Country | India |
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Broadcast area | India |
Network | JioStar |
Headquarters | Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Odia |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Joint Venture between Disney India Viacom18 |
Sister channels | JioStar Channels |
History | |
Launched | 6 June 2022 |
Links | |
Website | Star Kiran on Disney+ Hotstar |
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The word Kiran (କିରଣ) means ray of light in Odia language. The slogan of Star Kiran is Eithu Arambha, Eithi Sambhaba, which means "Starts from here, Possible here" in Odia language. [7] [8] [9]
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