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HISTORY



Slot Programming (1984 - 1998)


Marathi Programming on TV started in 1984 on the state-owned Doordarshan channel. From that time when it was confined to a half-an-hour slot, till 1998 , when it was increased to a three hour slot a day, it remained a Doordarshan domain.


First TV Channel (1998 - 1999)


In 1998 , Doordarshan started a full-blown Marathi channel 24-hrs a day. It was called Sahyadri .


Advent Of The Private Channels (1999 - 2001)


In 1999 , Zee Network launched Alpha Marathi (later renamed to Zee Marathi ), which saw the standard of the industry go high.


Peak Period (2001 - 2002)


This period saw many new channels being launched including ETV 's ETV Marathi , ''Prabhat TV'' and ''Tara''. Apart from these, many other regional and local Marathi channels were launched.


Stability (2002 Onwards..)


Since 2002 , both ''Prabhat TV'' and ''Tara'' had shut down and the other three channels have stabilised.