Sahara Sanchar Nigam, parent company of Sahara TV, has purchased Tektronix [NYSE: TEK] video test and measurement instruments for its eight new TV channels and new uplink earth station, located in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Sahara, which is adding seven channels to its Sahara TV line-up, is taking advantage of the Indian government’s recent decision to license private companies to own and operate satellite uplink earth station. A new uplink facility in Noida, near Delhi, makes Sahara’s previous uplink from Singapore redundant.