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native_name= Askaripur | |
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| name = KMOX |
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type= village | |
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| image = [[Image:KMOX logo.png|150px|KMOX 1120 the voice of St. Louis]] |
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| city = [[St. Louis, Missouri]] |
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latd = 29.7|longd=78.27| |
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| area = [[Greater St. Louis]] |
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state_name= Uttar Pradesh | |
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| branding = ''News/Talk 1120'' |
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district=[[Bijnor District|Askaripur]] | |
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| slogan = "The Voice of St. Louis" |
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leader_title= District Magistrate| |
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| airdate = [[December 24]], [[1925]] |
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leader_name= Ms.Deepika Duggal | |
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| frequency = 1120 [[Kilohertz|kHz]] {{HD Radio}} |
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altitude= 127 | |
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| format = [[All-news radio|News]]/[[Talk radio|Talk]] |
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population_as_of = 2001 | |
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| power = 50,000 [[watt]]s |
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population_total = 5000 | |
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| class = A ([[Clear channel]]) |
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area_magnitude = 9 | |
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| callsign_meaning = none officially, but a local legend says:<br>[[Kirkwood]]<br>[[Missouri]]<br>'''X'''mas (the station launched on Christmas Eve) |
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| owner = [[CBS Radio]] |
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area_telephone= 0515 | |
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| website = [http://www.kmox.com/ kmox.com] |
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postal_code= 209 801| |
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| affiliations = [[CBS Radio Network]] |
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vehicle_code_range= UP-20 | |
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'''KMOX''' (1120 [[AM broadcasting|AM]], "News/Talk 1120") is an [[radio station]] broadcasting from [[St. Louis, Missouri]]. It is a 50,000-watt [[clear channel]] radio station, which permits its nighttime signal to be heard in most of the continental U.S. KMOX operates as "News/Talk 1120" and refers to itself as "The Voice of St. Louis." |
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The village of '''Askaripur''' ([[Hindi]]: अस्करीपुर is a district headquarters of [[Bijnor District]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]] between [[Nurpur]] and [[Chandpur]]. It is approx 45 km from Bijnor. It is connected to these two cities by roadway. The nearest airport is at [[New Delhi Airport|New Delhi]] about 150 km from Askaripur. |
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KMOX is affiliated with the [[CBS Radio Network]] and licensed to a CBS Corporation subsidiary, [[CBS Radio]]. KMOX's transmitter is located in [[Pontoon Beach, Illinois]]. The KMOX AM Studio is located directly across the street from the [[Gateway Arch]]. |
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For many years, KMOX broadcast using [[C-QUAM]] AM stereo, but stereo transmissions ended in the spring of 2000. The station now broadcasts an [[HD Radio]] signal. |
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KMOX, along with [[WSDZ]] are responsible for the activation of the [[Greater St. Louis]] [[Emergency Alert System]] for hazardous weather, disaster declarations, etc. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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KMOX signed on in 1925 owned by a group of businessmen incorporated as The Voice of St. Louis Inc. According to the station's official website, the "KMOX" [[callsign|call letters]] were assigned by the Federal Radio Commission. The station's owners had hoped to be assigned "K-V-S-L", for "Voice of St. Louis" They were assigned KMOX, but in a last ditch effort they applied for "K-M-O", but the letters were in use at the time by a small station on the west coast. KMOX signed on [[December 24]], [[1925]]. (The "X" was because the date was Christmas Eve, or "X"mas eve. In fact, a local legend states the call letters mean [[Kirkwood, Missouri|'''K'''irkwood, '''M'''iss'''O'''uri]] '''X'''mas.) (Actually the K stands for nothing. At that time, K was the assigned starting call letter of new radio stations west of the Mississippi River) |
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In 1927, the station gave prominent coverage to the [[Charles Lindbergh]] flight across the Atlantic, in the [[Spirit of St. Louis]]. |
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== Personalities == |
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In 1927, it became one of the first 16 stations in the CBS network; two years later CBS bought KMOX, and began the process of getting approval to build a 50,000-watt transmitter tower; when completed, it gave the now-[[clear channel]] station a signal that could be heard as far away as [[New Zealand]] and the [[Arctic Circle]], making it one of the first international radio stations. |
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One of the most famous personalities of Askaripur is [[Ashok K. Chauhan]] (born 1942 at Askaripur). Dr Ashok K Chauhan set up the Amity International School in New Delhi in 1991, managed by Dr Ashok K Chauhan 's non-profit Ritnand Balved Education Foundation. In 1995, the Amity group expanded into higher education and within a few years has grown to serve more than 40,000 full-time students across 22 campuses, offering more than 130 courses at graduate and postgraduate level. |
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In 1933, KMOX covered the first post-[[Prohibition]] case of Budweiser beer leaving [[Anheuser-Busch]] for the White House, a story carried nationally by CBS. |
