List of radio stations in Malaysia
Appearance
This is a list of radio stations in Malaysia, ordered by location and frequency. Frequency varies in different states.
There are a total of 24 private and 44 government-owned radio stations in Malaysia. Stations owned by the government operate under the Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) group. Other stations such as BBC World Service, China Radio International and Voice of Vietnam are available in Malaysia via AM.
Stations
[edit]FM stations
[edit]Frequency[note 1] | RDS | Station | Operator | Language | Genre | Coverage Area |
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87.7 MHz (Kuala Lumpur) 98.3 MHz (Selangor) |
YES | Radio Klasik | RTM | Malay | Oldies | Nationwide |
88.1 MHz | YES | Eight FM | Media Prima | Mandarin Cantonese |
CHR (C-pop/Cantopop) | |
88.5 MHz (Kuala Lumpur) 95.3 MHz (Selangor) |
YES | Nasional FM | RTM | Malay | Adult contemporary News/Talk | |
88.9 MHz | YES | goXuan | Astro Radio | Mandarin | Infotainment CHR (C-pop/K-pop) | |
89.3 MHz (Kuala Lumpur) 106.7 MHz (Selangor) |
YES | Ai FM | RTM | Mandarin Cantonese Teochew Hokkien Hakka [1] |
Adult contemporary (C-pop) News/Talk | |
89.9 MHz | YES | BFM 89.9 | BFM Media | English Malay |
Financial news and talk | Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Parts of Negeri Sembilan & Malacca, Southern Perak, West Pahang |
90.3 MHz (Kuala Lumpur) 100.1 MHz (Selangor) |
YES | TraXX FM | RTM | English | Adult contemporary News/Talk |
Nationwide |
90.7 MHz | NO | Putra FM | Universiti Putra Malaysia | Malay English |
Talk | Kajang, Serdang, Seri Kembangan, Putrajaya |
91.1 MHz (Kuala Lumpur) 102.5 MHz (Selangor) |
YES | Asyik FM Salam FM |
RTM Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM; Salam FM) |
Aslian languages (Jakun, Semai, Temiar, Temuan; Asyik FM) Malay |
Adult contemporary News/Talk Religious broadcasting (Salam FM) |
Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Southern Perak, Lenggong, West Pahang, Part of Negeri Sembilan |
91.5 MHz | YES | IKIMfm | Institute of Islamic Understanding Malaysia (IKIM) | Arabic Malay |
Religious broadcasting | Nationwide |
91.9 MHz | YES | ALL FM Malaysia (Cheras FM) | ALL Media Broadcast | English | Classic hits | Cheras, Kajang & part of Kuala Lumpur |
92.3 MHz (Kuala Lumpur) 96.3 MHz (Selangor) |
YES | Minnal FM | RTM | Tamil | Adult contemporary Infotainment |
Peninsular Malaysia |
92.6 MHz | YES | Negeri FM | Malay | Adult contemporary News/Talk |
Negeri Sembilan, Kuala Lumpur, Parts of Selangor, Malacca, Pahang and Northern Parts of Johor | |
92.9 MHz | YES | Hitz | Astro Radio | English | CHR (English/K-pop) | Nationwide |
93.6 MHz | NO | UFM | Universiti Teknologi MARA | Malay English |
Talk | Klang, Petaling Jaya, Shah Alam |
93.9 MHz | YES | Bernama Radio | Bernama | News/Talk | Klang Valley, Kuching and Kota Kinabalu | |
94.5 MHz | YES | Mix | Astro Radio | English | Modern adult contemporary | Nationwide |
95.8 MHz | YES | Fly FM | Media Prima | Hot adult contemporary | ||
96.7 MHz | YES | Sinar | Astro Radio | Malay | Modern adult contemporary | |
97.2 MHz | YES | KL FM | RTM | Adult contemporary News/Talk |
