Diganta Television


Diganta Television was a private satellite TV channel in Bangladesh, founded in 2007. This was a project of Diganta Media Corporation, which also publishes a daily newspaper Daily Naya Diganta. Diganta TV formally started its broadcasting on 28 August 2008 with 16 hours of news and 8 hours of entertainment programs.

Shutdown

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission shut down the channel on 6 May 2013 at about 4:30am. Diganta Television's chief reporter M. Kamruzzaman said that around 25 plain-clothed policemen and an official from the broadcast commission had entered their studios without warning at dawn. According to Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu, it was taken off the air because its reporting on raid on Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh contained "irresponsible exaggerations and misinformation to inflame public opinion, a violation of the conditions of its license." Critics have alleged this an instance of the Sheikh Hasina government of using the Islamist issue to silence dissidents.

Current status

As of February 24, 2016, the station was still off the air.

Downlink Parameters

Downlink Frequency : 41853.0 MHz

Symbol Rate : 04.3400 MSym/s

FEC : 3/4

Orbital Position : 76.5°E

Polarization : Horizontal

Modulation Type : QPSK

Type of Carrier : MPEG-2/DVB

Name of Satellites : Apstar 2R