Radio stations in Sri Lanka on FM, mediumwave and shortwave

Times are shown in UTC (GMT). Local time in Sri Lanka is UTC + 5 hours 30 minutes.

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:

SLBC National Radio Services
SLBC Regional Radio Services
SLBC Community Radio Services
SLBC External Services
Other Domestic Radio Services in Sri Lanka
Other International Radio Broadcasters in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC)

Address in Colombo:

PO Box 574

Independence Square

Colombo 7

Tel: +94 1 2696329

Fax: +94 1 2695488

SLBC NATIONAL SERVICES

SLBC National Service in Sinhala (Swadeshiya Sevaya) (relays BBC World Service Sinhala "Sandeshaya" 1630-1700):
90.3 MHz (Yatiyantota)
90.3 MHz (Haputale)
97.0 MHz (Radella/Nuwara Eliya)
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/Nuwara Eliya)
107.0 MHz (Yatiyantota)
107.3 MHz (Hunasgiriya)

SLBC National Service in Tamil: (relays BBC World Service Tamil 1545-1615; see also Sports Service)
94.2 MHz (Yatiyantota)
98.8 MHz (Hunasgiriya)
101.3 MHz (Colombo)
102.0 MHz (Haputale)
102.4 MHz (Karagahatenna)
103.5 MHz (Radella/Nuwara Eliya)
104.8 MHz (Deniyaya)

SLBC Commercial Service in Tamil (Thendral):
92.2 MHz (Palali/Madukanda)
92.8 MHz (Deniyaya)
94.2 MHz (Hunasgiriya)
104.5 MHz (Karagahatenna)
104.8 MHz (Yatiyanota)
105.6 MHz (Colombo)
105.6 MHz (Radella/Nuwara Eliya)
107.9 MHz (Haputale)

SLBC English Service (Radio Sri Lanka, includes relays of BBC World Service in English):
90.8 MHz (Deniyaya)
95.6 MHz (Colombo)
96.4 MHz (Hunasgiriya)
96.4 MHz (Yatiyantota)
98.4 MHz (Haputale)
100.2 MHz (Radella/Nuwara Eliya)

SLBC City FM:
87.6 MHz (Colombo, possibly now INACTIVE)
91.2 MHz (Colombo)
92.2 MHz (Haputale)
92.2 MHz (Hunasgiriya)
92.2 MHz (Yatiyantota)
94.4 MHz (Radella)
95.0 MHz (Karagahatenna)
102.6 MHz (Deniyaya)

SLBC Sports Service:
Operates irregularly when required for sports coverage on FM frequencies of SLBC National Service in Tamil, and also via Jaffna-Palali 102.0 MHz (Palali Sevaya)

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 90.6 MHz
Batticaloa (Pirai FM in Tamil): Karaghatenna 97.0 MHz
Iratperiyakulam (Wanni service in Sinhala and Tamil): Iratperiyakulam *855 kHz (INACTIVE)
Jaffna (Palali Sevaya / YAL FM): 102.0 MHz in Tamil and Sinhala (see also Sports Service)
Kandy (Kandurata Sevaya): Radella/Nuwara Eliya 89.7 MHz, Hunasgiriya 89.3 MHz
Kurunegala (Wayamba Handa): Karaghatenna 99.6 MHz
Matara (Ruhunu Sevaya): Haputale 105.4 MHz, Deniyaya 92.8 MHz 5 kW

SLBC COMMUNITY STATIONS:

Aralaganwila (Pulathisi Ravaya): 100.7 MHz (temporarily INACTIVE)
Badulla (Uva Community Radio): 87.6 MHz
Girandurukotte (Mahaweli Sevaya): 95.8 MHz
Maha Illuppallama (Mahaweli Sevaya): 98.4 MHz (temporarily INACTIVE)
Mawathura (Kothmale FM): 98.4 MHz 0.3 kW

SLBC EXTERNAL SERVICES:

Language	Times (UTC)	Frequencies (kHz)
English (S Asia)	0055-0330 (Sun -0430)	6005, 9780, 15745
Hindi+ (S Asia)	0030-0500	7185, 11905
Hindi/English (S Asia)	1530-1630	11905t
Kannada (S Asia)	0800-0830	7190, 11905
Malayalam (S Asia)	1000-1100	7190, 11905
Sinhala (Middle East)	1615-1830	11750
Tamil (S Asia)	1100-1215	7190, 11905
Telugu (S Asia)	0830-1000	7190, 11905

+ - Hindi, except Bengali 0035-0050 daily and 0130-0145 Thursdays only.
++ - "Then Indiya Sevaya" (South India Service), from 22 October 2008.
t - relay via facilities of Deutsche Welle, Trincomalee (200 kW).
All other shortwave transmissions are via Ekala, Sri Lanka.

