Malakpet TV Tower nears 50 years, continues to stand as Hyderabad’s broadcasting icon

It brought news bulletins, cricket, serials and favourite movies on Sunday evenings via Doordarshan (DD) channels into homes across Hyderabad and suburbs. Nearly five decades after it started beaming the entertainment directly to homes, the iconic Malakpet TV Tower continues to evoke memories of an era where TV brought families together every evening. Commissioned in 1977, the colossal structure, which turns 50 years in four months, saw television broadcasting evolve from analogue, digital terrestrial to...