DD Bangla

Doordarshan Bangla
দূরদর্শন বাংলা
DD Bangla logo
Launched 1975 (as Doordarshan Kendra Kolkata)
Owned by Prasar Bharati (Govt. of India)
Picture format 576i (SDTV 16:9, 4:3),
1080i (HDTV)
Country India
Broadcast area India and parts of Asia,China and Gulf Countries.
Headquarters Kolkata, West Bengal, India,
Replaced Doordarshan Kendra Kolkata
Website www.ddkbangla.tv
Internet television
MIVO.TV www.mivo.tv

DD Bangla (Bengali: ডিডি বাংলা) is a state owned TV channel telecasting from Doordarshan Kendra Kolkata.

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History

DD Bangla is the Bengali language satellite channel supported by Doordarshan studios in Kolkata, Shantiniketan and Jalpaiguri, which are small regions near Kolkata. Launched in 2001 DD Bangla has entertainment serials, infotainment programmes, news & current affairs, social programmes and film programmes as its major content. Soaps in the regional language have also become a craze among the regular viewers. In terrestrial mode, DD Bangla is available to 97.1 % of the population of West Bengal. ETV Bangla, Akash Bangla, Alpha Bangla, DD Bangla and the now phased-out Tara Bangla and numerous cable channels, this year has already seen plenty of action and lots more is lined up in the near future.

History

List of programmes

Technology

See also

External links

Govt. Channel: DD Bangla • DD Agartala • DD North East

General Entertainment: DD North East • DD North East • Akash Bangla • ETV Bangla • Tara Bangla • CTVN Plus • Mahuaa Bangla • STAR Jalsha • Zee Bangla • R Plus • Sony Aath • Ruposhi Bangla • Sangeet Bangla • Tara Muzik • Bangla TV • Channel S • Rupashi Bangla • STVus

24-Hour News Channel: STAR Ananda • Kolkata TV • 24 Ghanta • Tara Newz • Channel 10 (India) • Ne Bangla • News Time • Mahuaa Khobor