DD launches 24-hr. Kannada channel

By Our Staff Reporter

BANGALORE, APRIL 5. The Chief Minister, Mr. S. M. Krishna, today said he had written to the Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Mr. Arun Jaitley, urging him to give more airtime for Kannada programmes on prime time on Doordarshan's national channel.

Inaugurating the new 24-hour regional Kannada channel, `Chandana' at the Doordarshan Kendra here, Mr. Krishna said this being the information age, a channel of this kind with tremendous reach that mirrored the cultural and social ethos of the people of Karnataka, was vital.

``The world is regarding India with something of an envy, knowing that we are a nation of the future. With the so-called cultural invasion by foreign media and satellite channels, it has become necessary to meet the challenge in a fitting manner,'' he said.

Congratulating Doordarshan, Bangalore, on finding the perfect name for the channel, he said he was confident `Chandana' (sandal) would measure up to all expectations of the Kannadigas everywhere.

Mr. S. Krishnan, Deputy Director-General, South Zone and West Zone, said the all-Kannada channel would be beamed in the analog and digital modes, and was available all over the country with excellent picture quality.

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