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.ib-company-country{display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-company vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image ib-company-logo logo"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Logo_of_Sri_Lanka_Rupavahini_Corporation.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/28/Logo_of_Sri_Lanka_Rupavahini_Corporation.png/200px-Logo_of_Sri_Lanka_Rupavahini_Corporation.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="173" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/28/Logo_of_Sri_Lanka_Rupavahini_Corporation.png/300px-Logo_of_Sri_Lanka_Rupavahini_Corporation.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/28/Logo_of_Sri_Lanka_Rupavahini_Corporation.png 2x" data-file-width="339" data-file-height="294" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Company type</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Government-owned_corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Government-owned corporation">Government-owned corporation</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Industry</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Mass_media" title="Mass media">Mass media</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Entertainment" title="Entertainment">Entertainment</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">14 February 1982<span class="noprint">; 42 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1982-02-14</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Area served</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Key people</div></th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/wiki/Titus_Thotawatte" title="Titus Thotawatte">Titus Thotawatte</a> <br />Rosmand Senaratne<br />Mayura Samarasinghe</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Revenue</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_rupee" title="Sri Lankan rupee">Rs</a> 1.951 billion <small>(2015)</small><sup id="cite_ref-Rupa15_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rupa15-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Earnings_before_interest_and_taxes" title="Earnings before interest and taxes">Operating income</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Negative increase"><img alt="Negative increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Increase_Negative.svg/11px-Increase_Negative.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Increase_Negative.svg/17px-Increase_Negative.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Increase_Negative.svg/22px-Increase_Negative.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_rupee" title="Sri Lankan rupee">Rs</a><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}</style><span class="tmp-color" style="color:red">−338.9</span> million <small>(2015)</small><sup id="cite_ref-Rupa15_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rupa15-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Net_income" title="Net income">Net income</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Negative increase"><img alt="Negative increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Increase_Negative.svg/11px-Increase_Negative.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Increase_Negative.svg/17px-Increase_Negative.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Increase_Negative.svg/22px-Increase_Negative.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> Rs<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:red">−371.7</span> million <small>(2015)</small><sup id="cite_ref-Rupa15_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rupa15-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Asset" title="Asset">Total assets</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> Rs1.985 billion <small>(2015)</small><sup id="cite_ref-Rupa15_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rupa15-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Equity_(finance)" title="Equity (finance)">Total equity</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> Rs1.219 billion <small>(2015)</small><sup id="cite_ref-Rupa15_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rupa15-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Number of employees</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1,030 <small>(2015)</small><sup id="cite_ref-Rupa15_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rupa15-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Parent_company" class="mw-redirect" title="Parent company">Parent</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Information_and_Mass_Media" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Information and Mass Media">Ministry of Information and Mass Media</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Subsidiary" title="Subsidiary">Subsidiaries</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Channel_Eye" title="Channel Eye">Channel Eye</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Nethra_TV" title="Nethra TV">Nethra TV</a><br /><a href="/wiki/NTV_(Sri_Lanka)" class="mw-redirect" title="NTV (Sri Lanka)">NTV</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rupavahini.lk">www<wbr />.rupavahini<wbr />.lk</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Sri Lanka Rūpavāhinī Corporation</b> (<a href="/wiki/Sinhala_language" title="Sinhala language">Sinhala</a>: <span lang="si">ශ්‍රී ලංකා රූපවාහිනී සංස්ථාව</span>; <a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a>: <span lang="ta">இலங்கை ரூபவாகினி கூட்டுத்தாபனம்</span>), also known as <b>Jathika Rupavahini</b> (lit. <b>National Television</b>) or simply as <b>Rupavahini</b>, is the national television network of <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a>. The term Rupavahini literally means "purveyor of images" in the <a href="/wiki/Sinhala_language" title="Sinhala language">Sinhala language</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-STRupavahini_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-STRupavahini-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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 <a href="/wiki/M.J_Perera" class="mw-redirect" title="M.J Perera">M.J Perera</a> was the