ABP Asmita is an Indian 24-hour regional news channel broadcasting in the
Gujarati language
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. It operates from
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
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. It is owned by
ABP Group
ABP Group (Ananda Bazar Patrika) is an Indian media conglomerate headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal. It was established in 1922.
History
The company in recent years did mass layoff at various times.
Current assets Newspapers
* ''Ananda ...
. The channel was launched on 1 January 2016.
Face of the channel
Leaders
*Brijesh Kumar Singh (previous 2016–2017)
*Ronak Patel (2017–present)
Associated anchors
*
Ronak Patel
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*Dhwani Dholakia
*Geeta Vaghadiya
*Zilan Dave
*Poonam Bhayani
*Juhi Gandhi
*Shivangini Maheta
Social media
*Facebook (5 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, cooperative sectors and other sub-elections.
In 2018, ABP Asmita aired the ‘JAL AE JEEVAN’ (Water is Life) initiative highlighting 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
There are currently 900 permitted private satellite television channels in India .
Numerous regional channels are available throughout India, often distributed according to languages.
Lists By video technology
*List of 4K channels in India, 4 ...
References
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External links
Official Website
Gujarati-language television channels in India
Television stations in Ahmedabad
Television channels and stations established in 2016
ABP Group
2016 establishments in Gujarat
24-hour television news channels in India