SLBC also operates a mediumwave transmitting station at Puttalam using 882 kHz 200/400 kW (see Trans World Radio below), and 1125 kHz 50 kW (available for hire by international broadcasters).

A more detailed map is also available (about 200 kB).

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
Karaghatenna (FM), Matale District, Central Province
Palali (FM), near Jaffna
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
Asset Radio Broadcasting (Pvt) Ltd	Neth FM	Sinhala	93.9 MHz	Ruhuna (Gongala)	09C Ocean Tower Building Station Road Bambalapitya Colombo 4 Tel: +94 11 2507080 Fax: +94 11 5342434
			95.0 MHz	Colombo (Ocean Tower Building)
			100.4 MHz	Kandy (Hunasgiriya)
			105.4 MHz	Rajarata (Laggala)
			105.9 MHz	West (Magalakanda)
			105.9 MHz	Uva (Nayabedda)
Colombo Communications (Pvt) Ltd	E! FM	English	93.2 MHz	Kandy (Hunasgiriya)	686 Galle Road Colombo 3 Tel: +94 11 557777 Fax: +94 11 2505796
			100.4 MHz	Colombo
			104.5 MHz	Southern Sri Lanka (Gongala)
	RAN FM	Sinhala	91.5 MHz	Uva (Nayabedda)
			95.0 MHz	Southern Sri Lanka (Gongala)
			101.3 MHz	Kandy & Northern Sri Lanka (Gammaduwa)
			102.2 MHz	Colombo (Magalkanda) & Islandwide
			104.5 MHz	Ratnapura
	Shree FM	Sinhala	93.2 MHz	North Central Sri Lanka (Ratnapura)
			93.2 MHz	Southern Sri Lanka (Gongala)
			95.8 MHz	Kandy (Hunasgiriya)
			98.8 MHz	East Sri Lanka (Nayabedda)
			99.0 MHz	Colombo & Island-Wide
			99.3 MHz	Western Sri Lanka (Magalkanda)
Friend Media Network (Pvt) Ltd	Seth FM		101.5 MHz	Negombo	No 196/1 St Joseph Street Negombo Tel: +94 31 2228181
Hiru Media Networks (formerly ABC Radio / Asia Broadcasting Corporation) NB: ABC Radio's licence was suspended by the Sri Lankan Government in late October 2007, affecting all five networks. Transmission of three networks recommenced in March 2008 under the name Hiru Media Networks. Sha FM is still off air. Sun FM recommenced broadcasting in late 2010.	Gold FM	English	94.7 MHz	Ruhuna (Gongala)
			99.9 MHz	Colombo
			99.9 MHz	Kandy (Hunasgiriya)
			102.7 MHz	Rajarata (Gammaduwa)
			104.2 MHz	Island Wide (Nuwara Eliya)
	Hiru FM	Sinhala	94.7 MHz	Kandy (Hunasgiriya)
			94.7 MHz	Rajarata (Gammaduwa)
			95.3 MHz	Island Wide (Nuwara Eliya)
			96.7 MHz	Colombo
			96.7 MHz	Ruhuna (Gongala)
			107.0 MHz	Uva (Madolsima)
	Sooriyan FM	Tamil	93.0 MHz	Jaffna
			97.3 MHz	Kandy (Hunasgiriya)
			97.3 MHz	North East (Gammaduwa)
			97.9 MHz	Island Wide (Nuwara Eliya)
			103.2 MHz	Colombo
			103.2 MHz	Ruhuna (Gongala)
			103.4 MHz	Uva & East (Madolsima)
			103.6 MHz	Unknown
	Sun FM	English	90.2 MHz	Nuwara Eliya
			92.8 MHz	Island Wide (Magalkanda)
			93.5 MHz	Kandy
			98.8 MHz	Colombo
			103.2 MHz	Rajarata (Gammaduwa)
			106.7 MHz	Gongala
