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Doordarshan

Doordarshan (lit. 'distant vision, television'), abbreviated as DD, is India's state-owned public television broadcaster. Established by the Government of India on 15 September 1959, it is owned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and constitutes one of Prasar Bharati's two divisions. Doordarshan, one of India's largest broadcasting organisations in studio and transmitter infrastructure, delivers television, radio, online, and mobile services across metropolitan and regional India, and internationally. It also broadcasts via digital terrestrial transmitters.

Infobox

Type
mw- Public broadcastingBroadcastSatellite televisionInternetOTT
Branding
DD
Country
India
Availability
India
Motto
सत्यम् शिवम् सुंदरम् ("Truth, Shiva (the Lord)& beauty")
Headquarters
New Delhi, Delhi
Broadcast area
Indian Subcontinent
Owner
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting,Government of India
Parent
Prasar Bharati
Key people
Sh Gaurav Dwivedi (CEO)
Launch date
15 August 1947; 78 years ago (1947-08-15)
Picture format
1080i (HDTV)(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Callsign meaning
DoorDarshan
Official website
https://onlinedst.gov.in/PI/PIUploadDocumentsUCSE.aspx/
Language
Hindi, English, Urdu, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Meitei, Assamese, Odia

Tables

· Channel list › National channels (7)
DD National
DD National
Channel
DD National
Programming
General Entertainment and News
Language
Hindi and English
Launched
1959
Notes
Previously DD 1
DD India
DD India
Channel
DD India
Programming
International News
Language
English
Launched
1995
Notes
Previously DD International
DD Sports
DD Sports
Channel
DD Sports
Programming
Sports
Language
Hindi and English
Launched
1998
DD Bharati
DD Bharati
Channel
DD Bharati
Programming
Art and Cultural Infotainment
Language
Hindi and English
Launched
2002
Notes
Replaced DD 3
DD News
DD News
Channel
DD News
Programming
News
Language
Hindi
Launched
2003
Notes
Replaced DD 2 (DD Metro)
DD Urdu
DD Urdu
Channel
DD Urdu
Programming
Infotainment
Language
Urdu
Launched
2006
DD Kisan
DD Kisan
Channel
DD Kisan
Programming
Agricultural Infotainment
Language
Hindi
Launched
2015
Channel
Programming
Language
Launched
Notes
DD National
General Entertainment and News
Hindi and English
1959
Previously DD 1
DD India
International News
English
1995
Previously DD International
DD Sports
Sports
Hindi and English
1998
DD Bharati
Art and Cultural Infotainment
Hindi and English
2002
Replaced DD 3
DD News
News
Hindi
2003
Replaced DD 2 (DD Metro)
DD Urdu
Infotainment
Urdu
2006
DD Kisan
Agricultural Infotainment
Hindi
2015
· Channel list › Regional channels (28)
DD 13
DD 13
Channel
DD Arunprabha
Language