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First engineer from the village of Askaripur was Mr. Surendra Singh who retired as the Zonal Chief Engineer from [[Uttar Pradesh State Electricity Board|UPSEB]]. |
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During the 1930s and 1940s, KMOX was one of several St. Louis stations broadcasting [[St. Louis Cardinals|Cardinals]] and [[Baltimore Orioles#St. Louis Browns|Browns]] baseball games. KMOX lost broadcasting rights in 1948 when a new Cardinals radio network was formed by the team, but by the 1950s, it became the [[flagship station]] of that network (in part due to its clear channel status). |
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== Geography == |
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During the 1950s, the station's slogan was "k-mocks", pronouncing the way the station's call letters are spelled. |
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Askaripur is located at {{coord|29.7|N|78.27|E|}}. Askaripur lies in the plains of [[Ganges]] and hence the land is highly fertile. Soil found is mostly [[Alluvial]]. |
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In 1955 [[Robert Hyland|Robert Hyland Jr]] became KMOX's general manager, a role he held for nearly forty years. It was Hyland who emphasized and leveraged KMOX's relationship with the Cardinals; he also made the decision in 1960 to eliminate the station's afternoon music programming in favor of [[talk radio]], a critical change which led to the station's subsequent dominance of the St. Louis radio market. On [[February 29]] of that year, [[Jack Buck]] hosted the first "At Your Service" program, which included an interview with [[Eleanor Roosevelt]]. That program, like the sports talk programs that soon followed, pioneered a format for radio heavily dependent on interviews, guest appearances, and calls from listeners. |
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== Administration == |
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After Hyland died in 1992, [[Rod Zimmerman]] was named general manager. He departed in 1998 to manage [[WBBM (AM)|WBBM]] Radio in Chicago. Karen Carroll was general manager from 1998 until 2003, when [[Tom Langmyer]] was promoted to the top position. Langmyer left in 2005 to become vice president/general manager of [[WGN (AM)|WGN]] Radio in Chicago. [[Dave Ervin]] managed the station from 2005-2008. [[John Sheehan]], who also oversees sister stations [[KEZK]] and [[KYKY]] is the station's current Market Manager for CBS. |
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Askaripur lies in the jurisdiction of [[Noorpur]] block. |
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The station's emphasis had shifted away from broadcasting St. Louis professional sports teams. In 2000, the [[St. Louis Blues (hockey)|St. Louis Blues]] hockey team moved to [[KTRS (AM)|KTRS]] after having been on KMOX for all but two of the team's 33 seasons, but it would return for the [[2007-08 NHL season|2007-08 season]]. In 2006, the Cardinals broadcasts moved to [[KTRS (AM)|KTRS 550 AM]] after 52 seasons on KMOX-AM after the team purchased controlling interest in KTRS 550 AM. KMOX still airs the [[Missouri Tigers]] football and basketball games, which it has been doing for many years. |
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== Demographics == |
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KMOX started to broadcast in [[HD Radio]] in May 2006. |
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As of 2001 India census, Askaripur had a population of 4,175. Males constitute 53.5% of the population and females 46.4%. Number of households were 664. |
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On [[August 1]], [[2008]]; CBS Radio has announced that it would sell 50 radio stations in 12 markets to focus more on major market stations. Although CBS hasn't mentioned which stations are for sale, CBS has announced on the day of first-round bids ([[September 22]], [[2008]]) that KMOX will not be on the auction block.<ref>[http://www.radio-info.com/news/index.php?nsID=3360 First bids on CBS Radio selloffs due today] - ''[http://www.radio-info.com Radio-Info.com]'' (retrieved [[September 22]], [[2008]])</ref> |
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== Medical Facilities == |
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KMOX has had a long history of broadcasting sports. In 1926, it broadcast the [[1926 World Series|Cardinals-Yankees World Series]], and starting the next season the station was regularly carrying Cardinals games. KMOX's most famous sports figure was Jack Buck, who was the station's year-round sports director during the years he was also calling baseball and football for the [[CBS]] radio and television networks. Another famous figure was [[Harry Caray]], who did play-by-play for Cardinals baseball from 1945 through 1969. |
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The station continues to host sports programming such as "Sports on a Sunday Morning" with host Ron Jacober, and "Sports Open Line." [[St. Louis Cardinals]] broadcaster [[Dan McLaughlin]], Tom Ackerman, Ron Jacober, and [[Kevin Wheeler]] host "Sports Open Line", which airs every weekday night. [[List of NASCAR drivers|NASCAR driver]] [[Kenny Wallace]] hosts a weekly Friday-night show. |
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== Commerce and industry == |
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While the station was known nationally for sports play-by-play, KMOX is best known in St. Louis for its format of news and talk. The station offers news, weather and traffic updates throughout the day. KMOX holds the distinction of holding the record for consecutive number one [[Arbitron]] ratings books in the United States. The station has consistently been the number one radio station with listeners 12 and older since 1972. |
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For the past eleven Decembers, KMOX has hosted a holiday radio program, in which KMOX personalities perform an old-time radio show in front of a live audience. |
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== Politics == |
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Some of the station's popular hosts and local programs include: |
