The
Sri Lanka Broadcasting Service commenced on 22nd July 1924 as a test
transmission. It was launched officially on 16th December 1925. The test
transmission was initiated by broadcasting a speech made by the then
Governor Sir William Henry Manning, addressing the Lanka Electrical
Engineers' annual meeting. The broadcasting service was officially
inaugurated by broadcasting the speech made by the then Governor Sir
Hugh Clifford addressing the general public from his office situated at
Fort.
On
5th October 1945 the Ceylon Broadcasting service was instituted as a
separate government Department while arrangements were made to construct
a new building for the Service at the Torrington Square.
The
station was known by many names from time to time such as "Wireless
Broadcasting" and "Colombo Broadcasting". It functioned under the
purview of the Postal Department until 30th September 1949.
From 5th October 1979 it was made independent and came to be known as Radio Ceylon.
On 5th January 1967 the Department of Broadcasting was converted to a government Corporation by way of Act No.37 of 1966.
On 5th January 1967 the Department of Broadcasting was converted to a government Corporation by way of Act No.37 of 1966.
The Corporation was inaugurated by the Hon. Prime Minister and came to be known as the Ceylon Broadcasting Corporation.
On 22nd May 1972 with the enactment of the first Republican Constitution, the Ceylon Broadcasting Corporation was renamed as the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation.
On 5th January 2017 the SLBC celebrates its Golden Jubilee by relocating its core functional Divisions in a new Administrative Building to be declared open by H.E. President Maithreepala Sirisena and the Hon. Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe. A major Project aiming to renovate SLBC's studio complex was to have been completed by the same date.
On 22nd May 1972 with the enactment of the first Republican Constitution, the Ceylon Broadcasting Corporation was renamed as the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation.
On 5th January 2017 the SLBC celebrates its Golden Jubilee by relocating its core functional Divisions in a new Administrative Building to be declared open by H.E. President Maithreepala Sirisena and the Hon. Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe. A major Project aiming to renovate SLBC's studio complex was to have been completed by the same date.
Source: Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation and Philatelic Bureau - Sri Lanka
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