Local time in Sri Lanka is UTC + 5 hours 30 minutes.
Frequencies shown like this: 88.0 are as announced, listed or reported and not yet confirmed.
The main languages used in Sri Lanka are Sinhala (Sinhalese), Tamil and English.
Special thanks to Dihan Ratnayake for providing information for this page.
ON THIS PAGE:
Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC)
Address in Colombo:
PO Box 574
Independence Square
Colombo 7
Tel: +94 1 2696329
Fax: +94 1 2695488
Web: http://www.slbc.lk/
SLBC NATIONAL SERVICES
NB: SLBC FM frequencies were reorganised on 25 July 2004 as below.
SLBC National Service in Sinhala (Swadeshiya Sevaya) (relays BBC World Service Sinhala 1515-1545):
*4902 kHz (Ekala) INACTIVE
90.3 MHz (Yatiyantota)
90.4 MHz (Haputale)
97.0 MHz (Radella)
98.3 MHz (Colombo)
99.6 MHz (Deniyaya)
102.0 MHz (Hunasgiriya)
107.6 MHz (Karagahatenna)
SLBC Commercial Service in Sinhala (Velenda Sevaya):
89.3 MHz (Deniyaya)
92.7 MHz (Karagahatenna)
93.3 MHz (Colombo)
96.4 MHz (Haputale)
106.9 MHz (Radella)
106.9 MHz (Yatiyantota, see also Sports Service)
107.3 MHz (Hunasgiriya, see also Sports Service)
SLBC National Service in Tamil: (relays BBC World Service Tamil 1545-1615)
855 kHz (Iratperiyakulam)
*5020 kHz (Ekala) INACTIVE
*6130 kHz (Ekala) INACTIVE
90.6 MHz (Karagahatenna)
94.2 MHz (Yatiyantota)
98.8 MHz (Hunasgiriya)
101.3 MHz (Colombo)
102.0 MHz (Haputale)
103.5 MHz (Radella)
104.8 MHz (Deniyaya, see also Sports Service)
SLBC Commercial Service in Tamil (Thendral):
91.8 MHz (Radella)
92.2 MHz (Jaffna-Palali)
92.8 MHz (Deniyaya)
94.2 MHz (Hunasgiriya)
103.5 MHz (Yatiyanota)
104.5 MHz (Karagahatenna)
105.6 MHz (Colombo)
107.9 MHz (Haputale, see also Sports Service)
SLBC English Service (Radio Sri Lanka, relays BBC World Service in English 0130-1330, 0600-0700 & 1100-1200):
*4940 kHz (Ekala) INACTIVE
90.8 MHz (Deniyaya)
95.6 MHz (Colombo)
96.4 MHz (Hunasgiriya)
96.4 MHz (Yatiyantota)
98.4 MHz (Haputale)
99.6 MHz (Karagahatenna, see also Sports Service)
100.2 MHz (Radella)
SLBC City FM:
*4870 kHz (Ekala) INACTIVE
87.6 MHz (Colombo)
91.2 MHz (Colombo, see also Sports Service)
92.2 MHz (Haputale, Hunasgiriya, Yatiyantota)
94.4 MHz (Radella)
95.0 MHz (Karagahatenna)
102.6 MHz (Deniyaya)
SLBC Sports Service:
Operates irregularly when required for sports coverage
91.2 MHz (Colombo, see also City FM)
97.8 MHz (Radella)
99.6 MHz (Karagahatenna, see also English Service)
102.0 MHz (Jaffna-Palali, see also Palali Sevaya below)
104.8 MHz (Deniyaya, see also National Service in Tamil)
106.9 MHz (Yatiyantota, see also Commercial Service in Sinhala)
107.3 MHz (Hunasgiriya, see also Commercial Service in Sinhala)
107.9 MHz (Haputale, see also Commercial Service in Tamil)
Vidula (Children's Channel), 0000-1630 in Sinhala, Tamil and English:
102.6 MHz (Yatiyantota)
SLBC REGIONAL SERVICES
Akkaraipattu, Ampara District (Thirayi Sevaya): Haputale 102.0 MHz
Anuradhapura (Rajarata Sevaya): Karaghatenna 102.4 MHz
Jaffna (Palali Sevaya / YAL FM): 102.0 MHz (see also Sports Service)
Kandy (Kandurata Sevaya): Radella 89.7 MHz, Hunasgiriya 89.3 MHz
Madukanda (Wanni Sevaya): *92.2 MHz (INACTIVE, frequency now used for Tamil Commercial Service in Jaffna area)
Matara (Ruhunu Sevaya): Haputale 105.4 MHz, Deniyaya 107.2 MHz
SLBC COMMUNITY STATIONS:
Aralaganwila (Pulathisi Ravaya): 100.7 MHz
Badulla (Uva Community Radio): 87.6 MHz
Girandurukotte (Mahaweli Sevaya): 95.8 MHz
Maha Illuppallama (Mahaweli Sevaya): 98.4 MHz
Mawathura (Kothmale FM): 98.4 MHz 0.3 kW
SLBC EXTERNAL SERVICES:
| Language | Times (UTC) | Frequencies (kHz) |
| English (S Asia) | 0100-0400 (Sun -0430/0500) | 6005, 9770, 15745v |
| English (Europe) | Sat 1900-2000 | 6010s (not confirmed recently and believed to be INACTIVE) |
| Hindi+ (S Asia) | 0020-0400 | 7300v, 11905 |
| Hindi/English (S Asia) | 1330-1530 | 7300v, 11905 |
| Kannada (S Asia) | 0800-0830 | 7300v, 11905 |
| Malayalam (S Asia) | 1000-1130 | 7300v, 11905 |
| Sinhala (Middle East) | 1545-1900 | 11715 |
| Tamil (S Asia) | 0135-0330 (Sun -0545) | 873/882p |
| Tamil (S Asia) | 1130-1330 | 7300v, 11905 |
| Telugu (S Asia) | 0830-1000 | 7300v, 11905 |
+ - Hindi, except Bengali 0035-0050 daily and 0130-0145 Thursdays only.
