Doordarshan Kendra Thiruvananthapuram is part of the DD India, the largest television network in the world.  Doordarshan with over 35 Terrestrial Transmitters and 3 production centers serve Kerala, Lakshadweep and Mahi regions. It is inaugurated on 1st January 1985 by the then Chief Minister of Kerala Shri. K. Karunakaran, Doordarshan Kendra Thiruvananthapuram currently produces and telecasts 168 hrs of Malayalam programs per week.  27 transmitters in Kerala, 7 in Lakshadweep and one in Mahi relay these programs. Now more than 90 per cent of the 35 million populations of Kerala, Lakshadweep and Mahi can receive Doordarshan Kendra Thiruvananthapuram programs through a network of terrestrial transmitters. With the introduction of DTH almost cent percent of the population can now receive DDK Thiruvananthapuram programs without   cable connection. Doordarshan studios have been established at Thiruvananthapuram, Thrichur and Calicut to foster regional diversity.  People all over India are watching Doordarshan’s Malayalam programs.  It is also received in 64 countries spread over the continents of Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia and America.