Bernama Radio

Bernama Radio
City Kuala Lumpur
Broadcast area Malaysia and Singapore
Slogan "Berita Pantas. Info Berterusan."
Fast News. Nonstop Info.
Frequency Varies depending on its region
First air date 3 September 2007 (2007-09-03)
Format News, Weather, Traffic, Information
Language(s) English, Malay and Tamil
Owner Bernama
Website www.bernamaradio.com.my

Bernama Radio (formerly known as Radio24 or BERNAMA Radio24 until March 2016[1]) is the first all-news radio station in Malaysia. The free-to-air station began trial transmission on 16 August 2007 at 12:00 noon and was officially launched on 3 September 2007 at 9:00 a.m. It broadcasts on the FM 93.9 MHz frequency that was formerly used by RTM's Klasik Nasional FM. From January 2012 it also started broadcasting in Johor Bahru, Johor at 107.5 MHz.

The station broadcasts domestic, regional and world news through hourly news bulletins, quarter-hourly news highlights and breaking news as and when they happen through live field reports and telephone cross-overs. The station also has an array of talk-back shows. It also airs at frequent intervals, traffic, weather and stock market reports. The station also provides live audio streaming through its website. On 3 January 2011, the station began its Mobile Streaming service via smart phones like BlackBerry and iPhone, accessible through the devices on board internet browser at http://www.radio24.ada.fm%5B%5D

The station underwent a minor rebrand in March 2016 whereby the station is now known as "Bernama Radio".[1]

Broadcasting in both English and Malay, the station is owned and operated by the Malaysian National news agency, BERNAMA, and broadcasts from Wisma BERNAMA in Kuala Lumpur. For its first phase, the station's transmission covered the Klang Valley, which is home to approximately 8 million people.

Tamil language broadcasting was introduced on 4 February 2017. The slot, known as "Tamil Oli", is broadcast from 11am to 1pm and from 11pm to midnight every Saturday and Sunday respectively. It is created in collaboration with New Wave Events Sdn Bhd and will be based on an infotainment concept. [2] The introduction of such slots also means that Tamil language radio broadcasts will be launched in East Malaysia for the very first time, since other Tamil radio stations available in Malaysia only broadcast in Peninsular Malaysia.

Awards

The old Radio24 logo before the rebranding exercise

Programming

The current line-up of Radio24 includes:

Anchors

Malay anchors (6am-8pm):

English anchors (8pm-6am):

Hosts

Radio24 currently has several hosts, including:

Previous hosts

Radio24 launched with several celebrity millionaire hosts, notably:

Frequencies and transmitters

References

  1. 1 2 "BERNAMA RADIO, CIVICS BUREAU TO INSPIRE PATRIOTISM THROUGH TALK SHOW". Bernama. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Bernama, Ministry Intend To Reintroduce Tamil, Mandarin News Over BNC - Salleh". Bernama. 2 February 2017. Archived from the original on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Bernama Radio Kini Bersiaran Di Kota Kinabalu Menerusi Frekuensi FM107.9" (in Malay). Bernama. 10 March 2016. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.

Footnotes

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