MTV Sports (Sri Lanka)
| MTV Sports | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Launched | 14 December 1992 |
| Owned by | MTV Channel |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | Sri Lanka |
| Formerly called | MTV Newsvision, MTV, Channel One MTV |
| Sister channel(s) |
Sirasa TV, Shakthi TV |
| Website |
www |
Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| UHF (Colombo) | Channel 58 |
| UHF (Kandy/Hantana) | Channel 51 |
| Satellite | |
| Dialog TV | Not available |
| Cable | |
| Lanka Broadband Networks | Not available |
| IPTV | |
| PEO TV | 12 |
MTV Sports is a Sri Lankan sports, entertainment, lifestyles, business and news television channel. Founded in 1992 as MTV Newsvision, it was 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 re-branded Channel One MTV. On 26 January 2012 the channel was re-launched as MTV Sports.[3][4] The channel is available on UHF channel 58 in the Colombo area and on UHF channel 51 in the Kandy area.[5] It is also available on SLT Visioncom.[6] MTV Sports is owned by MTV Channel (Pvt) Ltd, part of the Capital Maharaja conglomerate.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sri Lanka". Press Reference.
- ↑ Weerasuriya, Sanath (7 June 1998). "See and hear Sirasa TV". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
- ↑ "Channel One out, MTV Sports in". Daily FT. 26 January 2012.
- ↑ "A sports channel with a difference". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 1 February 2012.
- ↑ "Television Stations in Sri Lanka". Asiawaves: Radio and TV Broadcasting in South and South-East Asia.
- ↑ "Enjoy watching MTV Channels now on SLT PEO TV". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 4 September 2011.
- ↑ "MTV Channel". Capital Maharaja.
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