DD-Girnar previously known as DD-10 GUJARATI is the
Gujarati language
Gujarati (; gu, ગુજરાતી, Gujarātī, translit-std=ISO, label=Gujarati script, ) is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Indian state of Gujarat and spoken predominantly by the Gujarati people. Gujarati is descended from Old Gu ...
channel of
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
's national broadcaster,
Doordarshan
Doordarshan (abbreviated as DD; Hindi: , ) is an Indian public service broadcaster founded by the Government of India, owned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and one of Prasar Bharati's two divisions. One of India's largest bro ...
. It is broadcast out of studios at Doordarshan Kendra (Center) in
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad ( ; Gujarati: Amdavad ) is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per t ...
in
Gujarat
Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...
State.
History
Doordarshan Kendra, Ahmedabad was set up on 15 March 1976, as a part of the
Satellite Instructional Television Experiment
Satellite Instructional Television Experiment or SITE was an experimental satellite communications project launched in India in 1975, designed jointly by NASA and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). The project made available informatio ...
SITE Project of
ISRO
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO; ) is the national space agency of India, headquartered in Bengaluru. It operates under the Department of Space (DOS) which is directly overseen by the Prime Minister of India, while the Chairman ...
and the 1 KW transmitter was based in PIJ,
Kheda
Kheda, also known as Kaira, is a city and a municipality in the Indian state of Gujarat. It was former administrative capital of Kheda district. India's First Deputy Prime Minister Vallabhbhai Patel Was Born In Kheda District of Gujarat State.K ...
District. The studio used to function from the ISRO, Ahmedabad premises, while the administrative office was located in the Polytechnic compound in Ahmedabad.
Few years later, a plot of land was identified and a low power LPT was set up in Ahmedabad at Thaltej Tekra on 19 November 1983. The studio was commissioned on 2 October 1987 while the regional language uplinking was started on 30 December 1992.
DD Metro
DD Metro also known as DD 2 was an Indian free-to-air television channel. It was launched in 1984 as DD2 in Delhi as an alternative to DD National. Later, it increased its coverage area by expanding to Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai. In 1993, the ...
channel was set up on 1 May 1994 while the Regional languages Satellite Channels (RLSC), DD GIRNAR 24 Hour on 1 October 1993.
List of programmes currently broadcast
Telecast schedule
* ''Rasoi ni Rangat'' (રસોઈ ની રંગત)
* ''Ek Dal na Pankhi'' (એક ડાળ ના પંખી) (re-run)
* ''One Minute'' (એક મિનિટ)
* ''Gram Jagat'' (ગ્રામ જગત)
* ''Filmi Sargam'' (ફિલ્મી સરગમ)
* ''Kaka ni Kamal'' (કાકા ની કમાલ)
* ''Kuvara Corporation'' (કુંવારા કોર્પોરેશન)
* ''Gammat Gulal'' (ગમ્મત ગુલાલ)
List of programmes formerly broadcast
*''Aa Mama Nu Ghar Ketle'' (2014-2017)
*''Ek Daal Na Pankhi'' (2015-2013)
Technology
It uses SRLS transmissions from 3pm to 8pm as it cuts DD National from the terrestrial network and the same 8pm to 3pm it runs satellite transmission.
DD Girnar's sister channels
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DD Ahmadabad Metro - Hindi news program channel Gujarat and Diu Daman Island
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DD Andaman and Nicobar
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DD Andhra Pradesh
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DD Arunachal Pradesh
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DD Assam
DD Assam is a state-owned Indian TV channel. It telecasts from Doordarshan Kendra Assam, situated at Guwahati. DD Assam is available on DD Free dish DTH, at channel 52. Assam Doordarshan can reach almost 83% of the population and almost 79% the ...
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DD Bangalore Metro - Hindi news channel Karnatak state
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DD Bengla
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 Jalpai ...
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DD Bharati
DD Bharati is a state owned TV channel telecasting from Doordarshan Kendra, Delhi. It telecasts various cultural programmes and is dedicated to show India's vast culture and traditions.
