ABN Andhra Jyothi

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ABN Andhra Jyothy
CountryIndia
NetworkAmoda Broadcasting Network
Headquarters Hyderabad, India
Programming
Language(s) Telugu
Picture format 16:9 (576i, SDTV)
1080p or 720p (HDTV) (resolution varies depending on affiliate)
Ownership
OwnerVemuri Radhakrishna
History
Launched15 October 2009;14 years ago (15 October 2009)
Links
Website Andhra Jyothy

ABN Andhra Jyothy is an Indian Telugu-language 24-hour news channel launched on 15 October 2009. [1] Aamoda Broadcasting Network is the holding company of the channel and is promoted by Vemuri Radhakrishna. [2] [3] [4] The media house also owns the Telugu daily newspaper Andhra Jyothy . [2] [1]

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History

ABN Andhra Jyothy was launched as a Telugu-language news channel in October 2009. [2] [1] Aamoda Broadcasting Network which owns the Telugu daily newspaper Andhra Jyothi is the holding company of the channel. The channel has the tagline 'We Report, You Decide'. [1]

Ownership

As of April 2017, Aamoda Broadcasting Private Limited, the holding company of ABN Andhra Jyothy, held 87.39% of the shares and the promoter Vemuri Radhakrishna, a professional journalist, owned 9.19% of the shares. [4]

Notable work

The channel came to limelight by exposing the then Andhra Pradesh Governor N. D. Tiwari's sex scandal, leading to his resignation. [2] [5] [6] [7]

Controversies

S. Janardhan, an advocate from Hyderabad, filed a petition in Ranga Reddy court seeking action against the misuse of funds by V. Radha Krishna, which were collected for the maintenance of Warangal-based conjoined twins Veena and Vani. [8] [9] [10] By June 2015, nearly Rs 25 lakh had been collected for the twins. The court directed the Saroornagar police to register a case under Section 406, 420, 403 and 120(b) and submit a detailed report on the incident by 16 November. [8] [9] [10]

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