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<p>Channels are a tool for <strong>broadcasting</strong> your public messages to large audiences. They offer a unique opportunity to reach people <strong>directly</strong>, sending a notification to their phones with each post.</p>
<p>Telegram Channels can have an <strong>unlimited amount of subscribers</strong>, and only <strong>admins</strong> have the right to post. Unlike <ahref="/tour/groups">Telegram Groups</a>, channels show the name and photo of the <em>channel</em> next to messages – instead of the person who posted them. </p>
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<p>Media organizations and public figures use channels to stay in touch with their readers, voters and fans. For some real-life examples, check out <ahref="https://t.me/s/bloomberg">@Bloomberg</a>, the <ahref="https://t.me/s/corona">Coronavirus Info</a> channel, or join the official <ahref="https://t.me/s/telegram">@Telegram</a> channel covering our updates.</p>
<p>To <strong>create your own channel</strong>, open the “New Message” menu on Telegram and choose “New Channel”. Newly created channels start as <strong>private</strong>– but you can edit their profile to make them <strong>public</strong>.</p>
<p>The contents of public channels can be seen on the Web without a Telegram account and are <strong>indexed</strong> by search engines. For example, try <ahref="https://t.me/s/FinancialTimes">t.me/s/FinancialTimes</a>.</p>
<h3><aclass="anchor"name="autoplaying-videos-and-rich-media"href="#autoplaying-videos-and-rich-media"><iclass="anchor-icon"></i></a>Autoplaying Videos and Rich Media</h3>
<p>Channels aren't just for text messages and links – Telegram supports a wide range of content types, from autoplaying videos to animated stickers, polls and beyond.</p>
<p><strong>Videos</strong> will start <ahref="https://telegram.org/blog/autoplay">playing automatically</a> with no sound. Pressing the volume buttons on the device unmutes the video, tapping on it launches the video from the beginning in full screen mode.</p>
<p>Several <strong>photos</strong> sent together will form an <strong>album</strong> with a beautiful layout – and only result in one notification to your subscribers for the whole batch.</p>
<p>You can send large <strong>files</strong> of <strong>any type</strong> and <strong>uncompressed images</strong> in full resolution – useful for content like <strong>infographics</strong>.</p>
<p><ahref="https://telegram.org/blog/verifiable-apps-and-more#podcast-and-audiobook-support">Podcasts</a> also get special treatment. Telegram apps <strong>remember</strong> your last position when resuming playback of long audio files. Users who are in a hurry can listen to them at <strong>2x speed</strong>:</p>
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Add extra emphasis and information to messages with <b>bold</b>, <i>italic</i> or <u>underlined</u> text, <ahref="https://t.me/TelegramTips/86">hyperlinks</a> and advanced options <ahref="https://telegram.org/blog/reactions-spoilers-translations#spoilers">like spoilers</a>.
<p>Each post in a channel has a handy <strong>Share Button</strong> next to it, making it easy for your subscribers to forward things to others – or save them in their <ahref="https://t.me/TelegramTips/242">Saved Messages</a>.</p>
<p>The Quick Share menu also shows a <strong>direct link</strong> to your post. Following such links inside Telegram opens the channel and highlights the message.</p>
<h3><aclass="anchor"name="links-to-posts"href="#links-to-posts"><iclass="anchor-icon"></i></a>Links to Posts</h3>
<p>All posts in public channels have a unique t.me link that can be <strong>shared with anyone</strong>– even if they don’t have the Telegram app installed.</p>
<p>Outside of Telegram, these links open the post in a user’s browser, with the ability to <strong>preview the channel</strong> or quickly install the app for their device.</p>
<p>You can use <ahref="https://telegram.org/blog/polls-2-0-vmq">polls</a> to judge public opinion, make decisions and help your audience connect with you.</p>
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<p>To make things more fun – or add extra educational value to your posts <imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09FA790.png"width="20"height="20"alt="🧐"/>– use <ahref="https://telegram.org/blog/polls-2-0-vmq#quiz-mode">quiz-style polls</a> that have one <strong>correct answer</strong>.</p>
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<p>Any channel can be turned into a professional TV station, hosting <ahref="https://telegram.org/blog/downloads-attachments-streaming#live-streaming-with-other-apps">live broadcasts</a> for an <strong>unlimited number</strong> of viewers. Easily control multiple inputs, graphics and more with streaming programs like OBS and XSplit.</p>
