DD Odia

Doordarshan Odia

Type	Broadcast television network
Country	India
Availability	India and parts of Asia, China and Gulf Countries.
Headquarters	Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Owner	Prasar Bharati
Launch date	1994 (as Doordarshan Kendra Bhubaneshwar)
Former names	Doordarshan Kendra Bhubaneshwar, DD Oriya
Official website	www.ddkbbsr.gov.in

DD Odia is a state owned TV channel telecasting from Doordarshan Kendra Bhubaneshwar.

History

DD Odia is a leading round the clock satellite channel broadcasting in Odia. It was launched in 1994. DD Odia broadcasts serials, cultural programmes, infotainment programmes, news and current affairs etc. Most of its programmes are produced at Doordarshan Kendras of Bhubaneshwar, Sambalpur and Bhawanipatna. While the weekly transmission hours for the terrestrial channel with satellite support is 37 hours and 30 min, for the satellite (DD-6-Odia) it is 168 hours. DD-6 programmes are mostly related to Odia films, folk dance, music, and other cultural programmes only besides regional news. DD Odia grabs about 29% of the Total Market share in India. It reaches to almost 23% of the total population in India.

Programs

• Hello Doctor - a live phone-in health show hosted by Manoj Tripathy, Dr. Deepak or Rudra Pradhan
• Quiz Master hosted by Dillip Routray
• Program anchor Balabhadra Rath

See also

• Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
• List of television stations in India
• All India Radio

External links

• Doordarshan Official Internet site

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