Doordarshan
Sign in to saveDoordarshan (), 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.
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- Broadcasting network.name
- Doordarshan
- Broadcasting network.image
- Doordarshan Bhawan, Copernicus Marg, Delhi.jpg
- Broadcasting network.image_alt
- Building with trees and parked cars
- Broadcasting network.caption
- Doordarshan Bhawan at Mandi House, New Delhi
- Broadcasting network.country
- India
- Broadcasting network.language
- Hindi, English, Urdu, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Meitei, Assamese, Odia
- Broadcasting network.motto
- (“Ultimate reality for one is truth, is Śiva (the auspicious absolute), and is beauty.”)
- Broadcasting network.headquarters
- New Delhi, Delhi
- Broadcasting network.key_people
- Gaurav Dwivedi (CEO)
- Broadcasting network.available
- India
- Broadcasting network.owner
- Ministry of Information and Broadcasting,Government of India
- Broadcasting network.parent
- Prasar Bharati
- Broadcasting network.launch_date
- 1959
- Broadcasting network.founder
- Government of India
- Broadcasting network.logo
- DD Logo.svg
- Broadcasting network.logo_size
- 180px
- Broadcasting network.image_size
- 200px
- Broadcasting network.broadcast_area
- Indian Subcontinent
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- Inception
- 15 September 1959
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- Country
- India
- Headquarters
- New Delhi
- Owned by
- Prasar Bharati
- Parent organization
- Prasar Bharati
- Official website
- www.ddindia.gov.in
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14 sectionsContents
- History
- Beginnings
- Nationwide transmission
- Channel list
- National channels (7)
- {{anchor|Regional language channel}}Regional channels (28)
- Former channels
- International broadcasting
- Record viewership during the pandemic COVID-19
- {{anchor|Allegations of state control|Commercial viability}}Criticisms
- Legacy
- See also
- References
- External links
Doordarshan (), 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.
== History == === Beginnings === thumb|A sheet of stamps released in 2019 on the occasion of Doordarshan's 60th Foundation Day thumb|A stamp on Doordarshan's 60th Foundation Day
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