<p>You can add a <ahref="https://telegram.org/blog/filters-anonymous-admins-comments#channel-comments">comment button</a> to posts in your channel.</p>
<p>To do this, add a <strong>discussion group</strong> from the chat info page. All comments will show up in separate threads under your posts – but also in the discussion group, making it easier for admins keep the conversation civil.</p>
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<p>Get instant feedback from subscribers by <strong>enabling reactions</strong> in your channel settings. Users can voice their praise and opinions right on the post with over a dozen themed emoji.</p>
<p>You can choose <strong>which reaction emoji</strong> are available in your channel – allowing for an entire spectrum of responses or something simple like <imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09F918D.png"width="20"height="20"alt="👍"/> and <imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09F918E.png"width="20"height="20"alt="👎"/>.</p>
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<p><strong>Advanced statistics</strong> are available for channels with more than <strong>500</strong> subscribers. You can view beautifully-detailed graphs about its <strong>growth</strong> and the <strong>performance</strong> of its posts.</p>
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<p>You can track how many users <strong>join</strong>, <strong>leave</strong> and <strong>mute</strong> your channel, what <strong>languages</strong> they speak, how they interact with your posts, and how they found your channel – from Telegram search, by following a link, etc.</p>
<h3><aclass="anchor"name="scheduled-and-silent-messages"href="#scheduled-and-silent-messages"><iclass="anchor-icon"></i></a>Scheduled and Silent Messages</h3>
<p>You can plan your posts ahead and let them go live automatically at a <strong>specified time</strong>. For late night or non-urgent updates, you can send <strong>silent messages</strong> that will result in a notification with no sound for your subscribers.</p>
<p>Hold the “Send” button for extra sending options:</p>
<p>You can pin a message for extra visibility. A preview of pinned messages appears in a banner at the top of the chat, and users can tap the banner to <strong>instantly jump</strong> to each pinned message.</p>
<p>Telegram supports <strong>hashtags</strong>– tapping on a hashtag in a message will show a search interface with all other tagged posts in the channel. This is useful for adding a layer of navigation for your channel and improving visibility of your older posts.</p>
<p>The <strong>subscriber list</strong> is only visible to the channel owner and admins. Subscribers cannot see who else has signed up – nor can they see which accounts are managing the channel.</p>
<p>Public figures and organizations can <ahref="https://telegram.org/verify">verify</a> their <strong>public channel</strong> so that users know it is official.</p>
<p>Verified chats appear with a <strong>blue badge</strong> both in the chat list and on their profiles. To verify a channel, group or bot on behalf of your organization, send a message to <ahref="t.me/verifybot">@VerifyBot</a>.</p>
<p>You can appoint additional <strong>admins</strong> to help you manage the channel and define their <strong>role</strong> with <ahref="https://telegram.org/blog/admin-revolution#admin-rights">granular precision</a>. Choose who will be able to add new subscribers, manage messages, edit channel info, or even add new admins.</p>
<p>There are times when it's important to know who posted a certain message. For that, you can enable signatures in Channel Info. New messages will be signed with the posting admin's chosen screen name but will not link to their profile.</p>
<h3><aclass="anchor"name="post-as-your-channel"href="#post-as-your-channel"><iclass="anchor-icon"></i></a>Post as Your Channel</h3>
<p>When chatting in <ahref="#comments">Channels Comments</a> (including in other channels) or <ahref="https://telegram.org/tour/groups#public-groups">Public Groups</a>, you can anonymously appear as one of your <strong>public channels</strong> instead of your personal account. With this, you can send your messages on behalf of the channel, in case you want to make an <strong>official statement</strong>.</p>
<p>Messages from public channels can be easily <strong>embedded</strong> in any web page using <ahref="https://core.telegram.org/widgets">Telegram Widgets</a>.</p>
<p>Made a typo? Missed a word? Itching to add something? You can easily <strong>edit</strong> your messages in channels, regardless of how long ago they were posted. Tap the message (double tap or long tap on iOS), then press 'Edit'.</p>
<p>If you'd like to do a bit of timeline maintenance, you can <strong>delete</strong> any message at <strong>any time</strong>, for <strong>everyone</strong>. Deleted messages will vanish from the feed, for both new and old subscribers.</p>
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