| Country | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Sri Lanka |
| Affiliates | No affiliations |
| Headquarters | 7B Tower Building, 25 Station Road, Colombo 04 |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English, Sinhala |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Telshan Network (PVT) Ltd. |
| Key people | Shan Wickremesinghe |
| History | |
| Launched | 21 June 1993 |
| Former names | ITN original Sri Lanka 1979 April 13 and june 5 and Rádio e Televisão Cultura and Sky Channel |
| Links | |
| Website | tnltv |
TNL TV is an English and Sinhala-language television station in Sri Lanka, owned by Telshan Network. Launched in 1993, TNL TV was one of Sri Lanka's first privately owned television channels. Shan Wickremesinghe, the chairman of Telshan Network, is the brother of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
The first television broadcast dedicated for teledramas, Tnl broadcast from 6 am to midnight everyday.[1]
TNL TV is available on free-to-air analog terrestrial transmission on the following channels:[2]
The transmitter at Polgahawela was seized in 2018 by the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka for illegal operation, including on two frequencies.[3] While it had obtained provincial approval for the operation, the TRC had not approved on the federal level.[4]
TNL TV is available via satellite on Dialog TV (channel 11) And Lanka Broadband Network, Cable TV, (channel 13), IPTV, And YuppTV[5]
The first hosted broadcast was for the 2016 Asia Cup tournament from 24 February 2016 to 6 March 2016.