Nepal Televisionhas launched a news channel today morning. According to General Manager Laxman Humagain, the new channel which has been on air from 5:45 am will broadcast national and international news and informative shows for six hours a day in the initial phase. According to him, the government is planning to transform NTV as public service broadcasting. The new channel is the third one run by NTV. The primary channel of NTV that started its service since 2042 BS, enjoys around 70 per cent of the viewership (reach) in the country.
