SVBC TV

Sri Venkateswara Bhakthi Channel (SVBC TV) (Telugu: శ్రీ వేంకటేశ్వర భక్తి ఛానల్) is the pioneer Bhakthi channel of TTD. It is the first 24-hour satellite Telugu devotional channel dedicated to broadcasting Hindu devotional programmes and live telecasts of poojas performed in Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams from Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh, India.[3]

Sri Venkateswara Bhakti Channel
శీ వేంకటేశ్వర భక్తి చానల్
CountryIndia
Sloganవేంకటాద్రి సమం స్థానం బ్రహ్మాండే నాస్తి కించన, వేంకటేశ సమో దేవో న భూతో న భవిష్యతి.
HeadquartersTirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India[1]
Programming
Language(s)Telugu, Tamil, Kannada
Picture format4:3 (576i, SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerTirumala Tirupati Devasthanams
History
Launched7 July 2008 (2008-07-07)
Links
WebsiteSVBCtv
SVBCtv2
Availability
Cable
Available on most cable systemsCheck local listings, channels may vary
Srikanth Cable
(Ongole, AP, India)		Channel 1
SATYA Cable
(Ongole, AP, India)		Channel 1
Satellite
Sun Direct
(India)		Channel 616
Reliance Digital TV
(India)		Channel 842
Videocon d2h
(India)		Channel 744[2]
Dish TV
(India)		Channel 1695
Airtel digital TV
(India)		Channel 940
Tata Sky
(India)		Channel 1499

SVBC was launched by the President of India Pratibha Patil on 7 July 2008. Its main content is Hindu devotional programs. It broadcasts daily rituals that are performed in Tirumala Tirupathi. It also telecasts the annual festival called the Lord Sri Venkateshwara Brahmotsavam. TTD has decided to expand the channel to other south Indian languages. Now the channel comes in Kannada and Tamil feeds also.[4]

The channel won 11 Nandi TV awards in 2009 for its devotional serials. It is available on all cable, dish and IPTV platforms in India as a free-to-air channel. It is also streamed live on the Internet.[5]

SVBC 2 is its sister channel broadcasting content in Tamil and Kannada languages.

Notes
  1. SVBC HeadQuarters
  2. SVBC Channel Distribution On DTH
  3. "SVBC Channel Launched". Chennai, India: Hindu. 7 April 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2008.
  4. Audio Feeds
  5. www.svbcttd.com
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