JUS PUNJABI, The first American-Punjabi TV Channel launched nationwide
Long Island City, NY: In a major milestone, “JUS Punjabi TV,” the 1st American-Punjabi Television Network, will launch nationwide on Oct. 22, 2008 on DISH Network Ch. 809 joining other major South Asian channels including Zee TV, Alpha ETC Punjabi, SONY Entertainment Television, STAR INDIA One, STAR INDIA Plus and MH1 on the premier satellite platform for International Programming in the U.S. market.
“JUS Punjabi” will be available as an a-la-carte channel for $9.99 to all DISH Network subscribers or as part of a newly created Punjabi Pack of three Punjabi channels – JUS Punjabi, Alpha ETC & MH-1 – at a special introductory price of just $17.99 for all existing and new DISH Network subscribers who already have any South Asian or Urdu channel pack.
Penny Yogiraj Sandhu, Founder-President of JUS Punjabi LLC and its eponymous channel, hailed the launch on DISH Network, which reaches almost 14 million satellite households in all 50 states, as a true milestone for the channel.
“The U.S. market has a large concentration of Punjabi-speaking households who have been waiting for a long time for a Punjabi-genre channel like ‘JUS Punjabi’ that targets not only Indo-Punjabis and Sikhs, but also South Asians, Punjabi-speaking Pakistani-Americans, Guyanese-Americans, and other diverse ethnic groups,” said Sandhu. “‘JUS Punjabi’ offers unique and popular Punjabi programming including music, news, religious and spiritual programs, ‘LIVE’ talk shows aimed at every age group and gender up to three times a day, local and national coverage of the Punjabi-American community, and much, much more.”
Sandhu added, “We have signed long-term program licensing agreements with several top-rated Punjabi channels and independent production houses from India, giving us the exclusive U.S. and North American rights to a wide variety of programs from every program genre.”
“JUS Punjabi” will feature popular Punjabi language programs like VIRSA, TAWA.COM, PARAJI BACHKE, BOLLYWOOD CHASKA, PUNJABI POP, and most important DAILY GURABNI NITNEM, GURBANI KATHAS by well-known KATHAKAARS and daily ‘LIVE CALL-IN SHOWS etc. In addition, the channel will show daily Punjabi news bulletins direct from India covering all the latest news from Punjab, Haryana and New Delhi, as well as important national news from India.
As the first American-Punjabi channel, “JUS Punjabi” will also devote a significant percent of its daily program line-up to local content produced from its own broadcast facility in Long Island City, NY. Local features will include ‘LIVE’ talk shows on topical subjects and local issues, and coverage of community events in the Tri-state area and the United States/Canada. In a programming first for ANY South Asian TV channel on the DISH Network platform, “Jus Punjabi” will be the ONLY channel featuring ‘LIVE’ call-in talk shows at least three times per day Monday through Friday, and on weekends. The popular ‘LIVE’ programs airing every morning, afternoon and evening include “Har Raat Harry Ke Saath” with Harry Malhotra (10 p.m. Eastern M-F); “Khidi Dupehar” with Anjana Prasher (3 p.m. Eastern M-F) and a daily evening program focusing on news and current events, with a ‘LIVE’ host Harvinder Riar interacting with callers from all 50 states (8:30 p.m. Eastern M-F). In addition, there will be a ‘LIVE’ show every Saturday morning, “World Review” with the dual anchor team of Harpreet Singh Toor and Donald Kaplan talking about world events and how they impact the U.S. and the South Asian community. And Rabinder Bhamra will introduce you to a ‘Who’s Who’ of the Indian/Sikh community on weekly our program ‘Meet the V.I.P’ (Sunday 10 p.m. Eastern).
Another highlight of the channel is the religious and spiritual programming including daily Shabad Gurbani, Nitnem, Katha from India and from local Gurudwaras; interviews with local politicians and celebrities, and special programming aimed at women and young viewers.
Karl Khandalavala II, Sr. Executive Vice President of JUS Punjabi and a founding partner with Penny Yogiraj Sandhu, praised DISH Network for recognizing the importance of the community served by “JUS Punjabi,” saying, “DISH Network, led by Charlie Ergen and his entrepreneurial vision, will always be recognized as a pioneer for spearheading the outreach into dozens of ethnic markets; most notably the South Asian market, which has been one of the fastest growing segments of the population in the satellite TV market. We owe a huge debt of gratitude to Mr. Ergen, DISH Network and its entire international programming and marketing team for recognizing the importance of the entire South Asian community as a whole, and the Indo-Punjabi and Sikh community. We are confident that by offering ‘JUS Punjabi’ on DISH Network, the platform will attract thousands of new subscribers and will be welcomed by existing subscribers who will be introduced to our unique program line-up.”
Tracy West, vice president of International Programming for DISH Network, welcomed the new channel into the South Asian line-up saying, “We are delighted to welcome ‘JUS Punjabi’ to the DISH Network Punjabi line-up, a testament to our continued dedication to providing the best in international programming.”
