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ITN ශ්‍රී ලංකා
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Key people	Sudharshana gunawardena
Launch date	{{Start date\|1979 April 13

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The ITN Sri Lanka is a television channel which broadcasts in Sri Lanka. It was started by Shan Wickremesinghe on the 13th of April 1979 and nationalized on the June 5, 1979. It is the flagship television channel of the Independent Television Network Limited, a state governed television and radio broadcaster in Sri Lanka.[1]

Established by Parliament under Act No. 6 of 1982 for the provision of a national television service, it produces and broadcasts programmes in three languages. Distinguished civil servant M.J Perera was the founder chairman of Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation.

SLRC is the largest television broadcaster in Sri Lanka and has an island-wide reception of its channels. SLRC broadcasts its channels in both VHF and UHF frequencies in Sri Lanka. Currently, all of the network's services are only available by analog transmission. But there are plans to upgrade to digital broadcasting. From 2011 Kokavil transmitting starts DVB-T2 for the North area in Sri Lanka. There were plans to transmit the DVB-T2 Digital Transmission all over the country in 2015. The existing analog transmission will be completely cut off.^{[citation needed]}

History

Rūpavāhinī was created under a government act on January 23, 1982 and established on February 14 the same year.

Rupavahini began broadcasting on February 15, 1982, one day after it was established, with an opening speech from J. R. Jayewardene, Sri Lanka's president at the time. Funding was donated by the Japanese government. Both transmitters were built and installed by Japanese technicians.^{[citation needed]}

In 1986, Rupavahini expanded their facilities and, in 1998, rehabilitated most of the original equipment using digital technology under three grant aid projects from the Government of Japan. Its studio complex is in Colombo, the commercial capital of Sri Lanka. The complex comprises a master control room, four studios, two dubbing studios, a digital post-production unit, two analogue post-production units, several editing suites including non-linear editing, and four outside broadcast vehicles.

'Rupavahini 2' launched in April 1999 before it changed its name to the current 'Channel Eye' in August 2000.

On January 1, 2008, Channel Eye became a timeshared channel, altering with the newly created Nethra TV. In 2009, series of Rupavahini productions available in DVD and VCD formats under the title "RU Entertainments".^[1]

Rupavahini is the first Sri Lankan channel to telecast foreign teledramas. The most popular of them was Oshin, which was a Japanese teledrama dubbed with Sinhala.

In December 2014, the main channel was made available via satellite to Europe (via Eutelsat 70B), prompting the channel to temporarily go 24/7 (still doing the formal start and end of transmission routines) to alleviate time zone differences. Due to unknown reasons, the channel was removed. The channel now starts shortly before 04:00 and ends shortly after midnight.

Sister channels

Currently the SLRC operates three channels.

Rupavahini is the main channel, in Sinhala. It transmits on a 20-hour schedule and features news, teledramas, educational programming, discussion shows, and imported programming.
Channel Eye is the English language and sports channel. The channel's name is derived from its three focal points: Education, Youth, and Entertainment. The channel airs a wide range of original productions and sporting events. In the first years of Channel Eye, it telecast documentaries of Discovery Channel and international and local sport programs, mainly cricket, volleyball, and motorcar racing. Channel Eye became the official TV broadcaster for five Cricket World Cup tournaments: 1996, 2003, 2007, 2011, and 2015.
Nethra TV (nethra is Tamil for "eye") is the Tamil language channel started in 2008. Initially, it was broadcast on Channel Eye's frequencies between 07:30 and 21:00. Since February 20, 2018 it has its own frequencies separate from Channel Eye. The channel focuses on Tamil culture and customs with original and acquired programming, including Tamil serials. It also airs an amount of religious programming, especially aimed at the religious minorities.
Between 2009 and 2015, a fourth channel, NTV, was operated by the corporation. It aired contents entirely in English and was known to be a "worthless" channel upon its launch by critics. Eventually, NTV was shut down owing to low ratings.^[2]

Management and funding

Rupavahini is an autonomous corporation run by a chairman, director general, and a board of directors appointed by the president.

