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IPTV and TV guide times in Sri Lanka

Rupavahini provides timed programme rows on its television schedule page. Channel Eye has a separate site identifying its service.

Sri Lanka · LK

Use the local programme and station ID together. The catalogue records News1st as News1st.lk in Sri Lanka.

Check the local source in Sri Lanka

Rupavahini provides timed programme rows on its television schedule page. Channel Eye has a separate site identifying its service.

Compare the exact service before converting a schedule row. Retain Sri Lanka local time alongside the device clock when a receiving guide shifts the programme.

Identify the exact station in the guide

Sample identities associated with this source country. Confirm the broadcaster's current local edition.
Station in sourceCatalogue identifierRecorded group or siteCategory
News1stNews1st.lkMTV Channelnews
UTVUTV.lkSATIS Agency (Pvt) Ltdgeneral
Asia TVAsiaTV.lkAsia TVentertainment, family, general
Talent TVTalentTV.lkKapital Strategic Holdings Pvt Ltdsports
DAN ComedyDANComedy.lkAsk Media Pvt Ltdcomedy
DAN MusicDANMusic.lkAsk Media Pvt Ltdmusic

For News1st, check bulletin title, local edition and air time. If your source uses a different identifier from News1st.lk, use the source’s actual channel field for the mapping.

Convert a programme to the source clock

20:00 in Asia/Colombo resolves to 15 Jul 2025 · 14:30 UTC in the July example. Keep the minute portion of the offset when copying the programme time.

Calculated historical examples. Use the actual date and IANA location for a real listing.
IANA location examples20:00 local on 15 January 202520:00 local on 15 July 2025
Asia/Colombo15 Jan 2025 · 14:30 UTC15 Jul 2025 · 14:30 UTC

Audio and captions

Check the programme's own Sinhala, Tamil or other language label and the actual track offered on the selected service.

Which device and account details should you check?

  1. Use the broadcaster's own market listing for Sri Lanka when checking a current app, subscription or rights question.
  2. Look up the app publisher and exact TV or box model in the local device store. Check live versus replay features and separate app charges.
  3. For a schedule issue, save the exact channel ID, programme title, local date and time zone without sharing account or playlist details.

Browse channel references for Sri Lanka

Channel references to check

Find the exact local station

The channel finder contains 19 station records for Sri Lanka in this edition. Each result opens the catalogue ID and local guide example for that feed.

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