founder and chairman of Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation. </p><p>SLRC is the largest television broadcaster in <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a> and has an island-wide reception of its channels. SLRC broadcasts its channels in both <a href="/wiki/VHF" class="mw-redirect" title="VHF">VHF</a> and <a href="/wiki/UHF" class="mw-redirect" title="UHF">UHF</a> frequencies in <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a>. Currently, all of the network's services are only available by <a href="/wiki/Analog_television" title="Analog television">analog</a> transmission. But there are plans to upgrade to <a href="/wiki/Digital_broadcasting" title="Digital broadcasting">digital broadcasting</a>. From 2011 <a href="/wiki/Kokavil_transmission_tower" title="Kokavil transmission tower">Kokavil</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/ISDB" title="ISDB">ISDB-T</a> after receiving aid from the Japanese foreign ministry.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sri_Lanka_Rupavahini_Corporation&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sri Lanka had no television services available until 1979. The creation of a national television service was planned several times as far back as 1965 (Ceylon at the time), when then-Minister of State <a href="/wiki/J._R._Jayawardene" class="mw-redirect" title="J. R. Jayawardene">J. R. Jayawardene</a> suggested its creation, but was rejected by <a href="/wiki/Dudley_Senanayake" title="Dudley Senanayake">Dudley Senanayake</a>'s government, whose media advisors led by <a href="/wiki/Neville_Jayaweera" title="Neville Jayaweera">Neville Jayaweera</a> called television "a gift of a <a href="/wiki/Rhinoceros" title="Rhinoceros">rhinoceros</a>". In 1977, the idea of launching a television service resurfaced. President J. R. Jayewardene, in early 1978, held talks with technicians of the Japanese <a href="/wiki/NEC" title="NEC">Nippon Electric Company</a>, while also accepting proposals from <a href="/wiki/Federal_Republic_of_Germany" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Republic of Germany">German</a> and <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">French</a> electronics companies to be their suppliers. According to Japanese law, the national television service was to be a public service television station and not a commercial service.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>President J.R. Jayewardene approved the creation of the national television service on 4 March 1980.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Rūpavāhinī was created under a government act on 23 January 1982, and established on February 14 the same year. Rupavahini began broadcasting on 15 February 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.<sup id="cite_ref-STRupavahini_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-STRupavahini-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Broadcasts initially started at 6pm with a daily segment for children and ended at 11pm. There were three daily news bulletins, with a Tamil edition at 7pm, a Sinhala edition at 8:15pm and an English edition at 9:30pm. Sinhala-language feature films were broadcast once a month.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 1985, broadcasts started earlier at 5:30pm, with the slots for news remaining unchanged.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One of the initial aims of the corporation was to broadcast educational programmes for 500 schools by offering free sets to classrooms, under the principle that television was to be used as an aid for the teacher.<sup id="cite_ref-STRupavahini_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-STRupavahini-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Early in its existence, Rupavahini could be received well, depending on weather conditions, in the <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">Indian</a> state of <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a>. Viewers preferred Rupavahini over <a href="/wiki/Doordarshan" title="Doordarshan">Doordarshan</a>'s <a href="/wiki/DD_Chennai" title="DD Chennai">local station</a>, especially its agricultural and children's programming. The relays were often jammed by a Doordarshan relayer in <a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram" title="Thiruvananthapuram">Trivandrum</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rupavahini's popularity led to the purchase of colour television sets in southern India, before the rest of the country started regular services. Newspapers started publishing schedules for the station.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Per a 1984 government order, Rupavahini reduced the power of its transmitters as the channel didn't compensate its audience in India via overspill by attracting Indian advertisers. Viewer preference in India continued even after Doordarshan implemented its colour service - its foreign programmes were also attractive.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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. </p><p>In the 80s and 90s, Rupavahini aired a number of dubbed cartoons led by <a href="/wiki/Titus_Thotawatte" title="Titus Thotawatte">Titus Thotawatte</a>, the most remarkable titles being <a href="/wiki/Bugs_Bunny" title="Bugs Bunny">Bugs Bunny</a> (<i>Ha Ha Hari Hawa</i>, <a href="/wiki/Doctor_Dolittle_(TV_series)" title="Doctor Dolittle (TV series)">Doctor Dolittle</a> (<i>Dosthara Honda Hitha</i>) and <a href="/wiki/Top_Cat" title="Top Cat">Top Cat</a> (<i>Pissu Pusa</i>). These continued to air on Rupavahini for years.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Rupavahini reopened two relays in Kokavil and Palavi in 1994.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>'Rupavahini 2' launched in April 1999 before it changed its name to the current 'Channel Eye' in August 2000. </p><p>The corporation signed a historic agreement with Canal France International on 28 July 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 1 January 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".