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Free-to-air Free-to-air (FTA) services are television (TV) and radio services broadcast in unencrypted form, allowing any person with the FTA Receiver, appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring ...
Sinhala radio channel in Sri Lanka. Established in March 2009, FM Derana broadcasts 24 hours a day and it covers over 95% of the Island. Designed to appeal to a broad cross-section of listeners, FM Derana is leveraged on the strength and success of Derana TV, a strategic consolidation that will revolutionize the media landscape with its simple yet highly entertaining format. Currently FM Derana holds the No 1 position among all radio channels in Sri Lanka. The channel had maintained this No 1 position for the past three years in a row. FM Derana managed to achieve this No. 1 position in just 8 years from its inception. There are 37 channels currently operating in Sri Lanka of which 30 channels are in the Sinhala Language. There are little over 50 local channels in operation currently in Sri Lanka.http://www.trc.gov.lk/images/stories/spectrum/FM_Plan_ENGLISH.pdf


History

FM Derana is a Sinhala language FM radio channel launched on 29 March 2009 extending the promise of "Embracing novelty while upholding values" ("අපේ දේ රැකගෙන අලුත් දේ අරගෙන") to the Sri Lankan radio industry.


World Cup Cricket 2011

FM Derana was the official Sri Lankan Radio Broadcaster Official Announcement
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2011 Cricket World Cup The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was the tenth Cricket World Cup. It was played in India, Sri Lanka, and for the first time in Bangladesh. India won the tournament, defeating Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the final at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, thus ...
which was held from 19 February 2011 to 2 April 2011.


Frequencies

* 92.2 & 92.4


Popular programmes on Fm Derana

* Anupma *
Derana chart show Derana TV is a Sri Lankan private entertainment terrestrial television channel broadcasting in Sri Lanka. Launched on 11 October 2005, it is one of the most popular television networks in the country. Its main transmission tower is on the Kik ...
* Apinodanna Radio * Chooti Malli Podi Malli * Pirith * Ada Derana News bulletin *
Apoorva Apoorva or Apurva may refer to: * Apurva, the performative element of an injunction that justifies ritualistic acts and their results in Vedanta philosophy * Apoorva (given name) Apurv or Apurva is the common English spelling of two related Indian ...
* FM Derana Attack show


See also

* List of 2011 Cricket World Cup broadcasting rights


References


External links


Official FM Derana website
{{Media of Sri Lanka Radio stations established in 2009 Sinhala-language radio stations in Sri Lanka Power House 2009 establishments in Sri Lanka