The aim of the channel is to telecast valuable religious and cultural programming in the three main languages of Sri Lanka, English, Sinhala and Tamil.
On 29 June 2007, the channel was officially launched by President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva and head priest of the Asgiriya chapter in Sri Lanka.
Buddhist Radio is broadcast on FM MHz 101.3 101.5.
Cost of channel establishment is 65 million Sri Lankan rupee (approx.
The equipment and the channel was donated by the former Founder / CEO of CBN Sat (Dialog TV) Muhunthan Canagey.