List of channels owned by Sun TV Network explained

This is the list of channels owned by Sun TV Network in India.

On air channels

Sun TV Network currently owns and operates 37 TV channels (26 SD + 11 HD) across some Indian languages – Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Bengali and Hindi.

Channel	Launched	Language	Category	SD/HD/4K	Notes
Sun TV	1993	Tamil	General Entertainment	SD+HD
KTV	2001		Movies
Sun Music	2004		Music
Chutti TV	2007		Kids	SD
Adithya TV	2009		Comedy
Sun News	2000		News
Sun Life	2013		Classic
Gemini TV	1995	Telugu	General Entertainment	SD+HD
Gemini Movies	2000		Movies		Formerly known as Teja TV
Gemini Music	2005		Music
Kushi TV	2009		Kids	SD
Gemini Comedy			Comedy
Gemini Life	2013		Classic
Udaya TV	1994	Kannada	General Entertainment	SD+HD
Udaya Movies	2000		Movies	SD	Formerly known as Ushe TV and U2
Udaya Music	2006		Music
Chintu TV	2009		Kids
Udaya Comedy	2010		Comedy
Surya TV	1998	Malayalam	General Entertainment	SD+HD
Surya Movies	2005		Movies	SD	Formerly known as Kiran TV
Surya Music	2013		Music
Kochu TV	2011		Kids
Surya Comedy	2017		Comedy
Sun Bangla	2019	Bengali	General Entertainment	SD+HD
	2021	Marathi
Sun Neo	2024	Hindi

Defunct channels

Channel	Launched	Defunct	Language	Category	Notes	Source(s)
Sun Action	2008	2012	Tamil	Movies	Replaced by Gemini Music HD
Gemini Action	2012	2013	Telugu		Replaced by Gemini Movies HD
Gemini News	2004	2019		News	Replaced by Sun Bangla	[1]
Suriyan TV	2012	2017	Kannada	Movies	Replaced by Udaya TV HD
Udaya News	2004	2019		News	Replaced by Sun Marathi	[2]
Kiran TV	2005	2013	Malayalam	Movies	Replaced by Surya Movies
Surya Action	2009	2012			Replaced by Surya Comedy

Notes and References

1. Web site: iromero . 2023-10-06 . The Gemini South Maintenance Shutdown . 2023-10-29 . Gemini Observatory . en.
2. Web site: Staff . T. N. M. . 2017-08-25 . After 19 years, Sun TV to shut down Udaya News over insurmountable losses . 2023-10-29 . The News Minute . en.