DD Girnar
Indian Gujarati-language public television channel
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DD Girnar (formerly DD-10 Gujarati) is an Indian Gujarati-language television channel, owned and operated by Doordarshan, a part of the public broadcaster, Prasar Bharati. It is broadcast out of studios at Doordarshan Kendra in Ahmedabad in Gujarat.
| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | India |
| Network | DD (Doordarshan) |
| Headquarters | Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
| Programming | |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Prasar Bharati (Govt. of India) |
| History | |
| Launched | 2003 (as Doordarshan Kendra Ahmedabad) |
| Former names | Doordarshan Kendra Ahmedabad |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.ddgirnar.com |
History
Doordarshan Kendra, Ahmedabad was set up on 15 March 1976, as a part of the Satellite Instructional Television Experiment SITE Project of ISRO and the 1 KW transmitter was based in PIJ, Kheda District. The studio used to function from the ISRO, Ahmedabad premises, while the administrative office was located in the Polytechnic compound in Ahmedabad.
Few years later, a plot of land was identified and a low power LPT was set up in Ahmedabad in Thaltej Tekra on 19 November 1983. The studio was commissioned on 2 October 1987 while the regional language uplinking was started on 30 December 1992. DD Girnar started its 24-hour transmission on 1 October 1993.
List of programmes currently broadcast
- Rasoi ni Rangat (રસોઈ ની રંગત)
- Ek Dal na Pankhi (એક ડાળ ના પંખી) (re-run)
- One Minute (એક મિનિટ)
- Gram Jagat (ગ્રામ જગત)
- Filmi Sargam (ફિલ્મી સરગમ)
- Kaka ni Kamal (કાકા ની કમાલ)
- Kuvara Corporation (કુંવારા કોર્પોરેશન)
- Gammat Gulal (ગમ્મત ગુલાલ)