| Country | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Sri Lanka |
| Network | Voice of Asia |
| Headquarters | Colombo |
| Programming | |
| Language | Sinhala |
| Picture format | 576iSDTV onTerrestrial television,Dialog TV,PEO TV,Dish TV Sri Lanka |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Voice of Asia Network (Pvt) Ltd |
| Sister channels | Varnam TV,Siyatha FM,Varnam FM,Kiss FM |
| History | |
| Launched | 17 September 2009 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
Siyatha TV is a private Sri Lankan4K Ultra HD channel currently broadcasting inSri Lanka in theSinhala language. It is owned by the Voice of Asia Network (Pvt) Ltd, which also runsradio channels namedSiyatha FM, Real Radio,Kiss FM andVettri FM.[1]
Along with their sister channel,Vettri TV,[2] the Voice of Asia Network (Pvt) began broadcasting Siyatha TV on September 17, 2009 on E32UHF.[3][4]
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 (TRC).
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".[5]
Siyatha TV broadcasts a range of entertainment programmes includingdramas,reality shows,Kids Programme,Cartoons, music andNews. It operates 16 hours a day, between 05:00 am and 12:00 midnight.[6]
In April 2010, a quiz program titledSiyatha TV T20 Quiz was telecast.[7]
Voice of Asia is expected to launch a new station, Real TV, in coming months.
Early on July 30, 2010, 12 armed men attacked andfirebombed the Siyatha TV and radio station, destroying much of the broadcasting equipment.[8] The gunmen forced the staff to kneel at gunpoint, and injured two of them.
