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South Asian transmitting base of the Voice of Germany’s DW Radio and TV International is housed here. It is a high-tech facility nestled in these rugged outskirts of an otherwise war-ravaged area just beyond Trincomalee.
The transmitting station is equipped with almost everything to ensure an undisrupted operation. Several workshops, for mechanical, training and heavy jobs make certain all repairs, are done within the premises. Three diesel tanks, three fresh-water wells and a water purification system make this facility virtually self-dependent. Perhaps the most prominent are the massive antenna towers. Three for the West, and four each for the East and North. All repairs, testing and painting of the antenna are done in-house. A staff of approximately 60 persons operates the entire facility. Besides three German engineers, the rest of the staff is locally recruited. The local staff is trained in various jobs. Deputy Manager, Ravn Christian said, “We train the local staff to do various jobs. We try to do most of the repairs and maintenance in-house because it will be too expensive to send equipment overseas.” Live-in facilities with the most modern comforts are located within the complex for the foreign staff. There is even a billiard room – one may very well forget that they are in one of the most rural out backs of Sri Lanka. An 11-metre satellite dish keeps the resident engineers well informed and also entertained.
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Trincomalee,
located on the northeastern coast of Sri Lanka, is famous for its
beautiful virgin beaches – more precisely the 
This
rebroadcast facility begun in 1982, now operates four short wave
transmissions. The transmitters are fully automated and are ready for
digital broadcasts as well. Equipped with three power generators, the
facility does not depend on the National grid or the CEB for Electricity.
Two generators and a stand-by machine of 2.4 MW supply the required power
to the entire complex. 
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