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"Total Information AM" with [[Doug McElvein]] and [[Debbie Monterrey]], [[Charles Brennan]], [[Steve "the Conductor" Weisman]], "Sports Open Line" with [[Kevin Wheeler]], [[Tom Ackerman]], [[Dan McLaughlin]], and "Two Johns, No Waiting" with [[John Carney (radio)|John Carney]] and [[Jon Grayson]] |
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== Education & Trivia == |
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[[Rush Limbaugh]] airs weekdays between 11:00 am and 2:00 pm. This is the only non-local show broadcast on the station. |
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Askaripur has a Government Inter College which has produced numerous Doctors, Engineers for the country. |
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== Live Play by Play Sports == |
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[[St. Louis Blues (hockey)|St. Louis Blues]] hockey. |
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[[Missouri Tigers]] football and basketball games. |
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== See also == |
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* [[Chandpur]] |
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== Personalities == |
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* [[Noorpur]] |
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Notable current and past KMOX broadcasters include: |
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* [[Bijnor]] |
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* [[Uttar Pradesh]] |
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* [[Joe Buck]] |
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* [[Harry Caray]] |
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* [[Jack Carney]] |
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* [[John Carney (radio)|John Carney]] |
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* [[Bob Costas]] |
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* Maria Keena |
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* [[Rex Davis]] |
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* [[Dizzy Dean]] |
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* [[Dan Dierdorf]] |
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* [[Harry Flannery]] |
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* [[Art Fleming]] |
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* [[Joe Garagiola, Sr.|Joe Garagiola]] |
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* [[Jon Grayson]] |
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* Bob Hamilton |
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* Bob Hardy |
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* Paul Harris |
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* [[Charles Jaco]] |
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* [[Ron Jacober]] |
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* Anne Keefe |
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* [[France Laux]], the first recipient of ''[[The Sporting News]]'' award for outstanding major league broadcaster |
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* [[Emmett McAuliffe]] |
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* [[John McCormick (radio)|John McCormick]], "The man who walks and talks at midnight" |
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* [[Doug McElvein]] |
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* [[Bernie Miklasz]] |
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* [[Debbie Monterrey]] |
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* [[Charley Stookey]] |
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* David Strauss |
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* [[Jim White (KMOX) | Jim White]] |
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* [[Nan Wyatt]] |
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* J.C. Corcoran |
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==References== |
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== External links == |
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*[http://www.kmox.com/ KMOX official website], which includes [http://www.kmox.com/special/specialarticle.php?id=16657 KMOX History and Station Tour] |
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*{{AMQ|KMOX}} |
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*{{AML|KMOX}} |
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*{{AMARB|KMOX}} |
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*[http://www.stlradio.com/clh-kmox.htm Timeline and stories about KMOX], from a website maintained by a prominent St. Louis radio historian |
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Revision as of 21:41, 12 October 2008
Askaripur
Askaripur | |
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village | |
| Government | |
| • District Magistrate | Ms.Deepika Duggal |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 5,000 |
The village of Askaripur (Hindi: अस्करीपुर is a district headquarters of Bijnor District in Uttar Pradesh, India between Nurpur and Chandpur. It is approx 45 km from Bijnor. It is connected to these two cities by roadway. The nearest airport is at New Delhi about 150 km from Askaripur.
History
Personalities
One of the most famous personalities of Askaripur is Ashok K. Chauhan (born 1942 at Askaripur). Dr Ashok K Chauhan set up the Amity International School in New Delhi in 1991, managed by Dr Ashok K Chauhan 's non-profit Ritnand Balved Education Foundation. In 1995, the Amity group expanded into higher education and within a few years has grown to serve more than 40,000 full-time students across 22 campuses, offering more than 130 courses at graduate and postgraduate level.
First engineer from the village of Askaripur was Mr. Surendra Singh who retired as the Zonal Chief Engineer from UPSEB.
Geography
Askaripur is located at 29°42′N 78°16′E / 29.7°N 78.27°E. Askaripur lies in the plains of Ganges and hence the land is highly fertile. Soil found is mostly Alluvial.
Administration
Askaripur lies in the jurisdiction of Noorpur block.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Askaripur had a population of 4,175. Males constitute 53.5% of the population and females 46.4%. Number of households were 664.
Medical Facilities
Commerce and industry
Politics
Education & Trivia
Askaripur has a Government Inter College which has produced numerous Doctors, Engineers for the country.