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| Type | radio, and online |
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| Country | |
| Availability | National International |
| Owner | Government of Sri Lanka |
Launch date | 1925 (radio) 1967 (incorporation) |
Former names | Colombo Radio, Radio SEAC (1925–1948) |
Official website | www |
Radio Ceylon (Sinhala: ලංකා ගුවන් විදුලි සේවය Lanka Guwan Viduli Sevaya, Tamil: இலங்கை வானொலி, ilankai vanoli) is a radio station based in Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) and the first radio station in Asia. Broadcasting was started on an experimental basis by the colonial Telegraph Department in 1923, just four years after the inauguration of broadcasting in Europe (the first European broadcasting radio station started on November 6, 1919 in The Hague, The Netherlands; it was operated by the Dutch Hans Henricus Schotanus à Steringa Idzerda).