DD National
| DD National | |
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DD National's logo
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| Launched | 15 September 1959 (in India) |
| Owned by | Doordarshan |
| Country |  India |
| Headquarters | New Delhi, India |
| Sister channel(s) | DD India DD News DD Sports DD Bharati DD Metro |
| Website | ddindia.gov.in |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
| DVB-T2 (India) | Check local frequencies |
| Satellite | |
| Dish TV | Channel 137 |
| Tata Sky | Channel 104 |
| Big TV | Channel 205 |
| Airtel Digital TV | Channel 136 |
| Sun Direct DTH | Channel 310 |
| DD Free Dish | Channel 1 |
| Videocon d2h | Channel 149 |
| Cignal Digital TV | Channel 88 |
| G Sat | Coming Soon |
| Cable | |
| SkyCable Philippines | Channel 233 (Digital) |
| Cablelink Philippines | Channel 243 |
| Destiny Cable Philippines | Channel 116 (Analog) Channel 233 (Digital) |
| Asianet Digital TV (India) | Channel 500 |
DD National (DD1) is a state-owned general interest terrestrial television channel in India. It is the flagship channel of Doordarshan, the Indian public service broadcasting corporation, and the most widely available terrestrial television channel in India.[1]
DD National is a government body but it has its own editorial independence.[2]
Contents
History
DD National telecasts around 401 episodes of Shaktimaan.
Prasar Bharati Board
- Chairman — Dr. A. Surya Prakash
- Chief Executive Officer — Jawahar Sircar
- Member (Personnel) — V.A.M. Hussain
- Member (Financel) — A.K. jain
Part-time members
- Representative of Ministry of Information & Broadcasting — Dr.Sunil Kapoor, Suman Dubey, Vikram Kaushik and Prof. S.K. Barua
- Rajiv Takru — Additional Secretary
- Ex Officio Members — Tripurari Sharan, DG, Doordarshan and L.D. Mandloi, DG, All India Radio
Sports broadcasting
Usually, all One Day and Twenty20 international cricket matches involving and hosted by India are shown live in DD National. It also broadcast the 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup matches involving India & also the semifinal and final matches.
Editorial independence
The idea of autonomy for the government-controlled Doordarshan was first mooted when the Janata Party came to power in 1977 in the aftermath of Emergency when the Doordarshan ended up as the government's mouthpiece. The idea was revived when the Janata Dal took office in 1989. The following Congress and non-Congress governments showed no interest in the autonomy despite making politically correct noises about autonomy.[2]