Hindi
Region
Arunachal Pradesh
Previous Names
DD 13
DD 13
DD 13
Channel
DD Assam
Language
Assamese
Region
Assam
Previous Names
DD 13
DD 7
DD 7
Channel
DD Bangla
Language
Bengali, Santali, Urdu and Nepali
Region
West Bengal
Previous Names
DD 7
DD 9
DD 9
Channel
DD Chandana
Language
Kannada
Region
Karnataka
Previous Names
DD 9
Doordarshan Kendra Ahmedabad
Doordarshan Kendra Ahmedabad
Channel
DD Girnar
Language
Gujarati
Region
Gujarat
Previous Names
Doordarshan Kendra Ahmedabad
Doordarshan Kendra Hisar
Doordarshan Kendra Hisar
Channel
DD Haryana
Language
Hindi
Region
Haryana
Previous Names
Doordarshan Kendra Hisar
Doordarshan Kendra Shimla
Doordarshan Kendra Shimla
Channel
DD Himachal Pradesh
Language
Hindi
Region
Himachal Pradesh
Previous Names
Doordarshan Kendra Shimla
Doordarshan Kendra Srinagar, Jammu and Leh
Doordarshan Kendra Srinagar, Jammu and Leh
Channel
DD Kashir
Language
Kashmiri, Urdu, Dogri, Ladakhi and Gojri
Region
Jammu and Kashmir
Previous Names
Doordarshan Kendra Srinagar, Jammu and Leh
DD 11
DD 11
Channel
DD Madhya Pradesh
Language
Hindi
Region
Madhya Pradesh
Previous Names
DD 11
DD 4
DD 4
Channel
DD Malayalam
Language
Malayalam
Region
Kerala
Previous Names
DD 4
DD 13
DD 13
Channel
DD Manipur
Language
Meitei (aka Manipuri)
Region
Manipur
Previous Names
DD 13
DD 13
DD 13
Channel
DD Meghalaya
Language
Khasi and English
Region
Meghalaya
Previous Names
DD 13
Doordarshan Kendra Aizawl
Doordarshan Kendra Aizawl
Channel
DD Mizoram
Language
Mizo
Region
Mizoram
Previous Names
Doordarshan Kendra Aizawl
DD 13
DD 13
Channel
DD Nagaland
Language
English
Region
Nagaland
Previous Names
DD 13
DD 6
DD 6
Channel
DD Odia
Language
Odia and Santali
Region
Odisha
Previous Names
DD 6
Doordarshan Kendra Jalandhar
Doordarshan Kendra Jalandhar
Channel
DD Punjabi
Language
Punjabi
Region
Punjab
Previous Names
Doordarshan Kendra Jalandhar
Doordarshan Kendra Rajasthan
Doordarshan Kendra Rajasthan
Channel
DD Rajasthan
Language
Hindi
Region
Rajasthan
Previous Names
Doordarshan Kendra Rajasthan
DD 10
DD 10
Channel
DD Sahyadri
Language
Marathi
Region
Maharashtra
Previous Names
DD 10
DD 8
DD 8
Channel
DD Saptagiri
Language
Telugu
Region
Andhra Pradesh
Previous Names
DD 8
DD 5, DD Podhigai
DD 5, DD Podhigai
Channel
DD Tamil
Language
Tamil
Region
Tamil Nadu
Previous Names
DD 5, DD Podhigai
Doordarshan Kendra Agartala
Doordarshan Kendra Agartala
Channel
DD Tripura
Language
Bengali and Kokborok
Region
Tripura
Previous Names
Doordarshan Kendra Agartala
Doordarshan Kendra Uttarakhand
Doordarshan Kendra Uttarakhand
Channel
DD Uttarakhand
Language
Hindi, Garhwali and Kumaoni
Region
Uttarakhand
Previous Names
Doordarshan Kendra Uttarakhand
DD 16
DD 16
Channel
DD Uttar Pradesh
Language
Hindi
Region
Uttar Pradesh
Previous Names
DD 16
Doordarshan Kendra Hyderabad