Until 1998 there was a subscription system to earn funds: Every television owner with VHF reception had to pay the government a yearly fee. After a parliament act, programming and broadcasts funding was made by television advertising and government grants.

Logo

Rupavahini's logo is a hill mynah carrying a message in gold on a red TV screen. It is generally accompanied by the channel's name in Sinhala, Tamil, and a transliteration of Sinhala, with macrons (RŪPAVĀHINĪ). The leaf was incorporated into NTV's previous symbol and is incorporated into trophies held at award shows organized by the corporation, the Ape Gamana logo, and the SLRC's news operation.

References

^ "'Ru Entertainment'; Rupavahini creations in DVDs". Sunday Times. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
^ "Playing TV - "Prime TV" and "N TV"". TV & Radio Sri Lanka.

External links

[1] "'Ru Entertainment'; Rupavahini creations in DVDs". Sunday Times. Retrieved 22 December 2019.

[2] "Playing TV - "Prime TV" and "N TV"". TV & Radio Sri Lanka.

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+| type =
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+| country = Sri Lanka
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+| headquarters =
-| area_served = [[Sri Lanka]]
+| broadcast_area = Sri Lanka
-| key_people = [[Titus Thotawatte]] <br>Rosmand Senaratne<br>Mayura Samarasinghe
+| owner =
-| revenue = {{Increase}} [[Sri Lankan rupee|Rs]] 1.951 billion <small>(2015)</small><ref name="Rupa15">{{cite web| url = https://www.parliament.lk/uploads/documents/paperspresented/annual-report-srilanka-rupavahini-corporation-2015.pdf| title = Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation 2015 Annual Report| publisher = [[Parliament of Sri Lanka]]| access-date = March 12, 2016| archive-date = October 7, 2022| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221007132134/https://www.parliament.lk/uploads/documents/paperspresented/annual-report-srilanka-rupavahini-corporation-2015.pdf| url-status = live}}</ref>
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+| launch_date = <nowiki>{{Start date|1979 April 13</nowiki>
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+|network_name=ITN ශ්‍රී ලංකා
+|logo=ITN TV Sri Lanka.png}}
+The ITN Sri Lanka is a television channel which broadcasts in Sri Lanka. It was started by Shan Wickremesinghe on the 13th of April 1979 and nationalized on the June 5, 1979. It is the flagship television channel of the Independent Television Network Limited, a state governed television and radio broadcaster in Sri Lanka.[1]
-The '''Sri Lanka Rūpavāhinī Corporation''' ({{lang-si|ශ්‍රී ලංකා රූපවාහිනී සංස්ථාව}}; {{lang-ta|இலங்கை ரூபவாகினி கூட்டுத்தாபனம்}}), also known as '''Jathika Rupavahini''' (lit. '''National Television''') or simply as '''Rupavahini''', is the national television network of [[Sri Lanka]].
-Established by Parliament under Act No. 6 of 1982 for the provision of national television service, it produces and broadcasts programmes in three languages. Distinguished civil servant [[M.J Perera]] was the founder and chairman of Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation.
+Established by Parliament under Act No. 6 of 1982 for the provision of a national television service, it produces and broadcasts programmes in three languages.  Distinguished civil servant [[M.J Perera]] was the founder chairman of Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation.
-SLRC is the largest television broadcaster in [[Sri Lanka]] and has an island-wide reception of its channels. SLRC broadcasts its channels in both [[VHF]] and [[UHF]] frequencies in [[Sri Lanka]]. Currently, all of the network's services are only available by [[Analog television|analog]] transmission. But there are plans to upgrade to [[digital broadcasting]]. From 2011 [[Kokavil transmission tower|Kokavil]] began to broadcast in DVB-T2 for the North area in Sri Lanka. There were plans to transmit DVB-T2 digital television all over the country in 2015. By 2021, however, the government had switched to a plan to use [[ISDB|ISDB-T]] after receiving aid from the Japanese foreign ministry.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Munasinghe|first=Jayasiri|date=2012-12-28|title=Massive digitalization project to transform Lankan television begins today|url=https://www.dailynews.lk/2021/12/28/local/268641/massive-digitalization-project-transform-lankan-television-begins-today|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-22|website=Daily News|language=en|archive-date=2022-01-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122062747/https://www.dailynews.lk/2021/12/28/local/268641/massive-digitalization-project-transform-lankan-television-begins-today}}</ref>
