DD North-East previously known as DD-13 was a state owned TV channel telecasting from Doordarshan Kendra in Guwahati, Agartala, Kohima, Imphal, Jorhat, Silchar, Dibrugarh, Tura, Aizawl, Itanagar and Shillong. On 4 August 2019 a particular 24x7 Doordarshan channel relaunched for Assam state named as DD Assam & it replaced DD North East & the channel was launched by Minister of Information & Broadcasting Shri Prakash Javadekar Ji through virtual event & CEO of Prasar Bharati Mr. Shashi Shekhar Vempati & other top levels of Doordarshan was present on the event. The event was also live telecasted on 11:00 A.M. at DD News DD National DD India DD Bharati & other North East DD channels The programmes are produced at Doordarshan studios in Guwahati, Agartala, Kohima, Imphal, Silchar, Dibrugarh, Tura, Aizawl, Itanagar, Shillong and Gangtok for DD North East.[1]
History
The programmes are news and current affairs, art and culture. The first Assamese news transmission was introduced by the channel on 15 March 1991.[2] 2 December 2019 Name Change to DD Assam
Programmes
- Axomiya Batori
- English News
- Krisi Darsan
- Krirangan
- Yuva Darpan
- Dhun Dhamaka
References
- ^ "tv channels DD-North-East". ddkguwahati.gov.in. lyngsat.com. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "About DDK Guwahati". ddkguwahati.gov.in. Doordarshan Kendra Guwahati. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