Doordarshan Kendra Hyderabad
Channel
DD Yadagiri
Language
Telugu, Urdu and Hindi
Region
Telangana
Previous Names
Doordarshan Kendra Hyderabad
Channel
Language
Region
Previous Names
DD Arunprabha
Hindi
Arunachal Pradesh
DD 13
DD Assam
Assamese
Assam
DD 13
DD Bangla
Bengali, Santali, Urdu and Nepali
West Bengal
DD 7
DD Bihar
Hindi
Bihar
DD Chandana
Kannada
Karnataka
DD 9
DD Chhattisgarh
Hindi
Chhattisgarh
DD Girnar
Gujarati
Gujarat
Doordarshan Kendra Ahmedabad
DD Goa
Konkani and Marathi
Goa
DD Haryana
Hindi
Haryana
Doordarshan Kendra Hisar
DD Himachal Pradesh
Hindi
Himachal Pradesh
Doordarshan Kendra Shimla
DD Jharkhand
Hindi, Nagpuri, and Santali
Jharkhand
DD Kashir
Kashmiri, Urdu, Dogri, Ladakhi and Gojri
Jammu and Kashmir
Doordarshan Kendra Srinagar, Jammu and Leh
DD Madhya Pradesh
Hindi
Madhya Pradesh
DD 11
DD Malayalam
Malayalam
Kerala
DD 4
DD Manipur
Meitei (aka Manipuri)
Manipur
DD 13
DD Meghalaya
Khasi and English
Meghalaya
DD 13
DD Mizoram
Mizo
Mizoram
Doordarshan Kendra Aizawl
DD Nagaland
English
Nagaland
DD 13
DD Odia
Odia and Santali
Odisha
DD 6
DD Punjabi
Punjabi
Punjab
Doordarshan Kendra Jalandhar
DD Rajasthan
Hindi
Rajasthan
Doordarshan Kendra Rajasthan
DD Sahyadri
Marathi
Maharashtra
DD 10
DD Saptagiri
Telugu
Andhra Pradesh
DD 8
DD Tamil
Tamil
Tamil Nadu
DD 5, DD Podhigai
DD Tripura
Bengali and Kokborok
Tripura
Doordarshan Kendra Agartala
DD Uttarakhand
Hindi, Garhwali and Kumaoni
Uttarakhand
Doordarshan Kendra Uttarakhand
DD Uttar Pradesh
Hindi
Uttar Pradesh
DD 16
DD Yadagiri
Telugu, Urdu and Hindi
Telangana
Doordarshan Kendra Hyderabad
· Channel list › HD channels (9)
DD National HD
DD National HD
Channel
DD National HD
Language
Hindi, English
DD India HD
DD India HD
Channel
DD India HD
Language
English
DD News HD
DD News HD
Channel
DD News HD
Language
Hindi
DD Sports HD
DD Sports HD
Channel
DD Sports HD
Language
Hindi, English
DD Tamil HD
DD Tamil HD
Channel
DD Tamil HD
Language
Tamil
DD Odia HD
DD Odia HD
Channel
DD Odia HD
Language
Odia
DD Sahyadri HD
DD Sahyadri HD
Channel
DD Sahyadri HD
Language
Marathi
DD Girnar HD
DD Girnar HD
Channel
DD Girnar HD
Language
Gujarati
DD Kisan HD
DD Kisan HD
Channel
DD Kisan HD
Language
Hindi
Channel
Language
DD National HD
Hindi, English
DD India HD
English
DD News HD
Hindi
DD Sports HD
Hindi, English
DD Tamil HD
Tamil
DD Odia HD
Odia
DD Sahyadri HD
Marathi
DD Girnar HD
Gujarati
DD Kisan HD
Hindi
· Channel list › Former channels
DD Metro
DD Metro
Channel
DD Metro
Language
Hindi
From
1984
Until
2003
DD Retro
DD Retro
Channel
DD Retro
Language
Hindi
From
2020
Until
2023
Memorial India
Memorial India
Channel
Memorial India
Language
Hindi
From
1947
Until
1959
Channel
Language
From
Until
DD Metro
Hindi
1984
2003
DD Retro
Hindi
2020
2023
Memorial India
Hindi
1947
1959

