Country | India |
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Headquarters | Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Kashmiri Ladakhi Hindi Urdu Pahari |
Picture format | 576i (16:9) SDTV |
Ownership | |
Owner | Doordarshan |
History | |
Launched | 1999 (as Doordarshan Kendra Srinagar, Jammu and Leh) |
Links | |
Website | doordarshan |
DD Kashir is a regional subsidiary television station of Doordarshan in Jammu and Kashmir which is owned by Broadcasting Ministry of India centrally focusing on tradition of Kashmiri culture and heritage, telecasting from Doordarshan Kendra Srinagar, Jammu, Leh.
Doordarshan launched the channel to counter extremist Pakistani propaganda in the Kashmir valley. DD Kashir includes programmes focusing on Kashmiri culture and traditions and the history of Kashmir valley.[1] One programme on Kashmir featured was Budhshah, which told the life of the historical Sultan Zain-ul-Abidin.[2] It has in association with All India Radio established high power transmitters along the India-Pakistan border to counter Pakistani propaganda. [3] Recently DD Kashir channel shifted to Freedish DTH Channel Number 85. So it can be received without any subscription at LCN 085. [4]