DD Free Dish: Updated Channel List

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Free Direct-To-Home service provided by DD Free Dish is the only service of its kind in India. It offered only 33 channels when it was launched in December 2004. There are currently 104 SDTV channels and 40 radio channels available on the service.

GSAT-15 transmits it in Ku-Band (93.5°E). In order to receive DTH signals, a small dish receiver system or Set-Top Box and Dish of approximately 60 to 90 cm in diameter is required.

What is DD Free Dish?

Prasar Bharati operates and owns DD Free Dish, which is a free-to-air DTH service. In its name, DD represents Doordarshan, the largest broadcasting organization in India, which broadcasts a variety of regional channels free of charge. A distinctive feature of DD Free Dish is that it does not require its subscribers to pay a monthly subscription for the channels they receive.

In order to receive DD Free Dish, you will only need to purchase the best set-top box and a few pieces of equipment. It was launched with 33 channels, but now there are more than 100 channels available, which can be found below.

DD Free Dish Channel List

With a total of 21 channels and 46 studios, DD Free Dish was formerly known as DD Direct+Doordarshan. It operates 17 regional satellite channels, 11 state networks, an international channel called DD India, a sports channel called DD Sports , a channel for farmers and agriculturist called DD Kisan, along with a business news channel called DD Bharati and DD Urdu.

DD Free Dish Set-Top Box Priced at Rs. 2000/- , it turns out to be a very small amount of one time investment for purchasing of Set-to-Box (STB) along with Dish Antenna and its accessories.

It is estimated to serve approximately 50 million Indian households. In other words, DD Free Dish accounts for around 25 percent of total TV households in the country.

DD National Channels

Prasar Bharati runs a number of national television channels, most of which are informational in nature. These channels air shows that showcase the culture and traditions of India, along with shows related to agriculture such as Krishi Darshan, which is broadcast by many private television channels.

  • DD National
  • DD National HD
  • DD Retro
  • DD Kisan
  • DD News
  • DD India
  • DD Sports
  • DD Bharati
  • DD Urdu

DD Parliamentary Channels

To have live-streaming of both the houses of Parliament: Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, tune into the below-mentioned channels.

  • Lok Sabha Sansad TV
  • Rajya Sabha Sansad TV

DD Regional Channels

For the regional audience, DD Free dish offers a number of shows and movies in regional language.

  • DD Assam
  • DD Bangla
  • DD Chandana
  • DD Tripura
  • DD Girnar
  • DD Uttar Pradesh
  • DD Kashir
  • DD Chhattisgarh
  • DD Malayalam
  • DD Oriya
  • DD Podhigai
  • DD Punjabi
  • DD Sahyadri
  • DD Yadagiri
  • DD Arun Prabha
  • DD Saptagiri
  • DD Bihar
  • DD Madhya Pradesh
  • DD Rajasthan
  • DD Jharkhand
  • DD Goa
  • DD Haryana
  • DD Himachal Pradesh
  • DD Meghalaya
  • DD Manipur
  • DD Nagaland
  • DD Mizoram
  • DD Uttarakhand

Hindi Entertainment Channels

These are categorized into general entertainment, Hindi music, Hindi movies and Hindi news channels.

Hindi General Entertainment Channels

  • Rishtey Cineplex
  • The Q
  • Azaad
  • Manoranjan Grand
  • Dangal
  • Big Magic
  • Shemaroo TV
  • Ishara TV
  • Sony Wah

Hindi Music Channels

  • MTV Beats
  • B4U Music
  • 9XM
  • Mastiii
  • Showbox

Hindi Movies Channels

  • Star Utsav Movies
  • Zee Anmol Cinema
  • ABZY Movies
  • BFlix Movies
  • Colors Cineplex Bollywood
  • Rishtey Cineplex
  • Movie Plus
  • B4U Kadak
  • ABZY Cool
  • B4U Movies
  • Dhinchaak
  • Enterr- 10 Movies
  • Manoranjan TV
  • Goldmines Movies
  • Dhinchaak 2
  • Goldmines Hindi

Hindi-language News Channels

  • India TV
  • Times Now Navbharat
  • Zee News
  • Republic Bharat
  • Aaj Tak
  • ABP News
  • Swadesh News
  • NDTV India
  • TV9 Bharatvarsh
  • Zee Hindustan
  • Samay
  • India News
  • India News UP/UK
  • News State UP/UK
  • Sudarshan News
  • News 18 UP/UK
  • News 18 India
  • News 24 Think First
  • New Nation
  • News India 24X7
  • Good News Today/ GNT
  • Raftaar Media

Apart from the channels categorized above; there are others like:

  • Devotional:Aastha TV,Vedic, Sanskar TV.Astha Bhajan
  • Bhojpuri:Bhojpuri Cinema,B4U Bhojpuri (Movies),Big Ganga (General Entertainment),Zee Biskope (Movies),Filamchi Bhojpuri,Goldmines Bhojpuri,Manoranjan Prime
  • Marathi:Sun Marathi,Shemaroo Marathibana,Fakt Marathi,Zee Chitramandir
  • Punjabi:Zee Punjabi (General Entertainment),Manoranjan Movies,Chardikala Time TV,Popcorn Movies
  • Educational:DD SWAYAM Prabha(1 -22), PM e-Vidya(1-12), Vande Gujarat91-16),DD DigiShala

DD Free Dish Channel List Number

Prasar Bharati runs a number of television channels, most of which are informational in nature. These channels air shows that showcase the culture and traditions of India, along with shows related to agriculture such as Krishi Darshan, which is broadcast by many of the best DTH recharge plans for television channels.

