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Discover the Ultimate Guide: Explore the Complete DD Free Dish Frequency List, Channel Numbers, Names, and Quality

DD Free Dish, previously known as DD Direct Plus, is a popular Indian free-to-air digital direct-broadcast satellite television service owned and operated by the state-controlled public service broadcaster Prasar Bharati (Doordarshan). If you are looking for DD Free Dish frequency settings 2021, here is a list of free dish frequency with channels.

Read further to find DD Free Dish frequency, channel list, Service ID, Audio PID and Video PID.

List Of DD Free Dish Frequency List

DD Channel Number	DD Channel Name	Frequency	Quality	Other Info
001	DD News	11090 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5001 VPID:6001 VCR:2001
002	DD National	11090 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5002 VPID:6002 VCR:2002
003	DD Retro	11090 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5003 VPID:6003 VCR:2003
004	DD Kisan	11090 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5004 VPID:6004 VCR:2004
005	Zee Anmol	11090 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5005 VPID:6005 VCR:2005
006	DD Bangla	11090 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5006 VPID:6006 VCR:2006
007	DD Chandana	11090 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5007 VPID:6007 VCR:2007
008	DD Girnar	11090 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5008 VPID:6008 VCR:2008
009	DD Kashir	11090 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5009 VPID:6009 VCR:2009
010	Abzy Movies	11090 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5010 VPID:6010 VCR:2010
011	DD Arunprabha	11090 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5011 VPID:6011 VCR:2011
012	B4U Movies	11090 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5012 VPID:6012 PCR:2012
013	Aaj Tak Tej	11090 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5013 VPID:6013 VCR:2013
014	B4u Bhojpuri	11090 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5014 VPID:6014 VCR:2014
015	Dhinchaak Movies	11090 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5015 VPID:6015 VCR:2015
016	Big Magic Ganga	11090 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5016 VPID:6016 VCR:2016
017	Abzy Dhakad	11090 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5017 VPID:6017 VCR:2017
018	Filamchi	11090 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5018 VPID:6018 VCR:2018
019	Manoranjan Grand	11170 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5051 VPID:6051 VCR:2051
020	DD Oriya	11170 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5052 VPID:6052 VCR:2052
021	DD Podhigai	11170 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5053 VPID:6053 VCR:2053
022	DD Punjabi	11170 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5054 VPID:6054 VCR:2054
023	DD Sahyadri	11170 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5055 VPID:6055 VCR:2055
024	DD Yadagiri	11170 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5056 VPID:6056 VCR:2056
025	DD Malayalam	11170 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5057 VPID:6057 VCR:2057
026	LS TV	11170 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5058 VPID:6058 VCR:2058
027	RS TV	11170 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5059 VPID:6059 VCR:2059
028	Shemaroo TV	11170 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5060 VPID:6060 VCR:2060
029	Dangal TV	11170 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5061 VPID:6061 VCR:2061
030	Bhojpuri Cinema	11170 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5062 VPID:6062 VCR:2062
031	Zee Biskope	11170 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5063 VPID:6063 VCR:2063
032	Abzy Cool	11170 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5064 VPID:6064 VCR:2064
033	Star Utsav	11170 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5065 VPID:6065 VCR:2065
034	The Q	11170 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5066 VPID:6066 VCR:2066
035	Cineplex Bollywood	11170 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5067 VPID:6067 VCR:2067
036	Azad	11170 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5067 VPID:6067 VCR:2067
037	Sony PAL	11470 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5101 VPID:6101 VCR:2101
038	Rishtey Cineplex	11470 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5102 VPID:6102 VCR:2102
039	Movie Plus	11470 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5103 VPID:6103 VCR:2103
040	DD Saptagiri	11470 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5104 VPID:6104 VCR:2104
041	Colors Rishtey	11470 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5105 VPID:6105 VCR:2105
042	B4U Kadak	11470 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5106 VPID:6106 VCR:2106
043	Manoranjan TV	11470 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5107 VPID:6107 VCR:2107
