DD Yadagiri

Doordarshan Yadagiri దూరదర్శన్ యాదగిరి
Owned by	Prasar Bharati
Country	India
Headquarters	Hyderabad, Telangana, India

DD Yadagiri is a state owned Telugu language television channel operated by India's national broadcaster Doordarshan. It is one of the 11 Indian regional language channels operated by Doordarshan and is telecast from Doordarshan Kendra Hyderabad, Telangana and caters the state of Telangana. The channel is named for Lord Narasimha of Yadagirigutta in the state.

History of Kendra

Hyderabad's Doordarshan Kendra has transformed from the initial setup of Television Base Production Center during 1974. It was inaugurated by the then President of India, N. Sanjeeva Reddy on 23 October 1977. The service has been extended to the entire state in phased manner by installing Terrestrial Transmitters of different capacities (HPTs, LPTs, VLPTs) in different parts of the state. Hyderabad programmes were beamed through satellite and Cable Networks. Doordarshan Kendra Hyderabad’s Regional Network in Telugu took on a new identity of DD Saptagiri, on 2 April 2003.

After bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh state, the DD Saptagiri was relegated to being telecast from Doordarshan Kendra Vijayawada for Andhra Pradesh while the existing network, named DD Yadagiri, was aimed at the Telangana populace. DD Yadagiri's operations have been continued from its current Ramanthapur office, Hyderabad. The channel highlights the Telangana culture, and dialect.

Frequency & Satellite Details from DD Free Dish

INSAT-3A (C-BAND)93.5E 3840MHZ VERTICAL 4250, INSAT-4B (KU) 93.5E 11150 V 27500

See also

• All India Radio
• DD Direct Plus
• Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
• List of programs broadcast by DD National
• List of South Asian television channels by country

External links

• Doordarshan Official Internet site
• Doordarshan news site
• An article at PFC
• Media World Asia