Doordarshan Kendra Thiruvananthapuram is part of the DD India, the largest television network in the world. Doordarshan with over 35 Terrestrial Transmitters and 3 production centres serve Kerala, Lakshadweep and Mahi regions. Inaugurated on 1st January 1985 by the then Chief Minster of Kerala Shri. K. Karunakaran, Doordarshan Kendra Thiruvananthapuram currently produces and telecasts 168 hrs of Malayalam programmes per week. 27 transmitters in Kerala, 7 in Lakshadweep and one in Mahi relay these programmes. Now more than 90 per cent of the 35 million population of Kerala, Lakshadweep and Mahi can receive Doordarshan Kendra Thiruvananthapuram programmes through a network of terrestrial transmitters. With the introduction of DTH almost cent percent of the population can now receive DDK Thiruvananthapuram programmes without cable connection. Doordarshan studios have been established at Thiruvananthapuram, Thrichur and Calicut to foster regional diversity. People all over India are watching Doordarshan’s Malayalam programmes. It is also received in 64 countries spread over the continents of Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia and America.
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