Country: | India |
Owner: | Doordarshan |
Headquarters: | Guwahati, Assam, India |
Website: | www.ddkguwahati.gov.in |
Language: | Assamese, Bodo, Bengali, Hindi |
Area: | India and parts of Asia,China and Gulf Countries. |
Launch Date: | 1994(as Doordarshan Kendra Guwahati) |
DD North East | |
Former Names: | Doordarshan Kendra Guwahati |
Timeshift Service: | DD National Guwahati |
DD North-East previously known as DD-13 was a state owned TV channel telecasting from Doordarshan Kendra in Guwahati, Agartala, Kohima, Imphal, Jorhat, Silchar, Dibrugarh, Tura, Aizawl, Itanagar and Shillong. On 4 August 2019 a particular 24x7 Doordarshan channel relaunched for Assam state named as DD Assam & it replaced DD North East & the channel was launched by Minister of Information & Broadcasting Shri Prakash Javadekar Ji through virtual event & CEO of Prasar Bharati Mr. Shashi Shekhar Vempati & other top levels of Doordarshan was present on the event. The event was also live telecasted on 11:00 A.M. at DD News DD National DD India DD Bharati & other North East DD channelsThe programmes are produced at Doordarshan studios in Guwahati, Agartala, Kohima, Imphal, Silchar, Dibrugarh, Tura, Aizawl, Itanagar, Shillong and Gangtok for DD North East.[1]
DD North East Channel is a composite satellite television service for the North Eastern states of India broadcasting programmes in Assamese, English and other languages and dialects of the North East region. The programmes are a mix including entertainment programmes, informative programmes, social programmes, news and current affairs, art and culture. The first Assamese news transmission was introduced by the channel on 15 March 1991.[2] 2 December 2019 Name Change to DD Assam