Sun TV (India)

Sun TV is an Indian Tamil-language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Sun TV Network. It was launched on 14 April 1993. It is the flagship channel of the Chennai-based media conglomerate Sun Group's Sun TV Network. It was founded and is owned by Kalanithi Maran.

Sun TV
The logo of Sun TV
CountryIndia
Broadcast areaWorldwide
NetworkSun TV Network
HeadquartersChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Programming
Language(s)Tamil
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerSUN Group
Sister channelsSee List of channels owned by Sun TV Network
History
Launched14 April 1993 (1993-04-14)
11 December 2011 (2011-12-11) (HDTV)
Links
WebsiteSun TV
Sun NXT

It was started airing on open network (Antenna) on 14 July 2002 at the time of "Majunu" Tamil movie premiering. Then it was removed from this open network on 2005. It was also removed from free on 9 November 2007. Sun TV launched its HD version on 11 December 2011.

Since its inception, the channel consistently remains the top rated Tamil channel and one of the top rated Indian television channel.

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