Doordarshan

Doordarshan

Doordarshan Bhawan in Mandi House, Delhi
Type	Public broadcasting Broadcast Satellite television Internet OTT
Branding	DD
Country	India
Availability	Nationwide and worldwide
Motto	सत्यम् शिवम् सुंदरम् ("Truth is beautiful and Shiva (the Lord) is beautiful")
Headquarters	New Delhi, Delhi
Broadcast area	India and the World
Owner	Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India
Parent	Prasar Bharati
Key people	Mayank Kumar Agrawal (CEO)
Launch date	15 September 1959; 64 years ago (1959-09-15)
Picture format	1080i (HDTV) (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Callsign meaning	DoorDarshan
Official website	www.doordarshan.gov.in
Language	Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Meitei, Assamese, Odia

Doordarshan (abbreviated as DD; lit. 'distant vision, television') is an Indian state-owned public television broadcaster founded by the Government of India, owned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and one of Prasar Bharati's two divisions.^[1] As one of India's largest broadcasting organisations in studio and transmitter infrastructure, it was established on 15 September 1959.^[2] Doordarshan, which also broadcasts on digital terrestrial transmitters, provides television, radio, online and mobile services throughout metropolitan and regional India and overseas.