Dawn News
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Dawn News is one of Pakistan's 24-hour Urdu news channel. Based in Karachi, the station is a subsidiary of Pakistan Herald Publications Limited (PHPL), Pakistan's largest English-language media group.[1][2]
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| Country | Pakistan |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Pakistan International |
| Network | Dawn |
| Headquarters | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English (2007-10) Urdu (2010-present) |
| Picture format | 4:3 (576i, SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Dawn Media Group |
| Sister channels | CityFM89 |
| History | |
| Launched | 23 July 2007 (2007-07-23) |
| Links | |
| Website | dawnnews |
The test transmission of the station occurred on 25 May 2007, and the channel went live on 23 July 2007. Originally broadcast in English, on 15 May 2010, Dawn News converted into an Urdu news channel after successful test transmission of four hours a day. The conversion was mainly due to its financial crisis and thin viewership in the country.[3]
Express 24/7 replaced it as Pakistan's only English news channel briefly, until it too was shut down by Express Media Group for financial reasons.[3]
Dawn News' test transmission was launched by former President of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf.[4] The complete launch of the channel coincided with the result of the Supreme Court case which cleared the Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, who had been suspended by General Musharraf. The channel was initially housed in Haroon House, the head-office of PHPL, but later moved to its current premises in West Wharf, Karachi.
The channel has an online stream available on its website for foreign viewing.