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
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Dataset - Television Channels: Year- and Quarter-wise Number of Permitted Uplinked, Downliked and both Uplinked and Downlinked TV Channels
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: 80
Columns: 6
Time period: 2020-21 to 2025-26
Last Updated: 27 June 2026
Data preview
fiscal_year
quarter
type_of_permission
number_of_channels
unit
note
2025-26
Q4
Uplinking only
9
number_of_channels in Absolute Number
type_of_permission:TV channels uplinked from India but downlinked abroad only
2025-26
Q4
Downlinking only
37
number_of_channels in Absolute Number
type_of_permission:TV channels uplinked from abroad but downlinked only in India
2025-26
Q4
Both Uplinking and downlinking
871
number_of_channels in Absolute Number
type_of_permission:TV channels uplinked from India and also downlinked only in India
2025-26
Q4
Total
917
number_of_channels in Absolute Number
2025-26
Q3
Uplinking only
9
number_of_channels in Absolute Number
type_of_permission:TV channels uplinked from India but downlinked abroad only
The Indian fiscal year (April–March) to which the permitted TV channel data pertains.
quarter
String
4
80
The quarter of the fiscal year (Q1–Q4) during which the TV channel permission counts were recorded.
type_of_permission
String
4
80
Category of uplinking/downlinking permission granted to TV channels, such as uplinking only, downlinking only, both, or an overall total.
number_of_channels
Float64
44
80
The count of TV channels permitted under the specified uplinking/downlinking permission type for the given period.
unit
String
1
80
Unit of measurement for the channel counts, expressed as an absolute number of channels.
note
String
4
60
Supplementary note clarifying the permission type, describing whether TV channels are uplinked from India or abroad and where they are downlinked.
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
