Doordarshan

Doordarshan
Type
BrandingDD
Country
AvailabilityNationwide and worldwide
Mottoसत्यम् शिवम् सुंदरम्
("Truth is beautiful and Shiva (the Lord) is beautiful")
HeadquartersNew Delhi, Delhi
Broadcast area
India and the World
OwnerMinistry of Information and Broadcasting,
Government of India
ParentPrasar Bharati
Key people
Mayank Kumar Agrawal (CEO)
Launch date
15 September 1959 (1959-09-15)
Picture format
1080i (HDTV)
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Callsign meaning
DoorDarshan
Official website
www.doordarshan.gov.in
LanguageHindi, English, Urdu, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Meitei, Assamese, Odia

Doordarshan (abbreviated as DD; lit.'distant vision, television') is an Indian state-owned public television broadcaster founded by the Government of India, owned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and one of Prasar Bharati's two divisions.[1] As one of India's largest broadcasting organisations in studio and transmitter infrastructure, it was established on 15 September 1959.[2] Doordarshan, which also broadcasts on digital terrestrial transmitters, provides television, radio, online and mobile services throughout metropolitan and regional India and overseas.

  1. ^ "The future of Doordarshan is on the block". November 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Doordarshan turns 57; watch the video of its first telecast plus 7 lesser-known facts about DD". 15 September 2016. Archived from the original on 21 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.

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