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* SP-17 NPTEL * SP-17 NPTEL : Mechanical Engineering
* SP-18 NPTEL * SP-18 NPTEL : Engineering Mathematics
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DD Free Dish
File:Logo of DD Free Dish.jpg
FormerlyDD DIRECT PLUS
Company typePublic
IndustrySatellite Television Service
Founded16 December 2004; 20 years ago (2004-12-16)
HeadquartersNew Delhi
Area servedSAARC
OwnerDoordarshan, Prasar Bharati
Websitedoordarshan.gov.in/dd-free-dish

DD Free Dish (previously known as DD Direct Plus) is an Indian Free-To-Air digital direct-broadcast satellite television service. It is owned and operated by Public Service Broadcaster Doordarshan (Prasar Bharati). It has a reach of approximately 30 million households which is 15 % of the total TV Households in the country.

It is the only free-to-air satellite television service in India. After upgrade, INSAT-4B satellite at 93.5° was used to broadcast 64 FTA MPEG-2 Channels and 29 radio channels.

With the latest upgrade, to GSAT-15 at 93.5° on 1 February 2016, the present capacity is likely to be enhanced to 104 SDTV channels and 40 Radio channels in near future with the introduction of new MPEG-4, DVB-S2 stream. DD Free Dish DTH viewers can watch 80 SD MPEG-2 TV channels and 18 SD MPEG-4 channels apart from 40 radio channels. New logo for DD Free Dish was added on its transponders on 29 October 2014. DD Free Dish also offers its slots to private channels.

At this time DD Free Dish TV channels can be received by using simple free to air set-top boxes with DVB-S and DVB-S2 technology. Now a days many free to air set-top box are available. Recently Prasar Bharati selected few Indian manufacturers to produce iCAS enabled set-top box with MPEG-4 technology. Free to air set-top box can be bought online as well as in offline markets.

There is no monthly charges to access DD Free Dish DTH service. This is India's only free DTH (direct-to-home) service.

Doordarshan Channels

National

Regional

Name Language Region
DD Arunprabha Hindi & English Arunachal Pradesh
DD Bangla Bengali West Bengal
DD Bihar Hindi & Bhojpuri Bihar
DD Chandana Kannada Karnataka
DD Girnar Gujarati Gujarat
DD Kashir Kashmiri, Urdu & Hindi Jammu and Kashmir
DD Madhya Pradesh Hindi Madhya Pradesh
DD Malayalam Malayalam Kerala
DD North East Assamese, Hindi & English Northeast India
DD Odia Odia Odisha
DD Podhigai Tamil Tamil Nadu
DD Punjabi Punjabi Punjab
DD Rajasthan Hindi & Rajasthani Rajasthan
DD Sahyadri Marathi Maharashtra
DD Saptagiri Telugu Andhra Pradesh
DD Uttar Pradesh Hindi Uttar Pradesh
DD Yadagiri Telugu Telangana

TV Channels

Hindi Entertainment

Hindi Movies

Hindi Music

Infotainment

Sports

Hindi News

Parliamentary

Shopping

Regional TV Channels

Bengali

Bhojpuri

Punjabi

Rajasthan

UP & UK

Test Channels

  • Test 110
  • Test 515
  • Test 516

SWAYAM Prabha DTH

  • SP-01 CEC-UGC : Humanities 01
  • SP-02 CEC-UGC : Humanities 02
  • SP-03 CEC-UGC : Social Science 01
  • SP-04 CEC-UGC : Social Science 02
  • SP-05 CEC-UGC : Social Science 03
  • SP-06 CEC-UGC : Social Science 04
  • SP-07 CEC-UGC : Economics & Commerce
  • SP-08 CEC-UGC : Physical & Earth Sciences
  • SP-09 CEC-UGC : Life Sciences
  • SP-10 CEC-UGC : Applied Sciences
  • SP-11 NPTEL : Chemical Engineering
  • SP-12 NPTEL : Civil Engineering
  • SP-13 NPTEL : Computer Science & Engineering
  • SP-14 NPTEL : Electrical & Electronics Engineering
  • SP-15 NPTEL : Engineering Sciences
  • SP-16 NPTEL : Humanities, Social Sciences & Management
  • SP-17 NPTEL : Mechanical Engineering
  • SP-18 NPTEL : Engineering Mathematics
  • SP-19 IIT-PAL : Biology
  • SP-20 IIT-PAL : Chemistry
  • SP-21 IIT-PAL : Mathematics
  • SP-22 IIT-PAL : Physics
  • SP-23 IGNOU
  • SP-24 IGNOU
  • SP-25 NIOS
  • SP-26 IGNOU
  • SP-27 NIOS
  • SP-28 NIOS
  • SP-29 UGC
  • SP-30 NIOS : Gyanamrit
  • SP-31 NCERT
  • SP-32 IGNOU-NIOS
  • SP-33 CEC-UGC : Vyas
  • Gyan Vani - Radio Channel
  • Digi Shala

All India Radio DTH

National

Regional

See also

References

  1. "Slots on Doordarshan Free Dish to be e-auctioned to private channels". The Economic Times. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  2. "DD Free Dish logo add DD Channel". forum.dishtracking.com. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  3. "DD to offer its satellite network to private channels - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 February 2019.

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