DD Metro also known as DD 2 was Doordarshan's Hindi-language general entertainment channel. At the time, DD Metro was on air, the channel was kept as a terrestrial channel, instead of exclusive satellite channel. However, it was available on many of the cable operators in India. The Channel was launched as DD2 in year 1984 in Delhi to provide alternative channels to metro audience, later DD2 Channels were also alunch at Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai. In 1993, all 4 Metro chennels were interlinked under a brand name and the new channel was named as DD Metro. On 3 November 2003, the Prasar Bharati Corporation replaced DD Metro channel with their new news channel, DD News.