DD Chennai
| Type | Broadcast television network |
|---|---|
| Country |  India |
| Availability | India and parts of Asia,China and Gulf Countries. |
| Headquarters | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, |
| Owner | Prasar Bharati |
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Launch date
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1962 (as radio and television) |
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Former names
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Doordarshan Kendra Chennai |
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Official website
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http://ddpodhigai.org.in |
DD Chennai formerly known as DD Madras is a state owned TV channel telecasting from Doordarshan Kendra Chennai.
Doordarshan Kendra Chennai was inaugurated on 15 August 1975. The service has been extended to the entire state in phased manner by installing Terrestrial Transmitters of different capacities ( HPTs, LPTs, VLPTs ) at different parts of the state.only one channel with limited time for regional language i.e. Tamil was telecasted,the duration of the entire telecast was not for 24 hours.During 1985 colour transmission was started; in 1988 a second channel was started. Meanwhile, in 1986 Tamil serials were telecasted for the first time.
DD Chennai is one of the oldest kendras in the country, having been begun in the mid- 1970s.
In addition to the Terrestrial transmission, Chennai programmes were beamed through satellite and cable networks. The channel is owned and operated by Doordarshan, a television network of Prasar Bharati Broadcasting Corporation and is based in Chennai, India. Prasar Bharati is an autonomous corporation of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India and comprises Doordarshan television network and All India Radio.
The channel began broadcast on an experimental basis on 15 August 1975 from a makeshift studio at Chennai Doordarshan Kendra in Chennai as part of All India Radio. It started with 20 TV receivers in and around Chennai and transmitted one-hour educational and developmental programs twice a week. Regular daily transmission started in 1975.
In 1976, the Indian government constituted Doordarshan, the public television broadcaster, as a separate Department under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Doordarshan Kendra chennai has transformed from the initial setup of Television Base Production Center during 1975.
Television Base Production Center was established for SITE ( Satellite Instructional Television Experiment ) Project conducted from 1975 to 1976. This Experiment was envisaged by Govt. of India to Educate rural population by producing and telecasting Area Specific Programmes on the subjects ranging from Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Health & Nutrition and Adult Education through Satellite. Based on research villages had been selected to install DR Sets ( Direct Reception Sets ) viewing Telecasts. This experiment was conducted Tamil Nadu and other five states.
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