Podhigai TV

DD Podhigai
DD Podhigai's logo
Launched	April 14, 1993
Owned by	Doordarshan
Country	India
Headquarters	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India,
Sister channel(s)	DD North-East DD Oriya DD Punjabi DD Sahyadri
Website	http://ddpodhigai.org.in/
Availability
Terrestrial
Analogue	VHF band

DD Podhigai is Doordarshan's Tamil language regional channel.^[1] It is broadcast both terrestrially and via satellite.

History

Doordarshan Kendra Chennai's Regional satellite Network, DD-5, was launched on 15 April 1993. This service is viewed in India and some parts of the world. DD-5 took a new identity in Tamil and was renamed DD Podhigai on 15 January 2000.

The name Podhigai was suggested by the viewers themselves. The channel offers a variety of programmes with serials, films, infotainment programmes, news and current affairs being most prominent. It is the only regional language satellite channel with terrestrial transmission. Terrestrial transmission is limited to major cities in Tamilnadu.

Technical Parameters

As a satellite channel it is 24-hr service. It is up linked to INSAT-3A, C3 transponder. It's down link frequency is 3831 (V) MHz, Symbol rate 8.6 Msps.^[2] Its footprint covers entire southern Asia, from Middle-east to South China sea.

Audience

Large Tamil diaspora present in these countries eagerly watch this channel. Though notoriously dull and insipid, its programs are generally devoid of ubiquitous bollywood sleaze and violence. But, it has its own captive audience for classical music, classical dance & credible news content.

Popular Programs

• Pon vilayum Bhoomi - for Farmers
• Kannanin Aramudhu - popular Hindu religious discourse by Sri. U.Ve.Velukkudi Krishnan
• Seidhigal - Credible news
• Samayal Neram - popular kitchen program.
• Sports Quiz - A very popular sports quiz program running continuously for the past five years (as on 2010) every saturday, anchored by Dr. Sumanth C. Raman.
• Vettriyum Vaazhvum (Victory and Life) Speaker by Sam P. Chelladurai

See also

• DD Chennai
• 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
• Media in Chennai

References

1. ^ "Regional Language Satellite Service". Doordarshan. http://www.ddindia.gov.in/About+DD/CPC. Retrieved 2011-07-10. 
2. ^ DD Podhigai - Engineering Parameters

External links

• Doordarshan Official Internet site
• Doordarshan news site
• An article at PFC
• Media World Asia