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	{{Infobox television channel		{{Infobox television channel
	\| name = DD Bangla		\| name = Doordarshan Bangla
	\| logo = Dd Bangla.PNG		\| logo = Dd Bangla.PNG
	\| logo_size = ~~150px~~		\| logo_size =
	\| logo_caption =		\| logo_caption = Logo used since 2019
	\| logo_alt =		\| logo_alt =
	\| launch_date = 1975 (as Doordarshan Kendra Kolkata)		\| launch_date = {{plainlist\|
	\| picture_format = [[1080i]] [[HDTV]]<br />(downscaled to [[letterboxed]] [[576i]] for the [[SDTV]] feed)		* {{Start date and age\|1975\|8\|9\|df=y}} (Doordarshan Kendra Kolkata)
	\| network = [[Doordarshan]]		* {{Start date and age\|1992\|8\|20\|df=y}} (DD Bangla)}}
	\| owner = [[Prasar Bharati]]		\| picture_format = [[1080i]] [[HDTV]]<br />(downscaled to [[letterboxed]] [[576i]] for the [[SDTV]] feed)
	\| ~~country~~ = [[~~India~~]]		\| network = [[Doordarshan]]
	~~\| area = India and parts of~~ [[~~Asia~~]], [[~~China~~]] ~~and Gulf countries.~~		\| owner = [[Prasar Bharati]]
	\| ~~headquarters =~~ [[~~Kolkata~~]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]		\| language = {{plainlist\|
	\| replaced = ~~Doordarshan Kendra Kolkata~~		* [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] (main)
	\| former_names = ~~DD-7~~		* [[Hindi]] (secondary)
			* [[Nepali language\|Nepali]] (secondary)
			* [[Santali language\|Santali]] (secondary)
			* [[Urdu]] (secondary)}}
			\| country = India
			\| area = {{plainlist\|
			* [[West Bengal]] (terrestrial)
			* Nationwide (satellite and cable)
			}}
			\| headquarters = Kolkata, West Bengal, India
			\| replaced =
			\| former_names = Doordarshan Kendra Calcutta (1975–1992)
	\| sister_channels =		\| sister_channels =
	\| website = {{url\|~~www.ddbangla~~.gov.in}}		\| website = {{url\|https://prasarbharati.gov.in/dd-bangla-homepage}}
	\| key_people = Sudip Chaudhury		\| key_people = Sudip Chaudhury
	}}		}}

	'''DD Bangla''' is an Indian Bengali-language [[free-to-air]] state-owned television ~~channel~~ owned by state-owned broadcaster [[Doordarshan]] ~~Network~~. It ~~was formerly known as '''DD-7''' and '''DD National~~ Kolkata~~'''~~. It broadcasts from [[Kolkata]], [[Shantiniketan]] and [[Jalpaiguri]]. ~~Launched~~ on 9 August 1975, the ~~network's programming consists~~ of ~~soap operas~~, [[~~infotainment~~]] ~~series~~, ~~news~~ and ~~current affairs~~, ~~social programs and films~~ in ~~Bengali~~. ~~It is available~~ to ~~97.1% of~~ the ~~population of~~ [[West Bengal]] on [[~~terrestrial television~~]].<ref>{{~~cite~~ web \|title=~~Home~~ {{!}} ~~Welcome to~~ Doordarshan Kendra: Kolkata \|url=~~http~~://www.~~ddbangla~~.~~gov.in~~/ \|~~website~~=www.~~ddbangla~~.~~gov~~.in \|~~publisher~~=DD Bangla \|access-date=9 ~~April 2021~~}}</ref>		'''DD Bangla''', also known as '''DD7''',<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/dd7-breaks-free-of-cable-shackles/cid/893106\|title=DD7 BREAKS FREE OF CABLE SHACKLES\|date=27 July 2000\|access-date=6 August 2025\|work=[[The Telegraph (India)\|The Telegraph]]}}</ref> is an Indian Bengali-language [[free-to-air]] state-owned television network owned by state-owned broadcaster [[Doordarshan]], established on 20 August 1992. It is the successor of Doordarshan Kendra Kolkata, established on 9 August 1975. It broadcasts from [[Kolkata]], [[Shantiniketan]] and [[Jalpaiguri]], and is headquartered in Television Centre in [[Golf Green]], Kolkata.

