Bernama Radio

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Radio station in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Bernama Radio

* Kuala Lumpur
* Malaysia

Broadcast area|

* Klang Valley
* Kuching
* Kota Kinabalu

RDS| BERNAMA
Programming
Languages| Malay
Format| All-news radio
Ownership
Owner| Bernama
History

First air date

| 3 September 2007; 17 years ago (2007-09-03)

Former names

| Radio24 (2007–2016)
Links
Website| www.bernama.com/radio

Bernama Radio (formerly known as Radio24 or BERNAMA Radio24 from 2007 until 2016[1]) is the first all-news radio station in Malaysia, owned and operated by Bernama, the news agency of the Government of Malaysia.

## History

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The old Radio24 logo before the rebranding exercise

The free-to-air station began trial transmission on 2007 at noon and was officially launched on 3 September 2007 at 9:00 a.m. It broadcasts on the FM 93.9 MHz frequency in the Klang Valley that was formerly used by RTM's Klasik Nasional FM.[2][3]

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 smartphones, accessible through devices' on board web browsers.[4]

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 news agency, 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 eight million people.

Tamil language broadcasting was introduced on 4 February 2017. The slot, known as "Tamil Oli", is broadcast from 11a.m. to 1p.m. and from 11p.m. 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.[5] The introduction of such slots also means that Tamil language radio broadcasts will be launched in East Malaysia for the first time, since other Tamil radio stations available in Malaysia only broadcast in Peninsular Malaysia.

## Availability

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### Radio

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Frequencies  | Area  | Transmitter  | Note

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93.9 MHz  | Klang Valley | Kuala Lumpur Tower | This frequency was formerly used by RTM's Klasik Nasional FM (now Radio Klasik).
100.9 MHz  | Kuching, Sarawak | Bukit Djin  |
107.9 MHz  | Kota Kinabalu, Sabah | Bukit Karatong  |

### Television

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TV Platform  | Channel

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MYTV | 711

## See also

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* List of radio stations in Malaysia

## References

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1. ^ a b "BERNAMA RADIO, CIVICS BUREAU TO INSPIRE PATRIOTISM THROUGH TALK SHOW". Bernama. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
2. ^ Malaysia launches first all-news radio station
3. ^ "No blast on radio". Archived from the original on 21 October 2007. Retrieved 21 October 2007.
4. ^ Frekuensi Radio24 di Telefon Bimbit Anda. mStar Online. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
5. ^ "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.

## External links

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* Official website