Celebrating 25 glorious years of Sirasa FM: Sri Lanka's no 1 Sinhala radio channel

Colombo (News 1st): Sirasa FM, which revolutionized the radio broadcasting industry in Sri Lanka, celebrates its 25th anniversary today (March 2). Sirasa FM, the number one Sinhala radio station in the country, commenced transmission on March 2, 1994. On January 24th 1995, Sirasa FM made it to the history books by becoming the first Sinhala radio station to commence a 24-hour radio broadcast. Meanwhile, five Gammadda projects are being launched today to mark the occasion. Gammada Secretary General Prasanna Athukorala said, three clean drinking water projects will be launched in parts of Hatton, Trincomalee, and Kataragama, while one project will focus on renovating a nursery in Puttalam, while another will focus on building a public library in Matara.