p - 'Colombo International Radio' via Puttalam 400 kW, Sri Lanka. Uses 873 or 882 kHz. Most recently reported on 873 kHz, Nov 2004.
s - relay via Skelton, UK.
Other transmissions are via Ekala, Sri Lanka.
SLBC Transmitter sites:
Colombo (FM), Western Province
Deniyaya (FM), Matara District, Southern Province
Ekala (shortwave), near Ja-Ela, Gampaha District, Western Province (79°54'E 07°06'N)
Haputale (FM), Badulla District, Uva Province
Hunasgiriya (FM), Kandy District, Central Province
Iratperiyakulama (mediumwave), Vavuniya District, Northern Province
Karaghatenna (FM), Matale District, Central Province
Madukanda (FM), Vavuniya, North Eastern Province
Palali (FM), near Jaffna
Puttalam (MW), North Western Province (see also Trans World Radio below)
Radella (FM), Nanu Oya, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province
Yatiantota (FM), Kegalla District, Sabaragamuwa Province
Other Domestic Radio Services in Sri Lanka
| Operator | Network | Language | Frequency | Location / Area | Notes |
| ABC Radio (Asia Broadcasting Corporation) | Gold FM | English | 89.8 MHz | Kandy | |
| 90.9 MHz | Island Wide | ||||
| 93.0 MHz | Colombo | ||||
| Hiru FM | Sinhala | 100.7 MHz | Ruhuna | ||
| 102.7 MHz | Rajarata | ||||
| 102.9 MHz | Island Wide | ||||
| 107.9 MHz | Colombo | ||||
| Sha FM | Sinhala | 94.7 MHz | Kandy | Formerly Tharu FM | |
| 96.7 MHz | Colombo | ||||
| 104.2 MHz | Island Wide | ||||
| Sooriyan FM | Tamil | 97.3 MHz | Kandy, North & East Sri Lanka | ||
| 97.9 MHz | Island Wide | ||||
| 103.2 MHz | Colombo | ||||
| Sun FM | English | 95.3 MHz | Island Wide | ||
| 99.9 MHz | Colombo | ||||
| 104.8 MHz | Ruhunu | ||||
| Asset Radio Broadcasting (Pvt) Ltd | Neth FM | Sinhala | 93.9 MHz | Ruhuna | Ocean Tower Building Bambalapitiya |
| 105.9 MHz | Colombo | ||||
| Colombo Communications (Pvt) Ltd | E! FM | English | 93.2 MHz | Kandy | 2/9 2nd Floor Liberty Plaza R.A. de Mei Mw. Colombo 3 Formerly Capital Radio |
| 100.4 MHz | Colombo | ||||
| Raja FM | Sinhala | 91.5 MHz | Uva | 2/9 2nd Floor Liberty Plaza R,.A. de Mei Mawatha Colombo 3 | |
| 95.0 MHz | Southern Sri Lanka | ||||
| 101.3 MHz | Kandy & Northern Sri Lanka | ||||
| 102.2 MHz | Colombo (Gampaha) & Islandwide | ||||
| Shree FM | Sinhala | 93.2 MHz | South Sri Lanka | 2/9 2nd Floor Liberty Plaza R.A. de Mei Mawatha Colombo 3 | |
| 95.8 MHz | Kandy | ||||
| 98.8 MHz | East Sri Lanka | ||||
| 99.0 MHz | Colombo & Island-Wide | ||||
| 99.3 MHz | North Sri Lanka | ||||
| Independent Television Network (ITN) | Lakhanda | Sinhala | 87.9 MHz | North, North Central, North Western | Wickramasinghapura, Battaramulla 'World Service' transmitted via APSTAR 2R satellite (76.5°E) 3.652 GHz Transponder 2 A Horizontal-Linear 6.5 Ms/Sec |
| 88.5 MHz | Island Wide | ||||
| 97.6 MHz | Kandy & Southern | ||||
| MBC Networks (Pvt) Ltd (Maharaja Broadcasting Corporation) | Shakthi FM | Tamil | 91.5 MHz | Colombo | 7 Braybrooke Place Colombo |
| 106.1 MHz | Central Sri Lanka (Mt Oliphant, Nuwariya Eliya) | ||||
