| Type | Television Channel |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Broadcast area | Asia, UK, United States, Fiji, Guyana |
| Network | Doordarshan |
| Headquarters | New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 576i for the HDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Prasar Bharati, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |
| Sister channels | DD National DD News DD India DD Sports DD Kisan DD Retro |
| History | |
| Launched | 26 January 2002 |
| Replaced | DD News (First DD News channel) |
| Former names | Doordarshan Kendra Delhi |
| Links | |
| Website | doordarshan.gov.in/ddb |
| Availability - Available on all major Indian DTH & Cables. | |
| Terrestrial | |
| DVB-T2 (India) | Check local frequencies |
| Streaming media | |
| YouTube | Official Channel |
DD Bharati is an Indian state-owned art and culture television channel, founded by the Government of India, owned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. It is the flagship channel of Doordarshan was launched on 26 January 2002, by converting the first DD News (DD News and Current Affairs) channel, which was underperforming. However Doordarshan again relaunched DD News channel on 3rd November 2003 by converting popular DD Metro.[1] It telecasts various cultural programmes and is dedicated to show India's vast culture and traditions.