Edward Harper (engineer)
Edward Harper | |
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Born | 1873[1] |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Chief Engineer |
Employer | Ceylon Telegraph Department |
Known for | Pioneering broadcasting experiments in Ceylon and founding the Ceylon Wireless Club |
Title | Father of Broadcasting in Ceylon |
Edward Harper (1873 – ) was a British engineer who travelled to Colombo in 1921 to work in the
The launching of broadcasting in Ceylon
Harper together with Ceylonese and English radio enthusiasts founded the Ceylon Wireless Club. They experimented with radio broadcasts in 1923 the first experiments took place from a tiny room in the Central Telegraph Office - gramophone music was broadcast with the aid of a small transmitter captured from a German submarine. The transmitter was built by Ceylon
Colombo Radio
On 16 December 1925 a regular broadcasting service was launched in Colombo. The radio station was known as Colombo Radio, adopting the call sign, 'Colombo Calling.' As a result of Edward Harper's efforts and that of the pioneering Ceylonese engineers, Radio Ceylon came into being; it is the oldest radio station in South Asia.
See also
References
- ^ UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890–1960
- ^ "Radio Ceylon/Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC): The Story of Broadcasting in Sri Lanka". Retrieved 17 August 2010.
- ^ "For that Old Magic (Frontline Magazine, India)". Archived from the original on 18 September 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2010.