Radio Televisyen Malaysia, also known as the Department of Broadcasting, Malaysia is the national public broadcaster of Malaysia, headquartered at Angkasapuri, Kuala Lumpur. Established on 1 April 1946 as Radio Malaya, it is the first and the oldest broadcaster in the country.
THR is a defunct radio channel in Malaysia. It was the first private commercial radio station in the country, having based in the capital of Kuala Lumpur.
Radio Klasik (ZHj Yayasan Wayarles Pulau Pinang) as the oldest Malaysian language radio station operated by Radio Televisyen Malaysia was first broadcast on 24 August 1934 as ZHj Yayasan Wayarles Pulau Pinang. Its main motto is Menggamit Kenangan (Reaching Memories). The station mostly plays classic hits, easy listening and Oldies from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s similar and related to to Warna 94.2FM in Singapore and Sinar in Malaysia as targeting listeners between the age of 50 to now. It is broadcast 24 hours a day (starting on 19 January 1971), 7 days a week.
Astro Radio is a Malaysian radio network company which operates radio broadcasting services and more since 1996. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad. Astro Radio owns and manages 13 private radio stations which are transmitted through the FM radio spectrum. As of November 2021, Astro Radio still remains as the number one and largest radio network company in Malaysia with 77.7% of Peninsular Malaysians and 15.6 million listeners tuning in to its stations weekly, together with its Media Prima counterpart, Media Prima Audio, according to the GfK Radio Audience Measurement (RAM) Wave 1 in October 2021. Era being at top of the list with the most audience reach estimated at 6,000,000 listeners, followed by Sinar and Gegar.
Hitz is Malaysia and Kuala Lumpur's very first 24-hour English music radio station of Astro Radio a subsidiary of Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad in Malaysia. It is a 24-hour radio station that plays English language contemporary hit radio focusing on hit songs showcases Top 40 and US Top 40 from Malaysia, Australia, United Kingdom, United States and around the world. Hitz is the sole contemporary hit radio on the FM frequency band in Malaysia and Kuala Lumpur after being one of Astro's audio-only channels since the launch of the satellite network in October the year before. Hitz's official full launch took place as HITZ on 12 October 1996 as 24-hour music satellite radio in English and Hitz's official full launch took place as HITZ on New Year's Day 1997 at the stroke of midnight MYT as 24-hour music radio station in English after being one of Astro's audio-only channels since the launch of the satellite network in October the year before. Its studio is currently at All Asia Broadcast Centre, Technology Park Malaysia, Lebuhraya Puchong-Sg. Besi, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The radio station's official tagline and slogan is "Malaysia's #1 Hit Music Station".
Mix is a Malaysian national radio station managed by Astro Radio, a subsidiary of Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad. The station plays adult contemporary music from the 90s and now, targeting listeners between the ages of 25 and 39. In 2015, as according to Nielsen RAM Survey Wave #2, Mix FM recorded an average weekly audience of 245,000 after being one of Astro's audio-only channels since the launch of the satellite network in June the year before. Mix's official full launch took place as Mix FM on 1 June 1996 as 24-hour music satellite radio in English and Mix's official full launch took place as Mix FM on New Year's Day 1997 at the stroke of midnight MYT as 24-hour music radio station in English after being one of Astro's audio-only channels since the launch of the satellite network in June the year before. Its studio is currently at All Asia Broadcast Centre, Technology Park Malaysia, Lebuhraya Puchong-Sg. Besi, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Red FM is a defunct Malaysian English language-private radio station that used to broadcast across Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. It was managed by Star Media Radio Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Star Publications (M) Bhd. Red FM began broadcasting on 1 September 2001 and was one of Malaysia's top five English radio stations.
Era is a Malaysian Malay-language radio station operated by Astro Radio. The radio station broadcasts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The radio station went on air on 1 August 1998. In the past few years, this station played a wider mixture of music from the 1980s to current-day, but now it plays Malaysian and international hit songs, including Korean songs. It is also has regional stations in Kota Kinabalu and Kuching. In 2015, as according to Nielsen RAM Survey Wave #1, Era FM maintained its position as Malaysia's leading Malay-language station with over 4.8 million listeners.
Capital FM launched in 2013 by a team led by Jamal Hassim, a Malaysia-based media entrepreneur, together with a group of influential investors. Its headquarters and studios were uniquely located in the Concord Hotel Atrium in downtown Kuala Lumpur. It was a radio network that pitched programming for listeners in the Klang Valley, the first Malaysian urban focused station. It then merged with the Rediffusion Group and the network was then repositioned to address urban female listeners and marketed as the destination of choice for stylish, thinking women, target 25–34 years old, living in the city and other urban areas in Malaysia.
