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#KLSaigal was India's #AlarmClock ⏰,at exactly 7.57 every morning #RadioCeylon would play a 3-minute KL Saigal recording. Thanks to physical limits of #78RPM record the song ended exactly at 8.00 AM. For decades this voice became timekeeper for the entire subcontinent...!!! Kudos 👏 💐
#RajatBhargavaIAS
In this photo from left to right #motisagar #Mahmood #GopalSharma #MrsGopalSharma #Jaikishan_and_Jaidev
The photo Courtesy #AwazkiDuniyakeDoston an autobiography by late Gopal Sharma ji, former HoD, #RadioCeylon (at present #SLBC - Srilanka Broadcasting Corporation).
भारत में रहकर भी लोग बिनाका गीतमाला को रेडियो सीलोन पर क्यों सुनते थे?
क्या थी इसकी असली वजह?
जानिए अमीन सायानी और उस दौर की पूरी कहानी👇
https://t.co/mocNmB8TxI
#BinacaGeetmala #AmeenSayani #RadioCeylon #IndianHistory
A simple signal from across the ocean can build a bridge that lasts a lifetime- Consul Gen. Priyanga Wickramasinghe on 75 yrs of #SLBC’s Asia Hindi Service celebrating its role as a cultural link bw #SriLanka & #India since 1951 #RadioCeylon #DiplomacyLk
https://t.co/0cQZtp6aSn
"It filled lonely evenings with songs and voices, and became a trusted friend to millions across Asia, asking nothing in return but a listening ear," writes @gopalears about #RadioCeylon as it turns 100.
https://t.co/5ClBvHUqcN
broadcasting history. To read the feature click on the link below and subscribe to Cinemaazi. https://t.co/DXcU7422fo #RadioCeylon #BinacaGeetmala #AteetKeSitaare #BeeteHuyeDin #CinemaSeCinemaaziTak #TimeMachine #Rangmanch #SabkiMaCinema #FilmyBites
People’s frequency: Editorial on Radio Ceylon's century-long legacy
#RadioCeylon #SLBC100
https://t.co/5JcweEOgCY
100 yrs of Radio Ceylon: How it found a shared frequency for a fractured region
:An Insightful article by Ms @SuanshuKhurana
#RadioCeylon #RadioBroadcast #Radio #Ceylon #SriLanka #Netherlands #India #AllIndiaRadio #BinacaGeetmala
#VividhBharti #AmeenSayani
#UPSC
Source:IE
रेडिओ सिलोन: बिनाका गीतमालासह गाजलेले कार्यक्रम आणि शताब्दीचा उत्सव. #RadioCeylon #BinacaGeetmala #IndianFilmMusic #RadioHistory #BroadcastingLegend https://t.co/EiYimgqHRj
#SriLankan #radio service that was once popular across India as just '#RadioCeylon' and popularised 'Binaca Geetmala,' a one of its kind weekly countdown show of #Hindifilmsongs, turned 100 this week.
https://t.co/xjJcmNkuBb
📻 This week marks 100 years of #RadioCeylon. To learn more about the historical role of radio in #Southasia, revisit this October 2023 piece by Preeti Raghunath:
https://t.co/x8adUFk3Qb
Wow. Fascinating article.
Radio Ceylon celebrated it's 100th on December 16, 2025.
Why should it matter to India?
It's an interesting story ⤵️
#SriLanka
#RadioCeylon
Radio Ceylon celebrated it's 100th on December 16, 2025.
Why should it matter to India?
It's an interesting story
In the early 1950s, India’s Minister for Information and Broadcasting, B.V. Keskar, banned Hindi film songs on All India Radio (AIR), labeling them too "vulgar" and "Westernized."
Radio Ceylon seized this moment. Using powerful shortwave transmitters left behind by the Allied Forces after WWII (Radio SEAC), they beamed Hindi film music directly into Indian homes.
The most famous radio program in history, Binaca Geetmala was launched on Radio Ceylon in 1952.
Ameen Sayani’s iconic greeting, "Behno aur Bhaiyo" (Sisters and Brothers), reached millions of Indian listeners every Wednesday.
To this day, the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) houses one of the world’s largest libraries of Hindi film music.
Fun Fact: When Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were climbing Mount Everest in 1953, the only radio station they could clearly receive at the summit was Radio Ceylon!