			== History ==
			[[Doordarshan]] established its first television station in East India in Calcutta on 9 August 1975, on channel 4 in the VHF band.<ref name=tvfactbook>{{cite web \|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1977-TV-Factbook/1977-TV-Factbook.pdf \|title=Television Factbook \|date=1977 \|accessdate=31 March 2021 \|page=1109-b \|archive-date=29 July 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729193430/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1977-TV-Factbook/1977-TV-Factbook.pdf \|url-status=live }}</ref> The first known broadcast was of a female presenter, Sharmistha Dasgupta greeting viewers with the statement, "Nomoshkar. Today, begins the journey of television in Kolkata." This was said in Bengali.<ref name="rltipg243">{{Cite book\|title=Regional Language Television in India: Profiles and Perspectives\|author=Mira K. Desai\|publisher=Taylor & Francis\|year=2021\|isbn=9781000470086\|page=243\|language=English\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fr5FEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT243\|archive-date=8 May 2024\|access-date=8 May 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508192433/https://books.google.com/books?id=Fr5FEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT243\|url-status=live}}</ref> By this year, besides Calcutta, television services were available in Delhi, Bombay, Amritsar, Lucknow, Madras, and Srinagar.<ref>{{Cite book\|title=Pearson General Knowledge Manual 2009\|last=Thorpe\|first=Edgar\|publisher=[[Pearson Education]]\|year=2008\|isbn=9788131723005\|page=3.272\|language=English\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OLaKRbzU_bYC&pg=SA3-PA272\|last2=Thorpe\|first2=Showick\|archive-date=8 May 2024\|access-date=8 May 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508192433/https://books.google.com/books?id=OLaKRbzU_bYC&pg=SA3-PA272\|url-status=live}}</ref> It was originally supposed to go operational in 1973-74.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1972-73-TV-Factbook/Television-Factbook-1972-73.pdf \|title=Television Factbook \|date=1972 \|access-date=8 May 2024\|page=1076\|archive-date=25 October 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025025407/https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1972-73-TV-Factbook/Television-Factbook-1972-73.pdf\|url-status=live}}</ref>

			Doordarshan Kendra Calcutta was the third Bengali-language television station to be established in the world, after the [[Bangladesh Television]] stations established in Dhaka and Natore in 1964 and 1974 respectively,<ref name="agrajatra">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.techtunes.io/setelite-tv/tune-id/598436\|script-title=bn:বাংলাদেশে টেলিভিশনের অগ্রযাত্রার কথা\|access-date=9 November 2021\|website=Techtunes\|last=Al Faruk\|first=Abdullah\|date=2 June 2019\|language=bn\|archive-date=18 June 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618213915/https://www.techtunes.io/setelite-tv/tune-id/598436\|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as the first in India. The station initially broadcast from the Akashvani Bhavan in Calcutta. Its headquarters were later moved to the Radha Film Studio in [[Tollygunge]]. It was later moved again to a new headquarter building called Television Centre, in the Golf Green neighbourhood on 1 July 1986.<ref name="rltipg243"/><ref>{{Cite book\|title=Know Your State West Bengal\|publisher=Arihant Publications India Limited\|year=2019\|isbn=9789313198017\|pages=122\|language=English\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qhrzDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA122\|archive-date=9 May 2024\|access-date=8 May 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509160041/https://books.google.com/books?id=qhrzDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA122\|url-status=live}}</ref>

			Colour broadcasts commenced on 6 June 1983.<ref name="indiansilverscreenpg41">{{Cite book\|title=Indian Silver Screen\|author=Dr. Paramveer Singh\|publisher=K.K. Publications\|year=2021\|page=41\|language=English\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ncg7EAAAQBAJ&pg=PA41\|archive-date=8 May 2024\|access-date=8 May 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508192434/https://books.google.com/books?id=Ncg7EAAAQBAJ&pg=PA41\|url-status=live}}</ref> On 30 October 1987, Doordarshan Calcutta broadcast a documentary on Bengali poet [[Sukumar Ray]], produced by his son [[Satyajit Ray]], as well as the state government of West Bengal.<ref>{{Cite book\|title=Conscience of The Race\|last=Ray\|first=Bibekananda\|publisher=Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting\|isbn=9788123026619\|pages=54\|language=English\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EKo-DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT54\|archive-date=8 May 2024\|access-date=8 May 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508192433/https://books.google.com/books?id=EKo-DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT54\|url-status=live}}</ref> The station also began broadcasting during morning hours on 4 September 1988. Doordarshan Calcutta was rebranded as DD Bangla on 20 August 1992.<ref name="indiansilverscreenpg41"/> The Regional Language Satellite Service was also introduced on that day, enabling DD Bangla to be broadcast on cable and satellite television.<ref name="rltipg251">{{Cite book\|title=Regional Language Television in India: Profiles and Perspectives\|author=Mira K. Desai\|publisher=Taylor & Francis\|year=2021\|isbn=9781000470086\|page=251\|language=English\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fr5FEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT251}}</ref>

