Radio in Sri Lanka

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RadiobroadcastinginSriLankadatesbackto1923.Radiobroadcasting,likeotherformsofmediainthecountry,isgenerallydividedalonglinguisticlineswithstateandprivatemediaoperatorsprovidingservicesinSinhala,Tamil,andEnglishlanguage.

Contents

1History2Radiostations3Internationalbroadcasters4References

History

ThefirstradiobroadcastinCeylonwasin1923whenrecordedmusicwasbroadcastusingpartsofradioequipmentfromacapturedGermansubmarine.[1]

RegularbroadcastingstartedinColomboinJuly1924.[1]Ceylon'sfirstradiostationRadioColombostartedregularbroadcastingon16December1925.[2][3]ThestationwastakenoverbytheBritishmilitaryduringWorldWar2whorenamedthestationRadioSEACwhichbroadcastacrossSouthAsiafromOctober1944.AfterthewarthestationwashandedbacktotheciviliangovernmentofCeylonwhorenameditRadioCeylonin1October1949.[1][3]ThestationwasimmenselypopularbothinCeylonandotherpartsofAsia.

TheCeylonBroadcastingCorporationActNo.37of1966incorporatedtheDepartmentofBroadcasting.[2]RadioCeylonbecameapubliccorporationon30September1967,changingitsnametoCeylonBroadcastingCorporation(CBC).[2][3]CeylonwasrenamedSriLankain1972afterbecomingarepublicandconsequentlyCBCwasrenamedSriLankaBroadcastingCorporation(SLBC).[2][3]

SLBCbroadcastonmediumwaveuntil1993whenFMbroadcastingbegan.[2]95%ofthecountryreceivedFMtransmissionsby1999.[2]Thegovernmentmaintainedamonopolyonradiobroadcastinguntiltheearly1990swhenprivateradiostationswereallowedtobroadcast.Todaytherearenumerousprivateradiostationsbutthestateownedstationscontinuetodominatethemarket.

Radiostations

ThefollowingisalistofradiostationsbasedinSriLanka.

Station Ownership Owner Language EstablishedFM1(MHz)

FM2(MHz)

Digital(DRM) Internet Website

BuddhistRadio Private

SriSambodhiMediaNetwork Sinhala 101.3 N/A N/A

thebuddhist.tv(http://www.thebuddhist.tv/)

CityFM StateownedSriLankaBroadcastingCorporation

Sinhala 89.6 89.8 N/A slbc.lk(http://www.slbc.lk/)

CRISriLanka

Private VISBroadcasting(Pvt)Ltd/ChinaRadioInternational

English/Sinhala/Tamil/Chinese

97.9

N/A N/A

sinhalese.cri.cn(http://sinhalese.cri.cn/)

EFM PrivateColomboCommunications(Pvt)Ltd

English December1999 88.3 N/A N/A efm.lk(http://www.efm.lk/)

EverlastingRadio Private MJFMedia English 101.5 N/A N/A

everlasting.lk(http://www.everlasting.lk/)

FM99 English/Sinhala/Tamil

13June1993N/A N/A N/A N/A

FMDerana Private PowerHouseLtd Sinhala 29March2009 92.2 92.4 N/A fmderana.lk(http://www.fmderana.lk/)

FoxFM(formerlyNewFM,Allai)

PrivateAssetRadioBroadcasting(Pvt)Ltd

English 91.4 N/A N/A fox914.com(http://www.fox914.com/)

GlobalRadio/ShriGlobalRadio

Tamil 103.1 N/A N/A N/A

GoldFM Private

AsiaBroadcastingCorporation(Pvt)Ltd

English September1998 93.0 93.2 N/A goldfm.lk(http://www.goldfm.lk/)

HiruFM Private


Sinhala 1998 96.1 96.3 N/A hirufm.lk(http://www.hirufm.lk/)

Telshan

Isira Private Networks(Pvt)Ltd

Sinhala 89.1 N/A N/A tnltvisira.com(http://www.tnltvisira.com/)

KissFM(formerlyKiss898)

PrivateVoiceofAsiaNetwork(Pvt)Ltd

English 13August2009 96.9 N/A N/A kissfm.lk(http://www.kissfm.lk/)

KirulaRadio Private Sinhala N/A N/A N/A

kirularadio.lk(http://www.kirularadio.lk//)

KothmaleFM/KotmaleCommunityRadio

StateownedSriLankaBroadcastingCorporation

Sinhala/Tamil 97.6 N/A N/A N/A slbc.lk(http://www.slbc.lk/)

LakFM PrivateLakviewBroadcasting(Pvt)Ltd

Sinhala 106.0 106.2 N/A lakfmradio.com(http://www.lakfmradio.com)

