Vasantham TV
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Vasantham TV is a Tamil language
television channel which broadcasts in Sri Lanka
. The channel is operated by the Independent Television Network Limited (ITN Ltd), which is a state goverened television and radio broadcaster in Sri Lanka. The channel commenced transmission on the 25th of June 2009. This television channel primarily broadcasts content in the Tamil language catering to the media requirements of the Tamil speaking community within Sri Lanka.
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
television channel which broadcasts in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
. The channel is operated by the Independent Television Network Limited (ITN Ltd), which is a state goverened television and radio broadcaster in Sri Lanka. The channel commenced transmission on the 25th of June 2009. This television channel primarily broadcasts content in the Tamil language catering to the media requirements of the Tamil speaking community within Sri Lanka.
Frequency and Coverage
Vasantham TV broadcasts to the Western Province of Sri Lanka on VHF channel 9. The channel extended its coverage to the North and East of Sri Lanka on the 6th of January 2010, transmitting via UHF channel 25. Furthermore, viewers can stream the channel live, online via the ITN website.See also
- List of television networks in Sri Lanka
- Media in Sri LankaMedia in Sri LankaSri Lanka's media outlets are generally divided along linguistic and ethnic lines. State and private media operators provide services in the main languages Sinhala, Tamil, and English...
- Independent Television NetworkIndependent Television NetworkIndependent Television Network Limited is a Sri Lankan state governed television and radio broadcaster located in Wickramasinhapura, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka. ITN, a Shrama Abhimani Award winner...
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