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| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India[1] |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Telugu, Tamil, Kannada |
| Picture format | 4:3 (576i, SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams |
| History | |
| Launched | 7 July 2008 |
| Links | |
| Website | SVBCtv SVBCtv2 |
Sri Venkateswara Bhakthi Channel (SVBC TV) is the pioneer devotional (bhakthi) channel of TTD. It is the first 24-hour satellite Telugu devotional channel dedicated to broadcasting Hindu devotional programs and live telecasts of poojas performed in the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams from Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh, India.[2]
SVBC was launched by the then President of India Pratibha Patil on 7 July 2008. Its main content is Hindu devotional programs. It broadcasts daily rituals that are performed in Tirumala and Tirupathi. It also telecasts the annual festival called the Lord Sri Venkateshwara Brahmotsavam. TTD has decided to expand the channel to other south Indian languages. Earlier, the channel used to broadcast in the Kannada and Tamil languages.[3]
The channel won 11 Nandi TV awards in 2009 for its devotional serials. It is available on all cable, dish and IPTV platforms in India as a free-to-air channel. It is also streamed live on the Internet.[4]
Now SVBC 2 is its sister channel broadcasting content in Tamil language.
This channel was officially launched on 14 April 2017.
SVBC2 Tamil (Tamil:ஶ்ரீ வேங்கடேஸ்வரா பக்தி சேனல் )
SVBC 3 is a dedicated Kannada channel (Kannada:ಶ್ರೀ ವೆಂಕಟೇಶ್ವರ ಭಕ್ತಿ ಚಾನೆಲ್) and SVBC 4 is dedicated for Hindi language. These channels are launched on 12 October on the festive day during Srivari Brahmotsavams 2021.[5]
Presently this channel is available on Tata SKY, Videocnon DTH, SUN Direct and many other Indian satellite TV providers.
