NEW DELHI: The regional language channels of Doordarshan will be off air for about five hours on 10 December to enable a shift to a new satellite.

The Regional services, currently being beamed from INSAT-3A are being shifted to INSAT-4B with effect from 10 December.

This is being done in view of End of Life (EOL) of INSAT-3A as declared by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

Four new transponders have been provided for these channels on INSAT-4B by ISRO.

The services will remain off air from 00:00 to 05:00 hrs on 10 December.