Doordarshan Kendra Jalandhar was inaugurated on 13 April 1979, after it was shifted here from Amritsar, where it was first established on 23 September 1973.[3] Its establishment here instead of Amritsar was made possible by the efforts of then Union I & B Minister, I. K. Gujral.[4] The station is located at Gujral Nagar, the center has elaborate programme production facilities and large studios