ABP Asmita
ABP Asmita is an Indian 24-hour regional news channel broadcasting in Gujarati language. It operates from Ahmedabad, Gujarat. It is owned by ABP Group. The channel was launched on 1 January 2016.[1][2][3]
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| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Network | ABP Group |
| Slogan | Gujarat Ni Asmita (Pride Of Gujarat) Khabar Amari, Pragati Tamari (from launch till June 2017) |
| Headquarters | Ahmedabad, Gujarat |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Gujarati |
| Picture format | 16:9/4:3 (576i SDTV) 16:9 (1080i HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | ABP Group |
| Sister channels | ABP News ABP Ananda ABP Majha ABP Sanjha ABP Live |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 January 2016 |
| Links | |
| Website | gujarati |
| Availability | |
| Cable | |
| Asianet Digital TV (India) | Channel 639 |
| Hathway (Mumbai, India) | Channel 129 (SD) Channel 353 (HD) |
| Kerala Vision Digital TV (India) | Channel 373(SD) Channel 756(HD) |
| Satellite | |
| Videocon d2h (India) | Channel 250 (SD) Channel 49 (HD) |
| Tata Sky (India) | Channel 341 (SD) Channel 49 (HD) |
| Reliance Digital TV (India) | Channel 359 (SD) |
| Sun Direct (India) | Channel 401 (SD) Channel 969 (HD) |
| Dish TV (India) | Channel 408 (SD) Channel 29 (HD) |
| Airtel digital TV (India) | Channel 204 (SD) Channel 205 (HD) |
| Dialog TV (Sri Lanka) | Channel 25 |
| Streaming media | |
| ABP Asmita Live | Watch Live |
Face of the channel
Leaders
- Brijesh Kumar Singh (previous 2016–2017)
- Ronak Patel (2017–present)
Associated journalists
- Ronak Patel
- Dhwani Dholakia
- Vishal Kalani
- Chintan Bhogayata
- Geeta Vaghadiya
- Amita Javeri
- Vivek Gohil
- Heem Khatri
Social media
- Facebook (2.4 million followers)
- Twitter (169k followers)
- YouTube (1.31 million subscribers)
USP
ABP Asmita has covered the Gujarat Assembly Elections 2017 and General Elections 2019. At the regional/state level, ABP Asmita has been covering the elections of municipal corporations, co-operative sectors and other sub-elections.
In 2018, ABP Asmita aired the ‘JAL AE JEEVAN’ (Water is Life) initiative which highlighted water-related issues.
Based on Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography, Satya Na Prayogo (My Experiments with Truth), ABP Asmita curated a special interview-based program ‘Satya Na Prayogo’. An instant success, viewers highly appreciated the show. Based on the program, ABP Asmita began hosting conclaves where dignitaries such as CM Vijay Rupani, Governor Acharya Devvrat-ji, Sanjay Dutt (Actor), Manhar Udas (Singer), RS Sodhi (MD, Amul), Chandubhai Virani (Founder & MD, Balaji Wafers) participated and narrated their life experiences and how the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi helped them in leading a better life.
See also
- List of Indian television stations
References
- "ABP News Network launches Gujarati news channel, ABP Asmita". bestmediainfo.com.
- "ABP formally launches ABP Asmita". exchange4media.com.
- "ABP Asmita becomes No.1 Gujarati News Channel". indiantelevision.com.