Doordarshan (Hindi: दूरदर्शन; literally Distant Show) is an Indian public service broadcaster, a division of Prasar Bharati. It is one of the largest broadcasting organizations in India in terms of the infrastructure of studios and transmitters. Recently, it has also started Digital Terrestrial Transmitters. On September 15, 2009, Doordarshan celebrated its 50th anniversary. The DD provides television, radio, online and mobile services throughout metropolitan and regional India, as well as overseas through the Indian Network and Radio India.
History
Doordarshan had a modest beginning with the experimental telecast starting in Delhi on 15 September 1959 with a small transmitter and a makeshift studio. The regular daily transmission started in 1965 as a part of All India Radio. The television service was extended to Bombay (now Mumbai) and Amritsar in 1972. Up until 1975, only seven Indian cities had a television service and Doordarshan remained the sole provider of television in India. Television services were separated from radio in April 1 1976. Each office of All India Radio and Doordarshan were placed under the management of two separate Director Generals in New Delhi. Finally, in 1982, Doordarshan as a National Broadcaster came into existence.KRISHI DARSHAN was first programme telecast on Doordarshan. It commenced on January 26, 1967 and is one of the longest running programs on Indian television.
History
Doordarshan had a modest beginning with the experimental telecast starting in Delhi on 15 September 1959 with a small transmitter and a makeshift studio. The regular daily transmission started in 1965 as a part of All India Radio. The television service was extended to Bombay (now Mumbai) and Amritsar in 1972. Up until 1975, only seven Indian cities had a television service and Doordarshan remained the sole provider of television in India. Television services were separated from radio in April 1 1976. Each office of All India Radio and Doordarshan were placed under the management of two separate Director Generals in New Delhi. Finally, in 1982, Doordarshan as a National Broadcaster came into existence.KRISHI DARSHAN was first programme telecast on Doordarshan. It commenced on January 26, 1967 and is one of the longest running programs on Indian television.
Nationalwide transmission
National telecasts were introduced in 1982. In the same year, colour TV was introduced in the Indian market with the live telecast of the Independence Day speech by then prime minister Indira Gandhi on 15 August 1982, followed by the 1982 Asian Games which were held in Delhi. Now more than 90 percent of the Indian population can receive Doordarshan (DD National) programmes through a network of nearly 1,400 terrestrial transmitters. There are about 46 Doordarshan studios producing TV programmes today.
Channels
There are these channels in doordarshan
12 National channels
DD Bharati
DD HD
DD India
DD National
DD News
DD Sports
DD Urdu
Gyan Darshan 1
Gyan Darshan 2
Gyan Darshan 3 (Eklavya Technology Channel)
Gyan Darshan 4 (VYAS Channel)
Lok Sabha TV
41 regional channels
DD Andaman and Nicobar Islands
DD Saptagiri
DD Arunachal Pradesh
DD Assam
DD Bangla
DD Bihar
DD Chandana
DD Chandigarh
DD Chhattisgarh
DD Delhi
DD Dehradun
DD Girnar
DD GOA
DD Gujarati
DD Haryana
DD Himachal Pradesh
DD Hissar
DD Jaipur
DD Jammu
DD Jharkhand
DD Chandana Kannada
DD Kerala
DD Kashir
DD Madhya Pradesh
DD Sahyadri Marathi
DD Malayalam
DD Manipur
DD Mizoram
DD Nagaland
DD North-East
DD Oriya
DD Podhigai
DD Port Blair
DD Punjab
DD Pondicherry
DD Raipur
DD Sikkim
DD Sahyadri
DD Tamil Nadu Now DD Chennai
DD Uttarakhand
DD Uttar Pradesh
and
4 international channels
DD Nepal
DD Sri lanka
DD Bhutan
DD Burma
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