{{short description|Odia language news channel}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}} {{Infobox company | name = OTV (Odisha Television Limited) | logo = Odisha TV logo.svg | logo_caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang = or | type = Private | foundation = {{start date and age|1997|4|14|df=y}} | owner = Jagi Mangat Panda | location = Bhubaneswar, Odisha | hq_location_country = India | products = Direct Broadcast Satellite | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | num_employees = | parent = | homepage = {{url|https://odishatv.in|odishatv.in}} }}
'''Odisha TV''' or '''OTV''' is an Odia Indian Cable Television station. It is owned by the Bhubaneswar-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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About OdishaTV News - OTV English|url=https://odishatv.in/about-us|access-date=2020-12-29|website=Latest Odisha News, Breaking News Today {{!}} Top Updates on Corona - OTV News|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Chatterjee|first=Mrinal|date=29 December 2020|title=Television in Odisha|url=http://osou.ac.in/eresources/television-in-odisha.pdf|journal=Odisha State Open University}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Nahak|first=Dr Fakira Mohan|date=2020-12-01|title=POLITICAL COMMUNICATION IN ODISHA: A STUDY OF ODIA TELEVISION NEWS CHANNELS|url=https://archives.palarch.nl/index.php/jae/article/view/1644|journal=PalArch's Journal of Archaeology of Egypt / Egyptology|language=en|volume=17|issue=6|pages=4084–4094|issn=1567-214X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=About Odisha TV|url=https://www.taboola.com/resources/case-studies/odisha-tv|access-date=2020-12-29|website=Taboola.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
Launched in 1997 in the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=OTV : TV schedule India|url=https://tvscheduleindia.com/channel/otv|access-date=2020-12-29|website=tvscheduleindia.com|archive-date=26 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026213711/https://tvscheduleindia.com/channel/otv/|url-status=dead}}</ref> {{div col|colwidth=30em}} *''Good Morning Odisha'' *''Roga Pain Yoga'' *''Sakalara Khabara'' *''Sarbe Bhabantu Sukhinaha'' *''Bhagyarekha Live'' *''Mid-Day Roundup'' *''Business Odisha'' *''Feedin'' *''Good Evening Odisha'' *''Prime Time Takkar'' *''Sahara Prime'' *''Pratidin'' *''Gaan ru Pratidin'' *''News @ 9'' *''News @11'' *''Aagyan Mind Kale Ki'' *''Atma Pretatma Paramatma'' *''Gapa Saap'' *''The Great Odisha Political Circus'' *''Jibana Do Chakire Ashara Alok'' *''Janamancha'' *''E-News''-Pupul Bhuyan (presenter) *''Jatra Ra Jatra'' *''Making News'' *''Khola Katha'' *''News Fuse'' *''Jojana Ra Na Hariloot'' *''Taste Of Odisha'' *''Police File'' *''Story of Odisha'' *''Aparadha Diary'' *''Akuha Katha'' *''Aapana Eka Nuhanti'' *''Doctor Doctor'' *''Bastu Bichara'' {{div col end}}
==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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Odisha TV journalist dies, another critical, after boat to rescue elephant capsizes |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/odisha-tv-journalist-dies-another-critical-after-boat-to-rescue-elephant-capsizes-101632509531945.html |access-date=25 September 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=25 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref> An ODRAF 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. == Channels provided == {| class="wikitable sortable" !style="background:coral"| Channel !style="background:coral"| Category !style="background:coral"| Launch ! style="background:coral"| Quality !style="background:coral"| Note(s) |- |OTV |News |1997 |SD | |- |Tarang TV |General Entertainment |2008 |SD+HD | |- |Tarang Music |Music |2009 | rowspan="3" |SD | |- |Prarthana Life |Spiritual |2010 |Formerly ''Prarthana TV'' |- |Alankar TV |Movies |2015 | |}
==See also== *List of Odia-language television channels *List of longest-running Indian television series *List of television stations in India
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==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.odishatv.in/}}
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