Nepal Television is the oldest and most watched television channel in Nepal. Nepal Television broadcasts in Kathmandu, Pokhara and several Terai towns. The news is broadcasts in English at 8 am and 10 pm. Other important TV channels in Nepal are NTV 2 Metro, which is owned by the Nepalese government. Private channels include Kantipur Television, Image Channel, Channel Nepal, Avenues TV, Nepal 1 television and Sagarmatha Television. Nepal 1 is being broadcast from India. All except Nepal Television, Kantipur Television, Image Television and NTV 2 Metro are pay channels in Kathmandu valley.
State run and private satellite channels are available in Nepal English language cable TV, new releases movie bootlegs regularly shown in bars and restaurants. Lots of FM channels, that mostly play Hindi and Nepalese songs, are available in Nepal.
Some of the European and American channels can be heard on Short wave but the broadcast quality is below the mark. Some hotels hire satellite services that give with more than 50 different channels. Many of these channels are from Western Europe and America, including from Hongkong, and India.
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