Prag News
Country | India |
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Broadcast area | India and worldwide |
Headquarters | Guwahati, Assam, India |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Assamese |
Ownership | |
Owner | Prag Network (AM Television Pvt Ltd) |
Key people | Dr Sanjive Narain, CMD |
Sister channels | Rengoni |
History | |
Launched | 4 March 2001 |
Links | |
Website | pragnews.com |
Availability | |
Cable | |
ACC | Channel No 1 |
Siti | Channel No 879 |
Satellite | |
Airtel digital TV (India) | Channel No 617 |
Big TV (India) | Not available |
Dish TV (India) | Channel No 1525 |
Tata Sky (India) | Channel No 1975 |
Videocon d2h (India) | Channel No 846 |
Prag also known as Prag News is a 24×7 Assamese news channel. It is the oldest local news channel of Assam owned by A M Television Pvt. Ltd., based in Guwahati.[1] It was launched on 4 March 2001. The channel covers local, national and international news and various other programs.
Key people[]
- Prasanta Rajguru, Editor-in-Chief
- Dr Sanjive Narain, Chairman/Managing Director
- Dr Akshata Narain , President
- Santanu Mahanta, Deputy Editor
- Debajit Bhuyan, Associate Editor
- Rubul Gogoi, Chief Reporter
- Jonjyoti Dutta Bora, senior political reporter
- Samarjyoti Sarma, Journalist (Crime Reporter)
- Dilip Gope , Technical Head
- Sanjit Das, IT Head
- Dharampreet Singh , IT Project Manager
Awards[]
- Awarded Best Mass Communication Award in the year 2003 & 2004.
- Awarded by the Newspaper Association of India for Best Regional Channel for its contribution to the North East in 2011.
- Winner of the NEBCUS Media Award 2011 & 2012.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Satellite News Channel launched in Northeast India". ModernGhana.com. 28 December 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
External links[]
Categories:
- Indian direct broadcast satellite services
- Television stations in Guwahati
- 24-hour television news channels in India
- Assamese-language mass media
- Assamese-language television channels
- Television channels and stations established in 2000
- Mass media in Assam
- Indian television stubs