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Gold FM (Sri Lanka)
Gold FM is one of the retro stations in Sri Lanka. The station was launched in September 1998. Catering to a mature audience, Gold FM plays music from the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. Gold FM broadcasts live from the 35th Floor of the World Trade Center. The station broadcasts on 93.0 & 93.2 FM in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an .... Gold FM is a part of the ABC Radio Network. External linksOfficial Gold FM website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombo
Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo metropolitan area has a population of 5.6 million, and 752,993 in the Municipality. It is the financial centre of the island and a tourist destination. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to the Greater Colombo area which includes Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, the legislative capital of Sri Lanka, and Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia. Colombo is often referred to as the capital since Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is itself within the urban/suburban area of Colombo. It is also the administrative capital of the Western Province and the district capital of Colombo District. Colombo is a busy and vibrant city with a mixture of modern life, colonial buildings and monuments. Due to its large harbour and its strategic position along th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asian Broadcasting Corporation
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Asian may refer to: * Items from or related to the continent of Asia: ** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia ** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia ** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asia ** Asian (cat), a cat breed similar to the Burmese but in a range of different coat colors and patterns * Asii (also Asiani), a historic Central Asian ethnic group mentioned in Roman-era writings * Asian option, a type of option contract in finance * Asyan, a village in Iran See also * * * East Asia * South Asia * Southeast Asia * Asiatic (other) Asiatic refers to something related to Asia. Asiatic may also refer to: * Asiatic style, a term in ancient stylistic criticism associated with Greek writers of Asia Minor * In the context of Ancient Egypt, beyond the borders of Egypt and the cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English-language Radio Stations In Sri Lanka
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots, and then closest related to the Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by dialects of France (about 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8th and 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Trade Center (Colombo)
The World Trade Center (also known as WTC Colombo or WTCC) ( si, ලෝක වෙළෙඳ මධ්යස්ථානය, translit=Lōka Veḷen̆da Madhyasthānaya; ta, உலக வர்த்தக மையம், translit=Ulaka Varttaka Maiyam) is a twin building in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The 39-storey towers are built over a 4-storey retail podium, and thus each tower has a total floor count of 43. WTCC is owned and managed by Overseas Realty Ceylon PLC (ORCPLC). History The WTCC was the vision of Singaporean, Shing Pee Tao, the founder of Shing Kwan Group, a commodities, shipping and real estate company. Tao acquired ORCPLC, a listed company on the Colombo Stock Exchange, which owned the undeveloped site at Echelon Square, Colombo. Formal planning approval was granted in January 1992 and groundbreaking took place in September. The building was constructed using pre-fabricated pre-cast concrete panels for the outer walls, columns and beam structures. The panels were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Retro
Retro style is imitative or consciously derivative of lifestyles, trends, or art forms from history, including in music, modes, fashions, or attitudes. In popular culture, the "nostalgia cycle" is typically for the two decades that begin 20–30 years ago. Definition The term ''retro'' has been in use since 1972 to describe on the one hand, new artifacts that self-consciously refer to particular modes, motifs, techniques, and materials of the past. But on the other hand, many people use the term to categorize styles that have been created in the past. Retro style refers to new things that display characteristics of the past. Unlike the historicism of the Romantic generations, it is mostly the recent past that retro seeks to recapitulate, focusing on the products, fashions, and artistic styles produced since the Industrial Revolution, the successive styles of Modernity. The English word ''retro'' derives from the Latin prefix ''retro'', meaning backwards, or in past times. In Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaa FM