<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rupavahini is the first Sri Lankan channel to telecast foreign <a href="/wiki/Drama_(film_and_television)" title="Drama (film and television)">teledramas</a>. The most popular of them was <i><a href="/wiki/Oshin" title="Oshin">Oshin</a></i>, 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 <i><a href="/wiki/Dae_Jang_Geum" class="mw-redirect" title="Dae Jang Geum">Dae Jang Geum</a></i>, 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. </p><p>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. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rupavahini_2022_Logo.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3a/Rupavahini_2022_Logo.png/220px-Rupavahini_2022_Logo.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3a/Rupavahini_2022_Logo.png/330px-Rupavahini_2022_Logo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3a/Rupavahini_2022_Logo.png 2x" data-file-width="341" data-file-height="292" /></a><figcaption>Monolingual logo with the Sinhala name used from 22 February to 7 October 2022.</figcaption></figure> <p>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".<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As <a href="/wiki/2022_Sri_Lankan_protests" title="2022 Sri Lankan protests">anti-government protests</a> intensify and after protesters stormed the headquarters of the network, Rupavahini temporarily ceased operations shortly after playing the national anthem on 13 July 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Channels">Channels</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sri_Lanka_Rupavahini_Corporation&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Channels"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Coverage_map_2015.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Coverage_map_2015.jpg/250px-Coverage_map_2015.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="380" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Coverage_map_2015.jpg/375px-Coverage_map_2015.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Coverage_map_2015.jpg/500px-Coverage_map_2015.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="972" /></a><figcaption>2015 coverage map of SLRC services</figcaption></figure> <p>Currently, the SLRC operates three channels. </p> <ul><li><b>Rupavahini</b> is the main channel, in Sinhala. It transmits on a 20-hour schedule and features news, teledramas, educational programming, discussion shows, and imported programming.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Channel_Eye" title="Channel Eye">Channel Eye</a></b> 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 <a href="/wiki/Discovery_Channel" title="Discovery Channel">Discovery Channel</a> and international and local sport programs, mainly <a href="/wiki/Cricket" title="Cricket">cricket</a>, <a href="/wiki/Volleyball" title="Volleyball">volleyball</a>, and motorcar racing. Channel Eye became the official TV broadcaster for five <a href="/wiki/Cricket_World_Cup" title="Cricket World Cup">Cricket World Cup</a> tournaments: <a href="/wiki/1996_Cricket_World_Cup" title="1996 Cricket World Cup">1996</a>, <a href="/wiki/2003_Cricket_World_Cup" title="2003 Cricket World Cup">2003</a>, <a href="/wiki/2007_Cricket_World_Cup" title="2007 Cricket World Cup">2007</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011_Cricket_World_Cup" title="2011 Cricket World Cup">2011</a>, and <a href="/wiki/2015_Cricket_World_Cup" title="2015 Cricket World Cup">2015</a>.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Nethra_TV" title="Nethra TV">Nethra TV</a></b> (<i>nethra</i> is Tamil for "eye") is the <a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil language</a> 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.</li> <li>Between 2009 and 2015, a fourth channel, <b><a href="/wiki/NTV_(Sri_Lankan_TV_channel)" title="NTV (Sri Lankan TV channel)">NTV</a></b>, 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.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rupavahini_transmitters">Rupavahini transmitters</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sri_Lanka_Rupavahini_Corporation&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Rupavahini transmitters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>All transmitters are in analog. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>City </th> <th>Channel </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pidurutalagala" title="Pidurutalagala">Pidurutalagala</a> </td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Namunukula" title="Namunukula">Namunukula</a> </td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rajagiriya" title="Rajagiriya">Rajagiriya</a> </td> <td>52 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bulathsinhala_Divisional_Secretariat" title="Bulathsinhala Divisional Secretariat">Padagala</a> </td> <td>52 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hanthana" class="mw-redirect" title="Hanthana">Hanthana</a> </td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Deniyaya" title="Deniyaya">Deniyaya</a> </td> <td>41 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rakwana" title="Rakwana">Sooriyakanda</a> </td> <td>11 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Namunukula" title="Namunukula">Namunukula</a> </td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kandy" title="Kandy">Primrose</a> </td> <td>38 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hunnasgiriya" title="Hunnasgiriya">Hunnasgiriya</a> </td> <td>46 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Palaly,_Sri_Lanka" title="Palaly, Sri Lanka">Palaly</a> </td> <td>21 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kokavil" title="Kokavil">Kokavil</a> </td> <td>43 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Test_card">Test card</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sri_Lanka_Rupavahini_Corporation&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Test card"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:FuBK_Castellation.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/FuBK_Castellation.svg/220px-FuBK_Castellation.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/FuBK_Castellation.svg/330px-FuBK_Castellation.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/FuBK_Castellation.svg/440px-FuBK_Castellation.