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Jai Maharashtra
CountryIndia
HeadquartersMumbai, Maharashtra, India
Programming
Language(s)Marathi
Ownership
OwnerSahana Group

Jai Maharashtra is a 24/7 Marathi-language news channel launched on 1 May 2013. The Mumbai-based Sahana Group owns the channel.[1] Its broadcasting area is Maharashtra, India. This channel is available on the direct to home providers such as Tata Sky and Dish TV. It was previously available on Videocon d2h.

During the COVID-19 pandemic in Maharashtra, fifteen of the channel's employees tested positive for coronavirus, mostly reporters and camera operators. The pandemic caused the channel to shut "effectively shut down" its 12,000 square foot two-studio newsroom in Andheri. Editor Prasad Kathe said "we had to redesign our format to keep it running", referring to the live news channel.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Sahana Group » Media". Sahana Group. Archived from the original on 29 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Tata Sky DTH TV guide, DTH channels, DTH services". Tata Sky. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  3. ^ Biswas, Soutik (4 May 2020). "Coronavirus: How Covid-19 is ravaging India's newsrooms". BBC News. Retrieved 15 May 2020.

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