DD Sikkim is a state owned television channel telecasting from
Doordarshan
Doordarshan (), abbreviated as DD, is India's State-owned enterprise, state-owned public broadcasting, public television broadcaster. Established by the Government of India on 15 September 1959, it is owned by the Ministry of Information and B ...
. The station broadcasts from a 30-mile radius transmitter coming out of
Gangtok
Gangtok (, ) is the capital and the most populous city of the Indian state of Sikkim. The seat of East Sikkim district, eponymous district, Gangtok is in the eastern Himalayas, Himalayan range, at an elevation of . The city's population of 100 ...
and delivers local programming for about one hour and 15 minutes on weekdays. A 15-minute news bulletin from the Guwahati studios is also shown. Most of its local programming is carried in the
Nepali language
Nepali (; , ), or ''Gorkhali'' is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language native to the Himalayas region of South Asia. It is the official and most widely spoken Languages of Nepal, language of Nepal, where it also serves as a ''lingua fr ...
.
See also
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List of programs broadcast by DD National
This is a list of original television programming currently and formerly broadcast by DD National.
Current broadcasts Original series
Reruns
*''Anudamini''
*''Chitrahaar''
*''Galli Galli Sim Sim''
*''Rangoli (TV series), Rangoli Vividh Bhart ...
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All India Radio
All India Radio (AIR), also known as Akashvani (), is India's state-owned public broadcasting, public radio broadcaster. Founded in 1936, it operates under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Ministry of Information and Broa ...
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Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
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DD Direct Plus
DD Free Dish (formerly known as DD Direct Plus) is an Indian state-owned free-to-air satellite television provider owned and operated by Public Service Broadcaster Prasar Bharati. It was launched in December, 2004. In March 2022, It has a rea ...
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List of South Asian television channels by country
This is a list of South Asian-origin television channels available on cable, satellite and IPTV platforms in Australia, Canada, Malaysia, the Middle East, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Kingdom and the United States. Channels broadcast ...
References
External links
Doordarshan Official Internet siteDoordarshan news siteAn article at PFC
{{Terrestrial television channels of India
Doordarshan
Foreign television channels broadcasting in the United Kingdom
Television channels and stations established in 1998
Indian direct broadcast satellite services
Mass media in Sikkim