Independent Television Network (ITN)	Lakhanda	Sinhala	87.9 MHz	North, North Central, North Western (Karagahatenna)	Wickramasinghapura Battaramulla Tel/Fax: +94 11 2774725 '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 (Yatiyantota)
			88.5 MHz	Uva (Nayabedda)
			97.6 MHz	Colombo
			97.6 MHz	Kandy (Hunasgiriya)
			97.6 MHz	Southern (Deniyaya)
	Prime Radio	English	95.5 MHz	Kandy
			99.0 MHz	Galle (Gongala)
			104.5 MHz	Colombo
	Vasantham	Tamil	97.3 MHz	North, North Central, North Eastern (Kaluthara, Magalkanda)
	Vasantham	Tamil	97.6 MHz	North & East (Karagahatenna)
Lakview Broadcasting (Pvt) Ltd	Lak FM	Sinhala	92.0 MHz	Colombo (Kelaniya)	965 Bulugaha Junction Wedamulla Kelaniya Colombo Tel: +94 11 7920930-4 Fax: +94 11 7920935
			92.0 MHz	Uva (Nayabedda)
			93.3 MHz	Nuwara Eliya
			100.1 MHz	Karaghatenna
			100.2 MHz	Magalkanda
MBC Networks (Pvt) Ltd (Maharaja Broadcasting Corporation)	Shakthi FM	Tamil	91.2 MHz	Bandarawelle (Nayabedda)	PO Box 25 36 Araliya Uyana Depanama Pannipitiya Tel: +94 11 2851371 Fax: +94 11 2851373
			91.5 MHz	Jaffna
			91.5 MHz	Kandy (Hunasgiriya)
			103.8 MHz	Upcountry & Islandwide (Mt Oliphant, Nuwara Eliya)
			105.1 MHz	Colombo
			105.1 MHz	Matale (Gammaduwa)
			105.1 MHz	Southern Sri Lanka (Gongala)
	Sirasa FM	Sinhala	88.8 MHz	Central Sri Lanka (Mt Oliphant, Nuwara Eliya 4 kW)
			101.7 MHz	Rajarata, Northern & Eastern Sri Lanka (Gammaduwa)
			106.2 MHz	Kandy (Hunasgiriya, 2 kW)
			106.2 MHz	Southern Sri Lanka (Gongala)
			106.5 MHz	Colombo (Union Place, 2 kW)
			106.5 MHz	Uva (Nayabedda)
	Y FM	Sinhala	91.2 MHz	Kandy
			92.6 MHz	Colombo (Araliya Uyana)
			99.1 MHz	North Central (Gammaduwa)
			101.3 MHz	Southern Sri Lanka (Gongala)
			101.3 MHz	Uva (Nayabedda)
	Yes FM	English	88.2 MHz	Kandy (Hunasgiriya 2 kW)
			88.2 MHz	Southern Sri Lanka (Gongala 2 kW)
			89.5 MHz	Colombo (Union Place 2 kW)
			101.0 MHz	Central Sri Lanka (Mt Oliphant, Nuwara Eliya 4 kW)
Kiss FM	Kiss FM		89.8 MHz	Colombo	On test, Jul 2009.
MGM Networks (Pvt) Ltd	Max Radio	Sinhala	90.6 MHz	Colombo	219/1A MGM Tower Stanley Thilakarathne Mawatha Nugedoga Tel: +94 11 2814440 Fax: +94 11 2814460
			90.6 MHz	Ruhuna (Gongala)
			103.2 MHz	Kandy
Power House	FM Derana	Sinhala	89.8 MHz	Jaffna	5 Skelton Road Colombo 5
			92.4 MHz	Rajarata (Gammaduwa)
			93.3 MHz	Wawniya
			94.5 MHz	Colombo (Polgahawela)
			94.7 MHz	Magal Kanda
			95.8 MHz	Uva (Nayabedda)
			99.2 MHz	Kandy
			99.2 MHz	Rathnapura
			102.3 MHz	Deniyaya
Rangiri Sri Lanka Media Network (Rangiri Dambulla Development Foundation)	Rangiri Sri Lanka Radio	Sinhala	91.7 MHz	Gongala (Deniyaya)	130 Kandy Road Dambulla Tel: +94 66 2283600-2 Fax: +94 66 2283603
			96.7 MHz	Karaghatenna
			98.1 MHz	Nayabedda
			107.2 MHz	Colombo (Yatiyantota)
Ru Ras Lanka (Pvt) Ltd	Isura FM	Sinhala	93.6 MHz	Colombo
Sat New (Pvt) Ltd	Hitz FM	English	97.0 MHz	Colombo	44/25 Braybrook Street Colombo 3 Tel: +94 11 2399797 Fax: +94 11 2307332