+SLRC is the largest television broadcaster in [[Sri Lanka]] and has an island-wide reception of its channels. SLRC broadcasts its channels in both [[VHF]] and [[UHF]] frequencies in [[Sri Lanka]]. Currently, all of the network's services are only available by [[Analog television|analog]] transmission. But there are plans to upgrade to [[digital broadcasting]]. From 2011 [[Kokavil transmission tower|Kokavil]] transmitting starts DVB-T2 for the North area in Sri  Lanka. There were plans to transmit the DVB-T2 Digital Transmission  all over the country in 2015. The existing analog transmission will be completely cut off.{{citation needed|date=November 2014}}
 ==History==
-Rūpavāhinī was created under a government act on January 23, 1982, and established on February 14 the same year. Rupavahini began broadcasting on February 15, 1982, one day after it was established, with an opening speech from [[J. R. Jayewardene]], Sri Lanka's president at the time. Funding was donated by the Japanese government. Both transmitters were built and installed by Japanese technicians.<ref>{{cite web |date=6 April 1982 |title=Colour TV comes to Sri Lanka |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19820406-1.2.73 |access-date=31 August 2023 |website=The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB)}}</ref>
+Rūpavāhinī was created under a government act on January 23, 1982 and established on February 14 the same year.
-In 1986, Rupavahini expanded its facilities and, in 1998, rehabilitated most of the original equipment using digital technology under three grant aid projects from the Government of Japan. Its studio complex is in Colombo, the commercial capital of Sri Lanka. The complex comprises a master control room, four studios, two dubbing studios, a digital post-production unit, two analogue post-production units, several editing suites including non-linear editing, and four outside broadcast vehicles. 'Rupavahini 2' launched in April 1999 before it changed its name to the current 'Channel Eye' in August 2000.
+Rupavahini began broadcasting on February 15, 1982, one day after it was established, with an opening speech from [[J. R. Jayewardene]], Sri Lanka's president at the time. Funding was donated by the Japanese government. Both transmitters were built and installed by Japanese technicians.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}}
-On January 1, 2008, Channel Eye became a time-shared channel, altering with the newly created Nethra TV. In 2009, series of Rupavahini productions available in DVD and VCD formats under the title "RU Entertainments".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/091025/Magazine/sundaytimestvtimes_04.html |title='Ru Entertainment'; Rupavahini creations in DVDs |publisher=Sunday Times |access-date=22 December 2019 |archive-date=16 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216004231/http://www.sundaytimes.lk/091025/Magazine/sundaytimestvtimes_04.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Rupavahini is the first Sri Lankan channel to telecast foreign [[Drama (film and television)|teledramas]]. The most popular of them was ''[[Oshin]]'', which was a Japanese teledrama dubbed in Sinhala. Also, the channel telecast the first Korean drama to air in the country called Sujatha Diyani also known as ''[[Dae Jang Geum]]'', in November 2012.  Which is another popular drama where it led to the foundation of other Korean historical dramas to air and be dubbed in Sinhala as well.
+In 1986, Rupavahini expanded their facilities and, in 1998, rehabilitated most of the original equipment using digital technology under three grant aid projects from the Government of Japan. Its studio complex is in Colombo, the commercial capital of Sri Lanka. The complex comprises a master control room, four studios, two dubbing studios, a digital post-production unit, two analogue post-production units, several editing suites including non-linear editing, and four outside broadcast vehicles.
+'Rupavahini 2' launched in April 1999 before it changed its name to the current 'Channel Eye' in August 2000.
