Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation
In January 1984 Livy was appointed Chairman of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation. Livy Wijemanne died in Colombo on Sunday 24 November 2002 aged 85 years. He was a pioneering broadcaster from the island of Sri Lanka. He was instrumental in starting "FM 99"
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