Is it true that Akashwani is the national television channel of India?

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The above statement is false.
The national television channel of India, Doordarshan, was established in 1962 under the Indian public service broadcaster Prasar Bharati. Starting as a black-and-white broadcaster, national telecasts and colour television were introduced in 1982. In 1976, All India Radio (Akashwani) was separated from Doordarshan. Both Doordarshan and Akashwani came under the public broadcaster Prasar Bharati. With the two All India channels, DD National and DD News, and other channels like DD Kisan, DD Sports, and DD Urdu, Doordarshan serves almost the entire nation. The satellite channel DD India is available in 146 countries around the world. The launch of private channels has affected the public broadcaster though it continues to function smoothly.
The correct statement would be that Akashwani is a public broadcaster.

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