DD Retro

DD Retro

Type	Television Channel
Country	India
Broadcast area	SARRC Country
Network	Doordarshan
Affiliates	Doordarshan
Headquarters	New Delhi, India
Programming
Language	Hindi
Picture format	(576i, SDTV) 4:3
Ownership
Owner	Prasar Bharati, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Sister channels	DD National DD News DD India DD Sports DD Bharati DD Kisan
History
Launched	13 April 2020; 5 years ago (2020-04-13)
Closed	31 March 2023; 2 years ago (2023-03-31)
Links
Website	Official site

DD Retro was an Indian Hindi-language TV channel. It was launched by Prasar Bharati on 13 April 2020. It was a free-to-air general entertainment channel on which old classic shows of Doordarshan are telecasted,^[1]

DD Retro channel has been added to Doordarshan's DTT service which is available in 19 cities across India.^[2] It is primarily dedicated to telecast Doordarshan's old classic TV productions from the 80s and 90s, many being the country's highest rating series ever produced for television.^[3] The channel was shut down on 31 March 2023.

Programming

• Upanishad Ganga
• Mahabharat
• Chanakya
• Sankat Mochan Hanuman
• Byomkesh Bakshi
• Dekh Bhai Dekh
• Buniyaad
• Sai Baba Tere Hazaron Hath
• Rajani
• Circus
• The Jungle Book
• Baaje Payal
• Shrimaan Shrimati
• Savitri Ek Kranti
• Charitraheen (TV series)
• Dil Hai Phir Bhi Hindustani
• Mashaal
• Vishnu Puran
• Doosra Keval
• Kal Hamara Hai
• Maa Shakti
• Chandrakanta
• Draupadi
• Alif Laila
• Shaktimaan
• Jap Tap Vrat
• Kosish Se Kamiyabi Tak
• Karan The Detective

References

1. team, Indiantelevision.com (13 April 2020). "Prasar Bharati takes nostalgic ride with new channel DD Retro". Indian Television. Archived from the original on 13 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
2. "DD Retro channel added in Digital DTT Services". www.freedish.in. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020.
3. Singh, Shalu (14 April 2020). "After success of Ramayan, Prasar Bharti launches DD Retro for old classics". www.indiatvnews.com.