DD Bharati

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DD Bharati
Type Television Channel
Country India
Broadcast area Asia, UK, United States, Fiji, Guyana
Network Doordarshan
Headquarters New Delhi, Delhi, India
Programming
Picture format 1080i HDTV
(downscaled to letterboxed 576i for the HDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner Prasar Bharati, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Sister channels DD National
DD News
DD India
DD Sports
DD Kisan
DD Retro
History
Launched26 January 2002;21 years ago (2002-01-26)
(as Doordarshan Kendra Delhi)
Former namesDoordarshan Kendra Delhi
Links
Website doordarshan.gov.in/ddb
Availability - Available on all major Indian DTH & Cables.
Terrestrial
DVB-T2 (India)Check local frequencies
Streaming media
YouTube Official Channel

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. [1] It telecasts various cultural programmes and is dedicated to show India's vast culture and traditions.

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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. [2]

DD Bharati is working as a Cultural Heritage of India.

It a dedicated channel to art and culture

Technology used by this Channel is standard sd channel

Now logo of this channel is changed and in the prime time slot of night at nine pm special shows dedicated to the classical music is telecasted and documentaries of various subjects are also telecasted from time to time and also some programs from dd archive also telecasted in morning slot. The show Byomkesh Bakshi by Basu Chatterji also aired in DD Bharati.

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