Television Channels: Year- and Quarter-wise Number of Permitted Uplinked, Downliked and both Uplinked and Downlinked TV Channels
High Frequency Indicator: The dataset contains year- and quarter-wise compiled data from the year 2021 to till date on the number of permitted uplinking, downlinking and both uplinking and downlinking television channels in India
Notes:
1. Uplinked TV channels refer to the channels which are uplinked from India but
downlinked abroad only
2. Downlinked TV channels refer to the channels which are uplinked from abroad but downlinked only in India
3. Both uplinked and downlinked TV channels refer to TV channels uplinked from India and also downlinked only in India
Television Channels: Year- and Quarter-wise Number of Permitted Uplinked, Downliked and both Uplinked and Downlinked TV Channels
High Frequency Indicator: The dataset contains year- and quarter-wise compiled data from the year 2021 to till date on the number of permitted uplinking, downlinking and both uplinking and downlinking television channels in India
Notes:
1. Uplinked TV channels refer to the channels which are uplinked from India but
downlinked abroad only
2. Downlinked TV channels refer to the channels which are uplinked from abroad but downlinked only in India
3. Both uplinked and downlinked TV channels refer to TV channels uplinked from India and also downlinked only in India
Rows: 84
Columns: 6
Time period: 2020-21 to 2026-27
Last Updated: 23 October 2026
Data preview
fiscal_year
quarter
type_of_permission
number_of_channels
unit
note
2026-27
Q1
Uplinking only
9
number_of_channels in Absolute Number
type_of_permission:TV channels uplinked from India but downlinked abroad only
2026-27
Q1
Downlinking only
33
number_of_channels in Absolute Number
type_of_permission:TV channels uplinked from abroad but downlinked only in India
2026-27
Q1
Both Uplinking and downlinking
873
number_of_channels in Absolute Number
type_of_permission:TV channels uplinked from India and also downlinked only in India
2026-27
Q1
Total
915
number_of_channels in Absolute Number
2025-26
Q4
Uplinking only
9
number_of_channels in Absolute Number
type_of_permission:TV channels uplinked from India but downlinked abroad only
The quarter of the fiscal year the data represents.
type_of_permission
String
4
84
The category of permission granted for TV channels, such as uplinking only, downlinking only, or both.
number_of_channels
Float64
46
84
The absolute number of permitted TV channels.
unit
String
1
84
The unit of measurement for the number of channels.
note
String
4
63
Additional notes or clarifications regarding the type of permission for TV channels.
Citation
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. (2026). Television Channels: Year- and Quarter-wise Number of Permitted Uplinked, Downliked and both Uplinked and Downlinked TV Channels [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/19279
