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FM Derana is a free-to-air Sinhala radio channel in Sri Lanka.Established in March 2009, FM Derana broadcasts 24 hours a day and covers over 95% of the island. Designed to appeal to a broad cross-section of listeners, FM Derana leverages the strength and success of TV Derana.
The List of newspapers in Sri Lanka lists every daily and non-daily news publication currently operating in Sri Lanka. The list includes information on whether it is distributed daily or non-daily, and who publishes it.
TV Derana is the first channel that hosted a reality show for children in Sri Lanka. The first season was named as Derana Star in a Minute [14] and the rest of the seasons as Derana Little Star. Up to date, nine seasons of Little Star were finished and the grand finale of tenth season was held on 27 June 2020. [15]
Wijeya Newspapers Limited (WNL) is a Sri Lankan media company which publishes a number of national newspapers and magazines. Formerly known as Wijeya Publications Limited, WNL was founded in 1979 by Ranjith Wijewardene, son of media mogul D. R. Wijewardena.
The two newspapers' daily counterparts - Divaina and The Island - started in 1982. [1] Upali Wijewardene died in a mysterious air accident on 13 February 1983 and control of his newspapers passed to his widow Lakmini, and her father Sivali Ratwatte, brother of SLFP leader Sirimavo Bandaranaike. [1] UNL also publishes Bindu, Navaliya, Randiwa ...
[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.
Leader Publications is a Sri Lankan newspaper publisher. Its publications are The Sunday Leader , Morning Leader and Iruresa It was founded by Lal Wickrematunge and Lasantha Wickrematunge . It is known for its independent news coverage and it has faced arson attacks from men with complicity from the Sri Lankan authorities.
The Morning Leader was a Sri Lankan English-language newspaper.It is published by Leader Publications (Pvt) Ltd. Its sister publications are The Sunday Leader and Iruresa. The Morning Leader was refounded by Lasantha Wickramatunge who was assassinated in January 2009.