+On January 1, 2008, Channel Eye became a timeshared channel, altering with the newly created Nethra TV. In 2009, series of Rupavahini productions available in DVD and VCD formats under the title "RU Entertainments".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/091025/Magazine/sundaytimestvtimes_04.html |title=‘Ru Entertainment’; Rupavahini creations in DVDs |publisher=Sunday Times |accessdate=22 December 2019}}</ref>
+Rupavahini is the first Sri Lankan channel to telecast foreign teledramas. The most popular of them was ''[[Oshin]]'', which was a Japanese teledrama dubbed with Sinhala.
-In December 2014, the main channel was made available via satellite to Europe (via Eutelsat 70B), prompting the channel to temporarily go 24/7 (still doing the formal start and end of transmission routines) to alleviate time zone differences. Due to unknown reasons, the channel was removed. The channel now starts up shortly before 04:00 IST and closes down shortly after midnight.
+In December 2014, the main channel was made available via satellite to Europe (via Eutelsat 70B), prompting the channel to temporarily go 24/7 (still doing the formal start and end of transmission routines) to alleviate time zone differences. Due to unknown reasons, the channel was removed. The channel now starts shortly before 04:00 and ends shortly after midnight.
+== Sister channels ==
-[[File:Rupavahini 2022 Logo.png|right|thumb|Monolingual logo with the Sinhala name temporarily used in 2022.]]
+Currently the SLRC operates three channels.
-On 22 February 2022, Rupavahini changed its logo by changing its shape and removing the Tamil and English names of the network, leaving only the name in the predominant Sinhala language, therefore making it monolingual. The change was later reverted in October as the new logo was described by activists as "divisive".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://asianmirror.lk/news/item/34525-rupavahini-changes-logo-yet-again|title=Rupavahini changes logo yet again|date=7 October 2022|access-date=23 June 2023|work=Asian Mirror}}</ref> As [[2022 Sri Lankan protests|anti-government protests]] intensify and after protesters stormed the headquarters of the network, Rupavahini temporarily ceased operations shortly after playing the national anthem on 13 July 2022.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rodrigues|last2=Sirimanne|first1=Jeanette|first2=Asantha|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-13/sri-lanka-protesters-seize-state-broadcaster-as-anger-grows|title=Sri Lanka Protesters Seize State Broadcaster as Anger Grows|date=13 July 2022|access-date=14 July 2022|work=[[Bloomberg News]]|archive-date=12 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812062156/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-13/sri-lanka-protesters-seize-state-broadcaster-as-anger-grows|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.firstpost.com/world/sri-lankas-national-tv-network-slrc-goes-off-air-as-protests-intensify-10905201.html|title=Sri Lanka's national TV network SLRC goes off air as protests intensify|date=13 July 2022|access-date=14 July 2022|work=[[Firstpost]]|archive-date=14 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714061825/https://www.firstpost.com/world/sri-lankas-national-tv-network-slrc-goes-off-air-as-protests-intensify-10905201.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
-== Channels ==
-[[File:Coverage map 2015.jpg|right|thumb|250px|2015 coverage map of SLRC services]]
-Currently, the SLRC operates three channels.
 *'''Rupavahini''' is the main channel, in Sinhala. It transmits on a 20-hour schedule and features news, teledramas, educational programming, discussion shows, and imported programming.
 *'''Channel Eye''' is the English language and sports channel. The channel's name is derived from its three focal points: Education, Youth, and Entertainment. The channel airs a wide range of original productions and sporting events. In the first years of Channel Eye, it telecast documentaries of [[Discovery Channel]] and international and local sport programs, mainly [[cricket]], [[volleyball]], and motorcar racing. Channel Eye became the official TV broadcaster for five [[Cricket World Cup]] tournaments: [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]], [[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003]], [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]], [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]], and [[2015 Cricket World Cup|2015]].
