Top 10 Most Popular Music Channels

Long back when Radio and the show Rangoli which was shown on Doordashan on a Sunday morning, people would wait eagerly for their favourite songs. Music channels were not many during that time. But as the years have passed by there have been music channels that have been launched in plenty, from English music channels to Hindi music channels to regional music channels. According to your mood, you can now even skip music channels. There has been a war between the music channels to reach the top. Let’s see which music channels in India have reached the top.

1. PTC Punjabi

PTC Punjabi is a famous Punjabi television music channel in India. It is owned by PTC Network. It shows general programs which catch the interest of the viewers like music, news, comedy, drama, and talk shows. PTC Punjabi began on 6 August, 2008. This channel had become popular within a year in Punjab. It reached international acclaim in 2009. Music India was replaced by PTC Punjabi in 2013.

2. Mastiii

Mastiii was launched in July 2010. According to many magazine reviews it had received a lot of popularity with its good choice of songs and jokes very quickly. After a month of begin launched it was within the top 5 music channels. Sri Adhikari Brothers Television Network Limited owns this music channel. This channel is available on all the set up boxes in the market. It is a comedy as well as a music channel. This channel has a lot of viewers.

3. Sony Mix

This channel is a part and piece of SET India (Sony Entertainment Television). This music channel began in 2011. After a year of the launch of this channel it had made its place in the top 10 music channels that are aired in India. It is made available to us on all the cable services. Good songs to listen and enjoy are played on this channel. Songs which are devotional, melodious and heart touching are also played on this channel.

4. B4U Music

B4U Music is one of the music channels that are aired in many countries around the globe. B4U Music is a part of B4U group. A number of entrepreneurs jointly own this group. This channel features different types of music such as International songs, Bhangra songs, Bollywood songs and a lot more. Other than this, the channel also shows interviews of celebrities, movie reviews, etc. This channel also has a lot of viewership.

5. Zing

Zing was earlier known as Zee Muzic and before that it was called Music Asia. Now it is called Zing channel. It is mostly the oldest music channel so far in India. It went through many changes and was aired as Zing in 2009. A collection of different programmes are shown here for their audiences taste. They show recently released music as well.

6. Zoom

It is an Indian entertainment music channel which covers Bollywood entirely and it is based in Mumbai. It had started in September 2004 and reaches out to the urban audience. Zoom is also a part of The Times Group. Since March 2009 Zoom is made available on mobile internet.

7. Imagine Showbiz

Imagine Showbiz was played on air in August 2008 as NDTV Imagine Showbiz. It is owned by Turner General Entertainment Network India Pvt. Ltd. This channel plays Bollywood music 24/7 making it a 24 hours music channel. It plays music that pleases the Indian youth. It has a huge variety of music that includes melodious, soothing, love songs, peppy songs, dance numbers and so on. It is one channel you want to turn on for daily Bollywood music.

8. VH1 India

In 2005, this music channel was launched in India. The company that owns MTV India music owns VH1 India too. This channel is available on cable providers around India. If the channel is not available on some cables, then it’s a channel you need to pay for. International music is played on this channel. All the latest tracks and videos of international music are showed on the day of release itself. Hollywood awards like Grammys, Brits, etc. are aired on VH1. Nowadays, it also shows coming up Indian artists on the show Music Diaries.

9. MTV

In 1996, MTV India was launched. This channel is one of the most famous and popularly known and watched channel in India. MTV India comes from the MTV network which is shown in different countries of the world. MTV India is now a part of Viacom 18. This channel specializes in youth reality shows, music and also shows movie trailers, which are mostly songs from the movies By the help of MTV India, we have many well-known video jockeys. It is popular because it plays various songs and music videos according to the demand of the viewers and trend.

10. 9XO

It is an English music channel which airs in India and is based in Mumbai. 9X Media owns this channel. 9XO was launched in 2012. By September 2014, many Indian households had access to this channel. It is now one the largest music channels. It targets the urban youth. It airs International music, especially English. OmeGrown is one of the segments where they show Independent Indian music bands that play English songs. They also show a music countdown based on the viewer’s choice and the channel also has a tagline called ‘I’m On’