Kuala Lumpur, Parts of Selangor & Negeri Sembilan | |
97.6 MHz | YES | Hot FM | Media Prima | CHR (M-pop/I-pop) | Nationwide | |
98.8 MHz | YES | 988 | Star Media Radio Group | Mandarin Cantonese |
CHR (C-pop/Cantopop) Infotainment | |
99.3 MHz | YES | Raaga | Astro Radio | Tamil | Adult contemporary (Indian pop) Infotainment |
West Peninsular Malaysia, Parts of Pahang & Kelantan |
100.9 MHz | YES | Selangor FM | RTM | Malay | Adult contemporary News/Talk |
Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Southern Perak, Parts of Negeri Sembilan & West Pahang |
101.3 MHz | YES | Kool 101 | Media Prima | Soft adult contemporary (M-pop) Talk |
Nationwide | |
101.8 MHz | YES | My | Astro Radio | Mandarin Cantonese |
CHR (C-pop/Cantopop) | |
103.0 MHz | YES | Melody | Soft adult contemporary | |||
103.3 MHz | YES | Era | Malay | CHR (M-pop/I-pop) | ||
104.1 MHz | YES | Best FM | Suara Johor Sdn.Bhd | Adult contemporary News/Talk |
Johor, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malacca, Southern Perak, Parts of Pahang, Negeri Sembilan, Singapore & Batam, Indonesia | |
104.9 MHz | YES | Zayan | Astro Radio | Religious broadcasting | Nationwide | |
105.3 MHz | YES | Suria | Star Media Radio Group | Hot adult contemporary News/Talk | ||
105.7 MHz | YES | Lite | Astro Radio | English | Soft adult contemporary | |
106.0 MHz (Seremban) | YES | CITYPlus | Ooga X Sdn Bhd | Mandarin | Adult contemporary News/Talk |
Klang Valley & Negeri Sembilan |
107.9 MHz | YES | Rakita | Radio Kita Sdn Bhd | Malay | Kuala Lumpur, Parts of Selangor & Negeri Sembilan | |
107.5 MHz | YES | Pahang FM | RTM | Pahang, Klang Valley, Southern Parts of Terengganu, South Perak and Parts of Negeri Sembilan |
Amplitude Modulation (AM) stations
[edit]Malaysia does not own any AM stations. All of the AM stations able to be received in Malaysia are from other Asian countries with high power transmitters. Reception is much better at night.
Internet radio stations
[edit]Station | Operator | Language | Genre | Available |
---|---|---|---|---|
Astro Awani Radio | Astro Radio | Malay English |
News | Syok |
Muzik FM | RTM | Malay | Easy listening | RTM Klik |
Radio Bisnes | Financial news and talk |
Stations (other states)
[edit]FM stations
[edit]Station | Frequency | Operator | Language | Area served |
---|---|---|---|---|
Johor FM | 101.9 MHz (Johor Bahru & Singapore) 105.3 MHz (Northern Johor) 92.1 MHz (Eastern Johor) |
RTM | Malay | Johor, Southern parts of Negeri Sembilan, Parts of Malacca and Singapore |
Kedah FM | 97.5 MHz (Kedah, Perlis, Penang & Northern Perak) 90.5 MHz (Baling) 105.7 MHz (Langkawi) 88.5 MHz (Bandar Baharu) 105.1 MHz (Sik) |
RTM | Malay | Kedah, Penang, Perlis, Satun, Thailand and parts of Perak |
Kelantan FM | 102.9 MHz (Kota Bharu) 97.3 MHz (Central Kelantan) 88.1 MHz (Chiku & Felda Paloh) 92.0 MHz (Gua Musang) 90.0 MHz (Jeli) 107.1 MHz (Eastern Kelantan)[2] |
RTM | Malay | Kelantan, Northern parts of Terengganu, Northern parts of Pahang, Narathiwat, Thailand. Worldwide on (Internet radio)[2] |
Langkawi FM | 104.8 MHz | RTM | Malay | Langkawi Island, Parts of Perlis and Northern Parts of Kedah |
