Country | India |
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Headquarters | New Delhi, Delhi, India |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Hindi |
Ownership | |
Owner | Doordarshan and Nine Network |
History | |
Launched | September 8, 2000 |
Closed | September 11, 2001 (same day as September 11 attacks) |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Analogue | VHF band |
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