	Sath FM	Sinhala	103.0 MHz	Eastern Sri Lanka
			103.6 MHz	Colombo
			103.6 MHz	Deniyaya
			103.6 MHz	North Central & East (Gammaduwa)
Sri Lanka Television Network (Pvt) Ltd	V FM	Sinhala	100.4 MHz	Ruhunu/Uva (Nayabedda)	22B Pepiliyana Road Gangodawila Nugedoga Tel: +94 11 4541641 Fax: +94 11 4541656
			104.0 MHz	Rajarata (Karagahatenna)
			104.0 MHz	South (Gongala)
			107.6 MHz	Colombo
Telshan Networks Limited (TNL)	Isira	Sinhala	88.1 MHz	Piliyandala	Dampe Piliyandala Tel: +94 11 2706128
			89.0 MHz	Nuwara Eliya
			93.7 MHz	Kandy
			93.9 MHz	Colombo
			97.2 MHz	Ratnapura
TNL Radio Network (Telshan Networks Limited)	Rhythm FM (formerly Asura FM)	Sinhala	87.6 MHz	Chilaw	52, 5th Lane Colombo 3 Tel: +94 11 7777555 Fax: +94 11 2301082
			87.6 MHz	Kandy
			87.6 MHz	Rajarata (Karagahatenna)
			95.6 MHz	Ruhuna (Gongala)
			100.7 MHz	Colombo
	Lite 89.2	English	89.2 MHz	Colombo
			90.0 MHz	Nuwara Eliya / Island Wide
			92.5 MHz	South Sri Lanka (Gongala)
			98.2 MHz	Kandy
	TNL 101.7 FM	English	87.9 MHz	South Sri Lanka (Gongala)
			92.5 MHz	Kandy (Hanthana)
			101.7 MHz	Colombo
Voice of Asia Networks (Pvt) Ltd	Real Radio	English	87.8 MHz	Colombo	117/10, Hunupitiya Lake Road Colombo 02 Tel: +94 11 7878878
			89.7 MHz	South (Gongala)
			93.0 MHz	Nuwara Eliya
			93.9 MHz	Kandy
	Siyatha FM	Sinhala	89.2 MHz	North Central (Laggala)	117/10, Hunupitiya Lake Road Colombo 02 Tel: +94 11 2304387 Fax: +94 11 2304386
			90.9 MHz	Colombo
			90.9 MHz	Kandy
			98.6 MHz	Island Wide (Nuwara Eliya)
			107.6 MHz	South (Gongala)
	Vettri FM	Tamil	93.6 MHz	Uva (Nayabedda)
			93.9 MHz	North & East (Laggala)
			99.6 MHz	Colombo (Ratmalana)
			101.5 MHz	Kandy
			106.7 MHz	Nuwara Eliya
VIS Broadcasting (Pvt) Ltd	Youth Radio	Sinhala	100.7 MHz	South	Ocean View Tower Station Road Colombo 00400
			104.4 MHz	Kandy (Hanthana)
			104.8 MHz	Rajarata (Laggala)
			107.9 MHz	Colombo
	Your Radio	English	88.3 MHz	Colombo
	CRI Sri Lanka	Chinese, English, Sinhala, Tamil	102.0 MHz	Colombo	Operated in collaboration with China Radio International.
Yellowin Media (Pvt) Ltd	Thaalam FM	Tamil	93.6 MHz	Colombo	21 T.B.Jaya Mawatta Colombo 10 Tel: +94 112 674390 Tel/Fax: +94 112 673803 Reportedly using frequency of Isura FM after close of Isura FM programming in evening.

Other International Broadcasters

Deutsche Welle (Voice of Germany / DW)

Trincomalee Relay Station (08°44'N, 81°10'E ):
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 Broadcasting Bureau (IBB, Government of USA)

Iranawila Relay Station (07°06'N, 79°54'E):
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

Trans World Radio India (TWR)

Puttalam (07° 58' 35N", 79° 48' 08"E):
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 26515790

Fax: +91 11 26868049

Radio Stations in Sri Lanka