DD Haryana, is a state-owned
TV channel
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, and only government-owned television production center in
Haryana
Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land a ...
, telecasting from the Hisar Doordarshan Kendra in sector-13 of
Hisar of
Haryana
Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land a ...
state in
India
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.
[Hisar becomes full fledged doordarshan kendra, Business Standard news, 2-Nov-2015]
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History
''Hisar Doordershan Kendra'' and TV Studio with Satellite Earth Station and DD-2 transmitter, was officially inaugurated on 1 Nov 2002 in Hisar (city)
Hisar is a city, municipal corporation and administrative headquarters of Hisar district of Hisar division in the state of Haryana in northwestern India. It is located 161.2 km (100.16 mi) to the west of New Delhi, India's capital, ...
by the Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Mod ...
leader Sushma Swaraj
Sushma Swaraj () (''née'' Sharma; 14 February 1952 – 6 August 2019) was an Indian lawyer, politician, and diplomat who served as the Minister of External Affairs of India in the first Narendra Modi government from 2014 to 2019. She is only ...
who was then Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, though programs were not telecast daily and it began only with the production of 75 minute long news program in Hindi language. It was upgraded to a regional channel as ''DD Haryana'', by the new Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Mod ...
government under prime minister Narendra Modi
Narendra Damodardas Modi (; born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament fro ...
, with daily telecast from 1 Nov 2015 covering the whole of Haryana with 19 relay centers.[
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List of programmes
DD Hisar telecasts the following Television program
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s:
Technology
It is the only state-owned Television studio
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in Haryana, equipped with Satellite earth station
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and transmission tower
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In electrical ...
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See also
* BIG FM 92.7
* 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 ...
* Radio Mantra
* 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 ...
* List of South Asian television channels by country
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* Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
External links
Doordarshan Official Internet site
Video of the ''Kisan program'' of Haryana Doordarshan
Doordarshan news site
An article at PFC
References
Doordarshan
Television stations in India
Television channels and stations established in 2002
Mass media companies established in 2015
Indian direct broadcast satellite services
Mass media in Haryana
Hisar district
Hisar (city)
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