SA TV
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| Country | Bangladesh |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | Gulshan, Dhaka |
| Programming | |
| Language | Bengali |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Salahuddin Ahmed (S.A. Group of Companies) |
| History | |
| Launched | 19 January 2013 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
SA TV (Bengali: এসএটিভি), the acronym of the lesser known South Asian Television,[1] is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable television channel based in Gulshan, Dhaka. It is owned by the S.A. Group of Companies, one of Bangladesh's largest transportation and real estate groups.[2] SA TV commenced transmissions on 19 January 2013.[3]
SA TV received its broadcasting license from the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission in April 2010.[4] It commenced test transmissions on 20 April 2012,[5] and later began official transmissions on 19 January 2013.[3] Veteran film-maker Syed Salahuddin Zaki was the first chief operating officer of the channel and Scott Robert Craig was the first head of news.[6][7] The channel launched its production house, SA Multimedia, on 26 January 2014.[8]
SA TV won an International Quality Crown Award in 2015.[9] In December 2016, Bangladeshi television professionals demanded SATV and three other local television channels to take dubbed foreign television series, which have gained popularity in the country, off their schedules.[10] On 20 May 2021, SA TV, along with Channel 9, was obliged to temporarily cease operations by the Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited over unpaid satellite transponder fees, according to authorities.[11] SA TV would resume broadcasts the following day.[12]
