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[2] 95% of the country received FM transmissions by 1999. [2] The government maintained a monopoly on radio broadcasting until the early 1990s when private radio stations were allowed to broadcast. Today there are numerous private radio stations but the state-owned stations continue to dominate the market.
Hiru TV (Sinhala: හිරු ටීවී) is the most watched television channel in Sri Lanka, founded by Rayynor Silva (Chairman) and owned by Asia Broadcasting Corporation. [3] Hiru TV is Sri Lanka's first and only digital television channel which has the DVB-T2 pictures and stereo sounds. [4] [5] [3] It currently holds all island coverage ...
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Press freedom is a major concern in Sri Lanka. Both sides in the war make efforts to silence inconvenient reporters. Around 15 reporters received death threats from one faction or the other in 2004 [2] The assassinated reporter Aiyathurai Nadesan, correspondent in Batticaloa for several Tamil media stated just prior to his assassination in 2005:
Preliminary work was underway in the first half of the 1970s. [1]Businessmen Anil Wijewardena and Shan Wickremasinghe established the country's first TV station Independent Television Network which started broadcasting on 15 April 1979. [2]
As with most metro areas, radio bands are highly utilised for radio communications. Some of the prominent radio stations broadcasting in the Colombo area are Sirasa FM, FM Derana, Hiru FM, Shakthi FM, Vettri FM, Sooriyan FM, Kiss FM, Lite FM, Yes FM, Gold FM, Sith FM, Y FM, E FM and many more.
TV Derana is a Sri Lankan private entertainment terrestrial television channel broadcasting in Sri Lanka.Launched on 11 October 2005, [2] it is one of the most popular television networks in the country. [3]