Shaa FM () is a Sinhala radio channel station in Sri Lanka owned by ABC Radio Networks. It covers the whole island. This radio channel is the first-ever radio channel made for Sri Lankan youth society. Shaa Fm was started in 2002, Sri Lanka. Awards Shaa FM was awarded by the prestigious accolade of “Best News Channel” for the year 2010. See also *Hiru FM * Sooriyan FM *Hiru TV Hiru TV (Sinhala: හිරු ටීවී) is No. 1 television channel in Sri Lanka, founded by Rayynor Silva (Chairman) and owned by Asia Broadcasting Corporation. Hiru TV is Sri Lanka's first and only digital television channel which has the ... References External links Shaa FM official website Sri Lankan broadcasters Sinhala-language radio stations in Sri Lanka Asia Broadcasting Corporation {{SriLanka-radio-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sooriyan FM
Sooriyan FM is a privately owned Tamil radio station in Sri Lanka run by ''ABC Radio Networks'' started in 1998. It covers the whole island. The network runs sister stations ''Hiru FM'' and Shaa FM in Sinhala and '' Gold FM'' and '' Sun FM'' in English. About * Island Wide - 103.4 MHz,103.6 MHz. Sooriyan FM rated the number one Tamil radio channel as per the latest Listenership survey. According to LMRB (Lanka Marketing Research Bureau) ratings Sooriyan FM is continuing to lead the market and audience ratings in the Tamil radio industry in Sri Lanka for the 19th consecutive year. Sooriyan FM, the Number 01 Tamil channel in Sri Lanka, a member of the Asia Broadcasting Corporation Private limited which is a Rayynor Silva Holdings company. Sooriyan FM, the 1st private Tamil radio channel in Sri Lanka launched 12 years ago, is the market leader & the trend setter in Tamil radio. Its innovative programming strategy and the up to date news reporting has made Sooriyan FM ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiru FM
Hiru FM is a Sinhala radio station in Sri Lanka owned by ABC Radio Networks. It covers the whole island. Controversy In August 2020, the hosts of Hiru FM made xenophobic remarks and derogatory comments about popular South Korean boy band BTS BTS (), also known as the Bangtan Boys, is a South Korean boy band formed in 2010 and debuting in 2013 under Big Hit Entertainment. The septet—consisting of members Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook—co-writes and co-produ ... during a live talk show which eventually triggered backlash on social media. bru bn Awards *Most Popular Radio Channel - International MACO Awards 2012 References Sinhala-language radio stations in Sri Lanka Asia Broadcasting Corporation {{SriLanka-radio-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, and southeast of the Arabian Sea; it is separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. Sri Lanka shares a maritime border with India and Maldives. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is its legislative capital, and Colombo is its largest city and financial centre. Sri Lanka has a population of around 22 million (2020) and is a multinational state, home to diverse cultures, languages, and ethnicities. The Sinhalese are the majority of the nation's population. The Tamils, who are a large minority group, have also played an influential role in the island's history. Other long established groups include the Moors, the Burghers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunnasgiriya
Hunnasgiriya is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province. Hunnasigiriya is one of the entering point to the Knuckles massif. It is in the southern part of the Knuckles Mountain Range. Majority of the living people is Tamil. Annual average rainfall is 2500mm and the average temperature is 22C. See also *List of towns in Central Province, Sri Lanka Central Province is a province of Sri Lanka, containing the Kandy District, Matale District, and Nuwara Eliya District. The following is a list of settlements in the province. __NOTOC__ A Abasingammedda, Adhikarigama, Agalakumbura, Agalawa ... External links * Populated places in Kandy District {{KandyDistrict-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaffna
Jaffna (, ) is the capital city of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna District located on a peninsula of the same name. With a population of 88,138 in 2012, Jaffna is Sri Lanka's 12th most populous city. Jaffna is approximately from Kandarodai which served as an emporium in the Jaffna peninsula from classical antiquity. Jaffna's suburb Nallur served as the capital of the four-century-long medieval Jaffna Kingdom. Prior to the Sri Lankan Civil War, it was Sri Lanka's second most populous city after Colombo. The 1980s insurgent uprising led to extensive damage, expulsion of part of the population, and military occupation. Since the end of civil war in 2009, refugees and internally displaced people began returning to homes, while government and private sector reconstruction started taking place. Historically, Jaffna has been a contested city. It was made into a colonial port town during the Portuguese occupation of the J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
