The Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation, formerly Radio Ceylon, is the oldest radio station in South Asia. It is widely regarded as one of the world's finest broadcasting institutions.

The Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation came into existence on January 5th 1967. when Radio Ceylon became a public corporation.Dudley Senanayake who was the Prime Minister of Ceylon in 1967 ceremonially opened the newly established Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation along with Minister Ranasinghe Premadasa and the Director-General of the SLBC, Neville Jayaweera .