Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation
The original logo of the SLRC, reverted to since October 2022 | |
| Company type | Government-owned corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mass media Entertainment |
| Founded | 14 February 1982 |
Area served | Sri Lanka |
Key people | Titus Thotawatte Rosmand Senaratne Mayura Samarasinghe |
| Revenue | Rs 1.951 billion (2015) |
| Rs−338.9 million (2015) | |
| Rs−371.7 million (2015) | |
| Total assets | Rs1.985 billion (2015) |
| Total equity | Rs1.219 billion (2015) |
Number of employees | 1,030 (2015) |
| Parent | Ministry of Information and Mass Media |
| Subsidiaries | Channel Eye Nethra TV NTV |
| Website | www |
| Type | Television network |
|---|---|
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Availability | National |
| Founded | 14 February 1982 |
| Owner | Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation |
Launch date | 15 February 1982 |
Official website | www |
| Language | Sinhala, English |
The Sri Lanka Rūpavāhinī Corporation (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා රූපවාහිනී සංස්ථාව; Tamil: இலங்கை ரூபவாகினி கூட்டுத்தாபனம்), also known as Jathika Rupavahini (lit. National Television) or simply as Rupavahini, is the national television network of Sri Lanka. Rupavahini literally means "purveyor of images" in the Sinhala language.
Established by Parliament under Act No. 6 of 1982 for the provision of national television service, Rupavahini produces and broadcasts programmes in three languages. Distinguished civil servant M. J. Perera was the founder and chairman of Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC).
SLRC is the largest television broadcaster in Sri Lanka, and its channels can be received island-wide. SLRC broadcasts its channels in both VHF and UHF frequencies in Sri Lanka. The network's services are only available by analogue transmission, with plans to upgrade to digital broadcasting. Beginning in 2011, the Kokavil tower began to broadcast in DVB-T2 for the Northern Province. 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-T after receiving aid from the Japanese Foreign Ministry.