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satnam sarai said, October 25, 2008 @ 3:33 am
Jus Punjabi only available as an a-la-carte channel for $9.99 NOT part of punjubi PACK as stated above “Punjabi Pack of three Punjabi channels – JUS Punjabi, Alpha ETC & MH-1 – at a special introductory price of just $17.99 for all existing and new DISH Network subscribers who already have any South Asian or Urdu channel pack.”
ONLY a-la-carte NOT part of PUNJABI PACK, PUNJABI PACK INCLUDE ON MH1/ETC
Sukhjit Singh said, February 15, 2009 @ 11:47 am
Please see if you can make a deal with DIRECTTV also so that we as their customers view this channel.
Thank You
suman said, February 21, 2009 @ 1:13 am
i watched the channel programs recently in my friends house and appears the quality of the program is really bad and the image is little fuzzy. Although ETC Alpha punjabi has the image quality clear and pixel hit.
sanjay singh said, February 22, 2009 @ 2:56 am
I agree with Suman, the program seems to be blury and not clear, i guess its bad than even webcast of some local channels, waste of money, may be Jus Punjabi will improve their broadcasting quality.
harpreet kaur said, February 22, 2009 @ 10:12 am
yaar channel hi to hai, lets have entertainment, when they will have a bigger studio they will improve, lets motivate them, chill yaaron
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Paar said, April 3, 2009 @ 9:51 pm
Harpreet… is that you..Harry??? LOL
Charan Singh Kalsi said, April 8, 2009 @ 3:37 pm
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Virdi said, August 15, 2009 @ 9:52 pm
We like your programe since you refelct the real picture in your programe.
Sukhbir said, August 16, 2009 @ 11:02 pm
Wahey guru ji ka khalsa wahey guru ji ki Fatheh,
I watched Mr Bamrah’s interview with Mr JS Parmar. I congratulate Mr Parmar for such devoted feelings. I was deeply touched with his Seva.
Is it possible to have his email address. thanks, Sukhbir
manpreet singh said, August 26, 2009 @ 9:38 pm
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VIJAY KALER said, September 9, 2009 @ 2:16 pm
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Pyar said, September 9, 2009 @ 9:48 pm
Please let us DirectTV customers have the choice of Jus Punjabi
thanx a lot
Pr
suraj Sampla said, September 21, 2009 @ 1:34 pm
The host of your program Yaddain, Harry, is most annoying and ruining a nice program by reciting bad Urdu. He speaks such wrong Urdu that I and some of our friends have decided not to watch this program. This Mr. Harry read Urdu poetry written in Hindi and reading from under the table is very idiotic.
It could be a great program if you stops reading Urdu poetry which is not his cup of tea.
Regards.
Suraj Sampal
amrik singh pannu said, September 23, 2009 @ 6:33 pm
in punjabi news you are wasting your and our time as you (not Rachna)
some one reads the main news head lines so fast you can hardly under stand and he repeats the same at the end too.stop it.
jus punjabi you are doing good
please keep it up
hi riar lamba mann bhamra and all others
Bakshidner Kaur said, October 24, 2009 @ 3:15 pm
I am glad we have another badal supported- dasam granth/ rss loving channel. just what we needed. thanks! Great job attacking prof. Darshan the other day. two against one!
manpreet said, November 19, 2009 @ 12:49 am
i luv jus punjabi channel. hi anjana riar uncle ji lamba uncle ji and harry and all others well done keep it up i think every one loves jus punjabi channel.
gurtek singh dhaliwal said, November 20, 2009 @ 11:44 pm
i watched jus punjabi tv on youtube only once, the program was mudda abt singh sahib prof darshan singh ji khalsa, mr harvinderjit singh riar seems to be a good guy but lamba, i hav only one word for him, bukkal de supp, we should aware of these type of persons who looks like sikhs but they always work very hard to weaken sikhism roots.i cant find anybody like prof sahib in these days.waheguru ji ka khalsa waheguru ji ki fateh
Sarabjeet Singh said, November 23, 2009 @ 12:56 pm
in ur prog mudda ur host mr lamba attacked prof darsan singh in that video in wrong way. i dont know why u have taken lamba as a host od this show. even u all know lamba is a anti sikh person in sikh dress.. by cutting the video u made fool to ur own viewers who had trust on ur channel
Kamaljit said, November 26, 2009 @ 11:45 pm
Hey, Anjana… I luv jus punjabi channel…keep up the good work.
Chander Mohan said, December 13, 2009 @ 7:30 am
To,
The Editor
Jus Punjabi
Subject: Information for Candle March
Respected Sir,
With due regard that We / I Chander Mohan S/o Late Krishan Kumar, 2. Amit Kumar s/o Chander Mohan, 3. Amita D/O Chander Mohan due to injustice by Judicial & Administration & Police making mockery of System. For the protest / Approach to the Hon’ble Chief Justice, Governor, Chief Minister Punjab or DC Mohali through the demonstration of Candle March on Dated 14/12/2009 at 12.30 PM from the District Court to High Court. So, Sir you are requested to give the protection nobody can harm to me for the course of justice.
Thanking You for this appeal
Date :13/12 Chander Mohan S/o Late Krishan Kumar
Place : # 1430/23, Phase 10 Mohali
Punjab, 09217662400
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