DD Bangla

DD Bangla ডিডি বাংলা
DD Bangla logo
Launched	1975 (as Doordarshan Kendra Kolkata)
Owned by	Prasar Bharati (Govt. of India)
Picture format	576i (SDTV 16:9, 4:3), 1080i (HDTV)
Country	India
Broadcast area	India and parts of Asia,China and Gulf Countries.
Headquarters	Kolkata, West Bengal, India,
Replaced	Doordarshan Kendra Kolkata
Website

DD Bangla (Bengali: ডিডি বাংলা) is a state-owned television channel telecasting from Doordarshan Kendra Kolkata, India.

DD Bangla is the Bengali language satellite channel supported by Doordarshan studios in Kolkata, Shantiniketan and Jalpaiguri, which are small regions near Kolkata. Launched in 2001 DD Bangla has entertainment serials, infotainment programmes, news and current affairs, social programmes and film programmes as its major content. The station also shows soap operas in the regional language. In terrestrial mode, DD Bangla is available to 97.1% of the population of West Bengal.

Programmes broadcast by the channel include Bibaho Obhijan, Rongo Tamaasha and Eto Sur Ar Eto Gaan.

See also

• List of programs broadcast by DD National
• Prasar Bharati
• DD Direct Plus
• List of South Asian television channels by country
• Media in Chennai
• List of programs broadcast by DD National
• All India Radio
• Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
• DD Direct Plus
• List of South Asian television channels by country

External links

• Doordarshan Official Internet site
• Doordarshan news site
• An article at PFC
• Media World Asia
• Srijan TV : Bengali Spiritual TV Channel