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| Country | India |
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| Broadcast area | Around Asia |
| Headquarters | Hyderabad, Telangana,India |
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| Picture format | 576i,SDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Prasar Bharati |
| History | |
| Launched | 2014 |
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DD Yadagiri is a state-ownedTelugu language television channel operated by India's national broadcasterDoordarshan. It is one of the 11 Indian language channels operated by Doordarshan and is telecast from Doordarshan Kendra,Hyderabad and caters the state ofTelangana. The channel is named forSri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple ofYadagirigutta in the state.[1] It was launched in 2014 following thebifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and the formation of the new Telangana state.
Hyderabad's Doordarshan Kendra has transformed from the initial setup of Television Base Production Centre during 1974. It was inaugurated by the then President of India,N. Sanjeeva Reddy on 23 October 1977. The service has been extended to the entire state in phased manner by installing Terrestrial Transmitters of different capacities (HPTs, LPTs, VLPTs) in different parts of the state. Hyderabad programmes were beamed through satellite and Cable Networks. Doordarshan Kendra Hyderabad's Regional Network in Telugu took on a new identity ofDD Saptagiri, on 2 April 2003.[2]
After bifurcation ofAndhra Pradesh state, theDD Saptagiri was relegated to being telecast from Doordarshan Kendra Vijayawada for Andhra Pradesh while the existing network, named DD Yadagiri, was aimed at the Telangana populace. DD Yadagiri's operations have been continued from its current Ramanthapur office, Hyderabad. The channel highlights the Telangana culture, and dialect.[3][4]
INSAT-3A (C-BAND) 93.5E 3840 MHz VERTICAL 4250, INSAT-4B (KU) 93.5E 11150 V 27500[5]