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="768" data-file-height="576" /></a><figcaption>Telefunken FuBK variant used by Rupavahini until 2022.</figcaption></figure> <p>From its launch in 1982 to the conversion to HD in November 2022, Rupavahini has used a slightly modified version of the German <a href="/wiki/Telefunken_FuBK" title="Telefunken FuBK">Telefunken FuBK</a> colour <a href="/wiki/Test_card" title="Test card">test card</a> during non-broadcast hours. The pink and purple bars are solid and the text (RUPAVAHINI-SRI LANKA) is set to half-width.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Management_and_funding">Management and funding</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sri_Lanka_Rupavahini_Corporation&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Management and funding"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rupavahini is an autonomous corporation run by a chairman, director-general, and a board of directors appointed by the president. </p><p>Until 1998, Rupavahini was funded by a <a href="/wiki/Television_licence" title="Television licence">licence fee</a> system: every television owner with at least <a href="/wiki/Very_high_frequency" title="Very high frequency">VHF</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/Grant_(money)" title="Grant (money)">government grants</a> supplemented with TV advertising. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Logo_and_branding">Logo and branding</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sri_Lanka_Rupavahini_Corporation&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Logo and branding"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rupavahini's logo is a <a href="/wiki/Common_hill_myna" title="Common hill myna">hill mynah</a> carrying a message in gold on a red TV screen. The logo was designed by artist and painter Bandula Peiris, and was drawn in the Sinhala art style of Tirigitalaya. The bird's wings represent VHF and UHF television aerials and the semi-circle holding the wings represents a satellite dish. The bottom of the message contains an easter egg, which, if rotated, reveals Bandula's initial, "බ", in square format.<sup id="cite_ref-neth_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-neth-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Apart for a period of a few months in 2022, the channel's name in Sinhala (රූපවාහිනී), Tamil (ரூபவாகினி), and a transliteration of Sinhala, with macrons (RŪPAVĀHINĪ) appeared below. The leaf in the right wing 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. The logo of Rupavahini's children's club, Muthuhara, was also Peiris' creation.<sup id="cite_ref-neth_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-neth-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A news item on the logo was seen on the Sinhala, Tamil and English news bulletins on launch day. The logo was a source of contention from another designer, who threatened to sue the corporation and the advertising agency who created the logo, for a period of five years. During this period, only Peiris could provide evidence.<sup id="cite_ref-neth_20-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-neth-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the early years, the station's starting animation consisted of the line drawing of the bird and an aerial shot of the facilities.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At start-up, a slide (static until the conversion to widescreen) with the Rupavahini logo appears, accompanied by an instrumental rendition of <i>Kawurudo ara Kawuluwen</i> by singer-songwriter <a href="/wiki/Sanath_Nandasiri" title="Sanath Nandasiri">Sanath Nandasiri</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The bird appears towards the end of the channel's nightly end of transmission sequence, flying past the transmitter at Rupavahini's headquarters. The sequence is followed <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Matha" title="Sri Lanka Matha">by the national anthem</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 24 February 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.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October, Rupavahini reverted its logo due to internal and external pressure.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversies">Controversies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sri_Lanka_Rupavahini_Corporation&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Controversies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2007, then government minister <a href="/wiki/Mervyn_Silva" title="Mervyn Silva">Mervyn Silva</a> and his bodyguards stormed the Rupavahini and attacked the news director. Employees then attacked the minister back.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 13 July 2022 a few protesters that claimed to be leaders of <a href="/wiki/2022_Sri_Lankan_protests" title="2022 Sri Lankan protests">2022 Sri Lankan protests</a>, 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 <a href="/wiki/Breaking_news" title="Breaking news">breaking news</a>-themed programme.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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 <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Matha" title="Sri Lanka Matha">the national anthem</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-suspension_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-suspension-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sri_Lanka_Rupavahini_Corporation&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_television_networks_in_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="List of television networks in Sri Lanka">List of television networks in Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_radio_networks_in_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="List of radio networks in Sri Lanka">List of radio networks in Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Media_in_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="Media in Sri Lanka">Media in Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation">Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sri_Lanka_Rupavahini_Corporation&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://offair.nethfm.com/article/1858">the original</a> on 2 August 2014<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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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"</a>. twitter.com. