DD National
Indian state-owned entertainment television channel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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. India's public service broadcaster, and the oldest and most widely available terrestrial television channel in India.[1][2][3]
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Type | Television Channel |
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Country | India |
Broadcast area | Worldwide |
Network | Doordarshan |
Headquarters | New Delhi, India |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Hindi English |
Picture format | 1080p HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Prasar Bharati, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |
Parent | Doordarshan |
Sister channels | See List of channel Doordarshan owned channels |
History | |
Launched | 15 September 1959; 64 years ago (1959-09-15) |
Former names | Doordarshan TV (1959–1984) DD1 (1984–present time ) |
Links | |
Website | DD National |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
DVB-T2 (India) | Check local frequencies |
Streaming media | |
YouTube | Official Channel |
DD Free Dish HD | LCN 113 |
Jio TV+ | LCN 114 |
Airtel Digital TV | 148 |
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