Kochu TV () is a

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children's (pay)

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. The channel is based in

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. Kochu TV is the only children's channel in Malayalam (excluding Malayalam & English audio feeds in pan-India channels and the state-owned Kite Victers). The channel broadcasts a mix of programmes, all in Malayalam, including popular animated series and pre-school content (locally produced and international). Following Surya TV and

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(now

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), the

launched its third 24X7 Malayalam channel "Kochu TV" on October 2011. The target audience of Kochu TV are children in the age of 4 to 14 years. Chutti TV (

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), Chintu TV (

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), and Kushi TV (

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) are the sister channels of Kochu TV.

Programming

Current programming

Former programming

References

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