| Republic Kannada | |
| Founder: | Arnab Goswami Rajeev Chandrasekhar |
| Replaced: | Dighvijaya News |
| Key People: | Arnab Goswami |
| Sister Channels: | Republic TV Republic Bharat Republic Bangla |
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| Picture Format: | SDTV |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Kannada |
| Area: | Worldwide |
| Network: | Broadcast television and Online |
| Headquarters: | Karnataka, India |
| Online Serv 1: | Republic Kannada live |
| Online Serv 2: | YouTube |
Republic Kannada (stylized as R. ಕನ್ನಡ) is a free-to-air Indian Kannada-language news channel, launched on 22 September 2023, by Republic Media Network, co-founded by Arnab Goswami and Rajeev Chandrasekhar. [1] [2] [3] Chandrashekhar funded the channel through his company Jupiter Capital Private Limited.[4] Republic Kannada was previously named Dighvijaya News and was owned by Vijay Sankeshwar's VRL Media. Republic TV officially bought the channel and rebranded to Republic Kannada.[5] [6]