Kokavil transmission tower ( ta, கொக்காவில் தொலைத்தொடர்பு கோபுரம், translit=Kokkāvil Tolaittoṭarpu Kōpuram; si, කොකාවිල් සම්ප්‍රේෂණ කුළුණ, translit=Kokāvil Samprēṣaṇa Kuḷuṇa), often nicknamed Kokavil Tower, is a tall multi-functional transmission tower at

Kokavil Kokavil ( ta, கொக்காவில் si, කොකාවිල්) is a village in Mullaitivu District, Sri Lanka, also called ''Kokkavil''. It is situated along the A-9 road. History Massacre on Yal Devi Troops were located parall ...

Mullaitivu Mullaitivu ( ta, முல்லைத்தீவு, translit=Mullaittīvu; si, මූලදූව, translit=Mūladūva) is the main town of Mullaitivu District, situated on the north-eastern coast of Northern Province, Sri Lanka. A largely ...

, Sri Lanka, which is used for television, radio and telecommunication transmissions as well as military communications. Its mast structure is made of

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steel.

History

Kokavil transmission tower was built in 1982 as a part of grant-aid provided by the Government of Japan. It was a guyed mast tower. It provided analog television transmission on VHF band of frequencies to the Northern part of the island beyond Vavuniya.

area came under the control of

Tamil Tigers The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE; ta, தமிழீழ விடுதலைப் புலிகள், translit=Tamiḻīḻa viṭutalaip pulikaḷ, si, දෙමළ ඊළාම් විමුක්ති කොටි, t ...

in 1990. Before this the Kokavil Tower had been destroyed by the LTTE. However, the Tamil Tigers had utilised the location for their transmissions, including ''Voice of Tigers'' using a smaller temporary tower. In 2006, it was bombed and destroyed by Sri Lankan Air Force.

Restoration/New tower

After the end of

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, Government of Sri Lanka rebuilt the tower by spending 330 million Sri Lankan Rupees constructing it at a location closer to the original site. Now, the tower provides digital television transmission (using

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) and Analog television transmission to the northern part of Sri Lanka.

References

{{Tallest structures in Sri Lanka 1982 establishments in Sri Lanka Buildings and structures in Mullaitivu District Communication towers in Sri Lanka Towers completed in 1982