Sirasa TV

Sirasa TV
සිරස TV
Country	Sri Lanka
Network	MTV Channel
Headquarters	Colombo
Programming
Language(s)	Sinhalese
Picture format	1080p HDTV
Ownership
Owner	Capital Maharaja
Key people	Asoka Dias(Director)
Sister channels	TV 1; Shakthi TV
History
Launched	10 June 1998
Links
Website	www.sirasatv.lk
Availability
Terrestrial
UHF (Union Place); (FTA)	Channel 23
UHF (Namunukula); (FTA)	Channel 29
UHF (Hunnasgiriya); (FTA)	Channel 58
UHF (Gammaduwa); (FTA)	Channel 23
UHF (Hanthana); (FTA)	Channel 29
UHF (Gongala); (FTA)	Channel 29
UHF (Minuwangala); (FTA)	Channel 58
UHF (Nuwara Eliya); (FTA)	Channel 27
Peo TV (Pay TV)	Channel 10
Dialog TV (Satellite Pay TV)	Channel 08
Streaming media
Online	Watch live

Sirasa TV is a digital, terrestrial television network in Sri Lanka. It is the sister channel of 'TV 1' (Previously MTV Channel and MTV Sports) which was established in 1992. Sirasa TV was started in 1998 as a sister to its radio network Sirasa FM. Sirasa TV is owned by the Sri Lankan business conglomerate, Capital Maharaja Group together with Gregson Holdings Ltd. Since then, another multi-national company - International Media Management - has also invested in MTV. It broadcasts its programs mainly in Sinhala.

Attacks

2009 New Year Attack and assassination

Fifteen masked gunmen stormed the studio and transmission complex and destroyed the main control room of the group on 6 January 2009.^[2]^[3] Investigations revealed that a Claymore mine was used for the attack.^[4] Critics and observers linked the attack to the controversial reporting that was adopted in relation to the capture of Kilinochchi by Government Forces.^[5] Opposition political parties and associated media organizations accused the government of being responsible for the attack.

Programs

Teledramas^[6]

Type	Current	Finished
Original	Kiya Denna Adare Tharam (KDAT) Sinhala: කියා දෙන්න ආදරේ තරම්	Daam Sinhala: දාම්
		Sakuge Lokaya Sinhala: සකූගේ ලෝකය
		Salamal Aramaya Sinhala: සල් මල් ආරාමය
		Sanda Tharu Mal Sinhala: සද තරු මල්
	Wow Madam Sinhala: Wow මැඩම්	Hitha Laga Hinahuna Sinhala: හිත ලග හිනැහුනා
		Api Ape Sinhala: අපි අපේ
		Ras Sinhala: රැස්
		Helankada Sinhala: හේලන්කඩ
		Sooryawanshaya Sinhala: සූර්‍ය වංශය
		Sakkarang Sinhala: සක්කාරං
	Neela Pabalu Sinhala: නීල පබළු	Mini Gan Dela Sinhala: මිනි ගං දෑල
		Ado Sinhala: අඩෝ
		Oba Nisa Sinhala: ඔබ නිසා
		Salsapuna Sinhala: සල් සපුනා
	Circuskarayo Sinhala: සර්කස්කාරයෝ	Uthum Pathum Sinhala: උතුම් පැතුම්
		Pahasara Sinhala: පැහැසරා
		Yes Boss Sinhala: යස් බොස්
		Nonawaruni Mahatwaruni Sinhala: නෝනාවරුනි මහත්වරුනි
		Chandoli Sinhala: චන්දෝලි
Dubbed	Imlie as Imlie Sinhala: ඉම්ලි	The Last Empress as Agra Sinhala: අග්‍රා	2018 South Korean television series
		Descendants of the Sun as Himanthara Sinhala: හිමන්තරා	2016 South Korean television series
		Dushman as Sujatha Sinhala: සුජාත
		Diya Aur Baati Hum as Swapna Sinhala: ස්වප්නා	Indian television soap opera
		Kadın as Kisa Sinhala: කිසා	2017 Turkish television series
		Kasautii Zindagii Kay as Praveena 1 / Praveena 2 Sinhala: ප්‍රවීනා	Indian Hindi-language television series
		Kavach as Premayudha Sinhala: ප්‍රේමායුධ	Indian TV series
		Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi as Mahagedara Sinhala: මහගෙදර	Indian drama television series
		My Love from the Star as Anathayen Aa Tharu Kumara Sinhala: අනන්තයෙන් ආ තරු කුමරා	2013–2014 South Korean television series
		Naagin as Prema Dadayama Sinhala: ප්‍රේම දඩයම	Indian Hindi-language supernatural fiction series
		Pinocchio (2014 TV series) as Ikkai Maai Sinhala: ඉක්කයි මායි	South Korean television series
		Secret Garden (South Korean TV series) as Me Adambarakari Sinhala: මේ ආඩම්බරකාරි	2010 South Korean TV series
		Shanti as Shanthi Sinhala: ශාන්ති	Indian TV series
		The Emperor: Owner of the Mask as Yawes Lu Kumara Sinhala: යවෙස් ලූ කුමරා	2017 South Korean television series
		Ye Hai Mohabbatein as Me Aadarayai Sinhala: මේ ආදරයයි	Indian TV series

