Channel 16 (Bengali: চ্যানেল সিক্সটিন; in reference to 16 December) was a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable music-oriented television channel owned and operated by Insight Telecast. The channel was permitted to broadcast via a Singaporean satellite and officially began broadcasting on 16 December 2011. It was ordered to be shut down by Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission on 2 December 2014.[2]
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| Country | Bangladesh |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Karwan Bazar, Dhaka[1] |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Bengali |
| Picture format | 576i SDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Insight Telecast |
| History | |
| Launched | 16 December 2011 |
| Closed | 2 December 2014 |
| Links | |
| Website | channel-16tv |
It was the first and the sole music channel in Bangladesh until the launch of Gaan Bangla in 2013. Channel 16's managing director was K G Muhit, who had requested the government to let him run a downlinked privately owned satellite television channel in 2008.[3] Despite only being allowed to broadcast from abroad, Channel 16 illegally broadcast from Dhaka, and even via the Israel-based RRsat satellite.[3][4]
Closure order
editAfter its license for test broadcasting expired on 30 November 2013, being left unrenewed since then,[5] the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission obliged Channel 16 to cease all transmissions by 2 December 2014.[6] Prior to this, in July 2014, the Association of Television Channel Owners sent a letter to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting demanding Channel 16 be taken off the air, accusing the channel of violating government regulations.[7][8]
However, by that point, it illegally continued broadcasting by ceasing to identify itself as Channel 16 and began using the letter 'k' as its on-screen bug,[6] and later began identifying itself as 'MB', or sometimes 'Movie Bangla', along with its on-screen bug involving a clock.[9] It has also been accused of broadcasting while evading government fees and alleged forgery of signature when they sent a letter to the ministry which allegedly had the name and forged signature of Dhaka Zilla Council administrator Hasina Doula, who denied connections with the channel.[3]
Programming
editList of programming
edit- Alapcharita[10]
- Band Hour[10]
- Bondhu Amar[11]
- By Demand[10]
- Dhamaka 16[10]
- Eito Cinemar Gaan[10]
- Khosh Golpo[10]
- Love Song[10]
- Muslim Rangapori Bhalo Lagar Gaan[10]
- Naṭoker Gaan[10]
- Solo Tune[10]
- Sure Sure Bangladesh[10]
- Surer Oikkoṭan[10]
- Suresh Romnopali Fita[10]
- Tenida[10]
- Top Ten[10]
- Young Star Dhamaka[10]
References
edit- ^ "Contact". Archived from the original on 6 June 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Govt orders 'Channel 16' off the air in Bangladesh". bdnews24.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ a b c Hossain, Mosabber (29 May 2014). অবৈধভাবে চলছে চ্যানেল সিক্সটিন. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ Mehedi, Rashed (10 December 2014). চ্যানেল সিক্সটিনের নজিরবিহীন প্রতারণা. Samakal (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ চ্যানেল সিক্সটিন বন্ধের নির্দেশ. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 3 December 2014. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ a b বন্ধের নির্দেশের পর অন্য নামে চ্যানেল সিক্সটিন. Samakal (in Bengali). 2 December 2014. Archived from the original on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ চ্যানেল ১৬ সম্প্রচার বন্ধের দাবি অ্যাটকোর. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 7 July 2014. Archived from the original on 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Govt orders closure of Channel 16". Prothom Alo. 2 December 2014. Archived from the original on 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ Mehedi, Rashed (17 February 2016). অবৈধ টিভি চ্যানেলের রমরমা বাণিজ্য. Samakal (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Program Schedule". Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ স্টাইল ডিজাইনার এডলফ. BanglaNews24 (in Bengali). 17 February 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2024.