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220713081740/https://twitter.com/OfficialOfChase/status/1547132724364083202">Archived</a> from the original on 13 July 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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title="Sawasa">Sawasa</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_(Ceylon)" title="Star (Ceylon)">Star</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sun_(Ceylon)" title="Sun (Ceylon)">Sun</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sundari_(newspaper)" title="Sundari (newspaper)">Sundari</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thanthi_(Ceylon)" title="Thanthi (Ceylon)">Thanthi</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tikiri_(Ceylonese_newspaper)" title="Tikiri (Ceylonese newspaper)">Tikiri</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Visitura" title="Visitura">Visitura</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Weekend_(Ceylonese_newspaper)" title="Weekend (Ceylonese newspaper)">Weekend</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><b>Times of Ceylon</b> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Ceylon_Daily_Mirror" title="Ceylon Daily Mirror">Ceylon Daily Mirror</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lankadeepa_(Ceylon)" title="Lankadeepa (Ceylon)">Lankadeepa</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Morning_Times_(Ceylon)" title="Morning Times (Ceylon)">Morning Times</a></i></li> 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Ceylon Observer</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ceylonese" title="The Ceylonese">The Ceylonese</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Colombo_Journal" title="The Colombo Journal">The Colombo Journal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Eelamurasu" title="Eelamurasu">Eelamurasu</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Eelanadu" title="Eelanadu">Eelanadu</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Eelanatham" title="Eelanatham">Eelanatham</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Murasoli_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Murasoli (Sri Lanka)">Murasoli</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Muslim_Nesan" title="Muslim Nesan">Muslim Nesan</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sarvajana_Nesan" title="Sarvajana Nesan">Sarvajana Nesan</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Saturday_Review_(Sri_Lankan_newspaper)" title="Saturday Review (Sri Lankan newspaper)">Saturday Review</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sunday_Standard" title="The Sunday Standard">The Sunday Standard</a></i></li></ul> 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0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Radio" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Radio_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Radio in Sri Lanka">Radio</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Stations" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_radio_stations_in_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="List of radio stations in Sri Lanka">Stations</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Asia_Broadcasting_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Asia Broadcasting Corporation (page does not exist)">Asia Broadcasting Corporation</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gold_FM_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Gold FM (Sri Lanka)">Gold FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiru_FM" title="Hiru FM">Hiru FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sooriyan_FM" title="Sooriyan FM">Sooriyan FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sun_FM_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Sun FM (Sri Lanka)">Sun FM</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=E.A.P._Edirisingha_(Pvt)_Ltd.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="E.A.P. 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(page does not exist)">EAP Networks</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/E_FM" title="E FM">E FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raja_FM" title="Raja FM">Raja FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shree_FM" title="Shree FM">Shree FM</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Independent_Television_Network" title="Independent Television Network">Independent Television Network</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lakhanda_radio" title="Lakhanda radio">Lakhanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Radio_Sri_Lanka" title="Prime Radio Sri Lanka">Prime Radio</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/MBC_Networks" title="MBC Networks">MBC Networks</a></th><td 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sri_Lankan_films_of_the_1940s" title="List of Sri Lankan films of the 1940s">1940s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sri_Lankan_films_of_the_1950s" title="List of Sri Lankan films of the 1950s">1950s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sri_Lankan_films_of_the_1960s" title="List of Sri Lankan films of the 1960s">1960s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sri_Lankan_films_of_the_1970s" title="List of Sri Lankan films of the 1970s">1970s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sri_Lankan_films_of_the_1980s" title="List of Sri Lankan films of the 1980s">1980s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sri_Lankan_films_of_the_1990s" title="List of Sri Lankan films of the 1990s">1990s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sri_Lankan_films_of_the_2000s" title="List of Sri Lankan films of the 2000s">2000s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sri_Lankan_films_of_the_2010s" title="List of Sri Lankan films of the 2010s">2010s</a></li></ul> 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