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VOA - IRANWILA TRANSMITTER SITE IN THE NEWS
In the past few days, two interesting online news items have appeared about the recently decommissioned Voice of America transmitter site at Iranawila, Sri Lanka. Both items come from the EconomyNext website:
Sri Lanka state broadcaster, military to get some VOA transmitting assets
Sri Lanka's state-run Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC), and the military will get some equipment from a closed Voice of America relay station, which is being dismantled.The Voice of America made its last broadcast from the relay station in Iranawila, Chilaw on June 10, 2016, amid budget cuts and declining viewership for shortwave radio listening.
The VOA station had two 500 kiloWatt Marconi transmitters and six 250 kW transmitters when it began operations over 16 years ago, according to publicly available data.
Continue reading this article at Sri Lanka state broadcaster, military to get some VOA transmitting assets
Sri Lanka VOA shortwave station has 4.2MW of thermal power: US embassy
A Voice of America shortwave relays station that has been closed and is being returned to the government has 4.2MegaWatts of power generation capacity, the US embassy said."The United States government is returning with gratitude its lease of over 400 acres of property in Iranawila back to the Government of Sri Lanka in its entirety, including any and all improvements," the embassy said in a statement.
"During the time of its operation, the U.S. government has developed the Iranawila property, building roads, clearing and levelling the land, building drainage canals, fences, and modern office buildings.
Continue reading this article at Sri Lanka VOA shortwave station has 4.2MW of thermal power: US embassy
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