DD Saptagiri

2021-05-17T11:08:24Z

217.165.231.29:

{{short description|Indian Telugu-language public TV channel}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox broadcasting network
| network_name = Doordarshan Saptagiri
| network_logo = DD Saptagiri New logo.jpg
| country = [[India]]
| network_type = [[Terrestrial and satellite television|Broadcast]] [[television network]]
| available = India and parts of Asia,China and Gulf Countries.
| owner = [[Prasar Bharati]]
| launch_date = 1993-10-10 (as Doordarshan Kendra Hyderabad)<br> 2014-9-27(as Doordarshan Kendra Vijayawada)
| founder = [[Govt. of India]]
| headquarters = [[Vijayawada, India|Vijayawada]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]
| website = [http://www.ddsaptagiri.tv/vijayawada_kendra.html]
}}
'''DD Saptagiri''' previously known as '''DD-8''' ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]: దూరదర్శన్ సప్తగిరి) is a state-owned television channel telecasting in the [[Telugu language]] from a studio at [[Doordarshan]] Kendra [[Vijayawada]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India. This studio was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Shri [[N. Chandrababu Naidu]], on 27 September 2014.

In addition to the terrestrial over-the-air transmission, the DD Vijayawada studio programmes are beamed through [[direct-broadcast satellite]] (DTH) and cable networks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ddfreedish.in/general-news/dd-free-dish-adds-dd-vijayawada |archive-url=https://archive.is/20140927125935/http://www.ddfreedish.in/general-news/dd-free-dish-adds-dd-vijayawada |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-09-27 |title=Doordarshan Kendra Vijayawada |publisher=ddfreedish.in |access-date=2014-09-27 }}</ref> Doordarshan Kendra Vijayawada’s Regional Network in Telugu took on a new identity as "DD Saptagiri", on 27 September 2014. This service is viewed not only in India, but also in some other parts of the world. The channel is named after the seven hills surrounding the world famous [[Tirumala Venkateswara Temple]] in [[Tirupati]] at the south of the state ('Sapta' in Sanskrit means seven and 'Giri' means mountain or hill).

==Popularity==
Doordarshan [[Vijayawada]] was the only television channel broadcast from Andhra Pradesh after bifurcation of the state. Its programmes are aimed mainly at 13 districts of Andhra Pradesh. Since the '90s, DD Vijayawada has been a small studio facility through which programmes based on coastal Andhra are produced and used to be aired weekly once through DDK Hyderabad. It was launched by Andhra Pradesh CM Nara Chandhra Babu Naidu and Union Minister of Urban Development Shri [[Venkaiah Naidu]] on 27 September 2014. Venkaiah Naidu announced that the All India Radio Bhavan here was named [[Pingali Venkaiah]] Bhavan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvhub.in/watch/etv2/chandrababu--venkaiah-jointly-launches-dd-sapthagiri-channel-in-vijayawada/x19Dqkib6N4/ |title=DD Saptagiri launch |access-date=2014-09-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006103548/http://www.tvhub.in/watch/etv2/chandrababu--venkaiah-jointly-launches-dd-sapthagiri-channel-in-vijayawada/x19Dqkib6N4/ |archive-date=6 October 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref>

==Frequency and satellite details from DD Free Dish==
INSAT-4B (C-BAND)93.5E 4060 MHZ Horizontal, symbol rate- 4250,
INSAT-4B (KU) 93.5E 11150 V 27500

==Channel details from [[APSFL]]==
Channel 064 on [[APSFL]]
== See also==
* [[All India Radio]]
* [[DD Direct Plus]]
* [[Prasar Bharati|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]]
* [[List of programs broadcast by DD National]]
* [[List of South Asian television channels by country]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.ddsaptagiri.tv/vijayawada_kendra.html }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130726051932/http://www.ddindia.gov.in/ Doordarshan Official Internet site]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130904045856/http://www.ddinews.gov.in/ Doordarshan news site]

{{Telugu Language Television}}
{{CATV}}
{{Terrestrial television channels of India}}

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DD North-East

2021-05-17T11:06:01Z

217.165.231.29:

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2015}}
{{primary sources|date=August 2009}}
{{Infobox television channel
| country = [[India]]
| owner = [[Doordarshan]]
| headquarters = [[Guwahati]], [[Assam]], [[India]]
| website = [http://www.ddkguwahati.gov.in/ www.ddkguwahati.gov.in]
{{URL |http://www.doordarshan.com/ddnortheast}}
| logo = DD North-East logo.jpeg
| language = Assamese, Bodo, Bengali, Hindi
| area = India and parts of Asia,China and Gulf Countries.
| launch_date = 1994(as Doordarshan Kendra Guwahati)
| name = DD North East
| slogan = Satyam Shivam Sundaram
| former_names = Doordarshan Kendra Guwahati
| timeshift_service = DD National Guwahati
| logo_size = 180px
}}

'''DD North-East''' previously known as '''DD-13''' is a state owned TV channel telecasting from Doordarshan Kendra in [[Guwahati]], [[Agartala]], [[Kohima]], [[Imphal]], [[Jorhat]], [[Silchar]], [[Dibrugarh]], [[Tura, Meghalaya|Tura]], [[Aizawl]], [[Itanagar]] and [[Shillong]]. On 4 August 2019 a particular 24x7 Doordarshan channel relaunched for Assam state named as [[DD Assam]] & it replaced DD North East & the channel was launched by Minister of Information & Broadcasting Shri [[Prakash Javadekar]] Ji through virtual event & CEO of [[Prasar Bharati]] Mr. Shashi Shekhar Vempati & other top levels of [[Doordarshan]] was present on the event. The event was also live telecasted on 11:00 A.M. at [[DD News DD National DD India DD Bharati & other North East DD channels]]
The programmes are produced at Doordarshan studios in Guwahati, Agartala, Kohima, Imphal, Silchar, Dibrugarh, Tura, Aizawl, Itanagar, Shillong and Gangtok for DD North East.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lyngsat.com/tvchannels/in/DD-North-East.html| title= tv channels DD-North-East | publisher=lyngsat.com | work=ddkguwahati.gov.in | date= | accessdate= 13 June 2019}}</ref>

==History==
DD North East Channel is a composite satellite television service for the North Eastern states of India broadcasting programmes in Assamese, English and other languages and dialects of the North East region. The programmes are a mix including entertainment programmes, informative programmes, social programmes, news and current affairs, art and culture. The first [[Assamese language|Assamese]] news transmission was introduced by the channel on 15 March 1991.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ddkguwahati.gov.in/aboutus.asp | title=About DDK Guwahati | publisher=Doordarshan Kendra Guwahati | work=ddkguwahati.gov.in | date= | accessdate=1 February 2019}}</ref> 2 December 2019 Name Change to DD Assam

==Programmes==

* Axomiya Batori
* English News
* Krisi Darsan
* Krirangan
* Yuva Darpan
* Dhun Dhamaka

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://doordarshan.gov.in/ Doordarshan's Official website]
* [http://www.ddinews.gov.in/ Doordarshan news site]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120414015108/http://passionforcinema.com/doordarshan-down-memory-lane An article at PFC]

{{Television channels of Assam}}
{{Terrestrial television channels of India}}

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