Desh TV is the latest addition to the long list of community TV channels in the UK/EU.

The channel has started test transmission from the Telstar 10

Telstar 10

Telstar 10, also known as Apstar 2R, located at 76.5°E , is a communications satellite equipped with 27 C band and 24 Ku band transponders . The C band payload provides coverage of Asia, Australia, parts of Europe and Africa. The Ku band payload covers Korea, Taiwan, Macau and China, including Hong...

 satellite. During April 2011, Desh TV began testing on Eurobird 1

Eurobird 1

Eurobird 1 is a Eutelsat operated Eurobird satellite, used primarily for digital television. It is located at 28.5° east in the Clarke Belt, just within the range of most satellite dishes pointed at SES Astra's Astra 2A, 2B and 2D at 28.2° east...

, ahead of a launch on the Sky platform in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 and Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

on April 26, 2011. Desh TV started its regular broadcast in UK on 1 July 2011.

Desh TV UK Management

Chairman: Luqueman Hossain

Managing Director: Mahmoud A. Rauf

CEO Operations: Shah Siddiqui

CEO Admin: M. A. Aziz

Operation Controller: Muhammad Imam Hossain

Operation Manager: N Sadat Sohag

Sales & Marketing Manager: Shamim Shah

Head of News: Rupa Chakrabarty

Head Of Charity: Mahmudul Hasan

Assistant Producer: Md Rana Hamid

External links

• Desh TV Official Website
• Desh TV Official UK Website