DD Free Dish is the only direct-to-home satellite television platform in India that is absolutely free of cost. It is run by Doordarshan, the country’s public TV broadcaster. It has its maximum viewership in rural areas. It was launched as DD Direct+ in 2004 and renamed to DD Free Dish in 2014.
DD Direct+[]
2004–2014[]
DD Free Dish[]
2014–present[]
| Television channels (Doordarshan):
National channels: Regional channels: Terrestrial channels in Northeastern India: DD Assam | DD Tripura | DD Manipur | DD Mizoram | DD Meghalaya | DD Sikkim | DD Kohima | DD Agartala Terrestrial channels in rest of India: DD Jammu | DD Goa | DD Puducherry | DD Hissar | DD Chandigarh | DD Port Blair | DD Ladakh | DD Leh | DD Panaji | DD Raipur | DD Rajkot | DD Ranchi | DD Shimla | DD Sindhi Defunct channels: Free satellite TV service: Radio stations (All India Radio): News agency:  |