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DD Kashir is a state owned TV channel telecasting from Doordarshan Kendra Srinagar, Jammu and Leh.
Doordarshan Kashir Type Broadcast television network Country 
IndiaAvailability India and parts of Asia, China and Gulf Countries. Founded by Govt. of India Headquarters Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India,
website = www.ddkkashir.tvOwner Prasar Bharati Launch date 2003 (as Doordarshan Kendra Srinagar, Jammu and Leh) Former names Doordarshan Kendra Bhubaneshwar Contents
History
DD Kashir is the Kashmiri language satellite channel supported by Doordarshan studios in Srinagar, Jammu and Leh. Launched in 2003 DD Kashir has entertainment serials, infotainment programmes, news & current affairs, social and cultural programmes and film programmes as its major content. In terrestrial mode, DD Kashir is available to 96% of the population of the valley.
It used to be operated from Delhi but in the year 2006, the Centre decided to shift the operations of Doordarshan's `Kashir` channel back to Srinagar from Delhi after more than 17 years since the outbreak of violence in Kashmir in late 1980s, thus fulfilling a long-standing demand of the people of the Valley. DD Kashir also became a 24-hour channel from 15 August,2000. the channel used to telecast a 14 and half hour programme daily. Out of these, commissioned programmes account for six hours, another four and half hours are taken by in-house and news/current affairs programmes while the archival programmes take four hours daily. The special audience programmes cover Gojri, Pahari, Ladakhi, Dogri, Sheena, Balti, Pushtu,
List of programmes
Technology
See also
- List of programs broadcast by DD National
- All India Radio
- Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
- DD Direct Plus
- List of South Asian television channels by country
External links
Terrestrial television channels of India Doordarshan DD Bangla · DD Bharati · DD Bihar · DD Chandana · DD CHENNAI · DD Chhattisgarh · DD Gujarati · DD Haryana · DD Himachal Pradesh · DD India · DD Jharkhand · DD Kashir · DD Madhya Pradesh · DD Madurai · DD Malayalam · DD Mizoram · DD National · DD News · DD North-East · DD Oriya · DD Pudhucherry · DD Punjabi · DD Rajasthan · DD Sahyadri · DD Saptagiri · DD Sports · DD Tripura · DD Urdu · DD Uttar Pradesh · DD Uttrakhand · Podhigai TVCategories:- Indian television networks
- Television stations in India
- Foreign television channels broadcasting in the United Kingdom
- Television channels and stations established in 1992
- Direct broadcast satellite services
- Indian direct broadcast satellite services
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