IMPORTANT DATES
Experimental Service at Delhi (Inaugurated 15.09.1959
By the President of India at Vigyan Bhawan)
School Television 24.10.1961
Daily One Hour Service & Hindi News Bulletin 15.08.1965
Krishi Darshan – Rural Programme 26.01.1967
English News Bulletin 03.12.1971
Commercial Service 01.01.1976
Doordarshan Delinked from Akakshvani 01.04.1976
Delhi Linked with Mussorri 12.08.1977
INSAT-1A Launched 10.04.1982
TV goes Colour & National Programme Introduced 15.08.1982
TV coverage of Asian Games 19.11.1982
INSAT – 1 B Operationalised 15.10.1983
First Sponsored Serial – Hum Log 15.07.1984
DD Metro Launched 09.08.1984
Country wide Classroom Programme produced by UGC 15.08.1984
Second Channel at Delhi 17.09.1984
DD India launched 14.03.1985
Intext Service at Delhi 19.11.1985
Morning Transmission 23.02.1987
Late Night Film 07.04.1987
Weekly News Bulletin for Hearing Impaired 15.10.1987
Employment News 31.05.1988
INSAT -1C 27.07.1988
Transmitter Complex at Pitampura, Delhi 07.11.1988
Afternoon transmission Programme contribution 26.01.1989
From Bombay
Central Production Centre 06.02.1989
INSAT-1D Operationalised 17.07.1990
News Bulletin introduced in Afternoon Transmission 22.10.1990
IGNOU Telecast 22.05.1991
Recorded version of Question Hour in Parliament 05.12.1991
Introduction of Urdu News 01.05.1992
Metro Channel on Experimental basis 26.01.1993
Satellite link for Metro Kendras 01.04.1993
Extension for Metro Hour & INSAT-2B Operationalised 30.07.1993
World News Separate Bulletin in the Mornings 01.08.1993
Extension of Metro Entertainment Channel 15.08.1993
INSAT-2C Extended Network 07.12.1995
One Hour LIVE Show Delhi LPT 14.11.1997
DD Sports launched ( Round the clock) 01.06.2000
DD Bharati launched 26.01.2002
DD News 03.11.2003