DD Rajasthan explained

Network Name:	Doordarshan Rajasthan
Country:	India
Network Type:	Broadcast television network
Available:	India and parts of Asia, China and Gulf Countries.
Owner:	Prasar Bharati
Launch Date:	1994 (as Doordarshan Kendra Rajasthan)
Founder:	Govt. of India
Past Names:	Doordarshan Kendra Rajasthan
Headquarters:	Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Website:	www.ddkRajasthan.tv
Logosize:	250px

DD Rajasthan is a state-owned TV channel telecasting from Doordarshan Kendra Rajasthan. It is to be revamped as DD Aravali soon. The proposed DD Aravali Channel will be telecasted from DDK Jaipur. It will be 24 hours channel and will be available on DTH and Cable Networks.^[1]

History

On 1 August 1975, the first television broadcast was viewed by the people of Rajasthan under the Satellite Instructional Television Experiment targeting the districts of Kota, Sawai Madhopur and Jaipur.

Doordarshan Kendra in Jaipur was set up on 1 June 1987 at Jhalana Doongri and transmission started on 6 July 1987. Initially only 30 minutes of programming produced by this Kendra and this was gradually increased. Presently the Kendra originates about four hours of programming daily.^[2]

The channel covers 79% by population and 72% by area of Rajasthan.^[3]

See also

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

External links

• Doordarshan Official Internet site

Notes and References

1. News: Lockdown: DD Rajasthan To Broadcast Classes For School Students From June 1. NDTV. 13 June 2022.
2. News: DD Rajasthan Channel Will Now Teach Up To 12th Class, 200 Schools Will Benefit. Dainik Bhaskar. 13 June 2022.
3. Web site: Program Page . www.ddindia.com . 2012-05-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120514083829/http://www.ddindia.gov.in/Kendra/Jaipur/Program+Column+1/soap.htm . 14 May 2012 . dmy .