DD Bangla

Doordarshan Bangla

Country	India
Broadcast area	West Bengal (terrestrial) Nationwide (satellite and cable)
Network	Doordarshan
Headquarters	Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Programming
Language(s)	Bengali (main) Hindi (secondary) Nepali (secondary) Santali (secondary) Urdu (secondary)
Picture format	1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner	Prasar Bharati
Key people	Sudip Chaudhury
History
Launched	9 August 1975; 49 years ago (1975-08-09) (Doordarshan Kendra Kolkata) 20 August 1992; 32 years ago (1992-08-20) (DD Bangla)
Former names	DD-7
Links
Website	prasarbharati.gov.in/dd-bangla-homepage

DD Bangla is an Indian Bengali-language free-to-air state-owned television network owned by state-owned broadcaster Doordarshan, established on 20 August 1992. It is the successor of Doordarshan Kendra Kolkata, established on 9 August 1975. It broadcasts from Kolkata, Shantiniketan and Jalpaiguri, and is headquartered in the Golf Green neighbourhood of Kolkata.