DD Free Dish News : Doordarshan, Prasar Bharati has brought 11 additional State DD channels

Glad to note that Prasar Bharati has brought eleven additional State DD Channels on the Satellite footprint of Bharat through DD Free Dish. This includes 5 channels for Northeastern states. this may go an extended method in strengthening regional cultures and fulfilling people's aspirations.


It is for the first time that the states of Chhattisgarh, Goa, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Uttarakhand have got their own DD channel on a satellite network through DD Free Dish, a statement from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said.

“These state channels represent the regional aspirations of the native population. Providing a satellite network for these channels through DD Free Dish won't solely increase visibility of those channels within the regions, however additionally offer them an all-India presence. The raised accessibility to regional broadcast can facilitate promote regional culture and provides opportunities to native talent similarly," the statement added.

Early last month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched DD Arunprabha, a 24x7 Doordarshan satellite channel for Arunachal Pradesh and laid the foundation stone of a permanent campus of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), the first in north east India, in the state.