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While speaking to indiantelevision.com, Gaylords Publications
editor printer and publisher Bijay Kumar Jain says:
"The channel will only be available in the suburban
region of Andheri (K ward) and nowhere else in Mumbai.
We are in talks with several cable operators and multi
system operators such as Win Cable, INCableNet and Seven
Star. We shall be airing four one hour news broadcasts
at different times of the day." Jain has appointed
25 people on the team for the news channel - over and
above those who work for the print publications.
When asked about the reason for the foray, Jain adds:
"Through our print publications, we have been highlighting
the problems faced by the residents of Andheri. We shall
extend this concept to the broadcasting arena. But the
intention is to ensure that Andheri becomes a cleaner,
more beautiful and safer place. We shall strive to ensure
that all the government agencies responsible for the
development of Andheri do their work properly."
Jain has already appointed more than 400 Andheri-based
residents in an advisory panel that will be available
for consultations to the news channel team. The panelists
comprise citizens who hold posts in government departments,
the municipal corporation, the police force, corporate
entities, Rotary clubs, educational institutions, builders,
NGOs, and in the legal profession, amongst others. Personalities
from the media and entertainment field include Shravan
Rathod (music duo Nadeem-Shravan fame).
During the launch function, Jain along with Professor
Sinhal also felicitated students of Andheri who had
come out with flying colours in the recently held SSC
matriculation examinations.
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