DD Bharati

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Indian state-owned art and culture television channel

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Field	Value
name	DD Bharati
logo_size	200px
country	India
picture_format	1080i HDTV
(downscaled to letterboxed 576i for the HDTV feed)
owner	Prasar Bharati, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
launch_date
replaced	DD News (First DD News channel)
type	Television Channel
former_names	Doordarshan Kendra Delhi
headquarters	New Delhi, Delhi, India
network	Doordarshan
area	Asia, UK, United States, Fiji, Guyana
sister_channels	DD National
DD News
DD India
DD Sports
DD Kisan
DD Retro
terr_serv_1	DVB-T2 (India)
terr_chan_1	Check local frequencies
availability_note	- Available on all major Indian DTH & Cables.
website
online_chan_2
online_serv_2	YouTube
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DD Bharati is an Indian state-owned art and culture television channel, founded by the Government of India, owned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. It is the flagship channel of Doordarshan was launched on 26 January 2002, by converting the first DD News (DD News and Current Affairs) channel, which was underperforming. However Doordarshan again relaunched DD News channel on 3 November 2003 by converting popular DD Metro. It telecasts various cultural programmes and is dedicated to show India's vast culture and traditions.

History

DD-Bharati Channel was launched on 26 January 2002. Besides programmes on adventure, quiz contests, fine arts/paintings, crafts and designs, cartoons, talent hunts, etc., it also telecasts MERI BAAT an hour-long phone-in 'live' show with young people. Programmes emphasising on a healthy life style and focusing on prevention rather than cure, both in our traditional and modern forms of medicine are also being telecast. Classical dance/music performances by top class artists of national and international fame are also featured on this channel are programmes on theatre, literature, music, paintings, sculpture and architecture. The channel also telecast programmes in collaboration with organisations like IGNCA, CEC, IGNOU, PSBT, NCERT and Sahitya Akademi. The channel also provides extensive coverage to the AIR sangeet sammelans. Contributions made by the Regional Doordarshan Kendra's are regularly telecast live/recorded.

DD Bharati is working as a cultural heritage of India. It is a dedicated channel for art and culture. The technology used by this channel is standard SD. The logo of this channel has now been changed. In the prime time slot at 9 PM, special shows dedicated to classical music are telecasted, and documentaries on various subjects are also broadcast from time to time. Additionally, some programs from the DD archive are telecasted in the morning slot.

The show "Byomkesh Bakshi" by Basu Chatterji is also aired on DD Bharati.

References

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