Siyatha TV is a private Sri Lankan

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in the Sinhala language. It is owned by the Voice of Asia Network (Pvt) Ltd, which also runs

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Background

Along with their sister channel, Vettri TV, the Voice of Asia Network (Pvt) began broadcasting Siyatha TV on September 17, 2009 on E32

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. Siyatha TV is the first Sri Lankan terrestrial channel to go simultaneously on satellite through their own DTH platform. This platform currently carry all VOA Television and Radio channels on Intelsat 906 satellite located at 64´E. Roshantha Kariyapperuma, owns the Voice of Asia Network which owns Siyatha TV along-with Roshantha Kariyapperuma's brother, Priyantha Kariyapperuma, who was a former Director General of the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka
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Revamp

On 15 February 2017, the parent company Voice of Asia Network (Pvt) Ltd had their network relaunch, Siyatha TV, revamped their entire line-up of programs and the look and feel of the TV station along with becoming an "Ultra HD 4K Television Channel".

Programming

Siyatha TV broadcasts a range of entertainment programmes including dramas,

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, Kids Programme,

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, music and

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. It operates 16 hours a day, between 05:00 am and 12:00 midnight. In April 2010, a quiz program titled ''Siyatha TV T20 Quiz'' was telecast.

New Station

Voice of Asia is expected to launch a new station, Real TV, in coming months.

Firebombing

Early on July 30, 2010, 12 armed men attacked and firebombed the Siyatha TV and radio station, destroying much of the broadcasting equipment. The gunmen forced the staff to kneel at gunpoint, and injured two of them.

References

External links

‘Sati Medha Sadhaya’ on Siyatha

Sinhala-language television stations Television channels and stations established in 2009 Voice of Asia Network Mass media in Colombo 2009 establishments in Sri Lanka {{SriLanka-stub