International Reality TV Shows


Show Name	Show Type	Number of Seasons (As of 2024)
Sirasa Lakshapathi^[7] (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire)	Quiz Show	10 (Currently on Air)
5 Million Money Drop^[8] (The Million Pound Drop)	Game show	2
The Voice Sri Lanka (The Voice (franchise))	Reality / Singing Competition	2
The Voice Teens^[9] (The Voice (franchise))	Reality / Singing Competition	2
The Voice Kids (The Voice (franchise))	Reality / Singing Competition	1
Sri Lanka's Got Talent^[10] (Got Talent)	Talent show	2

Other Reality TV Shows


Show Name	Show Type	Number of Seasons (As of 2024)
Sirasa Superstar	Reality / Singing Competition	7
Sirasa Dancing Stars	Reality / Dancing Competition	3
Sirasa Film Star^[11]	Reality	1
Sirasa Pentathlon^[12]	Quiz Show	2
Sirasa Junior Super Star	Reality / Singing Competition	2
Sirasa Kumariya	Reality	2
Sirasa Platinum Awards	Reality / Award Ceremony	1
Elephant House Super Hero^[13]	Talent show	2

Cartoons

Cartoons Broadcast on Sirasa TV
Original	Broadcast as	Language
Asterix the Gaul	Sinhala: සූර පප්පා \| Soora Pappa	Sinhala
Avengers Assemble	Avengers
Baby Follies	Sinhala: තොත්ත බබාලා \|Thoththa Babala
Batman	Batman
Boule et Bill (2004)	Sinhala: බිලියයි බඩියයි \| Billy & Buddy
Boule et Bill (2015)	Sinhala: බව්ව මල්ලි \| Bawwa Malli
Dennis the Menace	Sinhala: දගයා \| Dagaya
Droopy, Master Detective	Droopy and Dripple
Duck Dodgers	Duck Dodgers
Gattu Battu	Sinhala: මරු ඩබලක් \| Maru Dabalak
Guardians of the Galaxy	Guardians of the Galaxy
Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.	Hulk
Iron Man: Armored Adventures	Iron Man
Kissyfur	Sinhala: පැංචා \| Pancha
Kung Fu Masters of the Zodiac	Sinhala: රාශි චක්‍රය \| Rashi Chakraya
Léonard	Sinhala: ජස්ටින් සහ ටෙස්ටින් \| Justin & Testing
Lucky Luke	Sinhala: කවුද බෝයි \| Kauda Boy
Marvel's Spider-Man	Spiderman
Ultimate Spider-Man	Spiderman
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir	Sinhala: රතු පැංචි \| Rathu Panchi
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!	Sinhala: ස්කූබි ඩූ \| Scooby Doo
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo	Sinhala: ස්කූබි ඩූ \| Scooby Doo
Sonic the Hedgehog	Sinhala: සොනික් \| Sonic
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Sinhala: අපි රජ ඉබ්බෝ \| Api Raja Ibbo
The Adventures of Tintin	Sinhala: ටිං ටිං \| Tin Tin
The Flintstones	Sinhala: ගිරිපුර ඇත්තෝ \| Giripura Aththo
The Garfield Show	Sinhala: ගාර්ෆීල්ඩ් \| Garfield
Tom and Jerry	Tom and Jerry
The Inspector (Pink Panther)	Pink Panther
The Pink Panther Show	Pink Panther
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show	Supiri Mariyo
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries	The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries
The Silver Brumby	Sinhala: රිදී අශ්වයා \| Ridee Ashwaya
The Wind in the Willows	Sinhala: මන්ඩුක භවන \| Manduka Bavana
Yakari	Sinhala: යකාරි \| Yakari

