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Radio broadcasting in Sri Lanka dates to 1923. Radio broadcasting, like other forms of media in Sri Lanka , is generally divided along linguistic lines with state and private media operators providing services in Sinhala , Tamil , and English language.
The Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC), formerly Radio Ceylon, is the oldest radio station in Asia, and was founded as Colombo Radio in 1925. Edward Harper who was then the Chief Engineer at the Telegraph Department in 1921, was the first person who initiated experimental broadcasts in Ceylon.
The history of Radio Ceylon dates back to 1925, when its first precursor, Colombo Radio, was launched on 16 December 1925 using a mediumwave radio transmitter of one kilowatt of output power from Welikada, Colombo. Commenced just 3 years after the launch of BBC, Colombo radio was the first radio station in Asia and the second oldest radio ...
The government owns two major TV stations, radio networks operated by the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC), and newspaper titles in Sinhala, Tamil, and English. [1] After the growth of Sri Lankan economy, many satellite TV channels were introduced.
Radio stations that broadcast in the Tamil language are found primarily in India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States, South Africa, Canada as well as other parts of the world containing a significant Tamil diaspora population.
Pages in category "English-language radio stations in Sri Lanka" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Sri FM (ශ්රී FM) is the first privately owned radio station in Sri Lanka. This radio is broadcast island wide in Sri Lanka on the frequencies 93.2FM, 95.8FM, 98.8FM, 99.0FM and 99.3FM. Shree FM, Ran FM and E FM's Executive Director, is Ryan Honter.
Radio SEAC was the war time radio station operated by the Allied South East Asia Command (SEAC) that took over the operations of Colombo Radio, a Ceylon radio station launched in 1925. Radio programmes were broadcast across Asia to the allied forces and to the people of India and South Asia. Radio SEAC was handed over to the Colonial Government ...