Melaka FM | 102.3 MHz | RTM | Malay | Malacca, Northern Johor and Southern parts of Negeri Sembilan |
Mutiara FM | 95.7 MHz (Central & South Penang) 93.9 MHz (North Penang) |
RTM | Malay | Penang, Kedah, parts of Perak |
Pahang FM | 104.1 MHz (Eastern Pahang) 107.5 MHz (Western & Central Pahang, Klang Valley) 92.0 MHz (Maran) 100.3 MHz (Cameron Highlands) 102.2 MHz (Raub) |
RTM | Malay | Pahang, Klang Valley, Southern Parts of Terengganu, South Perak and Parts of Negeri Sembilan |
Perak FM | 95.6 MHz (Ipoh) 104.1 MHz (Northern Perak) 97.3 MHz (Tapah) 94.7 MHz (Cameron Highlands) 94.2 MHz (Lenggong) 96.2 MHz (Gerik) 89.6 MHz (Tanjung Malim) |
RTM | Malay | Perak, Cameron Highlands district Pahang, Parts of Penang, Northern Part of Selangor, Southern Parts of Kedah |
Perlis FM | 102.9 MHz | RTM | Malay | Perlis & Northern Parts of Kedah |
Terengganu FM | 88.7 MHz (Kuala Terengganu) 97.7 MHz (Southern Terengganu) 90.0 MHz (Cerul & Kuantan) 96.2 MHz (Northern Terengganu) 88.9 MHz (Hulu Besut) |
RTM | Malay | Terengganu, Parts of Kelantan, East Pahang |
Sabah FM | various[3] | RTM | Malay | Sabah |
Sabah V FM | RTM | English, Kadazan, Dusun, Mandarin, Bajau, Murut[4] | Sabah | |
VOKFM Sabah | 106.6 MHz | Malay | Kota Kinabalu | |
Sandakan FM | 90.1 MHz | RTM | Malay | Sandakan |
Tawau FM | 100.1 MHz | RTM | Malay | Tawau |
Labuan FM | 103.7 MHz | RTM | Malay | Labuan |
Keningau FM | 98.4 MHz | RTM | Malay, Dusun, Murut[5] | Sabah Interior Division |
Sarawak FM | various[6] | RTM | Malay | Sarawak |
Red FM | RTM | Chinese (Mandarin), English | Sarawak | |
Sibu FM | 87.6 MHz | RTM | Malay, Iban & Chinese (Mandarin) | Sibu, Mukah, Sarikei & Kapit |
Wai FM | Various[7][8] | RTM | Iban, Kayan, Kenyah & Bidayuh | Sarawak |
Miri FM | 95.7 MHz | RTM | Malay, Chinese (Mandarin), Iban, Kayah & Kenyah | Miri & Bintulu |
Bintulu FM | 97.5 MHz | RTM | Malay | Miri & Bintulu |
Sri Aman FM | 89.5 MHz | RTM | Malay | Sri Aman & Betong |
Limbang FM | 104.9 MHz | RTM | Malay, Bisaya & Lun Bawang | Limbang & Lawas |
Cats FM | 99.3 (Kuching), 88.4 / 99.9 MHz (Sibu), 93.3 MHz (Miri), 88.3 MHz (Bintulu) and 88.7 MHz (Limbang) | Kristal Harta Sdn Bhd | Malay, Iban, Mandarin Chinese | Sarawak, parts of Labuan & Kota Kinabalu, West Kalimantan & Brunei |
Gegar | 88.8 MHz (Kuantan) 106.8 MHz (Kuala Terengganu) 88.1 MHz (Kota Bharu) |
Astro Radio | Malay | Parts of Kelantan, Terengganu, East Pahang |
KKFM Sabah | 91.1 MHz | Malay | Kota Kinabalu | |
kupikupifm | 92.5 MHz (Kuching) 96.3 MHz (Kota Kinabalu) |
Ooga X Sdn Bhd | Kadazan-Dusun Chinese Murut Malay English |
Kuching & Kota Kinabalu |
Manis FM | 95.1 MHz (Kuantan) 102.0 MHz (Kuala Terengganu) 90.6 MHz (Kota Bharu) |
Nusa Network Sdn Bhd | Malay | South Thailand, Kelantan (Kota Bharu, Pasir Mas, Tumpat, Jeli, Tanah Merah, Bachok, Pasir Puteh, Machang & Northern parts of Kuala Krai), Terengganu & Pahang |
Molek FM | 100.4 MHz (Kuantan) 93.6 MHz (Kuala Terengganu) 105.1 MHz (Kota Bharu) |
Media Prima | Malay | Part of Kelantan, Terengganu, East Pahang |
TEA FM | 102.7 MHz (Kuching) 102.8 MHz (Kota Kinabalu) 100.7 MHz (Sibu) |
KTS Group | Mandarin English |
Kuching, Kota Kinabalu & Sibu |
International radio stations (Defunct)
