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Identify the Doordarshan service and its language before mapping Indian programme entries or opening Prasar Bharati's Waves app.

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Start with the actual Doordarshan service

Prasar Bharati lists DD Bangla, DD News, DD India and other services separately. If a family wants a Bengali programme, DD Bangla is a better starting point than an app tile marked Doordarshan. Find the intended service and the original title. Check the audio selection on the actual programme after the feed has been identified.

Waves brings live television, radio and on-demand collections together. A programme can show up as an archive title, a live event or a broadcaster’s current feed. When you compare a result from Waves with an EPG entry, record the viewing mode so you know whether you are looking for a scheduled start.

RequestCheck first
A Bengali regional programmeNamed Doordarshan service, original title and dated schedule
An older episodeOn-demand entry and episode details in Waves
A live broadcastSelected service and the edition shown in the live interface
A subtitle or alternate audio trackPlayback menu for that programme and screen

A half-hour time-zone check

A hypothetical 20:00 Kolkata listing on 15 January 2026 maps to 15 Jan 2026, 14:30 UTC. A guide importer that drops the extra 30 minutes in the offset can put every title in the wrong slot. Compare two channels on the same date and keep the exact source time in your notes.

When all rows are half an hour away from the official schedule, inspect the imported timestamps and receiver clock together. When just one row is wrong, check whether the channel key points to a different service or edition. You can normally isolate one of those problems before changing anything on the account.

A clear report in either language

Give the programme name in its original script when you have it. Add the Roman spelling that the app uses, the service name and the local date. Attach a cropped schedule row if the title does not fit the on-screen guide. Those details let another reader find the same item without trying variations of an entire channel list.

India · IN

Use the local programme and station ID together. The catalogue records Alankar TV as AlankarTV.in in India.

Check the local source in India

Prasar Bharati's Doordarshan information is a starting point for identifying the public broadcaster's service. A national programme name alone does not identify the regional channel that aired it.

Name the relevant Doordarshan service and region before matching programme titles. Keep India local time and the intended audio language with the reported programme.

Identify the exact station in the guide

Sample identities associated with this source country. Confirm the broadcaster's current local edition.
Station in sourceCatalogue identifierRecorded group or siteCategory
Alankar TVAlankarTV.inOdisha Television Networkmovies
Asianet NewsAsianetNews.inAsianet Newsnews
Cartoon Network HD+CartoonNetworkHDPlus.inCartoon Networkanimation, kids
CNBC AwaazCNBCAwaaz.inNetwork18business
DD Madhya PradeshDDMadhyaPradesh.inDoordarshangeneral
NickelodeonNickelodeon.inNickelodeonkids

For Alankar TV, check film title, release and programme date. If your source uses a different identifier from AlankarTV.in, use the source’s actual channel field for the mapping.

Convert a programme to the source clock

20:00 in Asia/Kolkata resolves to 15 Jul 2025 · 14:30 UTC in the July example. Keep the minute portion of the offset when copying the programme time.

Calculated historical examples. Use the actual date and IANA location for a real listing.
IANA location examples20:00 local on 15 January 202520:00 local on 15 July 2025
Asia/Kolkata15 Jan 2025 · 14:30 UTC15 Jul 2025 · 14:30 UTC

Audio and captions

Use the regional-language programme spelling as well as any Hindi or English title when they differ.

Which device and account details should you check?

  1. Use the broadcaster's own market listing for India when checking a current app, subscription or rights question.
  2. Look up the app publisher and exact TV or box model in the local device store. Check live versus replay features and separate app charges.
  3. For a schedule issue, save the exact channel ID, programme title, local date and time zone without sharing account or playlist details.

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Find the exact local station

The channel finder contains 566 station records for India in this edition. Each result opens the catalogue ID and local guide example for that feed.

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