Country | Sri Lanka |
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Broadcast area | Sri Lanka |
Affiliates | Gangaramaya Temple |
Headquarters | Colombo |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Sinhala |
Picture format | 480i SDTV on Dialog TV, PEO TV 4K UHD on online streaming |
Ownership | |
Owner | Sri Jinarathana Educational Institute of the Hunupitiya Gangaramaya Temple - Advisor Dr Kirinde Assaji & CEO Mahesh Bandara |
History | |
Launched | 31 March 2021 |
Links | |
Website | harithanetwork |
Haritha TV is a Sri Lankan 4K Ultra HD entertainment channel currently broadcasting in Sri Lanka in the Sinhala language. The channel airs content mainly focusing about agriculture and also broadcast programmes based on folk arts, nature, heritage and local culture.[1] It is also regarded as Sri Lanka's first exclusive television channel to have been launched with the intention of promoting sustainable agriculture.[2][3]
Background
[edit]Haritha TV was launched by the Sri Jinarathana Educational Institute of the Hunupitiya Gangaramaya Temple on 31 March 2021 under the patronage of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.[4][5]
The channel was created by the Sri Jinarathana Board of Education Regulation Sabha which is affiliated with the Gangaramaya Temple.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Haritha TV". www.dialog.lk.
- ^ "On the Road to a Greener Tomorrow with Haritha TV". CeylonToday. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ^ "New 'Haritha' TV Channel for Promotion of Agriculture Launched | Sri Lanka Army". www.army.lk. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ^ "Haritha TV launched". Daily News. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ^ https://www.newsfirst.lk/2021/03/31/haritha-tv-launched-by-gangaramaya-temple/
- ^ "Gangaramaya Temple launches Haritha TV". www.dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 2021-04-12.