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| Broadcast area | Sri Lanka |
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| Frequency | 92.2 MHz Kikiliyamana, Nayabedda, Ratnapura, Jaffna 92.4 MHz Colombo, Gongala, Hanthana, Gammaduwa |
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| Language(s) | Sinhala |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Derana Macro Entertainment under Dilith Jayaweera |
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First air date | 29 March 2009 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
FM Derana is a free-to-air Sinhala radio channel in Sri Lanka. Established in March 2009, FM Derana broadcasts 24 hours a day and covers over 95% of the island. Designed to appeal to a broad cross-section of listeners, FM Derana leverages the strength and success of TV Derana. This strategic consolidation aims to revolutionize the media landscape with a simple yet highly entertaining format.
Currently, FM Derana holds the No. 1 position among all radio channels in Sri Lanka. The channel has maintained this top position for the past three years in a row, achieving this status just eight years after its inception. There are 37 radio channels currently operating in Sri Lanka, with 30 broadcasting in the Sinhala language. In total, there are a little over 50 local radio channels in operation in the country.[1][2][3]
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.
FM Derana was the official Sri Lankan Radio Broadcaster [4]of2011 Cricket World Cup which was held from 19 February 2011 to 2 April 2011.
