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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
Public broadcasting Broadcast Satellite television Internet OTT
Branding
DD
Country
India
Availability
India
Motto
सत्यम् शिवम् सुंदरम् (“Ultimate reality for one is truth, is Śiva (the auspicious absolute), and is beauty.”)
Headquarters
New Delhi, Delhi
Broadcast area
Indian Subcontinent
Owner
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India
Parent
Prasar Bharati
Key people
Gaurav Dwivedi (CEO)
Launch date
1959
Picture format
1080p (HDTV) (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Callsign meaning
DoorDarshan
Official website
www
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
Launched
1959
Language
Hindi
Category
General Entertainment
SD/HD
SD+HD
Notes
Formerly DD1
DD India
DD India
Channel
DD India
Launched
1992
Language
English
Category
International news
SD/HD
SD+HD
Notes
Formerly DD International
DD Sports
DD Sports
Channel
DD Sports
Launched
1998
Language
Hindi and English
Category
Sports
SD/HD
SD+HD
DD Bharati
DD Bharati
Channel
DD Bharati
Launched
2002
Language
Hindi and English
Category
Art and Cultural Infotainment
SD/HD
SD
Notes
Replaced DD3
DD News
DD News
Channel
DD News
Launched
2003
Language
Hindi
Category
News and Current Affairs
SD/HD
SD+HD
Notes
Replaced DD Metro (formerly DD2 and DD2 Metro)
DD Urdu
DD Urdu
Channel
DD Urdu
Launched
2006
Language
Urdu
Category
Infotainment
SD/HD
SD
DD Kisan
DD Kisan
Channel
DD Kisan
Launched
2015
Language
Hindi
Category
Agricultural Infotainment
SD/HD
SD+HD
Channel
Launched
Language
Category
SD/HD
Notes
DD National
1959
Hindi
General Entertainment
SD+HD
Formerly DD1
DD India
1992
English
International news
SD+HD
Formerly DD International
DD Sports
1998
Hindi and English
Sports
SD+HD
DD Bharati
2002
Hindi and English
Art and Cultural Infotainment
SD
Replaced DD3
DD News
2003
Hindi
News and Current Affairs
SD+HD
Replaced DD Metro (formerly DD2 and DD2 Metro)
DD Urdu
2006
Urdu
Infotainment
SD
DD Kisan
2015
Hindi
Agricultural Infotainment
SD+HD
· Channel list › Regional channels (28)
DD13
DD13
Channel
DD Arunprabha
Language
Hindi
Region
Arunachal Pradesh
SD/HD
SD
Former Names
DD13
DD13
DD13
Channel
DD Assam
Language
Assamese
Region
Assam
SD/HD
SD
Former Names
DD13
DD7
DD7
Channel
DD Bangla
Language
Bengali, Santali, Urdu and Nepali
Region
West Bengal
SD/HD
SD
Former Names
DD7
DD9
DD9
Channel
DD Chandana
Language
Kannada
Region
Karnataka
SD/HD
SD
Former Names
DD9
Doordarshan Kendra Ahmedabad
Doordarshan Kendra Ahmedabad
Channel
DD Girnar
Language
Gujarati
Region
Gujarat
SD/HD
SD+HD
Former Names
Doordarshan Kendra Ahmedabad
Doordarshan Kendra Hisar
Doordarshan Kendra Hisar
Channel
DD Haryana
Language
Hindi
Region
Haryana
SD/HD
SD
Former Names
Doordarshan Kendra Hisar
Doordarshan Kendra Shimla
Doordarshan Kendra Shimla
Channel
DD Himachal Pradesh
Language
Hindi
Region
Himachal Pradesh
SD/HD
SD
Former 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
SD/HD
SD
Former Names
Doordarshan Kendra Srinagar, Jammu and Leh
DD11
DD11
Channel
DD Madhya Pradesh
Language
Hindi
Region
Madhya Pradesh
SD/HD
SD
Former Names
DD11
DD4
DD4
Channel
DD Malayalam
Language
Malayalam
Region
Kerala
SD/HD
SD
Former Names
DD4
DD13
DD13
Channel
DD Manipur
Language
Meitei (aka Manipuri)
Region
Manipur
SD/HD
SD
Former Names
DD13
DD13
DD13
Channel
DD Meghalaya
Language
Khasi and English
Region
Meghalaya
SD/HD
SD
Former Names
DD13
Doordarshan Kendra Aizawl
Doordarshan Kendra Aizawl
Channel
DD Mizoram
Language
Mizo
Region
Mizoram
SD/HD
SD
Former Names
Doordarshan Kendra Aizawl
DD13
DD13
Channel
DD Nagaland
Language
English
Region
Nagaland
SD/HD
SD
Former Names
DD13
DD6
DD6
Channel
DD Odia
