DD Uttar Pradesh

Doordarshan Uttar Pradesh

Type	Broadcast television network
Country	India
Owner	Prasar Bharati
Launch date	1975 (as Doordarshan Kendra Lucknow)
Former names	Doordarshan Kendra Lucknow, DD-16 Uttar Pradesh
Official website	prasarbharati.gov.in/dd-uttar-praesh-homepage/

Doordarshan Uttar Pradesh often abbreviated as DD Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: दूरदर्शन उत्तर प्रदेश) is a 24-hour regional satellite TV channel primarily telecasting from Doordarshan Kendra Lucknow (DDK Lucknow) and is a part of the state-owned Doordarshan TV Network. Previously, it was known as DD-16 Uttar Pradesh.

Lucknow Doordarshan started functioning on 27 Nov. 1975 on channel 4^[1] with an interim setup at 22, Ashok Marg, Lucknow. The colour transmission service of National Channel (only with Transmitter) started from 15-8-82. The news operation was criticised in 1983 for having two presenters, being compared to an acted nautanki. Viewers wanted it to be discontinued.^[2] While the regular colour transmission service from studio was started in 1984 with ENG gadgets.

• 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

• Doordarshan Uttar Pradesh Official Internet site
• Doordarshan news site
• Prasar Bharati Website