List of radio stations in Malaysia

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

FM stations

Frequency[1] RDS Station Operator Language Genre Coverage Area
87.7 MHz (Klang Valley)
98.3 MHz (Selangor)
YES Radio KlasikRTMMalayMalay Classic Hits
Talk Radio
Nationwide
88.1 MHz YES8FMMedia Prima Mandarin
Cantonese
Contemporary hit radio
CHR/Pop
Top 40
News
Nationwide
88.5 MHz (Klang Valley)
95.3 MHz (Selangor)
YESNasional FMRTMMalayMusic
News
Talk Radio
Nationwide
88.9 MHz YESgoXuanAstro RadioMandarin
Malaysian Cantonese
Contemporary hit radio, CHR/Pop, Top 40Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Penang, Southern Kedah, Parts of Perak & Negeri Sembilan, West Pahang
89.3 MHz (Klang Valley)
106.7 MHz (Selangor)
YESAi FMRTMMandarin
Hokkien
Teochew dialect
Hakka Chinese
Cantonese[2]
Music
Talk
Nationwide
89.9 MHz YESBFM 89.9BFM MediaEnglish, MalayMusic
News
Talk Radio
Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Parts of Negeri Sembilan & Malacca, Southern Perak, West Pahang
90.3 MHz (Klang Valley)
100.1 MHz (Selangor)
YESTraXX FMRTMEnglishMusic
News
Talk Radio
Nationwide
90.7 MHz NOPutra FMUniversiti Putra MalaysiaMalay
English
Music
Talk
Serdang, Seri Kembangan, Putrajaya
91.1 MHz (Klang Valley)
102.5 MHz (Selangor)
YESAsyik FM
Salam FM
RTMJakun
Semai
Temiar Language
Music
Talk
Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Southern Perak, Lenggong, West Pahang, Part of Negeri Sembilan
91.5 MHz YESRadio IKIM Institute of Islamic Studies MalaysiaArabic
English
Malay
Music
Talk
Nationwide
92.3 MHz (Klang Valley)
96.3 MHz (Selangor)
YESMinnal FMRTMTamilMusic
Talk
Peninsular Malaysia
92.6 MHz YESNegeri FMRTMMalayMusic
News
Talk Radio
Negeri Sembilan, Kuala Lumpur, Parts of Selangor, Malacca, Pahang and Northern Parts of Johor
92.9 MHz YESHitzAstro RadioEnglishContemporary hit radio, CHR/Pop, Top 40, US Top 40Nationwide
93.6 MHz NOUFMUniversiti Teknologi MARAEnglish
Malay
Music
Talk
Klang, Petaling Jaya, Shah Alam
93.9 MHz YESBernama RadioBernamaMalay
English
Music
News
Talk Radio
Klang Valley, Kuching and Kota Kinabalu
94.5 MHz YESMixAstro RadioEnglishTalk
Adult contemporary music
Hot adult contemporary
Nationwide
95.8 MHz YES Fly FMMedia PrimaEnglishAdult contemporary music
Hot adult contemporary
Peninsular Malaysia
96.7 MHz YES SinarAstro RadioMalayTalk
Music radio
Nationwide
97.2 MHz YES KL FMRTMMalayTalk radio
Music radio
Kuala Lumpur, Parts of Selangor & Negeri Sembilan
97.6 MHz YES Hot FMMedia PrimaMalayContemporary hit radio
CHR/Pop
Top 40
Nationwide
98.8 MHz YES 988 FMStar Media Radio GroupMalaysian MandarinMandarin
Cantonese
Contemporary hit radio
CHR/Pop
Top 40
West Peninsular Malaysia, Parts of Pahang & Kelantan
99.3 MHz YES RaagaAstro RadioTamilTalk
Music radio
West Peninsular Malaysia, Parts of Pahang & Kelantan
100.9 MHz YES Selangor FMRTMMalayTalk radio
Music radio
Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Southern Perak, Parts of Negeri Sembilan & West Pahang
101.3 MHz YES Buletin FMMedia PrimaMalayNews
Talk radio
Music radio
Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Parts of Selangor & Kedah, Northern Perak
101.8 MHz YES MyAstro RadioMandarin, CantoneseContemporary hit radio
CHR/Pop
Top 40
Nationwide
103.0 MHz YES MelodyAstro RadioMandarin, CantoneseTalk
Adult contemporary music
Nationwide
103.3 MHz YES EraAstro RadioMalayContemporary hit radio
CHR/Pop
Top 40
Nationwide
104.1 MHz YES Best FMSuara Johor Sdn.BhdMalayTalk
Music radio
Johor, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malacca, Southern Perak, Parts of Pahang, Negeri Sembilan, Singapore & Batam, Indonesia
104.9 MHz YES ZayanAstro RadioMalayTalk
Music radio
Peninsular Malaysia
105.3 MHz YES SuriaStar Media Radio GroupMalayContemporary hit radio
CHR/Pop
Top 40
Peninsular Malaysia
105.7 MHz YES LiteAstro RadioEnglishAdult contemporary
Classic hits
Easy listening
Nationwide
106.0 MHz YES City Plus FMOoga X Sdn BhdChinese MandarinTalk
Music radio
Parts of Negeri Sembilan, Malacca, Pahang and Northern Parts of Johor
107.5 MHz YES Pahang FMRTMMalayMusic
News
Talk Radio
Pahang, Klang Valley, Southern Parts of Terengganu, South Perak and Parts of Negeri Sembilan
107.9 MHz YES RakitaRadio Kita Sdn BhdMalayTalk radio
Music radio
Kuala Lumpur, Parts of Selangor & Negeri Sembilan

