Kottayam Joseph                                                                                                                                           Producer

Pranam Bharat TV is the only multi-lingual South Asian TV show in Metropolitan Chicago.  This program was first aired on Channel 23, WFBT Chicago, on September 17, 1994.  The time of telecast is from 11:00 A.M. until 12:30 P.M. on Saturdays.  The target audience of this TV show is from South Asia and this includes people from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.  Our TV show provides wholesome entertainment to all the above mentioned audiences.Our program includes selected soundtracks from a variety of  South Asian movies.The languages commonly features in our program are  Malayalam, Hindi and Tamil.Hindi is the National language of the Indian Subcontinent and Tamil and Malayalam are languages spoken in South India.  Malayalam, (a mixture of Tamil & Sankrit) is the language of the state of Kerala in the Indian Union.  It's also a language of greater literary wealth among many regional languages of  South Asia.

Pranam Bharat TV is predominantly a locally produced program. About 90% of our programs are locally produced.The major theme of our program is entertainment.  This include movie songs in different languages, and a variety of movies and documentary films having a great social impact on the South Asian population

About 17 to 20% of the program is the latest news about major events in South India.  The news segment also contains news about South Asians living in the Western hemisphere including Europe and North America.  The program gives emphasis to news that is of importance to South Asians in Chicagoland area.  Our news covers the latest development in politics, economy, sports, entertainment, religion and other major stories from India and South Asia.

The non-entertainment part of the program constitutes about 30% of the total content of the program.  It usually contains panel presentations interviews with experts in different fields like prominent business owners and youth forums.  Our wide spectrum of topics including education, immigration, social security issues, family issues and a variety of issues which are relevant locally, nationally and internationlly. Visits by prominent dignitaries to the Chicagoland area is covered in great detail and depth with lots of interviews and several interesting documentaries and articles about the person. 

We try to refrain from presenting shows with any religious inclination .  But we celebrate religious holidays by showing relevant items like documentaries or musical shows relevant to the occasion .   Occassionally messages from religious leaders are also presented.

During the last  5 years since we started our program in Chicago we were featured in the Chicago Tribune and many other columns of prominent periodicals serving the South Asian community.

Advertising in Pranam Bharat

During the last 5 years, Pranaam Bharat TV has been a key promoter for several business in and around the Chicagoland area.The program has been used for advertising for a wide range of Indian products.Advertisement can now be done through our Radio station and the Prime Pages too.