9XM
Indian satellite music channel
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9XM is an Indian Hindi free-to-air music TV channel based in Mumbai. The channel is owned by 9X Media, an Indian television business. 9XM's programming is focused on Hindi-language music videos. The channel is available on all major dth platforms, including DD Free Dish. The channel is available on channel number 4 on DD Free Dish.[1]
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| Country | India |
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| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Programming | |
| Language | Hindi |
| Picture format | 1080p (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | 9X Media |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | October 2007 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| D2M | 470-582 MHz |
International
In August 2008, 9XM launched as a free-to-air channel on Sky in the United Kingdom and Ireland.[2] The following month, the channel was added to Freesat.[3] 9XM was removed from Freesat on 27 August 2009 and from Sky on 24 December 2009,[4] with the channel's Sky EPG slot purchased by Colors.[5]
The channel returned to Sky and the UK market on 14 February 2012.[6] On 12 October 2012, the channel closed once again citing technical difficulties,[7] however their broadcast license had been revoked by Ofcom on 13 September following a failure to submit their returns.[8] The channel returned on 8 November 2012.[9]