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GURDWARA CHANNELS

Start a Gurdwara TV channel, kirtan to the sangat everywhere.

Broadcast daily kirtan live, keep katha and gurbani on air through the day, and give the sangat abroad the same channel as the one down the road. Punjabi renders on screen exactly as it should.

Step by step

How to start a gurdwara TV channel

Most gurdwaras already have the camera, the recordings, and the daily rhythm. The channel is what turns those into round-the-clock television.

  1. Upload the recordings

    Kirtan darbars, katha series, and gurbani programming go into the channel library, tagged by raagi jatha and series so the guide stays readable as the archive grows.

  2. Shape the broadcast day

    Morning and evening kirtan as fixed live slots, katha in its daily place, gurbani through the afternoon, and quiet overnight loops. Recurring blocks repeat the rhythm.

  3. Go live from the darbar hall

    The hall feed reaches the channel over RTMP or SRT, often from the same camera that feeds the in-house screens. If the connection drops, the schedule covers until it returns.

  4. Reach the sangat everywhere

    The channel plays on web, phones, and TVs via casting, and the programme guide link unfurls in WhatsApp. The map shows the sangat tuning in far beyond the neighbourhood.

The broadcast day

What runs on a gurdwara channel.

Live kirtan morning and evening, katha and gurbani between, and a grid that clears for the gurpurabs.

Live kirtan

The darbar hall, on air daily

Morning and evening kirtan stream live as recurring slots, and the channel returns to scheduled programming between them. On gurpurabs the live coverage simply runs longer; the grid bends without new hardware.

Katha

Katha and gurbani through the day

Daily katha holds a fixed slot so the sangat knows when to listen, and recorded gurbani programming carries the afternoons. Series play in order from the library, with the guide showing what comes next.

Gurpurabs

The days that matter most

Gurpurabs, sangrand, and nagar kirtan coverage get their own schedules, built in the browser days ahead. Extended live programming takes the grid for the day and hands back when seva ends.

Punjabi

Gurmukhi on screen, done right

Programme titles, lower thirds, and the ticker carry Punjabi exactly as written, with your own uploaded fonts keeping Gurmukhi true to the script. The guide reads properly for the generation that reads it best.

The details

What it takes, in practice

A gurdwara TV channel needs three things: the recordings you already make, a schedule built in a browser, and a feed from the darbar hall for the live programs. The playout engine, graphics, programme guide, and delivery from 330+ cities run in the cloud on the Cloud Playout plans, and a channel with content ready can be broadcasting the same day.

Live twice a day is normal here

Unlike a weekly service, gurdwara programming goes live morning and evening, every day. That rhythm is exactly what the recurring live slot exists for: set it once, and the channel switches to the hall on time daily, then returns to katha and gurbani when the program ends. A dropped connection falls back to the schedule instead of a black screen, which matters at amrit vela when nobody is watching a dashboard. More on the live side is on the live streaming page.

Built for a diaspora sangat

The audience for a gurdwara channel spans continents by default. Delivery is never metered, so viewers in Punjab, Brampton, Surrey, or Southall all cost the channel nothing extra, and the city-level analytics show where the sangat actually is. The guide link travels well in family WhatsApp groups, unfurling with what is playing now.

Part of a wider set of guides

The same engine serves every tradition: see the faith broadcasting overview, or the guides for Islamic, church, and Hindu temple channels.

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Questions

Gurdwara channels, answered.

How much does it cost to start a gurdwara TV channel?

Plans start at $254 per month billed yearly, with unlimited viewers and delivery on every plan, so cost does not change when the whole sangat tunes in for a gurpurab. There is no contract, and the first purchase carries a 7-day money-back guarantee.

Can we broadcast kirtan live every day?

Yes. Daily live slots sit in the schedule like any other programming, so morning and evening kirtan from the darbar hall recur automatically. Higher plans take multiple live inputs, and between live programs the channel plays your scheduled gurbani and katha.

What equipment does the gurdwara need?

One encoder for the hall feed: a laptop running OBS, a small hardware encoder, or a phone app. Many gurdwaras already have a camera in the darbar hall for the in-house screens, and that same feed can drive the channel. Everything else runs in the cloud.

Can the channel run in Punjabi?

Yes. Titles, lower thirds, and the guide carry your text exactly as written, and you can upload your own fonts so Gurmukhi renders the way the sangat expects. Multi-script graphics are supported out of the box. AI subtitles on higher plans can carry katha in English text at the same time, so the youth who understand less Punjabi stay in the room, and the Studio plan can translate and dub for them entirely.

Can elders watch on a television?

Yes, and for many channels they are the core audience. The channel casts to the TV via Chromecast and AirPlay, so it can stay on in the living room through the day the way gurbani radio once did.

What happens if the hall connection drops?

The channel falls back to scheduled programming automatically and rejoins the live feed when the connection returns. Viewers see a clean handover rather than a frozen frame, and nobody has to run to a control room.

Do we have to run ads?

No. Breaks exist only where you place markers, and a channel with none plays uninterrupted. Gurdwara channels typically run clean, though the option to monetize respectfully is there if the committee ever wants it.

How do we fill the hours between live programs?

Recorded kirtan darbars, katha series, and gurbani programming carry the day beautifully. Recurring blocks repeat the daily pattern, loops hold the overnight, and auto-fill covers gaps, so the channel never goes dark between live slots.

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