Editing West Bengal (section)

== Media ==
In 2005 West Bengal had 505 published newspapers,<ref name=rniindia>{{cite web |url=https://rni.nic.in/pii.asp |title=General Review |access-date = 6 March 2012 |publisher=Registrar of Newspapers for India |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121231161443/http://rni.nic.in/pii.asp |archive-date = 31 December 2012}}</ref> of which 389 were in Bengali.<ref name=rniindia /> ''[[Ananda Bazar Patrika]]'', published in Kolkata with 1,277,801 daily copies, has the largest circulation for a single-edition, regional language newspaper in India.<ref name=rniindia /> Other major Bengali newspapers are: ''[[Bartaman]]'', [[Ei Samay Sangbadpatra|''Ei Samay'']], ''[[Sangbad Pratidin]]'', ''[[Aajkaal]]'' and ''[[Uttarbanga Sambad]]''. Major English language newspapers include ''[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]]'', ''[[The Times of India]]'', ''[[Hindustan Times]]'', ''[[The Hindu]]'', ''[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]]'', ''[[The Indian Express]]'' and ''[[Asian Age]]''. Some prominent financial dailies such as: ''[[The Economic Times]]'', ''[[The Financial Express (India)|Financial Express]]'', ''[[Business Line]]'' and ''[[Business Standard]]'' are widely circulated. Vernacular newspapers such as those in Hindi, Nepali, [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], Odia, Urdu and Punjabi also exist.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ficci.in/spdocument/20230/FICCI_Deloitte_MEBC_East_%2520Report_2012.pdf |title=West Bengal Media |publisher=FCCI |access-date = 28 January 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180127174132/http://ficci.in/spdocument/20230/FICCI_Deloitte_MEBC_East_%20Report_2012.pdf |archive-date = 27 January 2018 |url-status = dead}}</ref>

[[DD Bangla]] is the state-owned television broadcaster. [[Multi system operator]]s provide a mix of Bengali, Nepali, Hindi, English and international channels via [[Cable television|cable]]. [[:Category:24-hour television news channels|Bengali 24-hour television news channels]] include [[ABP Ananda]], [[News18 Bangla]], [[Republic Bangla]], [[Kolkata TV]], [[News Time]], [[Zee 24 Ghanta]], TV9 Bangla, [[Calcutta News (TV channel)|Calcutta News]] and [[Channel 10 (India)|Channel 10]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/bengali-news-channel-took-5-months-to-reach-no1-position_242437.html |title=Bengali News Channel took 5 months to reach no.1 position |access-date = 7 September 2006 |publisher=News Center |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100918032628/http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/bengali-news-channel-took-5-months-to-reach-no1-position_242437.html |archive-date = 18 September 2010}}</ref><ref name=calcuttaweb.com>{{cite web |url=http://www.calcuttaweb.com/tvradio.shtml |title=Calcutta : Television, Radio Channels |access-date = 7 September 2006 |publisher=Calcutta Web |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061203061801/http://www.calcuttaweb.com/tvradio.shtml |archive-date = 3 December 2006}}</ref> [[All India Radio]] is a public radio station.<ref name=calcuttaweb.com /> Private [[frequency modulation|FM]] stations are available only in cities like Kolkata, Siliguri, and Asansol.<ref name=calcuttaweb.com /> [[Vodafone Idea]], [[Bharti Airtel|Airtel]], [[BSNL]], [[Jio]] are available [[cell phone|cellular]] phone providers. Broadband Internet is available in select towns and cities and is provided by the state-run BSNL and by other private companies. [[Dial-up access]] is provided throughout the state by BSNL and other providers.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report April–June 2017 |url=http://www.trai.gov.in/sites/default/files/Performance_Indicator_Reports_28Sep2017.pdf |website=TRAI|access-date=10 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007021113/http://www.trai.gov.in/sites/default/files/Performance_Indicator_Reports_28Sep2017.pdf|archive-date=7 October 2017}}</ref>