Picture format 576i (SDTV) Country Sri Lanka Broadcast area Sri Lanka | Slogan Your Family Channel Language Sinhala | |
Launched 13 April 1979 (1979-04-13) | ||
The ITN channel is a television channel which broadcasts in Sri Lanka. It is the flagship television channel of the Independent Television Network Limited, a state governed television and radio broadcaster in Sri Lanka.
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History
The ITN channel was launched on the 13th of April 1979. The channel was the first terrestrial television channel in Sri Lanka and was the pioneer of colour television transmission in Sri Lanka.
Frequency and coverage
ITN coverage extends to approximately 99% of the island of Sri Lanka. ITN broadcasts on the following frequencies; VHF Ch9, VHF Ch 12 and VHF Ch 24. The channel is also streamed live via the The ITN Channel website
Programmes
The channel primarily broadcasts content in the Sinhala language with daily news broadcasts in Tamil and English languages. The channel won many awards for the Best Programme of the Year for programs like Atapattama, and Doramadalawa. The channel is also popular for the Sinhala soap operas, few such awards winning popular soap operas are Muthu kirilli, Batti, Paba, Sihina Wasanthayak and Amanda.