Janam TV


Janam TV is an Indian news and entertainment channel broadcasting in Malayalam language. It was launched on 19 April 2015. 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.

Key people

SatelliteIntelsat 17
Orbital Location66-degree East Longitude
Down link PolarizationHorizontal
Carrier type:DVB-S2
FEC2/3
Downlink Frequency3966 MHz
Symbol Rate14400 Ks/sec
Modulation8PSK

Programming

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.