Astro hitz, formerly known as HITZ.TV was a

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channel provided by

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. It made its début on 20 October 2003 and serves as a visual entertainment complement of

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, which is under Astro's radio management arm, AMP Radio Networks (now

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). Before the channel renumbering on 1 October 2007, the channel broadcasts on channel 16, while broadcasting on channel 705 when the channel renumbering takes effect. The channel relaunched with its new name in April 2009. MeleTOP are selected on

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and Astro Maya HD also aired on Astro hitz for repeat on Wednesday. Due to declining popularity of the channel and after 13 years of broadcasting, Astro hitz ceased broadcasting on 16 May 2016.Astro Hitz to be ceased on 16 May 2016
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Programming

Programming by 2012-2016 * MELETOP Programming by 2011-2016 * K-Pop Hitz * K-Pop Hitz Talent Show * The Music Video Grant Programming by 2009-2016 * Shot by Shot * Homeboyz * Asian Potion * Shot by Shot * Riffs * Front Seat * Hitz Soulfood * Alt_Hitz * Elements 4 Elements * Junk Disco * Music Factory * Out & About * Fresh Vibes * Club hitz * Spin Master * Hitz Dosage * Best Of British Programming by 2003-2009 * Test Tube * On The Spot * Holla! * AlternaHitz * A+ * Club Hitz * Rock Hitz * Bak 2 Bak Hitz * Hitz Special * UVJ * Hitz Shoutout * Hot30hitz * Malaysian English Top 10 * chat space * L8nite * UP2U

Unaired programming

* Video DJ ''Note: As of May 2016, all programs and music videos shown were repeats. However, the repeats of Malay content that was previously broadcast on other channels has attracted criticism on social media as a large part of music content has been replaced by repeated Malay programs.''

VJs

* Adam Carruthers * Serena Choong (2003-2009) * Natalie Kniese * Tengku Ean Mohd Nasrun * Isabelle Zhen * Alexis Sue-Ann

References

External links

Hitz.fm website
Astro Malaysia Holdings television channels Music television channels Television channels and stations established in 2003 Television channels and stations disestablished in 2016 Music organisations based in Malaysia {{tv-station-stub