History
DD-Bharati Channel was launched on 26 January 2002 ...
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DD Bihar
DD Bihar is a state owned TV channel telecasting from Doordarshan Kendra Bihar.
Doordarshan Kendra, Patna was inaugurated on 13 October 1990 with an interim set up converting a Government Quarter located at Chhajubagh, Patna. Adjacent area wa ...
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DD Chandana
DD Chandana is a Kannada TV channel owned and operated by Prasar Bharati under Doordarshan, supported by Doordarshan studios in Bengaluru and Kalburgi. Launched in 1994 DD Chandana has entertainment serials, infotainment programmes, news an ...
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DD Chandigarh
DD, dd, or other variants may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
*"D.D.", a track on mixtape ''Echoes of Silence'' by The Weeknd
*DD (character), a character in ''The Saga of Seven Suns'' novels by Kevin J. Anderson
*DD National or DD1, an India ...
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DD Chennai
DD Chennai, formerly known as DD Madras, is a state-owned television channel telecasting from Doordarshan Kendra, Chennai.
History
Doordarshan Kendra Chennai was inaugurated on 15 August 1975. The service had been extended to the entire stat ...
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DD Chhattisgarh
DD Chhattisgarh is a state owned TV channel telecasting from Doordarshan Kendra Chhattisgarh. DD Chhattisgarh (DD Raipur) Channel available on DD Free dish channel number 84.
List of programs broadcast by DD Chhattisgarh
* Programme Highlight ...
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DD Coimbatore
Doordarshan Coimbatore was inaugurated on 14 April 1975. The service has been extended to the entire state in phased manner by installing terrestrial transmitters of different capacities (HPTs, LPTs, VLPTs) at different parts of the state.
DD C ...
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DD Cricket
DD, dd, or other variants may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
*"D.D.", a track on mixtape ''Echoes of Silence'' by The Weeknd
*DD (character), a character in ''The Saga of Seven Suns'' novels by Kevin J. Anderson
*DD National or DD1, an India ...
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DD Dadra and Nagar Haveli
DD Dadra and Nagar Haveli is a state-owned television channel broadcasting from Doordarshan, India.
See also
* List of programs broadcast by DD National
* All India Radio
* Prasar Bharati, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
* DD Direct P ...
Gujarati chennal news Broadcast Gujarat and Diu and Dadra nagar and Haveli
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DD Daman and Diu
DD Daman and Diu is a state owned television channel telecasting from Doordarshan.
See also
* List of programs broadcast by DD National
* All India Radio
All or ALL may refer to:
Language
* All, an indefinite pronoun in English
* All, one of ...
Gujarati chennal Broadcast Gujarat Diu & Daman and Dadra nagar Hawali
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DD Delhi Metro
DD, dd, or other variants may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
*"D.D.", a track on mixtape ''Echoes of Silence'' by The Weeknd
*DD (character), a character in ''The Saga of Seven Suns'' novels by Kevin J. Anderson
*DD National or DD1, an India ...
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DD Direct+
DD Free Dish (previously known as DD Direct Plus) is an Indian free-to-air satellite television provider. DD Free Dish DTH service is owned and operated by Public Service Broadcaster Prasar Bharati. It was launched in December, 2004. In March 2 ...
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DD English
DD, dd, or other variants may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
*"D.D.", a track on mixtape ''Echoes of Silence'' by The Weeknd
*DD (character), a character in ''The Saga of Seven Suns'' novels by Kevin J. Anderson
*DD National or DD1, an India ...
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DD Goa
DD, dd, or other variants may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
*"D.D.", a track on mixtape ''Echoes of Silence'' by The Weeknd
* DD (character), a character in ''The Saga of Seven Suns'' novels by Kevin J. Anderson
*DD National or DD1, an Indi ...
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DD Haryana
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DD HD
DD HD (Doordarshan High Definition) is High Definition service of DD National
DD National (formerly DD1) is a state-owned public entertainment television channel in India. It is the flagship channel of Doordarshan, India's public service ...
