TV 1 (Sri Lankan TV channel) explained

TV 1 is a Sri Lankan general entertainment television channel that provides content in both English and Sinhalese, aimed at the youth market. It was founded in 1992 as MTV Newsvision, making it one of Sri Lanka's first privately owned television channels.^[1] Its sister channel, MTV, was renamed Sirasa TV in June 1998, and MTV Newsvision was renamed MTV.^{[1] [2]} MTV was later rebranded as Channel One MTV. On 26 January 2012, the channel was relaunched as MTV Sports.^{[3] [4]} MTV Sports was rebranded as MTV in July 2015.^[5] The channel was renamed TV 1 on 21 January 2016.^[6]

The channel is available on UHF channel 58/59 in the Colombo area and on UHF channel 51 in the Kandy area.^[7] It is also available on PEO TV.^[8] TV 1 is owned by MTV Channel (Pvt) Ltd, part of the Capital Maharaja conglomerate.^[9]

Teledramas

• Balika Vadhu as Punchi Manali - පුංචි මනාලි
• Kindurangana
• Selfie
• Secret Garden (South Korean TV series) as Me Adambarakari

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sri Lanka. Press Reference.
2. News: Weerasuriya. Sanath. See and hear Sirasa TV. Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 7 June 1998.
3. News: Channel One out, MTV Sports in. Daily FT. 26 January 2012.
4. News: A sports channel with a difference. Daily News (Sri Lanka). 1 February 2012. dead. https://archive.today/20130218220922/http://www.dailynews.lk/2012/02/01/art20.asp. 18 February 2013.
5. Web site: The Curious Case of MTV Sports. TV & Radio Sri Lanka Community Forum. 3 July 2015.
6. Web site: CMG . 2023-10-21 . www.cmg.lk . en . MTV Channels launched in 1991 with MTV, an English music channel (now TV 1).
7. Web site: Television Stations in Sri Lanka. Asiawaves: Radio and TV Broadcasting in South and South-East Asia.
8. News: Enjoy watching MTV Channels now on SLT PEO TV. Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 4 September 2011.
9. Web site: MTV Channel. Capital Maharaja. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120630081149/http://www.capitalmaharaja.com/index.php/our-companies/mtv-channel.html. 2012-06-30.