044	TV9 Bharatvarsh	11470 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5108 VPID:6108 VCR:2108
045	Aastha TV	11470 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5109 VPID:6109 VCR:2109
046	Dabangg	11470 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5110 VPID:6110 VCR:2110
047	DD Madhya Pradesh	11470 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5111 VPID:6111 VCR:2111
048	Zee Anmol Cinema	11470 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5112 VPID:6112 VCR:2112
049	NDTV India	11470 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5113 VPID:6113 VCR:2113
050	Dhinchaak 2	11470 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5114 VPID:6114 VCR:2114
051	Enterr10 Movies	11470 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5115 VPID:6115 VCR:2115
052	DD Assam	11470 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5116 VPID:6116 VCR:2116
053	Sadhana TV	11470 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5117 VPID:6117 VCR:2117
054	Sanskar TV	11470 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5118 VPID:6118 VCR:2118
055	Big Magic	11510 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5151 VPID:6151 VCR:2151
056	News18 India	11510 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5152 VPID:6152 VCR:2152
057	9XM	11510 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5153 VPID:6153 VCR:2153
058	Maha Movie	11510 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5154 VPID:6154 VCR:2154
059	Zee Hindustan	11510 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5155 VPID:6155 VCR:2155
060	DD Bharati	11510 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5156 VPID:6156 VCR:2156
061	DD Urdu	11510 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5157 VPID:6157 VCR:2157
062	Mastii	11510 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5158 VPID:6158 VCR:2158
063	B4U Music	11510 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5159 VPID:6159 VCR:2159
064	India TV	11510 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5160 VPID:6160 VCR:2160
065	News Nation	11510 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5161 VPID:6161 VCR:2161
066	BFLIX Movies	11510 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5162 VPID:6162 VCR:2162
067	Republic TV	11510 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5163 VPID:6163 VCR:2163
068	Aaj Tak	11510 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5164 VPID:6164 VCR:2164
069	ABP News	11510 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5165 VPID:6165 VCR:2165
070	Zee News	11510 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5166 VPID:6166 VCR:2166
071	Zee Chitra Mandir	11510 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5167 VPID:6167 VCR:2167
072	Zee Punjabi	11510 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5168 VPID:6168 VCR:2168
073	TEST 419	11510 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5168 VPID:6168 VCR:2168
074	TEST 420	11510 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5168 VPID:6168 VCR:2168
075	Manoranjan Movies	11550 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5201 VPID:6201 VCR:2201
076	Star Utsav Movies	11550 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5202 VPID:6202 VCR:2202
077	DD UP	11550 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5203 VPID:6203 VCR:2203
078	DD Rajasthan	11550 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5204 VPID:6204 VCR:2204
079	DD Sports	11550 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5205 VPID:6205 VCR:2205
080	DD Bihar	11550 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5206 VPID:6206 VCR:2206
081	DD Jharkhand	11550 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5207 VPID:6207 VCR:2207
082	Sony Wah	11550 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5208 VPID:6208 VCR:2208
083	DD Tripura	11550 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5209 VPID:6209 VCR:2209
084	DD Chhattisgarh	11550 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5210 VPID:6210 VCR:2210
085	Zing	11550 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5211 VPID:6211 VCR:2211
086	DD India	11550 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5212 VPID:6212 VCR:2212
087	DD Uttarakhand	11550 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5213 VPID:6213 VCR:2213
088	MTV Beats	11550 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5214 VPID:6214 VCR:2214
089	Fakt Marathi	11550 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5215 VPID:6215 VCR:2215
090	Shemaroo Marathibana	11550 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5216 VPID:6216 VCR:2216
091	TEST 517	11550 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5216 VPID:6216 VCR:2216
092	TEST 518	11550 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5216 VPID:6216 VCR:2216
093	TEST 519	11550 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5216 VPID:6216 VCR:2216
094	TEST 520	11550 V 29500	MPEG-2 DVB-S	APID:5216 VPID:6216 VCR:2216