Lakhanda StateownedIndependentTelevisionNetwork

Sinhala 93.5 93.7 N/A lakhanda.lk(http://www.lakhanda.lk/)

Lakviru Sinhala 105.2 105.4 N/A N/ALegendsFM(formerlyIsuraFM,KirulaFM)

Private MBCNetworks English 96.6 N/A N/A legends966.com(http://legends966.com/)

Lite89.2/LiteFM

PrivateTNLRadioNetwork(Pvt)Ltd

English 27February1999 87.6 87.8 N/A litefm(http://www.lite87.com/)

NethFM PrivateAssetRadioBroadcasting(Pvt)Ltd

Sinhala 94.8 95.0 N/A nethfm.com(http://www.nethfm.com/)

AquinasRadio Private

AquinasUniversityCollege.

Sinhala&English 2014 N/A N/A N/A

aquinasradio.com(http://www.aquinasradio.com/)

PiraiFM(Muslim) Stateowned

SriLankaBroadcastingCorporation

Tamil 90.1 N/A N/A N/A slbc.lk(http://www.slbc.lk/)

Radio99 Private Sinhala N/A N/A N/A radio99.lk(http://www.radio99.lk/)RanFM(formerlyRajaFM)

PrivateColomboCommunications(Pvt)Ltd

Sinhala 88.1 100.5 N/A ranfm.lk/(http://www.ranfm.lk/)

RangiriSriLanka Private

RangiriSriLankaMediaNetwork

Sinhala 104.4 105.7 N/A rangiri.com(http://www.rangiri.com/)

RealRadio PrivateVoiceofAsiaNetwork(Pvt)Ltd

English 97.1 N/A N/A realradio.lk(http://www.realradio.lk/)

RedFM Private CarltonSportsNetwork English 99.5 99.7 N/A redfm.lk(http://www.redfm.lk/)

RhythmFM(formerlyAsuraFM)


Sinhala 95.6 95.8 N/A rhythm.lk(http://rhythm.lk/)

SarasaRadio Private Sinhala N/A N/A N/A

sarasaradio.blogspot.co.uk(http://sarasaradio.blogspot.co.uk/)

SethFM(Negomboonly)

PrivateFriendMediaNetwork(Pvt)Ltd

Sinhala 101.8 N/A N/A sethfm.lk(http://www.sethfm.lk/)

ShaaFM Private


Sinhala 90.9 91.1 N/A shaafm.lk(http://www.shaafm.lk/)

ShakthiFM Private MBCNetworks Tamil 20November1998 103.9 104.1 N/Ashakthifm.com

(http://www.shakthifm.com/)

ShreeFM PrivateColomboCommunications(Pvt)Ltd

Sinhala 1999 100.0 100.2 N/A shree.fm(http://www.shree.fm/)

SinghaFM(formerlyYouthRadio)

PrivateVISBroadcasting(Pvt)Ltd

Sinhala 88.6 88.8 N/A singhafm.com(http://www.singhafm.com/)

SirasaFM Private MBCNetworks Sinhala 2March1994 106.5 106.7 N/A sirasa.com(http://www.sirasa.com/)SithFM N/A N/A N/A N/A

SiyanesaraFM(MUBC) Private

MediaUnitofBandaranayakeCollege, Sinhala 96.1 N/A N/A

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Gampaha

SiyathaFM PrivateVoiceofAsiaNetwork(Pvt)Ltd

Sinhala 98.2 98.4 N/A siyatha.com(http://www.siyatha.com/)

SiyeliHanda

Private SinhalaCatholicRadio

Sinhala 2013N/A N/A N/A

lankacatholic.com(http://www.lankacatholic.com/)

SLBCChildren'sService(Vidula)


English/Sinhala/Tamil 107.3 107.5 N/A N/A slbc.lk(http://www.slbc.lk/)

SLBCCommercialService(VelandaSevaya)



SLBCCommercialService(Thendral)


Tamil 104.7 104.9 N/A slbc.lk(http://www.slbc.lk/)

SLBCNationalService


English 97.4 97.6 N/A slbc.lk(http://www.slbc.lk/)

SLBCNationalService(SwadeshiyaSevaya)



SLBCNationalService


Tamil 102.1 102.3 N/A slbc.lk(http://www.slbc.lk/)

SLBCRegionalService(Dabana)


Sinhala 97.6 N/A N/A N/A slbc.lk(http://www.slbc.lk/)

SLBCRegionalService(Jaffna)


Sinhala/Tamil 90.1 N/A N/A N/A slbc.lk(http://www.slbc.lk/)