| 106.5 MHz | Bandarawelle (Nayabedda 0.5 kW) | ||||
| Sirasa FM | Sinhala | 88.8 MHz | Central Sri Lanka (Mt Oliphant, Nuwara Eliya 4 kW) | PO Box 25 Araliya Uyana Pannipitiya | |
| 101.7 MHz | Rajarata, Northern & Eastern Sri Lanka | ||||
| 106.2 MHz | Kandy (Hunasgiriya, 2 kW) | ||||
| 106.2 MHz | Southern Sri Lanka | ||||
| 106.5 MHz | Colombo (Union Place, 2 kW) | ||||
| 106.5 MHz | Uva | ||||
| Y FM | Sinhala | 91.2 MHz | Kandy | Formerly Classic FM 7 Braybrooke Place Colombo | |
| 92.6 MHz | Colombo | ||||
| Yes FM | English | 88.2 MHz | Kandy (Hunasgiriya 2 kW) | 109 2nd Floor Collettes Building Rt Hon D.S. Senanayake Mawatha Colombo 8 | |
| 89.5 MHz | Colombo (Union Place 2 kW) | ||||
| 101.0 MHz | Central Sri Lanka (Mt Oliphant, Nuwara Eliya 4 kW) | ||||
| 101.0 MHz | Southern Sri Lanka (Gongala 2 kW) | ||||
| Telshan Networks Limited (TNL) | Isira | Sinhala | 88.0 MHz | Piliyandala | Dampe Piliyandala |
| 89.0 MHz | Nuwara Eliya | ||||
| 93.7 MHz | Kandy | ||||
| 93.9 MHz | Colombo | ||||
| 97.2 MHz | Ratnapura | ||||
| TNL Radio (Telshan Networks Limited) | Asura | Sinhala | 87.6 MHz | Kandy | 58 Tower Building Station Road Colombo 4 |
| 100.7 MHz | Colombo | ||||
| Lite 89.2 | 89.2 MHz | Colombo | |||
| 90.0 MHz | Nuwara Eliya | ||||
| 98.2 MHz | Kandy | ||||
| TNL 101.7 | English | 101.7 MHz | Colombo | ||
| Voice of the Tigers (Liberation Tigers of Tamil-Eelam) | Tamil | 98.0 MHz | Kilinochchi | ||
| 103.0 MHz | Eastern Sri Lanka |
Other International Broadcasters
Deutsche Welle (Voice of Germany / DW)
Trincomalee Relay Station (81°10'E 08°44'N):
Perkara
Trincomalee
Mediumwave: 1548 kHz 400 kW
Shortwave: 2x300 kW, 1x250 kW, all operating at 250 kW
Address in Bonn:
Deutsche Welle
D-53110 Bonn
Germany
Tel: +49 228 429 0
Fax. +49 228 429 3000
International Brodcasting Bureau (IBB, Government of USA)
Iranawila Relay Station (79°54'E 07°06'N):
Shortwave: 4x500 kW, 6x250 kW
Relays programmes of Voice of America (VOA), Radio Azadi, Radio Free Afghanistan, Radio Free Asia, Radio Liberty and Radio Sawa
Radio Japan (NHK World Network)
Ekala Relay Station:
Shortwave: 2x300 kW (transmitters operated by SLBC)
Address in Tokyo:
Radio Japan, NHK World Network
2-2-1 Jinnan
Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 150-8001
Japan
Tel: +81 3 3465 1111
Fax: +81 3 3481 1350
Trans World Radio (TWR, Vishwa Vani)
Puttalam (79°47'E 07°57'N):
Mediumwave: 882 kHz 400 kW (transmitter operated by SLBC)
Shortwave: 1x12.5 kW (not currently in use)
Address in Colombo:
PO Box 364
91 Wijerama Mawatha
Colombo 7
Tel: +94 1 2685235-7
Fax: +94 1 2685245
Address in New Delhi:
PO Box 407
L-15 Green Park
New Delhi 110016
India
Tel: +91 11 662058
Fax: +91 11 6868049
© Copyright Alan G. Davies 2006, all rights reserved. Please read the copyright notice before making use of this material.
1 comment:
Some new FM staaions have opened up during the recent past in addition to some changes of SLBC FM frequencies.
Kindly update.
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