			Television stations were established in [[Shantiniketan]] on 8 September 1996, and [[Jalpaiguri]] on 24 September 1998.<ref>{{Cite book\|title=Effects Of Television And The Viewers\|last=Datta\|first=Amal\|publisher=Mittal Publications\|year=2007\|isbn=9788183241823\|page=39\|language=English\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nNRmcYct7XIC&pg=PA39}}</ref> After digitalizing its studios in 2001, Doordarshan Kendra Kolkata began broadcasting on digital terrestrial television in January 2003. Digital satellite uplinking was commenced in April 2004.<ref name="rltipg251"/> Broadcasts in high-definition began on 15 April 2013.<ref name="indiansilverscreenpg41"/> In December 2025, DD Bangla invited content proposals from independent producers to be broadcast on the network as part of [[Prasar Bharati]]'s Sponsored Programme Scheme.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.adgully.com/post/10221/dd-bangla-taps-independent-producers-for-sponsored-programming-push\|title=DD Bangla taps independent producers for sponsored programming push\|date=16 December 2025\|access-date=9 February 2026\|work=Adgully}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv-news/dd-bangla-invites-fresh-content-proposals-across-genres-150297.html\|title=DD Bangla taps independent producers for sponsored programming push\|date=16 December 2025\|access-date=9 February 2026\|work=Exchange4Media}}</ref>

	Programs broadcast by the channel include ''Bibaho Obhijan'', ''Rongo Tamaasha'', ''Eto ~~sur ar eto gaan~~'', ''Madhyamik classes''<ref>{{cite news \|title=Madhyamik classes on DD Bangla \|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/calcutta/madhyamik-classes-on-dd-bangla/cid/1761811 \|access-date=9 April 2021 \|work=www.telegraphindia.com \|publisher=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)\|The Telegraph]] \|date=3 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=West Bengal govt announces virtual classes for students of class 9 to 12 \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/west-bengal-govt-announces-virtual-classes-for-students-of-class-9-to-12/story-Wlff4OZRWfHd2CA11Oo6yM.html \|access-date=9 April 2021 \|work=Hindustan Times \|date=4 April 2020 \|language=en}}</ref> among others.		== Programming ==
			The programming of DD Bangla consists of soap operas, [[infotainment]] series, news and current affairs, social programs and films. It mainly broadcasts programming in Bengali, as well as in Hindi, Nepali, Santali, and Urdu.<ref>{{Cite book\|title=Indian Silver Screen\|author=Dr. Paramveer Singh\|publisher=K.K. Publications\|year=2021\|page=61\|language=English\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ncg7EAAAQBAJ&pg=PA61\|archive-date=8 May 2024\|access-date=8 May 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508192815/https://books.google.com/books?id=Ncg7EAAAQBAJ&pg=PA61\|url-status=live}}</ref> Programs broadcast by the channel include ''Bibaho Obhijan'', ''Camera Cholche'', ''Rongo Tamaasha'', ''Eto Sur Ar Eto Gaan'', ''Madhyamik classes''<ref>{{cite news \|title=Madhyamik classes on DD Bangla \|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/calcutta/madhyamik-classes-on-dd-bangla/cid/1761811 \|access-date=9 April 2021 \|work=www.telegraphindia.com \|publisher=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)\|The Telegraph]] \|date=3 April 2020 \|archive-date=8 November 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108093641/https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/calcutta/madhyamik-classes-on-dd-bangla/cid/1761811 \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=West Bengal govt announces virtual classes for students of class 9 to 12 \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/west-bengal-govt-announces-virtual-classes-for-students-of-class-9-to-12/story-Wlff4OZRWfHd2CA11Oo6yM.html \|access-date=9 April 2021 \|work=Hindustan Times \|date=4 April 2020 \|language=en}}</ref> among others.

