Sri Lanka, June 21 -- Today (21) marks the 32nd anniversary of TNL (Telshan Network Limited), Sri Lanka's first private television media channel.

TNL was founded by Shan Wickramasinghe and officially launched on June 21, 1993. Prior to this, in 1979, Wickramasinghe donated Independent Television to the nation, which was later taken over by the government.

TNL emerged a few years later as a pioneering effort to reintroduce independent broadcasting in Sri Lanka.

TNL holds the distinction of being the first private television channel in the country to broadcast news in both Sinhala and English. In 1995, the station also introduced political discussion programming with the launch of 'Janahada', a program that continues to engage audiences ...