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DD Himachal Pradesh
DD Himachal is a state owned TV channel telecasting from Doordarshan Kendra Shimla.
See also
* List of programs broadcast by DD National
* All India Radio
* Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
* DD Direct Plus
* List of South Asian telev ...
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DD Hyderabad Metro - Hindi news channel Teleghana state
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DD India
DD India is an international state-owned English language news and current affairs channel from India. The service is also aimed at the overseas market, similar to WION, CNN International, BBC World News, DW, TV5Monde, VOA, NHK World, Arirang ...
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DD Jaipur Metro
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DD Jharkhand
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DD Karnataka
DD, dd, or other variants may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
*"D.D.", a track on mixtape ''Echoes of Silence'' by The Weeknd
*DD (character), a character in ''The Saga of Seven Suns'' novels by Kevin J. Anderson
*DD National or DD1, an India ...
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DD Kashir
DD Kashir is a regional subsidiary television station of Doordarshan in Jammu and Kashmir which is owned by Broadcasting Ministry of India centrally focusing on tradition of Kashmiri culture and heritage, telecasting from Doordarshan Kendra ...
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DD Kerala
DD, dd, or other variants may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
*"D.D.", a track on mixtape ''Echoes of Silence'' by The Weeknd
* DD (character), a character in ''The Saga of Seven Suns'' novels by Kevin J. Anderson
* DD National or DD1, an Ind ...
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DD Kolkata Metro Hindi news channel West Bangel state
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DD Kutchi
DD, dd, or other variants may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
*"D.D.", a track on mixtape ''Echoes of Silence'' by The Weeknd
* DD (character), a character in ''The Saga of Seven Suns'' novels by Kevin J. Anderson
*DD National or DD1, an Indi ...
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DD Lakshadweep
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DD Ladakh
DD, dd, or other variants may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
*"D.D.", a track on mixtape ''Echoes of Silence'' by The Weeknd
* DD (character), a character in ''The Saga of Seven Suns'' novels by Kevin J. Anderson
*DD National or DD1, an Indi ...
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DD Madhya Pradesh
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DD Madurai
Doordarshan Kendra Madurai was inaugurated on 15 August 2005. The centre broadcast its programs in 16 districts of Tamil Nadu in Tamil language. The service has been extended to the entire state in phased manner by installing Terrestrial Trans ...
*
DD Malayalam
DD Malayalam (Malayalam:ഡി.ഡി മലയാളം) is a Malayalam language television channel operated by India's national broadcaster Doordarshan. It is commonly known as DD4, although it is not officially used now. The name was change ...
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DD Manipur
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DD Marathi
DD, dd, or other variants may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
*"D.D.", a track on mixtape ''Echoes of Silence'' by The Weeknd
* DD (character), a character in ''The Saga of Seven Suns'' novels by Kevin J. Anderson
*DD National or DD1, an Indi ...
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DD Meghalaya
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DD Mizoram
DD Mizoram is a state owned TV channel telecasting from Doordarshan Kendra Mizoram.
See also
* List of programs broadcast by DD National
* All India Radio
* Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
* DD Direct Plus
* List of South Asian telev ...
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DD Mumbai Metro - Hindi news channel
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DD Nagaland
DD, dd, or other variants may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
*"D.D.", a track on mixtape ''Echoes of Silence'' by The Weeknd
* DD (character), a character in ''The Saga of Seven Suns'' novels by Kevin J. Anderson
*DD National or DD1, an Indi ...
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DD National
DD National (formerly DD1) is a state-owned public entertainment television channel in India. It is the flagship channel of Doordarshan, India's public service broadcaster, and the oldest and most widely available terrestrial television channel ...
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DD News
DD News is an Indian news channel of Doordarshan, it is India's only 24-hour terrestrial TV news channel broadcasting solely in Hindi, and formerly in English. The Prasar Bharati Board approved the proposal to start a 24-hour news channel in p ...
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DD North-East
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, Aizawl, Itanagar and Shillong. On 4 August 2019 a particular 24x7 ...