Lite is one of Malaysia's English-language radio stations managed by Astro Radio, a subsidiary of Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad. The station mostly plays Classic hits from the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s which targeting listeners between the age of 35 to 49. Unlike any other stations by Astro Radio, Lite have the lowest weekly listeners based on GfK Radio Audience Measurement (RAM), Wave 1 in June 2019, Lite dropped by 0.24% to 831k weekly listeners after being one of Astro's audio-only channels since the launch of the satellite network in June the year before. Lite's official full launch took place as Light & Easy on 1 June 1996 as 24-hour music satellite radio in English and Lite's official full launch took place as Light & Easy on New Year's Day 1997 at the stroke of midnight MYT as 24-hour music radio station in English after being one of Astro's audio-only channels since the launch of the satellite network in June the year before. Its studio is currently at All Asia Broadcast Centre, Technology Park Malaysia, Lebuhraya Puchong-Sg. Besi, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Melody is a Malaysian Chinese-language radio station. It is managed by Astro Radio, a subsidiary of Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad. Melody FM was launched since 15 August 2012. Its frequencies were formerly used by radio station XFM (Xfresh). It was the second Astro Chinese radio station in Malaysia after My FM. In addition, Melody FM was the fifth Chinese radio station in Malaysia. The radio plays the Retro Chinese hits and some new easy listening music. Its music selections and content target mature audience which ages between 25–49 years old. In 2015, as according to Nielsen RAM Survey Wave #1, Melody FM had reach 398k listeners.
Raaga is a Malaysian Tamil-language radio station operated by Astro Radio. In 2015, as according to Nielsen RAM Survey Wave #1, THR Raaga maintained its position as Malaysia's leading Tamil-language station with over two million listeners. It also emerged as South East Asia's No.1 Tamil radio station by beating state-owned Minnal FM and Singapore-based Oli 96.8FM.
My is a Malaysian-Chinese language radio station managed by Astro Radio, a subsidiary of Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad. In 2015, as according to Nielsen RAM Survey Wave #1, My FM maintained its position as Malaysia's leading Chinese-language station with over 2.0 million listeners, it was challenged by 988 which is currently the leading Chinese radio station there.
Dato' Mizal Zaini, known professionally as AC Mizal, is a Malaysian actor, singer, comedian, TV host and former radio presenter.
Zayan is a Malaysian Malay language radio station operated by Astro Radio. The radio station went on air on 2 October 2017. Its frequencies were formerly used by The Star's former radio station, Red FM. The radio station targets Muslim listeners aged 18–35 and plays music from local and international artists, as well as mainly Islamic-related content. It is the first Islamic radio station operated by Astro Radio.
GoXuan is a Malaysian Chinese language radio station operated by Astro Radio. The radio station went on air on 2 October 2017 and targets Chinese Generation Z listeners.
Gegar is a Malaysian Malay language radio station operated by Astro Radio. The radio station targets East Coast Peninsular listeners and plays music from local artists, as well as some Islamic-related content. In late 2017, the former THR Gegar is rated as the No. 1 radio brand in the East Coast with 2.8 million weekly listeners by the GfK's Wave 2 Radio Audience Measurement (RAM). The rebranding on 1 January 2018 removed the "THR" name from Gegar, and the change also happened to Raaga.
Kool 101 is a Malaysian private radio station owned by Media Prima Berhad through its radio subsidiary, Media Prima Audio, which broadcasts in the Malay language. It was launched on 1 March 2016. It is the fourth radio station from Media Prima Audio after Eight FM, Fly FM, Hot FM and before Molek FM. The radio station is based on the acquisition of Laureate Sdn. Bhd. in October 2015, which owns Ultra FM and Pi Mai FM. Kool 101 is the first Media Prima radio station to remove the "FM" suffix from its brand name.
Molek FM, stylised as molek fm is a Malaysian private radio station operated by Media Prima Audio, a radio subsidiary of Malaysian media conglomerate, Media Prima Berhad, serving the East Coast areas of Peninsular Malaysia. It operates 24 hours daily from the company's Sri Pentas headquarters in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. It is targeted to listeners aged 18 to 39, as well as East Coast peninsular listeners aged 24 to 34.