	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[DD Direct Plus]]		*[[DD Direct Plus]]
	* [[List of programs broadcast by DD National]]		*[[List of programs broadcast by DD National]]
	* [[All India Radio]]		*[[All India Radio]]
	* [[List of South Asian television channels by country]]		*[[List of South Asian television channels by country]]

	==References==		==References==
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	\| name = ~~Doordarshan~~ Bangla		\| name = DD Bangla
	\| logo = Dd Bangla.PNG		\| logo = Dd Bangla.PNG
	\| logo_size = 150px		\| logo_size = 150px
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	\| country = [[India]]		\| country = [[India]]
	\| area = India and parts of [[Asia]], [[China]] and Gulf countries.		\| area = India and parts of [[Asia]], [[China]] and Gulf countries.
	\| headquarters = Kolkata, West Bengal, India		\| headquarters = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
	\| replaced = Doordarshan Kendra Kolkata		\| replaced = Doordarshan Kendra Kolkata
	\| former_names = DD-7		\| former_names = DD-7

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	\| name = Doordarshan Bangla		\| name = Doordarshan Bangla
	\| logo = Dd Bangla.PNG		\| logo = Dd Bangla.PNG
	\| logo_size = ~~180px~~		\| logo_size = 150px
	\| logo_caption =		\| logo_caption =
	\| logo_alt =		\| logo_alt =
	\| launch_date = 1975 (as Doordarshan Kendra Kolkata)		\| launch_date = 1975 (as Doordarshan Kendra Kolkata)
	\| picture_format = [[1080i]] [[HDTV]]<br />(downscaled to [[letterboxed]] [[576i]] for the [[SDTV]] feed)		\| picture_format = [[1080i]] [[HDTV]]<br />(downscaled to [[letterboxed]] [[576i]] for the [[SDTV]] feed)
	\| network =		\| network = [[Doordarshan]]
	\| owner = [[Prasar Bharati]] ~~([[Govt. of India]])~~		\| owner = [[Prasar Bharati]]
	\| country = India		\| country = [[India]]
	\| area = India and parts of Asia, China and Gulf countries.		\| area = India and parts of [[Asia]], [[China]] and Gulf countries.
	\| headquarters = [[Kolkata, West Bengal]], India		\| headquarters = Kolkata, West Bengal, India
	\| replaced = Doordarshan Kendra Kolkata		\| replaced = Doordarshan Kendra Kolkata
			\| former_names = DD-7
	\| sister_channels =		\| sister_channels =
	\| ~~web~~ = ~~[http://~~www.ddbangla.gov.in~~/ ddbangla.gov.in]~~		\| website = {{url\|www.ddbangla.gov.in}}
			\| key_people = Sudip Chaudhury
	}}		}}

	'''DD Bangla''' ~~({{lang-bn\|ডিডি বাংলা}})~~ is an Indian [[free-to-air]] television channel owned by state-owned broadcaster [[Doordarshan]]. It was ~~Previously~~ known as '''DD-7''' and '''DD National Kolkata'''. It broadcasts from [[Kolkata]], [[Shantiniketan]] and [[Jalpaiguri]]. Launched on 9 August 1975, the network's programming consists of soap operas, [[infotainment]] series, news and current affairs, social programs and films in [[Bengali ~~language]]~~. It is available to 97.1% of the population of [[West Bengal]] on [[terrestrial television]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Home {{!}} Welcome to Doordarshan Kendra: Kolkata \|url=http://www.ddbangla.gov.in/ \|website=www.ddbangla.gov.in \|publisher=DD Bangla \|access-date=9 April 2021}}</ref>		'''DD Bangla''' is an Indian Bengali-language [[free-to-air]] state-owned television channel owned by state-owned broadcaster [[Doordarshan]] Network. It was formerly known as '''DD-7''' and '''DD National Kolkata'''. It broadcasts from [[Kolkata]], [[Shantiniketan]] and [[Jalpaiguri]]. Launched on 9 August 1975, the network's programming consists of soap operas, [[infotainment]] series, news and current affairs, social programs and films in Bengali. It is available to 97.1% of the population of [[West Bengal]] on [[terrestrial television]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Home {{!}} Welcome to Doordarshan Kendra: Kolkata \|url=http://www.ddbangla.gov.in/ \|website=www.ddbangla.gov.in \|publisher=DD Bangla \|access-date=9 April 2021}}</ref>