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DD Orissa
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DD Oriya
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DD Panaji
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DD Podhigai TV
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DD Port Blair
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DD Pudhucherry
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DD Punjabi
''DD Punjabi'' is a state-owned Punjabi language TV channel, started in 1998, which is produced and telecasted from Doordarshan Kendra Jalandhar in Indian Punjab.
History
DD Punjabi Channel was launched in 1998, and it became a 24-hour serv ...
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DD Rajasthan
DD Rajasthan is a state-owned TV channel telecasting from Doordarshan Kendra Rajasthan. It is to be revamped as DD Aravali soon. The proposed DD Aravali Channel will be telecasted from DDK Jaipur. It will be 24 hours channel and will be availa ...
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DD Sahyadri
DD Sahyadri is a Marathi TV channel. It is a regional channel dedicated to Maharashtra. It shows Marathi serials, news, films infotainment and educational programs about agriculture, healthcare, and other subjects. It is part of Doordarshan ne ...
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DD Saptagiri
DD Saptagiri previously known as DD-8 ( Telugu: దూరదర్శన్ సప్తగిరి) is a state-owned television channel telecasting in the Telugu language from a studio at Doordarshan Kendra Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India. ...
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DD Sikkim
DD Sikkim is a state owned television channel telecasting from Doordarshan.
See also
* List of programs broadcast by DD National
* All India Radio
* Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
* DD Direct Plus
* List of South Asian television chann ...
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DD Sindhi
DD, dd, or other variants may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
*"D.D.", a track on mixtape ''Echoes of Silence'' by The Weeknd
* DD (character), a character in ''The Saga of Seven Suns'' novels by Kevin J. Anderson
*DD National or DD1, an Indi ...
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DD Sports
DD Sports is an Indian sports channel telecasting from Central Production Centre Delhi, India. It is a part of the Doordarshan family of networks, and is the main public sports broadcaster in India.
History
DD Sports was launched on 18 March ...
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DD Tamil Nadu
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DD Tripura
DD Tripura is a state-owned television channel owned by Doordarshan, serving the Indian state of Tripura. It was formerly known as Doordarshan Kendra Agartala until 21 January 2021, when it was renamed to its current name. It also commenced fu ...
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DD Urdu
DD Urdu is an Indian free-to-air television channel broadcasting from the Doordarshan Studios in Delhi. It broadcasts entertainment, cultural , news and infotainment
Infotainment (a portmanteau of ''information'' and ''entertainment''), al ...
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DD Uttar Pradesh
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DD Uttrakhand
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DD West Bengal
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DD1
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DD2
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Metro Gold
Metro Gold, also known as 9 Gold, was a Hindi-language terrestrial television channel in India. The channel was a joint venture of both DD Metro and Nine Gold of Kerry Packer and Vinay Maloo of HFCL - Nine Broadcasting India; hence known as Metr ...
See also
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List of programs broadcast by DD National
This is a list of original television programming currently and formerly broadcast by DD National.
Currently broadcasts
Original series
*''Aardhana''
*''Aarogya Yog''
*''Anudamini''
*''Bin Bitiya Aangan Suna''
*''Chitrahaar''
*''Just Junior ...
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All India Radio
All or ALL may refer to:
Language
* All, an indefinite pronoun in English
* All, one of the English determiners
* Allar language (ISO 639-3 code)
* Allative case (abbreviated ALL)
Music
* All (band), an American punk rock band
* ''All'' (All a ...
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Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
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DD Direct Plus
DD Free Dish (previously known as DD Direct Plus) is an Indian free-to-air satellite television provider. DD Free Dish DTH service is owned and operated by Public Service Broadcaster Prasar Bharati. It was launched in December, 2004. In March 2 ...
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List of South Asian television channels by country
This is a list of South Asian-origin television channels available on cable, satellite and IPTV platforms in Canada, Malaysia, the Middle East, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Kingdom and the United States. Channels broadcasting from di ...
References
External links
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Doordarshan news siteAn article at PFC
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