Athmeeya Yathra (Spiritual Journey) is a Christian satellite channel and
radio broadcast
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. The radio broadcast began in India in 1985. It is based in Thiruvalla, Kerala,
India
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.
Origins
The program was first aired as a 15-minute daily broadcast by Dr. K. P. Yohannan,
Metropolitan Bishop
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Originally, the term referred to the ...
of the Believers Church. The programmes mainly deals with issues that people face on a day-to-day basis. The simple language attracted many and made it easy for everyone to understand.
As languages began to be added, Athmeeya Yathra Radio expanded in scope and reach. The programme is at present broadcast in 110 languages across Asia. The broadcasting is done through Short wave (SW), Medium Wave (MW) and FM stations. Broadcast languages include Sinhalese,
Malayalam
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Kannada
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,
Tamil
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* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nativ ...
Gujarati
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* something of, from, or related to Gujarat, a state of India
* Gujarati people, the major ethnic group of Gujarat
* Gujarati language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them
* Gujarati languages, the Western Indo-Aryan sub ...
Bengali
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*something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia
* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
* Bengali language, the language they speak
** Bengali alphabet, the w ...
Hindi
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Bundeli
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Urdu
Urdu (;"Urdu" ''
Athmeeya Yathra was almost a household name in the
Kerala
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when radio was the main medium. The radio broadcasts are now available online. It is available in Asianet Digital TV, channel number 111.
Athmeeya Yathra TV
What started as a radio broadcast 30 years ago took a step forward in 2011 when Athmeeya Yathra Television was launched. The mission of this TV channel is to bring healing, hope and blessings to this generation through
Christ
Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious ...
's love. It is done through broadcasting value-based programs with the goal to work a positive difference in people's beliefs, behaviour and their relation to God and their fellow men.
Athmeeya Yathra Television is also streamed live on the internet.