Doordarshan, Thiruvananthapuram

Doordarshan Kendra, Thiruvananthapuram is equipped with two studios, two terrestrial transmitters and one digital up-link station. The two terrestrial transmitters are of 10 KW power each. One is for DD-National and the other is for DD-News telecasting.

TERRESTRIAL TRANSMITTER PARAMETERS :

DD-NATIONAL : CH#9 (VHF-Band-III) Picture IF: 203.25 MHz Sound IF: 208.75 MHz

DD-NEWS : CH#11 (VHF-Band-III) Picture IF: 217.25 Mhz. Sound IF: 222.75 MHz.

DOWNLINK PARAMETERS OF DD-KERALAM/DD MALAYALAM SATELLITE PROGRAMMES

SATELLITE

INSAT-3A
LOOKING ANGLE

93.5 Degree East

DOWNLINK FREQUENCY

3811.5 MHz

SYMBOL RATE

6.25 MSPS

FEC

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POLARISATION

VERTICAL

DDK, Thiruvananthapuram programmes (DD-KERALAM & DD-MALAYALAM ) can also be received from DD-DIRECT PLUS , the Doordarshan DTH Service.

DOWNLINK PARAMETERS OF DD-KERALAM/DD MALAYALAM DTH SERVICE

SATELLITE

INSAT-4B
LOOKING ANGLE

93.3 Degree East

DOWNLINK FREQUENCIES

   10990 MHz   Vertical

                       11150 MHz   Vertical

                       11490 MHz   Vertical

                        11570 MHz Vertical
SYMBOL RATE

27500 KSPS or 27.5 MSPS

FEC

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