Genre Wise DD Free Dish Channels

Genre	Pvt. Channels	DD Channels	Total
GEC	8	5	13
Movies	14	0	14
Music	5	0	4
News	21	5	25
Regional	7	17	24
Bhojpuri	7	0	7
Devotional	6	0	6
Sports channel	0	1	1
HD channels	0	1	1
State channel	0	11	11
Foreign channel	2	0	2
Home channels	0	1	1
Educational channels	0	51	51

How to tune an old DD Free Dish Set Top Box?

In order to receive channels, you can tune an old DD Free Dish in the following steps:

Select Satellite Name

Go to the Setup Programme or Installation menu from the remote.
Select “Satellite Edit” Menu.
Select “Add New Satellite” Menu.
Select “Sat Name Edit” Menu.
Enter the Satellite Name as – GSAT-15.
Enter the Satellite Longitude – 93.5° E.
Exit the menu.

LNB Configuration

Go to the “LNB Configuration” menu and make sure the satellite which is selected is GSAT-15.
Set the LNB Type as “Universal”.
Set the LNB Power On.
Press the Exit Button.

Transponder (TP) Edit

Go to the “Transponder Edit” menu and again make sure the satellite selection is on GSAT-15.
Select “Add New TP” Menu
Enter the TP frequency to 11090 MHz.
Select the Symbol rate as 29500 Ksps.
Next select the Polarization and set it to “Vertical”.
’22K’ OFF*
‘Disc. Equal’. Off.
Select Scan as “FTA”.
Press “OK”.

Go to Search

After Pressing “OK”, the new TV with 16 channels and 6 Radio Channels will be showing. ou can similarly add other Transport Streams by entering their frequencies, symbol rate as well as the polarization from the table below:

S. No.	Transponder Frequency(MHz)	Polarization	Symbol Rate (Ksps)	FEC	LNB Frequency (MHz)	22K	Disc. Equal
1	11090	V	29500	3/4	09750	OFF	OFF
2	11170	V	29500	3/4	09750	OFF	OFF
3	11470	V	29500	3/4	10600	OFF	OFF
4	11510	V	29500	3/4	10600	OFF	OFF
5	11550	V	29500	3/4	10600	OFF	OFF
6	11630	V	30000	3/5	10600	OFF	OFF

DD Free Dish – FAQs

What is DD Free Dish?

DD Free Dish which was earlier known as DD Direct + is India’s only Free DTH (Direct to Home) Service. This service is owned and operated by Doordarshan also known as Public Service Broadcaster Prasar Bharati and this service has been operational since 2004. The service initially started with a mere 33 channels but at present it can air 104 SDTV channels. This is not all, it can also air 40 radio channels. The DD Free Dish service is available in Ku-Band on GSAT 15 which provides coverage throughout India barring Andaman and Nicobar Islands. These channels can easily be viewed and received through a dish system such as a set top box. No charges are applicable.

How can I contact DD Free Dish?

You can call on the following numbers for any complaints or queries regarding DD Free Dish:
DD Free Dish DTH Customer Care Number: 011-23385314 / 011-2338-3348
DD Free Dish DTH Customer Service Number: 088-8888-8888
DD Free Dish DTH Email-id: yksharmat@prasarbharati.org.in / ceobci@yahoo.com

Do we have to pay to subscribe to DD National HD Channel?

No, you need not pay for the service if you already have a DD Free Dish HD Channel List.

When was the DD National HD Channel launched?

The DD National HD Channel list was launched in the year 2017.

Is DD National HD being aired?

Yes, the DD National HD is currently being aired by Prasar Bharti.

What is the difference between DD Free Dish and Other Direct to Home (DTH) Services?

Most direct to home services have paid services. The tv signals are encrypted and the DTH operators possess the encrypted uplink which is sent to the satellite and the viewers can then view these channels through a set top box or a dish antenna. You can choose which tv channels you’d like to view and pay accordingly for your pack.
DD Free Dish is free of charge. There is no monthly subscription charge applicable on the channels and the only expenditure is that of buying a small set top box to receive the channels.

How to receive channels on the DD Fresh Dish?

In order to receive the DD Fresh channels you must have the following:
1. Dish Antenna along with LNBF.
2. Set Top Box to receive the signals.
3. Remote control.
The dish installed on the roof receives the signals from the satellite and starts transmitting the same to the Set Top Box. The complete set of these 3 accessories is a one-time investment and post that no payment needs to be made to watch channels.

How to delete TV channel from DD free dish set top box?

In order to delete a channel, follow the following steps:
1. Go to the “edit Programme”.
2. Select the “Delete” Option.
3. Select the channel you wish to delete with the up or down button the remote.
4. Press “OK” on the channel you wish to delete.

Where can the Dish be installed?

You install DD free Dish on the rooftop or on the wall surface facing clear south direction. To get better signals, please avoid any solid surface between dish.