Channel NameChannel Number
DD News1
DD National2
DD Retro3
DD Kisan4
DD India5
Sun Marathi6
Showbox7
DD Girnar8
Ishara TV9
ABZY Movies10
Vedic11
B4U Movies12
Good News Today13
B4U Bhojpuri14
Dhinchaak15
Big Ganga16
Goldmines Bhojpuri17
Manoranjan Prime18
Manoranjan Grand19
Shemaroo Marathibana20
DD Podhigai21
DD Punjabi22
DD Sahyadri23
Fakt Marathi24
MyCam25
Sansad TV26
Sansad TV27
Shemaroo TV28
Dangal29
Bhojpuri Cinema30
Zee Biskope31
ABZY Cool32
Dhinchaak 233
The Q34
Colors Cineplex Bollywood35
Goldmines Hindi36
Enterr 1037
Rishtey Cineplex38
Movie Plus39
Manoranjan Movie40
Big Magic41
B4U Kadak42
Manoranjan TV43
TV9 Bharatvarsh44
Aastha45
Filamchi Bhojpuri46
Zing47
Zee Anmol Cinema48
NDTV India49
Azaad50
Enterr- 10 Movies51
Goldmines Movies52
Popcorn Movies53
Sanskar TV54
Star Utsav Movies55
News 18 India56
9XM57
Sony Wah58
Zee Hindustan59
India News60
MTV Beats61
Mastii62
B4U Music63
India TV64
News Nation65
Times Now Navbharat66
Republic Bharat67
Aaj Tak68
ABP News69
Zee News70
Zee Chitramandir71
Zee Punjabi72
News 24 Think First73
Food Food74
DD Yadagiri75
DD UP76
DD Bharati77
DD Rajasthan78
DD Sports79
DD Bihar80
DD Jharkhand81
DD MP82
DD Tripura83
DD Chhattisgarh84
DD Kashir85
DD Chandana86
DD Uttarakhand87
DD Saptagiri88
DD Malayalam89
DD Assam90
DD Oriya91
DD Arun Prabha92
DD Bangla93
Home Channel94
Astha Bhajan95
Chardikala Time TV96
DD Goa97
DD Haryana98
DD Himachal Pradesh99
Samay100
India News UP/UK101
Sudarshan News102
News 18 UP/UK103
DD Meghalaya104
DD Manipur105
DD Nagaland106
DD Mizoram107
News State UP/UK108
News India 24X7109
Bflix Movies110
BTV World111
KBS World112
DD National HD113
DD Urdu114
Swadesh News115
Raftaar Media116
DD SWAYAM Prabha 1117
DD SWAYAM Prabha 2118
DD SWAYAM Prabha 3119
DD SWAYAM Prabha 4120
DD SWAYAM Prabha 5121
DD SWAYAM Prabha 6122
DD SWAYAM Prabha 7123
DD SWAYAM Prabha 8124
DD SWAYAM Prabha 9125
DD SWAYAM Prabha 10126
DD SWAYAM Prabha 11127
DD SWAYAM Prabha 12128
DD SWAYAM Prabha 13129
DD SWAYAM Prabha 14130
DD SWAYAM Prabha 15131
DD SWAYAM Prabha 16132
DD SWAYAM Prabha 17133
DD SWAYAM Prabha 18134
DD SWAYAM Prabha 19135
DD SWAYAM Prabha 20136
DD SWAYAM Prabha 21137
DD SWAYAM Prabha 22138
DD eVidya 1139
DD eVidya 2140
DD eVidya 3141
DD eVidya 4142
DD eVidya 5143
DD eVidya 6144
DD eVidya 7145
DD eVidya 8146
DD eVidya 9147
DD eVidya 10148
DD eVidya 11149
DD eVidya 12150
DD Vande Gujarat 1151
DD Vande Gujarat 2152
DD Vande Gujarat 3153
DD Vande Gujarat 4154
DD Vande Gujarat 5155
DD Vande Gujarat 6156
DD Vande Gujarat 7157
DD Vande Gujarat 8158
DD Vande Gujarat 9159
DD Vande Gujarat10160
DD Vande Gujarat11161
DD Vande Gujarat12162
DD Vande Gujarat13163
DD Vande Gujarat14164
DD Vande Gujarat15165
DD Vande Gujarat16166
DD DigiShala167

DD Free Dish Customer Care Support

Subscribers can reach out for any queries at:011-25806200 or1800114554 (Toll Free)on any working days from 09.30 A.M. to 06.00 P.M.

DD Free Dish Channel List:Frequently Asked Questions

How many channels do you get with a DD Free Dish?

A total number of 104 channels that includes:80+ MPEG-2 TV channels and 20+ MPEG-4 TV channels including two HD channels. Along with that, it also airs 50 Educational TV channels by MHRD and Vande Gujarat.

How many channels does DD free Dish DTH have?

DD Free Dish offers 88 MPEG-2 channels, 17 MPEG-4/HD channels, and 50 educational TV channels. A total of 155+ TV channels in all.

How to add a new channel in the DD Free Dish?

Subscribers should follow the instructions in the installation guide for MPEG-2 Box and MPEG-4.