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	== History ==		== History ==
	Aaj Tak was first broadcast on [[DD Metro]] of Doordarshan (DD) in the year 1995. This night was then broadcast as a news program of 10 to 20 minutes. Aaj Tak came into existence in December 1999 as an independent news channel and then it became the first complete Hindi news channel in the country to be broadcast twenty four hours. By the time the channel came into existence, it had a reach of 52 lakh households and since then it has become the channel to broadcast in 3 crore households and its viewership in news channels is 55%.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=IndiaToday Group\|url=https://www.indiatodaygroup.com/new-site/television.html\|access-date=2021-05-03\|website=www.indiatodaygroup.com}}</ref>		Aaj Tak was first broadcast on [[DD Metro]] of Doordarshan (DD) in the year 1995. This night was then broadcast as a news program of 10 to 20 minutes. Aaj Tak came into existence in December 1999 as an independent news channel and then it became the first complete Hindi news channel in the country to be broadcast twenty four hours. By the time the channel came into existence, it had a reach of 52 lakh households and since then it has become the channel to broadcast in 3 crore households and its viewership in news channels is 55%. <ref>{{Cite web\|title=IndiaToday Group\|url=https://www.indiatodaygroup.com/new-site/television.html\|access-date=2021-05-03\|website=www.indiatodaygroup.com}}</ref>

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{{short description|Hindi news channel}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = Aaj Tak
| logo = AT-New-Logo-800x600.png
| logo_size = 200px
| logo_caption =
| launch_date = {{launch date and age|df=yes|2000|12|31}}
| owner = [[Living Media]]
| picture_format = [[16:9]] ([[1080i]], [[news portal]])
 [[16:9]] ([[2160p]] [[4K resolution|4KTV]], [[news portal]])
| slogan = {{native phrase|hi|सबसे तेज़|italics=off}} {{transl|hi|ISO|Sabse tez}} ([[ISO 15919|ISO]]) {{trans|'Fastest of all'}}
| country = India
| language = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| area = India and international
| headquarters = [[Noida]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India
| sister_channels = [[India Today (TV channel)|India Today]] [[Aajtak Tez|Tez]] [[Dilli Aaj Tak]]
| web = {{URL|https://www.aajtak.in/}}
| sat_serv_1 = [[Tata Sky]] (India)
| sat_chan_1 = Channel 508(HD), Channel 509
| sat_serv_2 = [[Dish TV]] (India)
| sat_chan_2 = Channel 655
| sat_serv_3 = [[Reliance Digital TV]] (India)
| sat_chan_3 = Channel 406
| sat_serv_4 = [[Sun Direct]] (India)
| sat_chan_4 = Channel 572
| sat_serv_5 = [[d2h]] (India)
| sat_chan_5 = Channel 303
| sat_serv_6 = [[Airtel digital TV]] (India)
| sat_chan_6 = Channel 313, Channel 314 (HD)
| sat_serv_7 = [[Dish Network]] (USA)
| sat_chan_7 = Channel 706
| sat_serv_8 = [[Hathway Digital TV]] (India)
| sat_chan_8 = Channel 205<ref>[http://www.dish.com/entertainment/packages/international/?Region=southasian&lang=Hindi#international DISH International TV Channels (Hindi)]</ref>
| sat_serv_9 = [[Dish Home]] (Nepal)
| sat_chan_9 = Channel 703
| sat_serv_10 = [[Sky UK|Sky]] ([[United Kingdom|UK]] only)<ref>[https://www.tvchannellists.com/List_of_line-up_changes_on_Sky_(UK_and_Ireland)_in_2020#December List of line-up changes on Sky (UK and Ireland) in 2020 - TVCL - TV Channel Lists]</ref>
| sat_chan_10 = Channel 710
| cable_serv_1 = [[Asianet Digital]] (India)
| cable_chan_1 = Channel 523
| cable_serv_2 = [[Siti Cable]] (India)
| cable_chan_2 = Channel 304
| online_serv_1 = [[Windows 10]]
| online_chan_1 = [https://khaskhabar.online/ Watch Live]
| online_serv_2 = [[TVPlayer]]
| online_chan_2 = [http://www.tvplayer.com/watch/a2znewsup Watch live]
| online_serv_3 = Aaj tak Online
| online_chan_3 = [https://khaskhabar.online/ Watch Live]
| online_serv_4 = Aaj Tak Live
| online_chan_4 = [https://www.indiatoday.in/aajtak-livetv Watch Live]
| key_people = Shteesh Bhadauriya (CMD)
}}

