Doordarshan is the largest terrestrial broadcaster of world that has more than 1400 terrestrial TV transmitters across the country which covers approx. 90% of geographical area of India. Currently, Doordarshan is telecasting total of 59 FTA TV channels and 21 All India Radio channels on its DTH platform which can be received on Free-to Air (FTA) basis by consumers throughout India.
As per recent press release, Doordarshan has increased number of TV channels to 100 on its DTH platform and All India radio channels to 40. Prasar Bharti has planned to add 100 more channels by 31st Mar 2011 and provide up to 200 free to air TV channels by 31st Dec 2011. The planning for increasing no of channels to 200 is done in response to growing popularity of DD DTH service and to fulfil the DD aim to have maximum viewership for providing coverage to as much population of the country as possible.
Satellite & Coverage
DD Direct Plus is using the services of Satellite INSAT4B Ku-band high power satellite that is positioned at 95° E.
DD Direct Plus Radio Channels
Air Vividh Bharati, Air Telugu, Air Marathi, Air Tamil, Air Gujarati, Fm Rainbow, Air Punjabi, FM Gold Channel, Air Kannada, Air Bangla, Air Hindi, Air North East, Air Malayalam, Air Assamese, FM Rainbow Chennai, FM Gold Channel Mumbai, Radio Kashmir, Air Ragam, FM Rainbow Bangalore, Air Urdu and Air Oriya.
(Transponder-1) Frequency-10990 Symbol Rate-27500 Polarity-V FEC-3/4
Radio Channels
01-AIR VBS
02-AIR Telugu
03-AIR Marathi
04-AIR Tamil
(Transponder-2) Frequency-11070 Symbol Rate-27500 Polarity-V FEC-3/4
Radio Channels
5-AIR Gujarati
6-FM Rainbow
7-AIR Punjabi
8-FM Gold Channel
(Transponder-3) Frequency-11150 Symbol Rate-27500 Polarity-V FEC-3/4
Radio Channels
9-AIR Kannada
10-AIR Bangla
11-AIR Hindi
12-AIR North East
(Transponder-4) Frequency-11490 Symbol Rate-27500 Polarity-V FEC-3/4
Radio Channels
13-AIR Malayalam
14-AIR Assamese
15-FM Rainbow Chennai
16-FM Gold Channel Mumbai
17-Radio Kashmir
18-DWS
19-Gyan Wani Radio
(Transponder-5) Frequency-11570 Symbol Rate-27500 Polarity-V FEC-3/4
Radio Channels
20-AIR Ragam
21-FM Rainbow Bangalore
22-AIR Urdu
23-AIR Oriya
24-DWS
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