Amplitude Modulation (AM) stations

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.

FrequencyStationOperatorCountry of originTransmitter locationLanguageFormat
5.965 MHz (SW)Radio Klasik FMRTM MalaysiaIBC, MalaysiaMalayNews and Music
15420 kHz (SW)Radio Free SarawakRFS MalaysiaUnknown (Many ham radio operators had traced the transmissions to the islands of Palau and a transmitter site in Romania.)Malay/IbanNews and Music
1242 kHzVoice of VietnamVOV VietnamCan Tho, VietnamVietnameseNews and Music
1575 kHzVoice of AmericaVOA United StatesBangkok, ThailandEnglish, Thai, Lao, Burmese, Vietnamese, Khmer, IndonesianNews and Music
891 kHz
981 kHz
Sor. Wor. ThorRTWS ThailandSaraburi (891) and Yala (981), ThailandThaiTalk, Music and News
684 kHzChina Radio InternationalCRI ChinaHainan, ChinaEnglish, Khmer, VietnameseNews
918 kHzNational Radio of KampucheaNRK CambodiaPhonm Penh, CambodiaKhmerNews, Music
873 kHzVoice of Vietnam 4VOV VietnamCan Tho, VietnamVietnamese, KhmerTalks and Music
603 kHzChina Radio InternationalCRI ChinaHainan, ChinaCantoneseNews
1503 kHzRadio Taiwan InternationalRTI TaiwanFangliao, TaiwanMandarin, Burmese, VietnameseNews

Stations (other states)

