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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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[[Category:1975 establishments in West Bengal]]
[[Category:1975 establishments in West Bengal]]

Latest revision as of 19:37, 10 February 2026


Doordarshan Bangla
Logo used since 2019
CountryIndia
Broadcast area
  • West Bengal (terrestrial)
  • Nationwide (satellite and cable)
NetworkDoordarshan
HeadquartersKolkata, West Bengal, India
Programming
Language(s)
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to letterboxed 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerPrasar Bharati
Key peopleSudip Chaudhury
History
Launched
  • 9 August 1975; 50 years ago (1975-08-09) (Doordarshan Kendra Kolkata)
  • 20 August 1992; 33 years ago (1992-08-20) (DD Bangla)
Former namesDoordarshan Kendra Calcutta (1975–1992)
Links
Websiteprasarbharati.gov.in/dd-bangla-homepage
Availability

DD Bangla, also known as DD7,[1] 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[edit | edit source]

Doordarshan established its first television station in East India in Calcutta on 9 August 1975, on channel 4 in the VHF band.[2] 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.[3] By this year, besides Calcutta, television services were available in Delhi, Bombay, Amritsar, Lucknow, Madras, and Srinagar.[4] It was originally supposed to go operational in 1973-74.[5]

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,[6] 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.[3][7]

Colour broadcasts commenced on 6 June 1983.[8] 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.[9] The station also began broadcasting during morning hours on 4 September 1988. Doordarshan Calcutta was rebranded as DD Bangla on 20 August 1992.[8] The Regional Language Satellite Service was also introduced on that day, enabling DD Bangla to be broadcast on cable and satellite television.[10]

Television stations were established in Shantiniketan on 8 September 1996, and Jalpaiguri on 24 September 1998.[11] 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.[10] Broadcasts in high-definition began on 15 April 2013.[8] 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.[12][13]

Programming[edit | edit source]

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.[14] Programs broadcast by the channel include Bibaho Obhijan, Camera Cholche, Rongo Tamaasha, Eto Sur Ar Eto Gaan, Madhyamik classes[15][16] among others.

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "DD7 BREAKS FREE OF CABLE SHACKLES". The Telegraph. 27 July 2000. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Television Factbook" (PDF). 1977. p. 1109-b. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mira K. Desai (2021). Regional Language Television in India: Profiles and Perspectives. Taylor & Francis. p. 243. ISBN 9781000470086. Archived from the original on 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  4. ↑ Thorpe, Edgar; Thorpe, Showick (2008). Pearson General Knowledge Manual 2009. Pearson Education. p. 3.272. ISBN 9788131723005. Archived from the original on 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "Television Factbook" (PDF). 1972. p. 1076. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  6. ↑ Al Faruk, Abdullah (2 June 2019). বাংলাদেশে টেলিভিশনের অগ্রযাত্রার কথা. Techtunes (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  7. ↑ Know Your State West Bengal. Arihant Publications India Limited. 2019. p. 122. ISBN 9789313198017. Archived from the original on 9 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Dr. Paramveer Singh (2021). Indian Silver Screen. K.K. Publications. p. 41. Archived from the original on 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  9. ↑ Ray, Bibekananda. Conscience of The Race. Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. p. 54. ISBN 9788123026619. Archived from the original on 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Mira K. Desai (2021). Regional Language Television in India: Profiles and Perspectives. Taylor & Francis. p. 251. ISBN 9781000470086.
  11. ↑ Datta, Amal (2007). Effects Of Television And The Viewers. Mittal Publications. p. 39. ISBN 9788183241823.
  12. ↑ "DD Bangla taps independent producers for sponsored programming push". Adgully. 16 December 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  13. ↑ "DD Bangla taps independent producers for sponsored programming push". Exchange4Media. 16 December 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  14. ↑ Dr. Paramveer Singh (2021). Indian Silver Screen. K.K. Publications. p. 61. Archived from the original on 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  15. ↑ "Madhyamik classes on DD Bangla". www.telegraphindia.com. The Telegraph. 3 April 2020. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  16. ↑ "West Bengal govt announces virtual classes for students of class 9 to 12". Hindustan Times. 4 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2021.

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