DD Assam

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DD Assam
Logo used since 2020
CountryIndia
Headquarters Guwahati, Assam India
Programming
Language(s) Assamese and English
Ownership
Owner Prasar Bharati
Key peopleRNU Head : Maruf Alam
History
Launched1985;40 years ago (1985) (as Doordarshan Kendra Guwahati)
Founder Govt. of India
ReplacedDD North-East
Former namesDoordarshan Kendra Guwahati, DD North-East
Links
Website prasarbharati.gov.in/dd-assam-playlist/

DD Assam is a state-owned Indian TV channel operated by Doordarshan. It telecasts from Doordarshan Kendra, Guwahati, Assam. [1] DD Assam is available on DD Free dish DTH, at channel 52. [2] Doordarshan Assam can reach almost 83% of the population and almost 79% the area.

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History

The Doordarshan Kednra Guwahati was commissioned on March 24, 1985. DD Assam 24 x 7 satellite channel was launched on 4 August 2020 by the then Minister of Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar. [3] It was done through video conferencing from New Delhi. [4]

Regional News Unit (RNU)

DD News has 31 functional Regional News Units / Bureaus which are broadcasting over 140 news bulletins in 22 languages/dialects with a consolidated more than 49 hours of daily telecast of bulletins and programmes. RNUs besides producing regional news also cater to DD News in Reporting, Visual feeds & Special Programming. All the States have a Regional News Unit (RNU), except Sikkim. Jammu and Kashmir has 2 RNUs, while there is one in Leh for Ladakh UT. Over 900 stringers are working for the DD News Network, across the country in all districts. [5] RNU are headed by an Indian Information Service Officer (IIS) officer. He or she is responsible for functioning of the RNU including bulletins, budget / finance, coordination and other administrative issues. News Editors are posted in RNU to mount the news bulletins / programmes, assignment coordination, social media handling, and to assist Head of RNU in the financial and administrative works.[ citation needed ]

RNU also engages the services of Reporters, Stringers, Camerapersons, Copy Editors, Assistant News Editors, Video Editors, Graphics Editors, News Readers, Website Assistants on casual assignments to mount the News Bulletins / Programmes.

Programming

RNU Head and News Editor

  1. Maruf Alam, IIS RNU Head [6] and News Editor
  2. Santanu Rowmuria, IIS News Editor

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Hindu Bureau, The Hindu (12 August 2024). "Documentary on Ahom warrior Bir Lachit Borphukan on the anvil". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "DD Assam an Exclusive first TV channel launched for the state". DD FreeDish Blog. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  3. ↑ Tribune, The Assam (15 September 2010). "Turn DDK, Guwahati into 24x7 State channel". assamtribune.com. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "Assam gets own 24/7 Doordarshan Channel". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "MIB Report" (PDF).
  6. ↑ "DD News. | Prasar Bharati". prasarbharati.gov.in. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
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