DD Saptagiri previously known as DD-8 (
Telugu: దూరదర్శన్ సప్తగిరి) is a state-owned television channel telecasting in the
Telugu language
Telugu (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken by Telugu people predominantly living in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where it is also the official language. It is the most widely spoken member of the Dravidian language fam ...
from a studio at
Doordarshan Kendra
Vijayawada
Vijayawada, formerly known as Bezawada, is the second largest city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and is a part of the state's Capital Region. It is the administrative headquarters of the NTR district. Its metropolitan region comprises N ...
,
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...
, India. The studio was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Shri
N. Chandrababu Naidu, on 27 September 2014.
In addition to terrestrial over-the-air transmission, the DD Vijayawada studio programmes are beamed through
direct-broadcast satellite
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(DTH) and cable networks. Doordarshan Kendra Vijayawada’s Regional Network in Telugu took on a new identity as "DD Saptagiri", on 27 September 2014. This service is viewed in India and some other parts of the world. The channel is named after the seven hills surrounding the
Tirumala Venkateswara Temple
Sri Venkateswara Swami Vaari Temple is a Hindu temple situated in the hill town of Tirumala at Tirupati in Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh, India. The Temple is dedicated to Venkateswara, a form of Vishnu, who is believed to have appeared ...
in
Tirupati
Tirupati () is a city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of the Tirupati district. The city is home to the important Hindu shrine of Tirumala Venkateswara Temple and other historic temples and is re ...
at the south of the state ('Sapta' in Sanskrit means seven and 'Giri' means mountain or hill).
Popularity
Doordarshan
Vijayawada
Vijayawada, formerly known as Bezawada, is the second largest city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and is a part of the state's Capital Region. It is the administrative headquarters of the NTR district. Its metropolitan region comprises N ...
was the only television channel broadcast from Andhra Pradesh after bifurcation of the state. Its programmes are aimed mainly at 13 districts of Andhra Pradesh. Since the '90s, DD Vijayawada has been a small studio facility through which programmes based on coastal Andhra are produced and used to be aired weekly once through DDK Hyderabad. It was launched by Andhra Pradesh CM Nara Chandhra Babu Naidu and Union Minister of Urban Development Shri
Venkaiah Naidu
Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu (born 1 July 1949) is an Indian politician who served as the 13th vice president of India from 2017 to 2022. He is the first Indian vice president born in independent India. He has also served as the minister of Hous ...
on 27 September 2014. Venkaiah Naidu announced that the All India Radio Bhavan here was named
Pingali Venkaiah Bhavan.
Frequency and satellite details from DD Free Dish
INSAT-4B (C-BAND)93.5E 4060 MHZ Horizontal, symbol rate- 4250,
INSAT-4B (KU) 93.5E 11150 V 27500
Channel details from APSFL
Channel 064 on
APSFL
See also
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All India Radio
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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 ...
*
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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Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
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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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List of South Asian television channels by country
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References
External links
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Doordarshan Official Internet site
Doordarshan news site
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Telugu-language television channels
Foreign television channels broadcasting in the United Kingdom
Television channels and stations established in 1977
Direct broadcast satellite services
Indian direct broadcast satellite services
Doordarshan
Television stations in Andhra Pradesh
Television stations in Vijayawada