IM4U fm

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IM4U fm
IM4U fm logo.png
City Klang Valley
Broadcast area West Malaysia
Frequency 107.9 MHz
First air date15 September 2014;5 years ago (2014-09-15)
Last air date29 June 2018;20 months ago (2018-06-29)
Language(s) Malay
English
Affiliations IM4U
OwnerGenmedia Sdn. Bhd.
Website im4ufm.my

iM4U fm [1] was a Malaysian radio station launched by 1Malaysia for Youth (iM4U) and operated by Genmedia Sdn. Bhd. [2] It began broadcasting on 15 September 2014 via its frequency 107.9 fm in Klang Valley. [3] iM4U fm aired at the Kompleks Rakan Muda, Puchong, Selangor plays 70 percent of Malay-languaged songs and 30 percent of English-languaged songs, the station was targeted to Malaysian urban youths. [4] [5]

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The radio station announced on Twitter that they would cease broadcasting on 29 June 2018. [6]

In January 2019, the defunct iM4U FM was rebranded as RAKITA. [7]

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References

  1. "Kenali iM4U FM". 1M4U Malaysia. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  2. C. Premananthini (15 September 2014). "iM4U's first radio station". New Straits Times . Retrieved 10 December 2017.
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  6. https://twitter.com/im4ufm?lang=en
  7. "RAKITA FM Kini Rasmi di 107.9 FM". Facebook (in Malay). PROLINTAS Highways. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.