MUMBAI: It's an indicator of DD Sahyadri's continued popularity.

The channel, rated one of the best Doordarshan regional channels, has commenced a half hour morning telecast since 2 October, the day it turned 30. The terrestrial telecast block, from 9 to 9:30 am, consists of live phone in shows from Monday to Friday.

According to Sahyadri programming head Shivaji Phulsundar, an educational talk show with phone ins will be aired on Mondays and Thursdays. Hello Doctor, a show on health with expert panels addressing viewer queries, has been re-scheduled from its earlier Sunday slot to Wednesdays. Ghatnachakra, a phone in show on current affairs, has been rescheduled from its Saturday slot to make it a twice weekly on Tuesdays and Fridays.