DD Podhigai is the Tamil language channel launched in 1993. Later "DD-5" has taken a new identity in Tamil by being renamed as DD Podhigai on 15 January 2000 which became 24-hour Doordarshan Tamil channel. Tamil films shown on DD Podhigai attract a large number of viewers within as well as outside Tamil Nadu. Serials, films, infotainment programmes, news and current affairs are the prominent programme genres. DD – Podhigai is the only regional language satellite channel, which has eight hours of terrestrial transmission. In the terrestrial mode, from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m., DD Podhigai reaches 94% population of Tamil Nadu. The channel originates its programmes in Chennai.
DD Podhigai available on Insat 4B at DD Freedish, Ku-Band Platform
Position: 93.5°E
Satellite: Insat 4B
Frequency: 11070
POL: V
System: DVB-S/QPSK /MPEG-2
FEC: 3/4
Symbol Rate: 28500
Mode: Free-to-air
DD Podhigai also available on Insat 3A at C-Band Platform
Position: 93.5°E
Satellite: Insat 3A
Frequency: 3831
POL: V
System: DVB-S/QPSK /MPEG-2
FEC: 3/4
Symbol Rate: 8600
Mode: Free-to-air
And also available on Insat 4B at C-Band platform
Position: 93.5°E
Satellite: Insat 4B
Frequency: 3925
POL: H
System: DVB-S/QPSK /MPEG-2
FEC: 3/4
Symbol Rate: 27500
Mode: Free-to-air
Here is official website of DD Odisha channel: www.ddpodhigai.org.in
For more updates of DD Direct DTH / DD Direct Plus, please keep visit us on www.dddirectdth.com
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DD Podhigai available on Insat 4B at DD Freedish, Ku-Band Platform
Position: 93.5°E
Satellite: Insat 4B
Frequency: 11070
POL: V
System: DVB-S/QPSK /MPEG-2
FEC: 3/4
Symbol Rate: 28500
Mode: Free-to-air
DD Podhigai also available on Insat 3A at C-Band Platform
Position: 93.5°E
Satellite: Insat 3A
Frequency: 3831
POL: V
System: DVB-S/QPSK /MPEG-2
FEC: 3/4
Symbol Rate: 8600
Mode: Free-to-air
And also available on Insat 4B at C-Band platform
Position: 93.5°E
Satellite: Insat 4B
Frequency: 3925
POL: H
System: DVB-S/QPSK /MPEG-2
FEC: 3/4
Symbol Rate: 27500
Mode: Free-to-air
Here is official website of DD Odisha channel: www.ddpodhigai.org.in
For more updates of DD Direct DTH / DD Direct Plus, please keep visit us on www.dddirectdth.com