Elmo Fernando was a popular announcer with Radio Ceylon and subsequently the Ceylon Broadcasting Corporation. Fernando was an excellent reader of the news. // The Launching of Broadcasting in Ceylon Radio Ceylon is the oldest radio station in South Asia. ... News is new information or current events. ...
He left the station in the 1970s and joined a Catholic radio station. He is now a Colombo Correspondent of the BBC. Colombo (à¶à·à· à¶¹ in Sinhala; à®à¯à®´à¯à®®à¯à®ªà¯ in Tamil) is the largest city and primary commercial hub of Sri Lanka. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the largest publicly-funded radio and television broadcasting corporation of the United Kingdom (see British television) and the world. ...