunct channels==
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!Channel !Launch !Defunct !Video !Audio !Owner |
| Maharashtra1
|2011 |2020 |First India Group Asia Limited |
| News State Maharashtra Goa
|2022 |2024 |HD |News Nation Network Pvt Ltd |
Marathi HD channels
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!Channel !Genre !Launch !Broadcast !Video !Audio !Owner |
| Colors Marathi HD
|rowspan="4"|GEC |20 July 2015 |rowspan="6"|Own Schedule |rowspan="6"|Full HD |rowspan="6"|Dolby Digital | 7.1 |rowspan="2"|JioStar |
| Star Pravah HD
|1 May 2016 |
| Zee Marathi HD
|20 November 2016 |
| Sun Marathi HD
|28 November 2023 |
| Zee Talkies HD
|rowspan="2"|Movies |15 October 2016 |
| Pravah Picture HD
|15 May 2022 |
References
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{{Marathi language television}}
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