GSTV is a 24x7

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satellite news channel in India from the house of

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. The channel was launched in 2012.

History

GSTV was launched on 9 December 2012. It is the brainchild of the doyen of Gujarati media Shreyans Shah who ran the premier Gujarati newspaper

. This was the first channel in

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to have an open studio. Today the Channel reaches about 50 lakh households in Gujarat. The Channel is accredited by various authorities of

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and Gujarat Government.

Programming

GSTV is a 24×7 news channel with regular bulletins. The channel airs panel discussions Lakshyavedh and The Real Debate in the evening.

BBC Partnership

In 2018,

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launched 'BBC Samachar' as part of an ongoing expansion drive in India. GSTV is the only Gujarati channel in such a partnership with BBC. 'BBC Samachar' is presented by Archana Pushpendra and Mihir Raval.

Journalists

* Ila Bhargav Parikh * Ashutosh Vyas * Pravin Ahir * Lalit Khambhayata * Manoj Khatri * Hina Panchal * Devang Pandit

Distribution

The satellite broadcast of the channel is currently done through G-SAT. Earlier the Channel was on IntelSat. In addition, GSTV is present as a free-to-air channel on major DTH and cable platforms such as Airtel, Tata Play,

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, etc. In addition, the channel also provides news through its websit
GSTV.in

Social Media and OTT

GSTV is present on major social media platforms like

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and

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. The channel launched an

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in 2022.

I&B Ministry Notice

In 2015, during a programme the channel took a swipe at an unnamed political leader holding an "esteemed office". The content was deemed objectionable the Channel was issued a show-cause notice by the Information & Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry. In its reply, the Channel stated that it believed that the issues raised in the programme were in the larger public interest.

References

{{reflist Lists of television channels by language Lists of television channels in India