SLBCRegionalService(KandurataSevaya)

Stateowned SriLankaBroadcastingCorporation

Sinhala/Tamil 107.3

N/A N/A

slbc.lk(http://www.slbc.lk/)

SLBCRegionalService(RajarataSevaya)



SLBCRegionalService(RuhunuSevaya)


Sinhala 107.3 107.5 N/A N/A slbc.lk(http://www.slbc.lk/)

SLBCRegionalService(Uva)



SLBCRegionalService(WayambaHanda)



SLBCSportsService

Stateowned SriLankaBroadcastingCorporation

English/Sinhala/Tamil

107.3 107.5N/A N/A

slbc.lk(http://www.slbc.lk/)

SooriyanFM Private


Tamil 103.4 103.6 N/A sooriyanfm.lk(http://www.sooriyanfm.lk/)

SunFM Private


English 98.7 98.9 N/A sunfm.lk(http://www.sunfm.lk/)

TelRadio Private Sinhala N/A N/A N/A telradio.org(http://www.telradio.org/)ThaalamFM Private

YellowinMedia(Pvt)Ltd Tamil N/A N/A N/A

thaalamradio.com(http://www.thaalamradio.com/)

Tharu Sinhala N/A N/A N/A tharu.net(http://www.tharu.net/)TNLRadio(formerlyTNLRocks)


English 99.2 101.8 N/A tnlradio.com(http://www.tnlradio.com/)

VFM Private

SriLankaTelevisionNetwork(Pvt)Ltd

Sinhala 107.0 N/A N/A vfmradio.lk(http://www.vfmradio.lk/)

VasanthamFM Stateowned

IndependentTelevisionNetwork

Tamil 102.6 102.8 N/A vasanthamfm.lk(http://www.vasanthamfm.lk/)

VarnamFM(formerlyVettriFM)

PrivateVoiceofAsiaNetwork(Pvt)Ltd

Tamil 11February2008 90.4 90.6 N/Avarnamfm.com

(http://www.varnamfm.com/)

VIPRadio(formerlySathFM)

Private SatNet(Pvt)Ltd Sinhala 94.0 N/A N/Avipradiosl.com

(http://www.vipradiosl.com/)

YFM Private MBCNetworks Sinhala 1December2005 92.7 N/A N/A yfm.lk(http://www.yfm.lk/)

YesFM Private MBCNetworks English 10December1993 100.8 101.0 N/Ayesfmonline.com

(http://www.yesfmonline.com/)YouFM(formerlyMAXRadio)

Private MGMNetworks(Pvt)Ltd Sinhala10September

2006 95.3 N/A N/A N/A youfm.lk(http://www.youfm.lk/)

Internationalbroadcasters

SeveralinternationalbroadcastersoperateradiostationsaimedatSriLankanaudiencesbutbroadcastingfromoutsideSriLanka:

AllIndiaRadioBBCWorldServiceSinhalaService(Sandeshaya)BBCWorldServiceTamilService(Tamilosai)ChinaRadioInternationalSinhalaServiceChinaRadioInternationalTamilServiceRadioVeritasAsia

Somebroadcastersuselocaltransmitterstorelaytheirbroadcasts.DeutscheWellebroadcastsarerelayedviaTrincomaleeonmediumwaveandshortwave.TransWorldRadioIndiabroadcastsonmediumwaveusingSLBC'stransmitterinPuttalam.TheInternationalBroadcastingBureaubroadcastsprogrammesfromVoiceofAmerica,RadioAzadi,RadioFreeAfghanistan,RadioFreeAsia,RadioLibertyandRadioSawaonshortwaveusingtherelaystationatIranawila.

References

"FMChannelAssignmentPlan"(http://spectrum.trc.gov.lk/Broadcasting/FM/download/FM%20planENGLISH.pdf)(PDF).TelecommunicationsRegulatoryCommissionofSriLanka.30October2012.AlanG.Davies."RadioStationsinSriLanka"(http://www.asiawaves.net/srilankaradio.htm).Retrieved20100101.

1. Sterling,ChristopherH.(2003).EncyclopediaofRadio:Volume1(http://books.google.com/books?id=Z4XJQD4O_TkC).Taylor&Francis.p.166.ISBN0203484282.2. "FromRadioCeylontoSLBC"(http://www.sundaytimes.lk/090125/FunDay/fundaytimes_2.html).TheSundayTimes(SriLanka).25January2009.3. Sambandan,V.S.(1January2006)."WhenCeylonruledtheairwaves"(http://hindu.com/thehindu/mag/2006/01/01/stories/2006010100150400.htm).TheHindu.

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