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Doordarshan Odia
ଦୁରଦର୍ଶନ ଓଡ଼ିଆ
TypeBroadcast television network
Country
India
AvailabilityIndia and parts of Asia, China and Gulf Countries.
HeadquartersCuttack, Odisha, India
OwnerPrasar Bharati
Launch date
1994 (as Doordarshan Kendra Bhubaneshwar)
Former names
Doordarshan Kendra Bhubaneshwar, DD Oriya
Official website
www.ddkbbsr.gov.in[1]

DD Odia is a state owned TV channel telecasting from Doordarshan, Cuttack.[2]

History

DD Odia[3] is a satellite channel broadcasting in Odia, launched in 1994. DD Odia broadcasts serials, cultural programmes, infotainment programmes, news and current affairs etc.[4] 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

  1. Hello Doctor – a live phone-in health show hosted by Manoj Tripathy, Dr. Deepak or Rudra Pradhan[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "DD Odia launches disabled-friendly news website". dna. Aurosmita Acharya. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  2. ^ "DD Odia – ଡିଡି ଓଡ଼ିଆ". sat-address.com. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  3. ^ "DD Odia – LyngSat". lyngsat.com. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Oriya Channels". ORIYA NEWS. 3 July 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Hello Doctor – Doordarshan". ddkbbsr.gov.in. Retrieved 13 October 2016.

External links

Odia language television channels
Terrestrial television channels of India
Cable television providers
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