Language
Odia and Santali
Region
Odisha
SD/HD
SD+HD
Former Names
DD6
Doordarshan Kendra Jalandhar
Doordarshan Kendra Jalandhar
Channel
DD Punjabi
Language
Punjabi
Region
Punjab
SD/HD
SD
Former Names
Doordarshan Kendra Jalandhar
Doordarshan Kendra Rajasthan
Doordarshan Kendra Rajasthan
Channel
DD Rajasthan
Language
Hindi
Region
Rajasthan
SD/HD
SD
Former Names
Doordarshan Kendra Rajasthan
DD10
DD10
Channel
DD Sahyadri
Language
Marathi
Region
Maharashtra
SD/HD
SD+HD
Former Names
DD10
DD8
DD8
Channel
DD Saptagiri
Language
Telugu
Region
Andhra Pradesh
SD/HD
SD
Former Names
DD8
DD5, DD Podhigai
DD5, DD Podhigai
Channel
DD Tamil
Language
Tamil
Region
Tamil Nadu
SD/HD
SD+HD
Former Names
DD5, DD Podhigai
Doordarshan Kendra Agartala
Doordarshan Kendra Agartala
Channel
DD Tripura
Language
Bengali and Kokborok
Region
Tripura
SD/HD
SD
Former Names
Doordarshan Kendra Agartala
Doordarshan Kendra Uttarakhand
Doordarshan Kendra Uttarakhand
Channel
DD Uttarakhand
Language
Hindi, Garhwali and Kumaoni
Region
Uttarakhand
SD/HD
SD
Former Names
Doordarshan Kendra Uttarakhand
DD16
DD16
Channel
DD Uttar Pradesh
Language
Hindi
Region
Uttar Pradesh
SD/HD
SD
Former Names
DD16
Doordarshan Kendra Hyderabad
Doordarshan Kendra Hyderabad
Channel
DD Yadagiri
Language
Telugu and Urdu
Region
Telangana
SD/HD
SD
Former Names
Doordarshan Kendra Hyderabad
Channel
Language
Region
SD/HD
Former Names
DD Arunprabha
Hindi
Arunachal Pradesh
SD
DD13
DD Assam
Assamese
Assam
SD
DD13
DD Bangla
Bengali, Santali, Urdu and Nepali
West Bengal
SD
DD7
DD Bihar
Hindi
Bihar
SD
DD Chandana
Kannada
Karnataka
SD
DD9
DD Chhattisgarh
Hindi
Chhattisgarh
SD
DD Girnar
Gujarati
Gujarat
SD+HD
Doordarshan Kendra Ahmedabad
DD Haryana
Hindi
Haryana
SD
Doordarshan Kendra Hisar
DD Himachal Pradesh
Hindi
Himachal Pradesh
SD
Doordarshan Kendra Shimla
DD Jharkhand
Hindi, Nagpuri, and Santali
Jharkhand
SD
DD Kashir
Kashmiri, Urdu, Dogri, Ladakhi and Gojri
Jammu and Kashmir
SD
Doordarshan Kendra Srinagar, Jammu and Leh
DD Madhya Pradesh
Hindi
Madhya Pradesh
SD
DD11
DD Malayalam
Malayalam
Kerala
SD
DD4
DD Manipur
Meitei (aka Manipuri)
Manipur
SD
DD13
DD Meghalaya
Khasi and English
Meghalaya
SD
DD13
DD Mizoram
Mizo
Mizoram
SD
Doordarshan Kendra Aizawl
DD Nagaland
English
Nagaland
SD
DD13
DD Odia
Odia and Santali
Odisha
SD+HD
DD6
DD Panaji
Konkani and Marathi
Goa
SD
DD Punjabi
Punjabi
Punjab
SD
Doordarshan Kendra Jalandhar
DD Rajasthan
Hindi
Rajasthan
SD
Doordarshan Kendra Rajasthan
DD Sahyadri
Marathi
Maharashtra
SD+HD
DD10
DD Saptagiri
Telugu
Andhra Pradesh
SD
DD8
DD Tamil
Tamil
Tamil Nadu
SD+HD
DD5, DD Podhigai
DD Tripura
Bengali and Kokborok
Tripura
SD
Doordarshan Kendra Agartala
DD Uttarakhand
Hindi, Garhwali and Kumaoni
Uttarakhand
SD
Doordarshan Kendra Uttarakhand
DD Uttar Pradesh
Hindi
Uttar Pradesh
SD
DD16
DD Yadagiri
Telugu and Urdu
Telangana
SD
Doordarshan Kendra Hyderabad
· 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
Channel
Language
From
Until
DD Metro
Hindi
1984
2003
DD Retro
Hindi
2020
2023

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
    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. newsonair
    http://www.newsonair.com/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=359495
  17. NewsOnAIR
    http://www.newsonair.com/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=360791
  18. TheIndianExpress
    https://indianexpress.com/article/india/prasar-bharati-brought-11-more-state-doordarshan-channels-on-satellite-footprint-pm-modi-5618448/
  19. "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
  20. Indian Silver Screen
    https://books.google.com/books?id=Ncg7EAAAQBAJ&dq=manipuri+language+doordarshan&pg=PA43
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