'''Aaj Tak''' ({{trans|Till date}}) is an Indian [[Hindi]]-language news channel owned by Living Media group. It is one of the oldest Hindi news channels in India. Aaj Tak is the most watched Hindi news channel in India.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Most-Watched Hindi News Channel|url=https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/KyF6B/2/|access-date=2021-04-28|website=datawrapper.dwcdn.net}}</ref>

A channel rebranding took place in January 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=#|date=2021-01-21|title=Aaj Tak refreshes brand with new look for 20th anniversary|url=https://www.bizasialive.com/aaj-tak-refreshes-brand-with-new-look-for-20th-anniversary/|access-date=2021-04-18|website=BizAsia {{!}} Media, Entertainment, Showbiz, Brit, Events and Music|language=en-GB}}</ref>

== History ==
Aaj Tak was first broadcast on [[DD Metro]] of Doordarshan (DD) in the year 1995. This night was then broadcast as a news program of 10 to 20 minutes. Aaj Tak came into existence in December 1999 as an independent news channel and then it became the first complete Hindi news channel in the country to be broadcast twenty four hours. By the time the channel came into existence, it had a reach of 52 lakh households and since then it has become the channel to broadcast in 3 crore households and its viewership in news channels is 55%.<ref>{{Cite web|title=IndiaToday Group|url=https://www.indiatodaygroup.com/new-site/television.html|access-date=2021-05-03|website=www.indiatodaygroup.com}}</ref>

==Associated journalists==

* [[Aroon Purie]], Chairman, [[India Today Group]]
* [[Rajdeep Sardesai]] - Consulting Editor [[India Today Group]]
* [[Anjana Om Kashyap]] - Executive Editor
* [[Sweta Singh]] - Executive Editor
* [[Chitra Tripathi]] - Deputy Editor


==Controversies==
In November 2015, a video came online showing an Aaj Tak reporter bribing a kid with money to purchase liquor in order to convince him to give a negative statement against a [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) leader, for which the channel received condemnation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://readoo.in/2015/11/exposed-aajtak-journalist-tutoring-a-poor-child-to-give-a-bite-against-the-government/amp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328164923/https://readoo.in/2015/11/exposed-aajtak-journalist-tutoring-a-poor-child-to-give-a-bite-against-the-government/amp|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-03-28|title=Exposed Aaj Tak journalist tutoring a poor child to give a bite against the government.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/shayanroy/everyones-furious-at-aaj-tak-after-this-leaked-video-shows-a|title=Everyone furious at Aaj Tak after this leaked video}}</ref>

==="Fake news"===
Aaj Tak was fined ₹ 1 lakh and asked to broadcast apologies for fake news regarding Sushant Singh Rajput. The channel published fabricated last tweets by the actor on the channel, claiming that they were made by him a few days before his death and then deleted. Aaj Tak later removed its article with this fake news published in it.<ref name="Aaj tak fake news on ssr">{{cite news |title=Aaj tak fined over fake news on SSR |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/oct/08/aaj-tak-fined-rs-1-lakh-by-nbsa-fortelecasting-fake-tweets-onsushant-singh-rajputs-death-2207619.html |access-date=25 October 2020 |agency=new indian express}}</ref>

===Viewership malpractice===
{{Further|TRP scam}}
Aaj Tak fined ₹ 5 lakh by BARC (Broadcast Audience Research Council) for viewership manipulation <ref name="Aaj tak fined for viewership manipulation">{{cite web |title=Aaj tak fined for viewership manipulation |url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/bombya-hc-directs-tv-today-to-pay-fine-imposed-by-barc-for-interim-protection |website=bar and bench |publisher=bar and bench |access-date=25 October 2020}}</ref>

==Accolades==
According to a 2006 poll jointly conducted by the [[BBC]] and [[Reuters]], of specific news sources spontaneously mentioned by Indians, Aaj Tak was the most trusted.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/02_05_06mediatrust.pdf BBC/Reuters/Media Center Poll: Trust in the Media] (pg. 13)</ref>

== Aaj Tak HD==
On 14 December 2018, Aaj Tak launched their first Hindi high-definition channel, Aaj Tak HD, on TATA Sky Channel 508 owned by Living Media Group.

==See also==
* [[Living Media]]
* [[India Today Television]]
* [[Aajtak Tez]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official website}}

{{Television news in India}}

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[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 1999]]
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