DD Bangla
File:Dd Bangla.PNG | |
Country | India |
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Broadcast area | India and parts of Asia, China and Gulf countries. |
Network | Doordarshan |
Headquarters | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
Programming | |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Prasar Bharati |
Key people | Sudip Chaudhury |
History | |
Launched | 1975 (as Doordarshan Kendra Kolkata) |
Replaced | Doordarshan Kendra Kolkata |
Former names | DD-7 |
Links | |
Website | www |
Availability | |
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.[1]
Programs broadcast by the channel include Bibaho Obhijan, Rongo Tamaasha, Eto sur ar eto gaan, Madhyamik classes[2][3] among others.
See also[edit]
- DD Direct Plus
- List of programs broadcast by DD National
- All India Radio
- List of South Asian television channels by country
References[edit]
- ↑ "Home | Welcome to Doordarshan Kendra: Kolkata". www.ddbangla.gov.in. DD Bangla. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ↑ "Madhyamik classes on DD Bangla". www.telegraphindia.com. The Telegraph. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ↑ "West Bengal govt announces virtual classes for students of class 9 to 12". Hindustan Times. 4 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
External links[edit]
Categories:
- Bengali-language television channels in India
- Foreign television channels broadcasting in the United Kingdom
- Television stations in Kolkata
- Television channels and stations established in 1975
- Direct broadcast satellite services
- Indian direct broadcast satellite services
- Doordarshan
- 1975 establishments in West Bengal