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- DD National (formerly DD1) is an Indian state-owned entertainment television channel, founded by the Government of India, owned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. It is the flagship channel of Doordarshan, launched on 15 September 1959.
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Doordarshan operates 46 studios and 33 television channels, including the two pan-India channels (DD National and DD News), [14] 17 regional satellite channels, 11 state networks, an international channel , a sports channel , DD Bharati, DD Urdu as the cultural and informative channels and an agricultural channel, DD Kisan. On DD National ...
On 9 August 1984, as Doordarshan launched its second channel for the metro/urban audience called 'DD2'. The existing first channel was renamed 'DD1' and started regular transmission of nationwide satellite broadcasts.
On 15 September 1959, the Government of India launched Doordarshan or DD in short, India’s public service broadcaster in Delhi. Starting as an experiment with a small 5 KW transmitter and an improvised studio, DD became a national broadcaster in 1982.
Sep 16, 2024 · Doordarshan began as a modest experiment in public service telecasting. The then President of India, Shri Rajendra Prasad inaugurated the first broadcast on September 15, 1959. In 1959, a leading European company exhibited its closed-circuit TV equipment at an international exposition.
The experiment became a service in 1965, when Doordarshan began beaming signals to reach television sets in living rooms in and around the country’s capital, New Delhi. By 1972, services were extended to Mumbai and Amritsar and then on, to seven other cities by 1975.
Jan 4, 2024 · Doordarshan is an autonomous public service broadcaster founded by the Government of India, which is one of two divisions of Prasar Bharati.It is one of India’s largest broadcasting organisations in terms of studio and transmitter infrastructure, having been established on 15 September 1959.
Sep 15, 2023 · The first programme to be telecast on Doordarshan was Krishi Darshan, which began on January 26, 1967 and is remembered as the longest running TV programme.