	Programs broadcast by the channel include ''Bibaho ~~obhijan~~'', ''Rongo ~~tamaasha~~'', ''Eto sur ar eto gaan'', ''Madhyamik classes''<ref>{{cite news \|title=Madhyamik classes on DD Bangla \|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/calcutta/madhyamik-classes-on-dd-bangla/cid/1761811 \|access-date=9 April 2021 \|work=www.telegraphindia.com \|publisher=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)\|The Telegraph]] \|date=3 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=West Bengal govt announces virtual classes for students of class 9 to 12 \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/west-bengal-govt-announces-virtual-classes-for-students-of-class-9-to-12/story-Wlff4OZRWfHd2CA11Oo6yM.html \|access-date=9 April 2021 \|work=Hindustan Times \|date=4 April 2020 \|language=en}}</ref> among others.		Programs broadcast by the channel include ''Bibaho Obhijan'', ''Rongo Tamaasha'', ''Eto sur ar eto gaan'', ''Madhyamik classes''<ref>{{cite news \|title=Madhyamik classes on DD Bangla \|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/calcutta/madhyamik-classes-on-dd-bangla/cid/1761811 \|access-date=9 April 2021 \|work=www.telegraphindia.com \|publisher=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)\|The Telegraph]] \|date=3 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=West Bengal govt announces virtual classes for students of class 9 to 12 \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/west-bengal-govt-announces-virtual-classes-for-students-of-class-9-to-12/story-Wlff4OZRWfHd2CA11Oo6yM.html \|access-date=9 April 2021 \|work=Hindustan Times \|date=4 April 2020 \|language=en}}</ref> among others.

	==See also==		==See also==

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{{short description|Indian Bengali-language television channel}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = Doordarshan Bangla
| logo = Dd Bangla.PNG
| logo_size = 180px
| logo_caption =
| logo_alt =
| launch_date = 1975 (as Doordarshan Kendra Kolkata)
| picture_format = [[1080i]] [[HDTV]]<br />(downscaled to [[letterboxed]] [[576i]] for the [[SDTV]] feed)
| network =
| owner = [[Prasar Bharati]] ([[Govt. of India]])
| country = India
| area = India and parts of Asia, China and Gulf countries.
| headquarters = [[Kolkata, West Bengal]], India
| replaced = Doordarshan Kendra Kolkata
| sister_channels =
| web = [http://www.ddbangla.gov.in/ ddbangla.gov.in]
}}

'''DD Bangla''' ({{lang-bn|ডিডি বাংলা}}) is an Indian [[free-to-air]] television channel owned by state-owned broadcaster [[Doordarshan]]. It was Previously known as '''DD-7''' and '''DD National Kolkata'''. It broadcasts from [[Kolkata]], [[Shantiniketan]] and [[Jalpaiguri]]. Launched on 9 August 1975, the network's programming consists of soap operas, [[infotainment]] series, news and current affairs, social programs and films in [[Bengali language]]. It is available to 97.1% of the population of [[West Bengal]] on [[terrestrial television]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Home {{!}} Welcome to Doordarshan Kendra: Kolkata |url=http://www.ddbangla.gov.in/ |website=www.ddbangla.gov.in |publisher=DD Bangla |access-date=9 April 2021}}</ref>

Programs broadcast by the channel include ''Bibaho obhijan'', ''Rongo tamaasha'', ''Eto sur ar eto gaan'', ''Madhyamik classes''<ref>{{cite news |title=Madhyamik classes on DD Bangla |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/calcutta/madhyamik-classes-on-dd-bangla/cid/1761811 |access-date=9 April 2021 |work=www.telegraphindia.com |publisher=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]] |date=3 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=West Bengal govt announces virtual classes for students of class 9 to 12 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/west-bengal-govt-announces-virtual-classes-for-students-of-class-9-to-12/story-Wlff4OZRWfHd2CA11Oo6yM.html |access-date=9 April 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=4 April 2020 |language=en}}</ref> among others.

==See also==
* [[DD Direct Plus]]
* [[List of programs broadcast by DD National]]
* [[All India Radio]]
* [[List of South Asian television channels by country]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130726051932/http://www.ddindia.gov.in/ Doordarshan Official Internet site]
* [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]

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{{CATV}}
{{Terrestrial television channels of India}}

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