| Country | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Sri Lanka |
| Headquarters | Sri Sambodhi Vihara (Sri Sambodhi Buddhist Monastery),Colombo |
| Programming | |
| Languages | English,Sinhala,Tamil |
| History | |
| Launched | 29 June 2007 (2007-06-29) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| UHF (Colombo) | Channel 53 |
| TV Lanka Digital TV | Channel 9 |
The Buddhist is the first Buddhist television channel forSri Lanka. The Buddhist channel studios are located at Sri Sambodhi Vihara (Temple) that is situated inColombo, Sri Lanka.[1][2] It is available on the Sri Lankan Direct to Home satellite television servicesDialog TV andDish TV. The service also operates onPEO TV and cable TV. The aim of the channel is to telecast valuable religious and cultural programming in the three main languages of Sri Lanka,English,Sinhala andTamil. The founder and the Chairman of the Buddhist TV is the most Ven.Daranagama Kusaladhamma Thero. On 29 June 2007, the channel was officially launched byPresidentMahinda Rajapaksa, Chief JusticeSarath N. Silva and head priest of the Asgiriya chapter in Sri Lanka.
Buddhist Radio is broadcast on FM MHz 101.3 101.5.
Cost of channel establishment is 65 millionSri Lankan rupee (approx. US$600,000). The equipment and the channel was donated by the former Founder / CEO of CBN Sat (Dialog TV) Muhunthan Canagey.
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