StationFrequencyOperatorLanguageArea served
Johor FM101.9 MHz (Johor Bahru, Central Johor and Singapore)
105.3 MHz (Muar, Tangkak, Segamat and Batu Pahat)
92.1 MHz (Mersing)
RTMMalayJohor, Southern parts of Negeri Sembilan, Parts of Malacca and Singapore
Kedah FM97.5 MHz (Kedah, Perlis, Penang and North Perak)
90.5 MHz (Baling)
105.7 MHz (Langkawi)
88.5 MHz (Kulim, Selama Perak)
105.1 MHz (Sintok, UUM)
RTMMalayKedah, Penang, Perlis, Satun, Thailand and parts of Perak
Kelantan FM102.9 MHz (Kota Bharu)
97.3 MHz (Bukit Bakar, Machang)
88.1 MHz (Paloh, Gua Musang)
92.0 MHz (Bukit Cupak, Gua Musang)
90.0 MHz (Jeli)
107.1 MHz (Bukit Bintang, Besut),[3]
RTMMalayKelantan, Northern parts of Terengganu, Northern parts of Pahang, Narathiwat, Thailand. Worldwide on (Internet radio)[3]
Labuan FM103.7 MHzRTMMalayLabuan
Langkawi FM104.8 MHzRTMMalayLangkawi Island, Parts of Perlis and Northern Parts of Kedah
Melaka FM102.3 MHzRTMMalayMalacca, North Johor and Southern parts of Negeri Sembilan
Mutiara FM95.7 MHz and 93.9 MHz (Penang and Seberang Prai), 90.9 MHz (Balik Pulau)RTMMalayPenang, Kedah, parts of Perak
Pahang FM104.1 MHz (Kuantan)
107.5 MHz (West Pahang & Klang Valley)
92.0 MHz (Maran)
102.2 MHz (Bukit Fraser)
RTMMalayPahang, Klang Valley, Southern Parts of Terengganu, South Perak and Parts of Negeri Sembilan
Perak FM95.6 MHz (Ipoh, Kuala Kangsar, Central Perak)
104.1 MHz (Taiping)
97.3 MHz (Tapah)
94.7 MHz (Cameron Highlands)
94.2 MHz (Lenggong)
96.2 MHz (Gerik)
89.6 MHz (Slim River, Tanjung Malim)
RTMMalayPerak, Cameron Highlands district Pahang, Parts of Penang, Northern Part of Selangor, Southern Parts of Kedah
Perlis FM102.9 MHzRTMMalayPerlis & Northern Parts of Kedah
Terengganu FM88.7 MHz (Kuala Terengganu)
97.7 MHz (Southern Terengganu)
90.0 MHz (Cerul and Kuantan)
96.2 MHz (Northern Terengganu)
88.9 MHz (Hulu Besut)
RTMMalayTerengganu, Parts of Kelantan, East Pahang
Sabah FMvarious[4]RTMMalaySabah
Sabah V FMRTMEnglish, Kadazan, Dusun, Mandarin, Bajau, Murut[5]Sabah
Sandakan FM90.1 MHzRTMMalaySandakan
Tawau FM100.1 MHzRTMMalayTawau
Labuan FM103.7 MHzRTMMalayLabuan
Keningau FM98.4 MHzRTMMalay, Dusun, Murut[6]Sabah Interior Division
Sarawak FMvarious[7]RTMMalaySarawak
Red FMRTMChinese (Mandarin), EnglishSarawak
Sibu FM87.6 MHz (Sibu), 102.1 MHz (Selangau),94.6 MHz (Sarikei), 98.7 MHz (Mukah), 99.8 MHz (Song), 94.3 MHz (Kapit) & 103.0 (Belaga)RTMMalay, Iban & Chinese (Mandarin)Sibu, Mukah, Sarikei & Kapit
Wai FMVarious[8][9]RTMIban, Kayan, Kenyah & BidayuhSarawak
Miri FM95.7/98.0/97.5 MHzRTMMalay, Chinese (Mandarin), Iban, Kayah & KenyahMiri & Bintulu
Bintulu FM97.5 MHzRTMMalayMiri & Bintulu
Sri Aman FM89.5/99.5 MHzRTMMalaySri Aman & Betong
Limbang FM104.9/94.5/101.1 MHzRTMMalay, Bisaya & Lun BawangLimbang & Lawas
Cats FM99.3 (Kuching), 88.4 / 99.9 MHz (Sibu), 93.3 MHz (Miri), 88.3 MHz (Bintulu) and 88.7 MHz (Limbang)Kristal Harta Sdn BhdMalay, Iban, Mandarin ChineseSarawak, parts of Labuan & Kota Kinabalu, West Kalimantan & Brunei
Gegar88.8 MHz (Kuantan)
106.8 MHz (Kuala Terengganu)
88.1 MHz (Kota Bharu)
Astro RadioMalayParts of Kelantan, Terengganu, East Pahang
KK12FM89.5 MHzEnglish
Malay (Sabah Malay)
Kota Kinabalu
Kupi-Kupi FM96.3 MHzOoga X Sdn BhdKadazan-Dusun
Chinese
Murut
Malay
English
Kota Kinabalu
Manis FM95.1 MHz (Kuantan)
102.0 MHz (Kuala Terengganu)
90.6 MHz (Kota Bharu)
Nusa Network Sdn BhdMalaySouth Thailand, Kelantan (Kota Bharu, Pasir Mas, Tumpat, Jeli, Tanah Merah, Bachok, Pasir Puteh, Machang & Northern parts of Kuala Krai), Terengganu & Pahang
Molek FM93.6 MHz (Kuala Terengganu)
105.1 MHz (Kota Bharu)
Media PrimaMalayPart of Kelantan & Terengganu
TEA FM102.7 MHz (Kuching)
102.8 MHz (Kota Kinabalu)
100.7 MHz (Sibu)
KTS GroupMandarin
English
Kuching, Kota Kinabalu & Sibu

