Feburary 5, 2003
KATHMANDU : Minister of Information and Communications Ramesh Nath Pandey visited Kantipur Publications P. Ltd. and the adjoining offices of the up-coming Kantipur Television Network (KTN) today.
Minister Pandey was welcomed at the network’s office by Managing Director Jiba Lamichhane and four directors of the independent company Arun Ojha, Ganesh Kumar Agrawal, Kailash Sirohiya and Binod Gyawali, according to a press release from Kantipur Television Network (P) Ltd.
The Minister visited all the departments of the TV station and was briefed by network officials on different aspects of infrastructure development, news and programming.
Minister Pandey said he was impressed by the preparations made by the station and asked when the station planned to begin broadcasting. At an earlier meeting the management said it was planning to begin broadcasting within a few weeks.
Minister Pandey visited the production suites and queried the staff on the technology they were using and the programmes that were being produced.
“We have acquired all the necessary hardware, which includes state-of-the-art broadcasting and television production equipment,” said Managing Director Lamichhane. “We are planning to go on air as soon as the basic infrastructure is installed and tested.”
Kantipur Television Network plans to begin full-fledged broadcasting once its new 18,000 square feet studio complex, now nearing completion, is completed, it is stated.