Odisha TV or OTV ( or, ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଟିଭି) is an

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Indian

Cable Television Cable television is a system of delivering television programming to consumers via radio frequency (RF) signals transmitted through coaxial cables, or in more recent systems, light pulses through fibre-optic cables. This contrasts with broa ...

station. It is owned by the

Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar (; ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Odisha. The region, especially the old town, was historically often depicted as ''Ekamra Kshetra'' (area (''kshetra'') adorned with mango trees (''ekamra'')). Bhubaneswar is ...

-based Odisha Television Network. It was started and promoted by Jagi Mangat Panda. Odisha Television (OTV) is the first private Electronic Media in the state of

Odisha Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ...

. Launched in 1997 in the twin cities of

and

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, the channel slowly spread to all major towns of the state. It was converted from cable to a satellite channel in December 2006.

List of programmes

Most programmes of OTV are news based. It also has programmes related to art and culture, tourism, business, food and festivals. Some of its programmes include the following. *''Aagyan Mind Kale Ki'' *''Gapa Saap'' *''The Great Odisha Political Circus'' *''Jibana Do Chakire Ashara Alok'' *''Janamancha'' *''E-News'' - Pupul Bhuyan (presentor) *''Jatra Ra Jatra'' *''Khola Katha'' *''News Fuse'' *''Taste Of Odisha'' *''Police File'' *''Aparadha Diary'' *''Akuha Katha'' *''Sakalara Khabara'' *''Sarbe Bhabantu Sukhinaha'' *''Aapana Eka Nuhanti'' *''Doctor Doctor'' *''Bastu Bichara'' *''News @ 9 Bulletin'' *''News @ 9 Discussion'' *''News @11 Bulletin''

Elephant rescue incident

On 24 September 2021, an Odisha TV journalist died while another was critically injured when the boat they were travelling to cover the elephant rescue overturned due to the river current. An

ODRAF The Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) is a specialised unit of Odisha Police constituted "To act immediately in case of disaster which may be due to natural calamity or industrial accident" by a state home department resolution. Comp ...

personnel also died in the incident. The elephant rescue operation was put on hold after the boat overturned. The elephant was eventually found dead after he unable to cross the river.

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* Odisha Television Network Odia-language television channels Television channels and stations established in 1997 Television stations in Bhubaneswar Companies based in Bhubaneswar 1997 establishments in Orissa {{India-tv-stub

List of programmes

Elephant rescue incident

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