Names Of Doordarshan Channels to be Re-Transmitted by the Cable Operators in Their Cable Services'
Published vide 823(E),dated 13-9-2000,published in the Gazette of India, Ext.,Pt.II, Section 3,dated 13-9-2000
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In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) read with sub-section (1) of section 8 of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 (7 of 1995), the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) hereby specifies the number and names of Doordarshan channels to be re-transmitted by the cable operators in their cable service' and the manner of reception and re-transmission of such channels, namely- 1. Every cable operator shall - (i) receiver and re-transmit the following Doordarshan channels in his cable service in the prime band on channels other than those carrying terrestrial broadcast frequencies, (a) DD-I (National Channel);
(b) DD-II (Metro Channel);2
[(c) regional language channel of the State/Union Territory in which the cable operator is located or the DD Bharati Channel as specified in the Schedule;]
(ii) take only satellite signals preferably digital signals of Doordarshan channels for re-transmission on their cable service by dish antenna /Television Receiver Only of not less than 12 feet diameter dish, and not Yagi antenna to ensure good quality reception; (iii) not transmit any channel on the cable service in the same frequency band in which Doordarshan terrestrial channels are transmitted; (iv) use standard equipment to ensure good quality reception of Doordarshan channels tipto tail-end subscribers comparable with other satellite channels. Explanation.-For the purpose of this notification, the expression "prime band" constitutes frequencies relating to channels fallin in the Band I (Channels 2 to 4 ranging from 47 to 68 MHz) and Band III ((Channels 5 to 12 ranging from 174 to 230 MHz).
SCHEDULE
| Sl No. | Name of State/Union Territory | Name of the Regional Language Channel of Doordarshan to be Re-transmitted by the Cable Operator |
| 1. | Andhra Pradesh | DD-Telugu |
| 2. | Arunachal Pradesh | DD--North-East Channel |
| 3. | Assam | DD-North-East Channel |
| 4. | Chandigarh | DD-Punjabi |
| 5. | Daman and Diu | DD-Gujarati |
| 6. | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | DD-Gujarati |
| 7. | Gujarat | DD-Gujarati |
| 8. | Jammu and Kashmir | DD-Kashrnir |
| 9. | Karnataka | DD-Chandana |
| 10. | Kerala | DD-Malayalam |
| 11. | Lakshadweep | DD-Malayalam |
| 12. | Maharashtra | DD-Sahyadri |
| 13. | Manipur | DD-North-East Channel |
| 14. | Meghalaya | DD-North-East Channel |
| 1.5. | Mizoram | DD-North-East Channel |
| 16. | Nagaland | DD-North-East Channel |
| 17. | Orissa | DD-Oriya |
| 18. | Pondicherry | DD-Podigai |
| 19. | Punjab | DD-Punjabi |
| 20. | Tamil Nadu | DD-Podigai |
| 21. | Tripura | DD-North-East Channel |
| 22. | West Bengal | DD-Bangla |
| [23. | Andaman and Nicobar Island | DD-Bharati Channel |
| 24. | Bihar | DD-Bharati Channel |
| 25. | Chhattisgarh | DD-Bharati Channel |
| 26. | Delhi | DD-Bharati Channel |
| 27. | Goa | DD-Bharati Channel |
| 28. | Haryana | DD-Bharati Channel |
| 29. | Himachal Pradesh | DD-Bharati Channel |
| 30. | Jharkhand | DD-Bharati Channel |
| 31. | Madhya Pradesh | DD-Bharati Channel |
| 32. | Rajasthan | DD-Bharati Channel |
| 33. | Sikkim | DD-North-East Channel |
| 34. | Uttar Pradesh | DD-Bharati Channel |
| 35 | Uttaranchal | DD-Bharati Channel.] |