Karnataka has been a leading state inelectronic communications, inIndia, since the start of first private radio station inMysore, in 1935.
The era ofKannada newspapers in Karnataka started in 1843 whenHermann Mögling, amissionary fromBasel Mission, published the firstKannada newspaper,Mangalooru Samachara, fromMangalore.[1] The first Kannada magazine,Mysuru Vrittanta Bodhini, was started by Bhashyam Bhashyacharya inMysore.[2] Shortly afterIndian Independence in 1948, K.N. Guruswamy started the companyThe Printers, Mysore Pvt. Ltd. publishing two newspapersDeccan Herald (in English) andPrajavani (inKannada).[3][4]Times of India is the largest selling English newspaper in Karnataka.[5] Tabloids includingLankesh Patrike andHai Bangalore Adi Jambava Jagruti emphasize controversial topics.[6]Sudharma,[7] the only daily newspaper published inSanskrit in India, is printed and distributed from Mysore.
Udaya TV was the first satellite channel to broadcast in Kannada.[8]
Vistara News is a 24*7 Kannada news channel based in Karnataka[9]
All India Radio started inMysore, and has been functional in Bangalore since 1955.[10] Radio City FM was the first private radio station in Karnataka, beginning broadcasting in 2001.
