Chennai

Chennai (சென்னை in Tamil), formerly known as Madras, is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu and is India's fourth largest city. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. With an estimated population of 7.45 million (2005), the 367-year-old city is the 41st largest metropolitan area in the world.

Media

Being a major commercial and business centre in India, Chennai has a well-developed communication and media infrastructure. The city is covered by a large network of optical fiber cables. The city is the key point of connectivity between Indian and underwater South East Asian optical fibre networks and enjoys maximum internet bandwidth in the country.{{inote|http://www.tn.gov.in/pressclippings/wallstreet/wsj-lr72-p3.pdf A mix of old and new economy (pdf)|bandwidth}} The city's telephone service is serviced by four landline companies: BSNL, Tata Indicom, Reliance Infocomm and Airtel. There are six mobile phone companies: BSNL, Hutch, Skycell, Airtel, Tata Indicom and Reliance Infocomm. The phone companies also offer broadband internet access. Doordarshan runs two terrestrial television channels and two satellite television channels from its Chennai centre. SCV and Hathway are the major cable TV service providers. Chennai is the only city in India to have implemented the Conditional Access System for television. All major international news, sports and entertainment channels are available to viewers through the CAS. However, a few international free to air channels and most regional channels are available even without the system, which include, amongst several others, Sun TV, Raj TV, Star Vijay, Jaya TV, SS Music and all Doordarshan channels. Direct To Home (DTH) is available via DD Direct Plus and Dish TV.

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Optical fiber - South East Asia - Telephone - Landline - BSNL - Tata Indicom - Reliance Infocomm - Airtel - Mobile phone - Hutch - Skycell - Broadband internet - Doordarshan - Terrestrial television - Satellite television - SCV - Hathway - Conditional Access System - Sun TV - Raj TV - Star - Jaya TV - SS Music - DTH - DD Direct Plus - Dish TV

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The city has two AM and four FM radio stations, operated by All India Radio and private broadcasters. Chennai has six major print media groups that publish about eight major newspapers and magazines. The major English dailies are The Hindu, Economic Times, The New Indian Express, The Deccan Chronicle and an evening daily, The News Today. The major Tamil dailies include the Dina Thanthi, Dina Mani, Dina Malar and Malai Malar. Besides major newspapers, there are a number of localised neighbourhood newspapers such as The Adyar Times that cater to particular localities. Magazines published from Chennai include Ananda Vikatan, Kumudam, Kalki, Kungumam, Frontline and Sportstar.

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AM - FM - Radio station - All India Radio - Print media - The Hindu - Economic Times - The New Indian Express - The Deccan Chronicle - The News Today - Dina Thanthi - Dina Mani - Dina Malar - Malai Malar - Ananda Vikatan - Kumudam - Kalki - Kungumam - Frontline - Sportstar

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