[edit]Frequency | Station | Operator | Language | Area served |
---|---|---|---|---|
Various | Voice of Malaysia | RTM | English, Mandarin, Indonesian, Thai, Arabic, Tagalog, Burmese, Malay |
Worldwide[9] |
Defunct radio stations
[edit]Station | Frequency | Operator | Language | Format | Area served | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BBC World Service | 15335, 9740, 6195, 11750 (AM) | BBC | Malay | News | Klang Valley (Now Nationwide) | Malay-language radio stations stretching over 50 years from the British colonial period through independence, between 2 May 1941 until 31 March 1991. Now replaced by English language and can be heard nationwide. |
TalkRadio | 101.8 MHz | AMP Radio Networks | English | Talk | Klang Valley | Short-lived radio station aired between 1997–1998. The FM slot was taken over by "MY FM (now MY)". |
Classic Rock | 103.3 MHz | AMP Radio Networks | English | Music | Klang Valley | Short-lived radio station aired between 1997–1998. Classic Rock can be heard on Astro and on Internet Radio (via Syok). Its FM slot was taken over by "ERA FM (now ERA)". |
RfM | 98.8 MHz, then 91.5 MHz and lastly was 104.9 MHz | Radio Rediffusion Sdn. Bhd | Malay English Chinese |
Talk Music |
Klang Valley | Radio Rediffusion Sdn. Bhd was taken over by The Star Publication Berhad and changed its name to STAR RfM Sdn. Bhd in 2003. The Rfm brand name was changed to "Red 104.9" and is now known as "Red FM". In 2001, "Ikim.FM" took over the previous Rfm slot. |
Time Highway Radio (original) | 99.3 MHz | Time Highway Radio Sdn. Bhd. | English Malay Chinese |
Talk Music |
West Peninsular Malaysia | Time Highway Radio was taken over by Astro Radio in 2005. It became a Tamil-language station known as "THR Raaga" on the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. On the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia it became known as "THR Gegar", broadcasting in Malay. Both stations later dropped the "THR" brand and simply became "Raaga" and "Gegar" respectively. |
WOW FM/WA FM | 97.6 MHz | Synchrosound Studio Sdn. Bhd. | English (WOW FM) Mandarin (WA FM) |
Talk Music |
Nationwide | WOW FM/WA FM was taken over by Media Prima Berhad in late 2005 and then became a Malay-language radio station known as "Hot FM". |
Wanita FM | 88.1 MHz | Radio Wanita Berhad | Malay | Talk Music |
Klang Valley | Wanita FM was taken over by Media Prima Berhad in January 2009 and then became a Chinese-language radio station known as "One FM (now 8FM)". |
XFM | 103.0 MHz | AMP Radio Networks | Malay | Talk Music |
Klang Valley | XFM FM frequency and Astro slot was taken over by the sister Chinese station "Melody FM (now Melody)" on 9 July 2012 for test transmission, and began broadcasting on 15 August. XFM could be heard as an Internet-only station before it stopped streaming in 2017. |
Ultra FM | 101.3 MHz | Copyright Laureate Sdn. Bhd. | Malay | Music | Klang Valley | The owner of Ultra FM, along with Pi Mai FM was acquired by Media Prima in October 2015. In early March 2016, it became Kool FM, a Malay-language radio station. It is now used by Buletin FM. |
