Zee Bangla is an Indian

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channel broadcasting in the Bengali language. It is owned by the Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It is the first Bengali-language satellite television channel in India, officially commencing broadcasts on 15 September 1999. The channel was first launched as Alpha Bangla which was later renamed to Zee Bangla on 28 March 2005. The channel launched its HD version on 20 November 2016. According to BARC, Zee Bangla is the second most-watched television channel in West Bengal.

History

The channel was first launched in 1996, but halted transmissions within two months due to its poor ratings. It was relaunched on 15 September 1999 as Alpha TV Bangla, along with Alpha TV Marathi, Alpha TV Telugu and

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. It was the first Bengali-language satellite television channel in India. In 2005, Zee TV went for a major brand revamp. It unveiled a new logo on 28 March 2005 at the

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and thereafter

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was renamed to Zee Bangla with a modified version of the new Zee TV logo which is also used by other regional of

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. On 19 June 2011, all Zee channels rebranded with a new logo which was like number two instead of alphabet Z. On 1 January 2017, the top right corner of all Zee channels was closed which continued unless all the Zee channels rebranded with a new logo on 15 October 2017 to celebrate the 25th anniversary. On 15 October 2017, all the Zee channels had changed their logos where the logo has started showing on the left side. In 2019, Samrat Ghosh became the head of the channel. The channel's new graphics was revealed during ''Sa Re Ga Ma Pa'' on 7 October 2018. It is one of the largest Bengali-language television channels in India by viewership. On 30 September 2021,

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imposed a blackout on foreign television channels, including Zee Bangla, that broadcast commercials. However, after 2 weeks, via clean feed, Zee Bangla resumed broadcasting in that country.

Programming

Mahalaya

Sister Channels

Zee Bangla Cinema

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is an Indian Bengali language movie channel owned by

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. It was launched on 12 September 2012 as a sister channel of Zee Bangla.

Zee 24 Ghanta

Zee 24 Ghanta is an Indian Bengali language news channel owned by Zee Media Corporation. It was launched in 2007.

References

External links

* {{Bengali-language television channels, state=collapsed Television stations in Kolkata Bengali-language television channels in India 1999 establishments in West Bengal Zee Entertainment Enterprises Television channels and stations established in 1999