-*'''Nethra TV''' (''nethra'' is Tamil for "eye") is the [[Tamil language]] channel started in 2008. Initially, it was broadcast on Channel Eye's frequencies between 07:30 and 21:00. Since February 20, 2018, it has had its frequencies separate from Channel Eye. The channel focuses on Tamil culture and customs with original and acquired programming, including Tamil serials. It also airs an amount of religious programming, especially aimed at religious minorities.
+*'''Nethra TV''' (''nethra'' is Tamil for "eye") is the Tamil language channel started in 2008. Initially, it was broadcast on Channel Eye's frequencies between 07:30 and 21:00. Since February 20, 2018 it has its own frequencies separate from Channel Eye. The channel focuses on Tamil culture and customs with original and acquired programming, including Tamil serials. It also airs an amount of religious programming, especially aimed at the religious minorities.
-*Between 2009 and 2015, a fourth channel, '''[[NTV (Sri Lankan TV channel)|NTV]]''', was operated by the corporation. It aired contents entirely in English and was known to be a "worthless" channel upon its launch by critics. Eventually, NTV was shut down owing to low ratings.<ref>{{cite web | title =Playing TV - "Prime TV" and "N TV" | publisher =TV & Radio Sri Lanka | url =http://tvradiosrilanka.blogspot.pt/2009/11/playing-tv-prime-tv-and-n-tv.html | access-date =2015-03-13 | archive-date =2015-04-02 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150402151051/http://tvradiosrilanka.blogspot.pt/2009/11/playing-tv-prime-tv-and-n-tv.html | url-status =live }}</ref>
+*Between 2009 and 2015, a fourth channel, '''NTV''', was operated by the corporation. It aired contents entirely in English and was known to be a "worthless" channel upon its launch by critics. Eventually, NTV was shut down owing to low ratings.<ref>{{cite web | title =Playing TV - "Prime TV" and "N TV" | publisher =TV & Radio Sri Lanka | url =http://tvradiosrilanka.blogspot.pt/2009/11/playing-tv-prime-tv-and-n-tv.html }}</ref>
+==Management and funding==
-=== Rupavahini transmitters ===
-All transmitters are in analog.
-{| class="wikitable sortable"
-|+
-!City
-!Channel
-|-
-|[[Pidurutalagala]]
-|5
-|-
-|[[Namunukula]]
-|10
-|-
-|[[Rajagiriya]]
-|52
-|-
-|[[Bulathsinhala Divisional Secretariat|Padagala]]
-|52
-|-
-|[[Hanthana]]
-|10
-|-
-|[[Deniyaya]]
-|41
-|-
-|[[Rakwana|Sooriyakanda]]
-|11
-|-
-|[[Namunukula]]
-|10
-|-
-|[[Kandy|Primrose]]
-|38
-|-
-|[[Hunnasgiriya]]
-|46
-|-
-|[[Palaly, Sri Lanka|Palaly]]
-|21
-|-
-|[[Kokavil]]
-|43
-|}
+Rupavahini is an autonomous corporation run by a chairman, director general, and a board of directors appointed by the president.
-==Test card==
-[[File:FuBK Castellation.svg|thumb|Telefunken FuBK variant used by Rupavahini.]]
-From its launch in 1982 to the conversion to HD in November 2022, Rupavahini has used a slightly modified version of the German [[Telefunken FuBK]] colour [[test card]] during non-broadcast hours. The pink and purple bars are solid and the text (RUPAVAHINI-SRI LANKA) is set to half-width.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONpZse5zGRA|title=Rupavahini (Sri Lanka) start-up (27/03/2020) Bug)|via=www.youtube.com|access-date=2023-02-24|archive-date=2023-02-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224043232/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONpZse5zGRA|url-status=live}}</ref>
+Until 1998 there was a subscription system to earn funds: Every television owner with VHF reception had to pay the government a yearly fee. After a parliament act, programming and broadcasts funding was made by television advertising and government grants.
-==Management and funding==
-Rupavahini is an autonomous corporation run by a chairman, director-general, and a board of directors appointed by the president.
-Until 1998, Rupavahini was funded by a [[Television licence|licence fee]] system: every television owner with at least [[Very high frequency|VHF]] reception had to pay the government a yearly fee. After a parliament act, the licence fee was scrapped and the funding of Rupavahini was changed to a system of [[Grant (money)|government grant]]s supplemented with TV advertising.
 ==Logo==