Pi Mai FM | 90.2 MHz | Copyright Laureate Sdn. Bhd. | Malay | Music | Penang | Pi Mai FM ceased transmission in October 2015, and the frequency was used by Kool FM for listeners in Penang. It is now used by Buletin FM. The radio station also can be heard in Kedah and Perlis. |
Capital FM | 88.9 MHz | STAR Rfm Sdn.Bhd (Star Radio Group, The Star) | English Malay |
Music | Klang Valley and Penang | Capital FM ceased transmission in October 2015, and it has since been sold to Astro Radio by Star Radio Group and then became a Chinese-language radio station "goXuan FM (now goXuan)" |
Red FM | 104.9 MHz | STAR Rfm Sdn.Bhd (Star Radio Group, The Star) | English | Music | Peninsular Malaysia | Red FM ceased transmission in December 2015, and it has since been sold to Astro Radio by Star Radio Group and then became a Malay-language radio station "Zayan FM (now Zayan)" |
iM4U FM | 107.9 MHz | iM4U Radio Sdn. Bhd | Malay | Talk Music |
Klang Valley | iM4U FM ceased broadcasting on 29 June 2018. It became a Malay-language radio station known as "Rakita" and began broadcasting on 8 January 2019. |
Buletin FM | 93.6 MHz | Media Prima | Malay | News Talk |
Kuala Terengganu | Buletin FM ceased transmission in Kuala Terengganu on 29 November 2021, and the frequency is now used by Molek FM. |
88.6 MHz | Kota Bharu | From 29 November 2021, Buletin FM was replaced by Molek FM and the frequency was changed to 105.1 MHz in Kota Bharu. Hot FM now broadcasts on 88.6 MHz. | ||||
Hot FM Kelantan | 105.1 MHz | Media Prima | Malay | Top 40 (CHR) | Kota Bharu | The original frequency of Hot FM in Kelantan, 105.1 MHz was taken over by the Malay-language radio station "Molek FM" on 29 November 2021 for test transmission, and began broadcasting on 9 January 2022. Hot FM now broadcasts on 88.6 MHz. |
8FM | 100.4 MHz | Media Prima | Mandarin Cantonese |
Infotainment Top 40 (CHR) |
Kuantan | 8FM ceased transmission in Kuantan on 25 September 2022, and the frequency is now used by Molek FM for listeners in Pahang. The radio station also can be heard in Southern Terengganu. |
KK12FM | 89.5 MHz | English Malay (Sabah Malay) |
Kota Kinabalu | KK12FM ceased transmission on 1 March 2023. | ||
CITYPlus FM | 92.5 MHz | OogaX | Chinese | Talk radio | Kuching | CityPlus FM ceased transmission in Kuching in April 2020. The frequency is now used by kupikupifm. It began broadcasting on 9 June 2023. |
Notes
[edit]- ^ All the frequencies below can be heard in the Klang Valley area.
References
[edit]- ^ "Preserving our heritage — Sin Chew Daily". Malay Mail. 14 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Home". Archived from the original on 2014-12-13. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
- ^ "Sabah FM". Archived from the original on 2016-04-23. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
- ^ "Sabah V FM". Archived from the original on 2016-05-14. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
- ^ "Keningau FM". Archived from the original on 2014-11-18. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
- ^ "SARAWAKfm - "SEHATI SEJIWA"". Archived from the original on 2014-11-20. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
- ^ "Wai FM Iban frequency".
- ^ "Wai FM Bidayuh frequency".
- ^ Voice of Malaysia