List of Tamil-language television channels in India

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This is a list of Tamil-language television channels in India.

Government-owned channels

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!Launch

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|1979

|SD+HD

|rowspan="2"|Stereo | 2.0

|rowspan="2"|Doordarshan,
Prasar Bharati

|1976

|SD

General entertainment

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!Launch

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!Owner

|1993

|SD+HD

|rowspan="15"|Stereo | 2.0

|Sun TV Network

|rowspan="2"|1994

|SD

|Raj Television Network

| rowspan="2" |SD+HD

|1999

|Jaya TV Network

|2006

| rowspan="5" |SD

|Makkal Tholai Thodarpu Kuzhumam

|rowspan="3"|2007

|Kalaignar TV Network

|Mega TV Network

|Polimer Media

|rowspan="2"|2008

|Vasanth & Co Group

|SD+HD

|Zee Entertainment Enterprises

|2013

|rowspan="2"|SD

|rowspan="2"|SRM Group

|2014

|2018

|SD+HD

|2024

|SD

|Metronation Chennai Television Pvt Ltd

Movies

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!Launch

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!Owner

Raj Digital Plus

|1998

|SD

|rowspan="8"|Stereo | 2.0

|Raj Television Network

|2001

|SD+HD

|Sun TV Network

|2007

|rowspan="3"|SD

|Mega TV Network

|2008

|Jaya TV Network

Murasu TV

|2012

|Kalaignar TV Private Limited

Star Vijay Super

|2016

| rowspan="2" |SD+HD

|2020

|Zee Entertainment Enterprises

Star Vijay Takkar

|2022

|SD

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!Video

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!Owner

|rowspan="4"|SD+HD

|rowspan="4"|Stereo | 2.0

|The Times Group

|Zee Entertainment Enterprises

|Sony Pictures Networks

Music

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!Channel

!Launch

!Video

!Audio

!Owner

|2004

|SD+HD

|rowspan="5"|Stereo | 2.0

|Sun TV Network

|2007

|rowspan="4"|SD

|Mega TV Network

|rowspan="3"|2008

|Kalaignar TV Private Limited

|Jaya TV Network

|Raj Television Network

Classic

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!Launch

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!Owner

|2013

|SD

|Sun TV Network

News

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!Launch

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!Audio

!Owner

|2000

|rowspan="12"|SD

|rowspan="12"|Stereo | 2.0

|Sun TV Network

|rowspan="3"|2008

|Jaya TV Network

Kalaignar Seithigal

|Kalaignar TV Private Limited

|Raj Television Network

|2009

|Polimer TV Network

|2012

|Metronation Chennai Television Pvt Ltd

|2014

|VV Group

News18 Tamil Nadu

|2015

|Network18 Group

|2017

|Mantaro Network

Comedy

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!Launch

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|rowspan="2"|2009

|rowspan="2"|SD

|rowspan="2"|Stereo | 2.0

|Sun TV Network

|Kalaignar TV Private Limited

Kids

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!Channel

!Launch

!Video

!Audio

!Owner

|2007

|rowspan="3"|SD

|rowspan="3"|Stereo | 2.0

|Sun TV Network

Blacksheep TV

|2022

|Kalaignar TV Private Limited

|2021

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Cartoon Network - with Tamil audio feed
Discovery Kids - with Tamil audio feed
Disney Channel - with Tamil audio feed
Disney Junior - with Tamil audio feed
Hungama TV - with Tamil audio feed
Nickelodeon - with Tamil audio feed
Nickelodeon Sonic - with Tamil audio feed
Pogo - with Tamil audio feed
Sony Yay - with Tamil audio feed
Super Hungama - with Tamil audio feed{{cite news |title=Disney India to replace Disney XD with Marvel HQ |url=http://bestmediainfo.com/2019/01/disney-india-to-replace-disney-xd-with-marvel-hq/ |access-date=18 January 2019 |work=Best Media Info |date=16 January 2019}}

Sports

Sony Sports Ten 4 - with Tamil audio feed
Star Sports 1 Tamil - separate channel for Tamil
Sports18 3 - separate channel for Tamil

Infotainment

Animal Planet - with Tamil audio feed
Discovery Channel HD - with Tamil audio feed (HD version)
D Tamil - separate channel for Tamil
Fox Life - with Tamil audio feed
National Geographic - with Tamil audio feed
Nat Geo Wild - with Tamil audio feed
Sony BBC Earth - with Tamil audio feed
Travel XP Tamil - separate channel for Tamil

Devotional

Jothi TV - Tamil Hindu spiritual channel
Nambikkai TV - Tamil Christian spiritual channel
Sri Sankara TV - Tamil and Kannada Hindu spiritual channel
SVBC 2 - Tamil Hindu spiritual channel

High-definition channels

References

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