International radio stations (Defunct)

FrequencyStationOperatorLanguageArea served
VariousVoice of MalaysiaRTMEnglish,
Mandarin,
Indonesian,
Thai,
Arabic,
Tagalog,
Burmese,
Malay
Worldwide[10]

Defunct radio stations

StationFrequencyOperatorLanguageFormatArea servedNote
BBC World Service15335, 9740, 6195, 11750BBCMalayNewsKlang 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.
TalkRadio101.8 MHzAMP Radio NetworksEnglishTalkKlang ValleyShort-lived radio station aired between 1997 - 1998. The FM slot was taken over by "MY FM".
Classic Rock103.3 MHzAMP Radio NetworksEnglishMusicKlang ValleyShort-lived radio station aired between 1997 - 1998. Classic Rock can be heard on Astro. Its FM slot was taken over by "ERA FM".
RfM98.8 MHz, then 91.5 MHz and lastly was 104.9 MHzRadio Redifussion Sdn. BhdMalay, English, ChineseTalk, MusicKlang ValleyRadio Redifussion 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 MHzTime Highway Radio Sdn. Bhd.English, Malay, ChineseTalk, MusicWest Peninsular MalaysiaTime 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.
WOW FM, then WA FM97.6 MHzSynchrosound Studio Sdn. Bhd.English then MandarinTalk, MusicNationwideWOW 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 FM88.1 MHzRadio Wanita BerhadMalayTalk, MusicKlang ValleyWanita FM was taken over by Media Prima Berhad in January 2009 and then became a Chinese-language radio station known as "One FM".
XFM103.0 MHzAMP Radio NetworksMalayTalk, MusicKlang ValleyXFM FM frequency and Astro slot has been taken over by the sister Chinese station "Melody FM" starting on 9 July 2012 for test transmission, and began broadcasting on 15 August. XFM can be heard as the Internet-only station before it stopped working in 2017.
Ultra FM101.3 MHzCopyright Laureate Sdn. Bhd.MalayMusicKlang ValleyThe 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.
Pi Mai FM90.2 MHzCopyright Laureate Sdn. Bhd.MalayMusicPenangPi Mai FM ceased transmission in October 2015, and the frequency is now used by Kool FM for listeners in Penang. The radio station also can be heard in Kedah and Perlis.
Capital FM88.9 MHzSTAR Rfm Sdn.Bhd (Star Radio Group, The Star)English,MalayMusicKlang Valley and PenangCapital 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"
Red FM104.9 MHzSTAR Rfm Sdn.Bhd (Star Radio Group, The Star)English,MalayMusicPeninsular MalaysiaRed 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"
iM4U FM107.9 MHziM4U Radio Sdn. BhdMalayTalk, MusicKlang ValleyiM4U FM ceased broadcast on 29 June 2018, and it became a Malay-language radio station known as "Rakita" began broadcasting on 8 January 2019.
Buletin FM93.6 MHzMedia PrimaMalayAll-news radio, Talk radio, Adult Contemporary Kuala Terengganu Buletin FM ceased transmission on 29 November 2021, and the frequency is now used by Molek FM for listeners in Kuala Terengganu.
88.6 MHzKota Bharu From 29 November 2021, Buletin FM replaced by Hot FM after change the frequency through 88.6 MHz replaces frequency of Buletin FM in Kota Bharu.
Hot FM Kelantan105.1 MHzMedia PrimaMalayContemporary hit radio
CHR/Pop
Top 40
Kota BharuThe original frequency of Hot FM Kelate 105.1 MHz has been taken over by the Malay-language radio station "Molek FM" starting on 29 November 2021 for test transmission, and began broadcasting on 9 January 2022.

Notes

  1. All the frequencies below can be heard in the Klang Valley area.
  2. "Preserving our heritage — Sin Chew Daily". Malay Mail. 14 December 2013.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-13. Retrieved 2014-12-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-04-23. Retrieved 2016-07-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-05-14. Retrieved 2016-07-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-18. Retrieved 2014-12-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-20. Retrieved 2014-12-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Wai FM Iban frequency".
  9. "Wai FM Bidayuh frequency".
  10. Voice of Malaysia
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