@SLBCnewslk @Mahishini @airnewsalerts
There is no argument about @slbccolombo’s creditable history of 100 years. But does it have any future? For 67 of its 100 years, #RadioCeylon was a state monopoly. Once private broadcasting was allowed in 1992, grand old lady of Torrington Square just couldn’t compete despite legacy advantages. Audiences migrated fast. Abused by successive regimes for cheap political propaganda, SLBC is today a shadow of its former self. Like a crumbling old manor reduced to recalling good old days. #Radio100LK
Radio Ceylon celebrated it's 100th on December 16, 2025.
Why should it matter to India?
It's an interesting story
In the early 1950s, India’s Minister for Information and Broadcasting, B.V. Keskar, banned Hindi film songs on All India Radio (AIR), labeling them too "vulgar" and "Westernized."
Radio Ceylon seized this moment. Using powerful shortwave transmitters left behind by the Allied Forces after WWII (Radio SEAC), they beamed Hindi film music directly into Indian homes.
The most famous radio program in history, Binaca Geetmala was launched on Radio Ceylon in 1952.
Ameen Sayani’s iconic greeting, "Behno aur Bhaiyo" (Sisters and Brothers), reached millions of Indian listeners every Wednesday.
To this day, the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) houses one of the world’s largest libraries of Hindi film music.
Fun Fact: When Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were climbing Mount Everest in 1953, the only radio station they could clearly receive at the summit was Radio Ceylon!
@SLBCnewslk @Mahishini @airnewsalerts
It was very popular in #TamilNadu until the late 70s (and maybe the early 80s also).
Back then, its powerful shortwave transmitter reached most of Tamil Nadu. The rise of AIR's Vividh Bharati and internal issues slowed down #RadioCeylon's reach in Tamil Nadu, but the legacy endures even today.
The memory continues to live on in the form of many modern Tamil radio stations, apps, and online playlists evoking the "Radio Ceylon" style of classic film songs
#Nostalgia
📻 Celebrating 100 Years of SLBC (Radio Ceylon) 🇱🇰✨
On 16 December 1925, #SriLanka made history by launching Asia’s first radio broadcaster. What began as Colombo Radio later became Radio Ceylon, and today, the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation - a voice that has connected generations.
For millions in #India 🇮🇳 Radio Ceylon was more than radio. From the 1950s to the 1970s, families tuned in faithfully to hear #Hindi film songs, countdowns, and familiar voices that shaped everyday life. Iconic programmes like Binaca Geetmala, hosted by the legendary Ameen Sayani, became part of shared memories across borders.
A century on, SLBC remains a powerful symbol of the deep cultural bond between Sri Lanka and India, and of radio’s unique ability to unite people through sound, music, and stories.
🎉 Congratulations to SLBC on 100 remarkable years! 🙌
सुरों की मलिका लता मंगेशकर का जन्मदिन
#LataMangeshkarBirthday #PMModi #MannKiBaat #RadioCeylon #newsnationtv #NewsUpdate | @iamsachindubey
About 70 years ago, the whims of India’s first Minister of Information & Broadcasting led to the birth of the most iconic radio program for Indian listeners. 1/16
Hindi Films owe a debt to the great #AmeenSayani.
@virsanghvi @nramind #radioceylon #bbc #filmsongs
https://t.co/ryuLwiSmxu
That voice of the sub continent that will resonate forever - a tribute to Ameen Sayani by Anirudha Bhattacharjee and me in the leading Marathi daily Sakal. @SakalMediaNews
@anibhat123
#AmeenSayani
#radioceylon
#binacageetmala
https://t.co/6Rx6hmJ6mc
#RIPAmeenSayani (1932-2024): Interesting story of how an elitist/purist Indian Minister of broadcasting banned film music on All India Radio AIR in 1952, and drove a subcontinent of listeners to follow #RadioCeylon that stepped into the avoid with #BiancaGeetmala. #SouthAsia
About 70 years ago, the whims of India’s first Minister of Information & Broadcasting paved the way for the creation of an iconic radio program for the Indian audience. As we bid adieu to Ameen Sayani, let's take a nostalgic look back at his legendary Binaca Geetmala. 1/17
2009માં અમીન સાયાનીને પદ્મશ્રીનું સન્માન મળ્યુ એ વખતે એમની મુલાકાત લીધી હતી.
#AmeenSayaniDeath #AmeenSayani #radio #RadioCeylon #BinakaGeetMala #justjanmate @Divya_Bhaskar @AmeenSayani
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