Country | Sri Lanka |
---|---|
Broadcast area | Sri Lanka |
Network | Asia Broadcasting Corporation[1] |
Headquarters | World Trade Center, Colombo |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Sinhalese |
Picture format | (PAL) 576i (16:9) (SDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Asia Broadcasting Corporation |
Key people | Rayynor Silva (Chairman) |
History | |
Launched | 23 May 2012[2] |
Links | |
Website | Hiru TV |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
TV Lanka Digital TV | Channel 2 |
UHF (Kikiliyamana) (FTA) | Channel 38 |
UHF (Badulla) (FTA) | Channel 23 |
UHF (Colombo) (FTA) | Channel 45 |
UHF (Gongala) (FTA) | Channel 45 |
UHF (Hunnasgiriya) (FTA) | Channel 23 |
UHF (Kurunegala) (FTA) | Channel 22 |
UHF Nayabedda (FTA) | Channel 22 |
UHF (Ratnapura) (FTA) | Channel 21 |
UHF Magalkanda (FTA) | Channel 60 (reserved) |
Streaming media | |
Hiru TV | Watch live |
Hiru TV (Sinhala: හිරු ටීවී) is the most watched television channel in Sri Lanka, founded by Rayynor Silva (Chairman) and owned by Asia Broadcasting Corporation.[3] Hiru TV is Sri Lanka's first and only digital television channel which has the DVB-T2 pictures and stereo sounds.[4][5][3] It currently holds all island coverage. Its programme content includes Teledramas, International TV Series, Music, Movies, Documentaries, Entertainment, Political, Children's Programmes and News.[5][3]