References

  1. "Doordarshan turns 57; watch the video of its first telecast plus 7 lesser-known facts about DD"
    https://www.indiatoday.in/television/top-stories/story/doordarshan-turns-57-watch-video-of-its-first-telecast-plus-7-lesser-known-facts-about-dd-lifetv-341215-2016-09-15
  2. "The future of Doordarshan is on the block"
    http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/yop6tSTK4fyVQ9vLkT4EeK/The-future-of-Doordarshan-is-on-the-block.html
  3. The Hindu
    https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/gitanjali-aiyar-popular-tv-news-anchor-passes-away/article66943748.ece
  4. Indian Democracy: Problems and Prospects
    https://books.google.com/books?id=_XFvehm9NmcC
  5. "Short essay on Development of Television in India"
    http://www.preservearticles.com/2012011821095/short-essay-on-development-of-television-in-india.html
  6. "A Brief History of Television in India"
    https://www.davuniversity.org/images/files/study-material/History%20of%20DD.pdf
  7. Scroll.in
    http://scroll.in/article/680435/flashback-1982-the-asian-games-that-transformed-delhi
  8. India Today
    https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20091228-1982-colour-television-is-introduced-out-of-the-dark-ages-741614-2009-12-24
  9. Media Asia
    https://doi.org/10.1080%2F01296612.1993.11726404
  10. The Times of India
    http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/media/entertainment/entertainment/doordarshan-to-live-telecast-london-olympics-opening-and-closing-ceremonies/articleshow/15146433.cms
  11. "DD National to be relaunched as 'Desh Ka Apna Channel'"
    http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/DD-National-to-be-relaunched-as-Desh-Ka-Apna-Channel/articleshow/45155201.cms
  12. Doordarshan Channel List (2017) Archived 17 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine. DD Free Dish Channels, 17 February 201
    https://www.channellist.in/dd-free-dish/
  13. The Financial Express
    https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/doordarshan-a-struggle-for-relevance/1088480/
  14. Jammu Kashmir Latest News
    http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/indias-radio-signals-got-more-reach-in-pakistan-than-their-in-india-rathore/
  15. The Hindu
    http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/irregular-doordarshan-appointments-quashed/article634149.ece
  16. NDTV.com
    https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pm-modi-to-launch-new-doordarshan-channel-dd-arun-prabha-for-the-north-east-in-arunachal-pradesh-1811881
  17. The Times of India
    https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/pm-to-launch-dd-arun-prabha-on-feb-15/articleshow/62887849.cms
  18. The Asian Age
    http://www.asianage.com/india/all-india/071018/launch-of-dds-arun-prabha-put-on-hold.html
  19. newsonair.com
    http://www.newsonair.com/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=359495
  20. NewsOnAIR
    http://www.newsonair.com/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=360791
  21. TheIndianExpress
    https://indianexpress.com/article/india/prasar-bharati-brought-11-more-state-doordarshan-channels-on-satellite-footprint-pm-modi-5618448/
  22. "Covid-19 lockdown: Prasar Bharti launches DD Retro to invoke nostalgia"
    https://www.livemint.com/industry/media/covid-19-lockdown-prasar-bharti-launches-dd-retro-to-invoke-nostalgia-11586754534432.html
  23. Indian Silver Screen
    https://books.google.com/books?id=Ncg7EAAAQBAJ&dq=manipuri+language+doordarshan&pg=PA43
  24. "Coronavirus Lockdown Creates Captive Audience for '80s Show"
    https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-lockdown-creates-captive-audience-for-80s-show-11588082808
  25. Doordarshan Bhopal
    https://web.archive.org/web/20110721165106/http://ddbhopal.nic.in/RTI/32.pdf
  26. The Telegraph
    https://web.archive.org/web/20121024111251/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040126/asp/nation/story_2827052.asp
  27. The Indian Express
    http://www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/58549/
  28. The Times of India
    http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Doordarshan-telecasts-RSS-chiefs-speech-live-stirs-controversy/articleshow/44189792.cms
  29. Quartz
    http://qz.com/275648/a-dangerous-line-was-crossed-when-doordarshan-telecast-bhagwats-speech-live/
  30. The Indian Express
    http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/rss-chief-mohan-bhagwats-speech-covered-just-like-a-news-event-doordarshan/
  31. India Times
    https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/doordarshan-turns-60-here-is-a-nostalgic-look-at-the-broadcasters-milestones/first-on-dd/slideshow/71241736.cms?from=mdr
  32. Business Line
    http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2002/07/23/stories/2002072301320600.htm
  33. The Times of India
    https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Govt-mulls-licence-fee-on-every-colour-TV/articleshow/2190038.cms
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