Other Popular Programs

Magic Seeya^[14]
Api Nodanna Live^[15]
Auto Vision
Punchi Pahe Man
Cook Pakshaya^[16]
Home Game in 60 second
Imorich Tunes

References

^ "සිරස TV අද සිට HD තාක්ෂණය ඔස්සේ." (in Sinhala). Retrieved 2024-10-28.
^ "Sirasa main transmission station bombed, shot and set on fire". 2008-01-06. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
^ "Sirasa TV Studio Complex Attacked :: NIDAHASA News". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
^ "Gunmen raid Sri Lanka TV station". 6 January 2009.
^ "Sri Lanka Breaking News-Daily Mirror Online". Archived from the original on 2009-03-09. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
^ "Drama – Sirasa TV". Retrieved 2023-02-02.
^ "Sirasa to make Millionaires". Sunday Times. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
^ "The story of 5 million winning dreams". සරසවිය. 2022-08-18. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
^ "Hashen Dulanjana wins 'The Voice Teens SL'". classifylanka.com. 2020-08-02. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
^ "Grand Finale of Sri Lanka's Got Talent Season 2: A Night of Extraordinary Talent Awaits". newsfirst.lk. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
^ Sirasa Film Star (Reality-TV), Jayantha Chandrasiri, Nadika Gunasekera, Sulakkhana Herath, Sirasa TV, 2017-10-07, retrieved 2023-12-09{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
^ "Pentathlon Sinhala Sirasa, Sri Lankan, Thrimana TV, Latest". varunamultimedia.com. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
^ "Elephant House Super Hero - Sirasa TV". sirasatv.lk. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
^ Magic Seeya - Sirasa TV, September 2017, retrieved 2022-10-25
^ "Api Nodanna Live – Sirasa TV". Retrieved 2023-02-02.
^ "Cook Pakshaya - Sirasa TV". sirasatv.lk. Retrieved 2023-12-09.

External links

[1] "සිරස TV අද සිට HD තාක්ෂණය ඔස්සේ." (in Sinhala). Retrieved 2024-10-28.

[2] "Sirasa main transmission station bombed, shot and set on fire". 2008-01-06. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2010-05-29.

[3] "Sirasa TV Studio Complex Attacked :: NIDAHASA News". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2024-12-27.

[4] "Gunmen raid Sri Lanka TV station". 6 January 2009.

[5] "Sri Lanka Breaking News-Daily Mirror Online". Archived from the original on 2009-03-09. Retrieved 2010-05-29.

[6] "Drama – Sirasa TV". Retrieved 2023-02-02.

[7] "Sirasa to make Millionaires". Sunday Times. Retrieved 29 December 2019.

[8] "The story of 5 million winning dreams". සරසවිය. 2022-08-18. Retrieved 2022-09-08.

[9] "Hashen Dulanjana wins 'The Voice Teens SL'". classifylanka.com. 2020-08-02. Retrieved 2023-01-31.

[10] "Grand Finale of Sri Lanka's Got Talent Season 2: A Night of Extraordinary Talent Awaits". newsfirst.lk. Retrieved 2024-10-28.

[11] Sirasa Film Star (Reality-TV), Jayantha Chandrasiri, Nadika Gunasekera, Sulakkhana Herath, Sirasa TV, 2017-10-07, retrieved 2023-12-09{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

[12] "Pentathlon Sinhala Sirasa, Sri Lankan, Thrimana TV, Latest". varunamultimedia.com. Retrieved 2023-01-31.

[13] "Elephant House Super Hero - Sirasa TV". sirasatv.lk. Retrieved 2024-02-19.

[14] Magic Seeya - Sirasa TV, September 2017, retrieved 2022-10-25

[15] "Api Nodanna Live – Sirasa TV". Retrieved 2023-02-02.

[16] "Cook Pakshaya - Sirasa TV". sirasatv.lk. Retrieved 2023-12-09.

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