Janam TV
| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Thrissur[1] |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Malayalam |
Janam TV is an Indian news and entertainment channel broadcasting in Malayalam language.officially launched on 19 April 2015.[2] It has its registered office at Thrissur and The main studios located at Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram.
Channel history
Janam Tv owned by Janam Multimedia Ltd, a company Chaired by noted Malayalam film director Priyadarshan. The company Janam Multimedia Ltd has over 5000 share holders. The channel was launched on 19 April 2015. Janam TV is the youngest channel to reach No.1 position in India Govt's BARC Channel Rating in Malayalam News channels category. It is the first news channel started Sanskrit news bulletin in Kerala. Janam TV was inagrauated by Yoga Guru Sree Sree Ravi Shankar and Indian Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore with the presence of Malayalam Superstars Mammootty and Mohanlal.[3][4]
Key people
- P Viswaroopan (managing director)[5]
- U S Krishnakumar (Director)[6]
- GK Suresh Babu (Chief Editor)
- R Balakrishnnan (Senior Editor)
Satellite information
| Satellite | Intelsat 17 |
| Orbital Location | 66-degree East Longitude |
| Down link Polarization | Horizontal |
| Carrier type: | DVB-S2 |
| FEC | 2/3 |
| Downlink Frequency | 3966 MHz |
| Symbol Rate | 14400 Ks/sec |
| Modulation | 8PSK |
Programming
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| Title | Airing | Year / Genre |
|---|---|---|
| Current shows | ||
| Vartha pulari | On-Air | |
| Vartha Samskritham | ||
| Malabar manual | ||
| Vartha vattam | ||
| Vartha Neram | ||
| Pravasi Neram | ||
| Lifeline | ||
| Perfect homes | ||
| Gokulam | ||
| Vazhve Maayam | Satire | |
| Janam Debate | Discussion | |
| GULF Janam | chat show | |
| Marupadi | Chat show | |
| Zero hours | Chat show | |
| Akam Porul | Chat show | |
| Ennu Swantham | Discussion | |
| Deeparadhana | Devotional show | |
| Unsung heroes | Chat show | |
| Naatu varambu | Agriculture show | |
| Namasthe | ||
| Weekend special | ||
| Primetime soap operas (Former shows) | ||
| Pakida Panthrandu | 2016 | Comedy serial |
| SULU NIVAS | ||
| Amrita varsham | 2015 | Drama |
| Sreekrishna vijayam | Mythological | |
| Vivekanandan | Biopic | |
| Durga | Drama | |
Sanskrit news
Janam TV started broadcasting Sanskrit news on 1 June 2015. It is the only Malayalam channel to telecast Sanskrit news. Malayalam actor Mammootty inaugurated this news bulletin and actor Mohanlal read the first news.[8]
References
- ^ "Janam TV Contact Information". Janam TV. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "BJP ready to start a news channel in Kerala". indiatoday.in.
- ^ "Stuck for 2 yrs for 'RSS links', Kerala TV channel set to get clearance". 23 June 2014.
- ^ "Harmonic provides end-to-end system for Janam TV". telecompaper.com.
- ^ "JANAM MULTIMEDIA LIMITED - Company, directors and contact details | Zauba Corp". www.zaubacorp.com.
- ^ "Janam TV has no RSS or BJP backing: Priyadarshan". 18 February 2015 – via Business Standard.
- ^ "Janam TV Actual Frequency Info - Internet Satellite Database". iSatDB - Internet Satellite Database.
- ^ Keralam, Haindava (1 June 2015). "Janam to air Sanskrit News from June 1st". Haindava Keralam.