Contents • • • • • • • • • • History [ ] Sri Lanka didn't have any television until 1979. Businessmen Anil Wijewardena and Shan Wickremasinghe established the country's first TV station which started broadcasting on 15 April 1979. The new station remained independent for less than two months as the took control of it on 5 June 1979 following a dispute with. Sri Lanka's second TV station - (SLRC) - was established by the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation Act No.
SLRC started broadcasting on 15 February 1982. The Act required the SLRC maintain taste and decency and not to incite crime and disorder or cause religious or public offence.
ART Television. Sri Lanka TV Stations. Television Stations in Sri Lanka ON THIS PAGE: TV networks in Sri Lanka: ART TV; Carlton Sports Network (CSN) TV Derana.
The government maintained a monopoly on television broadcasting until 1992 when private TV stations were allowed to broadcast but they were to be regulated by the SLRC. (MTV), a joint venture between and, was one of the first private TV stations.
Since then many new TV stations have started in Sri Lanka. There are also a number of satellite networks and pay per view television networks in Sri Lanka.
The national telecommunications provider also launched an service in 2008. Ces Cambridge Engineering Selector Software S. Television providers [ ] Current [ ] The following is a list of current television providers based in Sri Lanka.
Provider Ownership Owner Transmission Established Website Ask Cable Vision Private Ask Media & Cable Vision 10- 2010 City Cable Private City Cable Links Cable Private 05- July 2005 Private 15- March 2015 Lanka Broadband Networks Private Lanka Broadband Networks, 00- 2000 State-owned SLT Visioncom 08- September 2008 Satcom Private Future Sat Com Holdings Satellite Former [ ] The following is a list of former television providers which were based in Sri Lanka. Provider Ownership Owner Transmission Established Closed Private Ruhunu 2001 Multivision Analog microwave 99- 1902008- 2008 TV Lanka Private 12- 2002013- 2013 Television stations [ ] Current [ ] The following is a list of current television stations based in Sri Lanka. • Available in only. • Available in only. • Formerly CBNsat.