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Diya TV

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Adapted from the English Wikipedia article Diya TV, available under CC BY-SA 4.0Updated 10 August 2025
Diya TV
Company typeBroadcast television network
IndustryTelevision broadcasting
Founded2009
FounderRavi Kapur
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
,
United States
Area served
United States
Key people
Ravi Kapur (founder)
ProductsTelevision programming (news, investigative reports in English, Hindi, Punjabi)
Websitewww.diyatv.com

Diya TV is a U.S.-based broadcast television network established in 2009 by journalist Ravi Kapur, with its main offices located in San Francisco, California. It stands as the largest television network in the United States owned by Asian Americans and catering to their cultural themes, reaching an audience exceeding 85 million across over-the-air, cable, and LPTV distribution channels.

Targeting Indian American and South Asian viewers, the channel offers a variety of content including news and investigative reports presented in English, Hindi, and Punjabi. Prior to Diya TV, Ravi Kapur held ownership of KAXT-CD in San Francisco, which was once connected to the network. Diya TV promotes itself as "America’s first and only South Asian broadcast television network."

List of affiliates

Former affiliates

  • WNYX/WXNY – New York City
  • KFLA-LD – Los Angeles
  • KAXT-CD – San Francisco
  • KQHO-LD – Houston
  • WHNE-LD – Detroit
  • WRNT-LD – Hartford
  • WCRN-LD – Providence
  • KBID-LD – Fresno

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