| |
Name |
Ownership |
Language |
Established |
| 1 |
ITN Sri Lanka
|
State-owned |
Sinhala / English / Tamil |
1979
.
|
| |
| ITN: Coverage |
Transmitter Site |
Channel |
|
| Badulla |
Nayabedde |
E12 |
 |
| Colombo |
Yatiyantota |
E12 |
| Kandy |
Hunnasgiriya |
E24 |
| Matale |
Karagahatenne |
E9 |
| Matara |
Deniyaya |
E9 |
| Sabaragamuwa |
Suriyakanda |
E24 |
|
| 2 |
Rupavahini
(Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation) |
State-owned |
Sinhala / English |
1982
.
|
| |
| Rupavahini: Coverage |
Transmitter Site |
Channel |
|
| Badulla |
Namunukula |
E10 |
 |
| Colombo / Island Wide |
Piduruthalagala |
E5 |
| Hingulakanda |
Hingulakanda |
E52 |
| Kalutara |
Maladugala |
E52 |
| Kalutara |
Padagala |
E52 |
| Kalutara |
Torwood |
E52 |
| Kandy |
Hantana Hill |
E10 |
| Kandy |
Hantana Hill |
E39 |
| Kandy |
Hantana Hill |
E41 |
| Kandy |
Primrose |
E39 |
|
| Kegalla |
Yatiyantota |
E43 |
|
| Matara |
Deniyaya |
E39 |
|
| Matara |
Deniyaya |
E41 |
|
| Matara |
Deniyaya |
E60 |
|
| Nuwara Eliya |
Nuwara Eliya |
E61 |
|
| Ranwalagala |
Ranwalagala |
E52 |
|
| Sabaragamuwa |
Suriyakanda |
E11 |
|
| Vavuniya |
Madukanda |
E30 |
|
| Vavuniya |
Madukanda |
E39 |
|
|
| 3 |
Channel One MTV
|
Private |
English |
1992
.
|
| |
| MTV Channel: Coverage |
Transmitter Site |
Channel |
 |
| Colombo |
Araliya Uyana, Pannipitiya |
E58 |
| Kandy |
Hantana |
E51 |
|
| 4 |
Sirasa TV |
Private |
Sinhala |
1998 |
| |
| MTV Channel: Coverage |
Transmitter Site |
Channel |
|
| Badulla |
Namunukula |
E58 |
 |
| Colombo |
Araliya Uyana, Depanama, Pannipitiya |
E23 |
| Kandy |
Hantana |
E29 |
| Kandy |
Hunnasgiriya |
E58 |
| Matale |
Gammaduwa |
E23 |
| Matara |
Gongala |
E29 |
| Nuwara Eliya |
Mount Oliphant |
E29 |
| Rathnapura |
Rathnapura |
E58 |
|
| 5 |
TNL |
Private |
Sinhala / English |
1993
.
|
| |
| Telshan Network: Coverage |
Transmitter Site |
Channel |
|
| Badulla |
|
E21 |
 |
| Colombo |
Bambalapitiya |
E21 |
| Colombo |
Piliyandala |
E3 |
| Kandy |
Hanthana |
E26 |
| Kurunegala |
Polgahawela |
E3 |
| Matale |
Karagahatenne |
E11 |
| Matara |
Gongala |
E26 |
| Nuwara-Eliya |
|
E4 |
| Rathnapura |
|
E26 |
|
| 6 |
Swarnavahini
|
Private |
Sinhala |
1997
.
|
| |
| Swarnavahini: Coverage area |
Transmitter Site |
Channel |
|
| Badulla |
|
E35 |
 |
| Badulla |
Bandarawela |
E40 |
| Colombo |
|
E31 |
| Kandy |
Hanthana |
E22 |
| Kandy |
Hunnasgiriya |
E40 |
| Matale |
|
E37 |
| Matara |
Deniyaya |
E37 |
| Nuwara-Eliya |
|
E33 |
| Rathnapura |
|
E22 |
|
| 7 |
ETV
|
Private |
English |
1995
.
|
| |
| ETV: Coverage area |
Transmitter Site |
Channel |
 |
| Colombo |
Kolpity |
E35 |
| Kalutara |
Magalkanda |
E40 |
|
| 8 |
ARTV |
Private |
English |
1996 |
| |
| Art TV: Coverage area |
Transmitter Site |
Channel |
 |
| Colombo |
World Trade Center |
E28 |
| Kandy |
Hunnasgiriya |
E52 |
|
| 9 |
Channel Eye |
State-owned |
Sinhala / English / Tamil |
2000 Launched as Rupavahini 2 and later renamed as Channel Eye |
| |
| Rupavahini: Coverage area |
Transmitter Site |
Channel |
 |
| Colombo / Island Wide |
Piduruthalagala |
E7 |
|
| 10 |
Shakthi TV
|
Private |
Tamil |
1998 |
| |
| MTV Channel: Coverage area |
Transmitter Site |
Channel |
|
| Badulla |
Namunukula |
E51 |
 |
| Colombo |
Araliya Uyana, Depanama, Pannipitiya |
E25 |
| Matale |
Gammaduwa |
E25 |
| Matara |
Gongala |
E25 |
| Nuwara Eliya |
Mount Oliphant |
E34 |
|
| 11 |
TV Lanka |
Private |
Sinhala language |
2001
.
|
| |
| TV Lanka: Coverage area |
Transmitter Site |
Channel |
|
| Badulla |
Nayabedda |
E53 |
 |
| Colombo |
Rathamalana |
E48 |
| Kandy |
Hunnasgiriya |
E53 |
| Matale |
Laggala |
E48 |
| Matara |
Gongala |
E48 |
| Vauniya [Vavuniya] |
|
E53 |
|
| 12 |
Derana
|
Private |
Sinhala language |
2005
.
|
| |
| Derana TV: Coverage area |
Transmitter Site |
Channel |
|
| Badulla |
Nayabedda |
E32 |
 |
| Colombo |
Bambalapitiya |
E37 |
| Kalutara |
|
E56 |
| Matale |
Gammaduwa |
E28 |
| Matara |
Gongala |
E31 |
| Nuwara Eliya |
|
E36 |
|
| 13 |
Max TV
|
Private |
Sinhala / English |
2006
.
|
| |
| Max TV: Coverage area |
Transmitter Site |
Channel |
 |
| Colombo |
Nugegoda |
E30 |
| Kandy |
Hantana |
E56 |
|
| 14 |
Siyatha TV |
Private |
Sinhala |
test transmissions
.
|
| |
Due to begin test transmissions for Colombo area on channel E46, October/November 2006. |
| 15 |
Neth TV
|
Private |
Sinhala |
announced |
| |
Due to begin test |
|
|
|