-Rupavahini's logo is a [[common hill myna|hill mynah]] carrying a message in gold on a red TV screen. Until 2022, the channel's name in Sinhala (රූපවාහිනී), Tamil (ரூபவாகினி), and a transliteration of Sinhala, with macrons (RŪPAVĀHINĪ). The leaf was incorporated into NTV's previous symbol and is incorporated into trophies held at award shows organized by the corporation, the Ape Gamana logo, and the SLRC's news operation.
+Rupavahini's logo is a [[common hill myna|hill mynah]] carrying a message in gold on a red TV screen. It is generally accompanied by the channel's name in Sinhala, Tamil, and a transliteration of Sinhala, with macrons (RŪPAVĀHINĪ). The leaf was incorporated into NTV's previous symbol and is incorporated into trophies held at award shows organized by the corporation, the Ape Gamana logo, and the SLRC's news operation.
-On February 24, 2022, coinciding with changes to Rupavahini News, the channel changed its logo for the first time, the bird was kept intact but the screen was replaced by a rounded rectangle. The Tamil and English forms of the name were removed. There was some criticism on social media over the decision.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://lankanewsweb.net/archives/5240/rupavahini-changes-tirlingual-logo-into-monolingual/|title=Rupavahini changes trilingual logo into monolingual|work=Lanka News Web|date=24 February 2022|access-date=23 July 2022|archive-date=24 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224211340/https://lankanewsweb.net/archives/5240/rupavahini-changes-tirlingual-logo-into-monolingual/|url-status=live}}</ref>
-== Controversy ==
-In 2007, then government minister [[Mervyn Silva]] and his bodyguards stormed the Rupavahini and attacked the news director. Employees then attacked the minister back. <ref>{{Cite news |title=Employees beat back politician's assault on Sri Lankan TV office |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/employees-beat-back-politician-s-assault-on-sri-lankan-tv-office-1.649566 |access-date=2023-07-09 |archive-date=2023-02-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221012226/https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/employees-beat-back-politician-s-assault-on-sri-lankan-tv-office-1.649566 |website=[[CBC News]] |lang=en |url-status=live}}</ref>
-On 13 July 2022 a few protesters that claimed to be leaders of [[2022 Sri Lankan protests]], entered the premises and demanded for all scheduled programmes to be stopped and only content related to the then ongoing protest to be broadcast. The channel was off air for a short period during the time of the incident. Later on the same day two of the protesters were allowed to express their opinions on a live [[breaking news]]-themed programme.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Newslaundy - reader supported independent news media company |url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2022/07/13/protesters-storm-office-of-sri-lankas-state-run-tv-channel-take-over-broadcast |access-date=2023-02-24 |archive-date=2023-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224043234/https://www.newslaundry.com/2022/07/13/protesters-storm-office-of-sri-lankas-state-run-tv-channel-take-over-broadcast |url-status=live }}</ref> At 1:31pm the channel was temporarily taken off the air and did an improvised closedown, by playing the usual routine: the Rupavahini ID, the nightly end of transmission video and [[Sri Lanka Matha|the national anthem]].<ref name="suspension">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/OfficialOfChase/status/1547132724364083202 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713081740/https://twitter.com/OfficialOfChase/status/1547132724364083202 |url-status=live |archive-date=July 13, 2022 |title=Last few minutes of the Rupavahini broadcast. At 1:30pm the program was interuped which followed with the station ID and to the National anthem. After which the station went offline. We can rewind and watch via PEOTV or the VIU app #aragalaya #SriLankaProtests |access-date=June 7, 2023|publisher=twitter.com }}</ref>
 ==See also==
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 *[[List of radio networks in Sri Lanka]]
 *[[Media in Sri Lanka]]
-*[[Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation]]
 ==References==
-{{Reflist}}
+{{reflist}}
 == External links ==
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