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operated by

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out of the Johor state capital

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. It features local news and

n music, 18-hours a day from 06:00 to 00:00

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. Johor FM was one of the first regional

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in Malaysia.

Etymology

The radio was formerly known as Radio Malaysia Johor and Radio 3 Johor Bahru.

History

* 7 November 1963 - ''Stesen Johor Bahru'' went on air for the first time on AM. * 4 June 1966 - Radio Malaysia Johor Bahru was officially inaugurated by the 23rd

Sultan of Johor The Sultan of Johor is a hereditary seat and the sovereign ruler of the Malaysian state of Johor. In the past, the sultan held absolute power over the state and was advised by a ''bendahara''. Currently, the role of ''bendahara'' has been take ...

's, Sultan Ismail Al-Khalidi Ibni Ibrahim Al-Masyhur. * 30 August 1988 - Radio Malaysia Johor Bahru went

FM stereo FM broadcasting is a method of radio broadcasting using frequency modulation (FM). Invented in 1933 by American engineer Edwin Armstrong, wide-band FM is used worldwide to provide high fidelity sound over broadcast radio. FM broadcasting is capa ...

. * 20 October 1988 - Radio Malaysia Johor Bahru was split into 2-radio stations: its FM

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was taken over by a new station called FM Stereo Johor Bahru (FMJB) which exclusively transmitted in South Johor and Singapore. Radio Malaysia Johor Bahru (RMJB) went back to the old AM 828

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. * 31 August 1989 - Radio Malaysia Johor Bahru changed its name to Radio 3 Johor Bahru. * 1 January 1991 - Radio 3 Johor Bahru returned to FM. * 1 January 1993 - Radio 3 Johor Bahru started broadcasting 18 hours a day from 06:00 to 00:00

. * 1 January 1994 - Radio 3 Johor Bahru and its complement station FM Stereo Johor Bahru (107.5 MHz) moved to the brand new Kompleks Penyiaran Sultan Iskandar (Sultan Iskandar Broadcasting Complex). * 31 August 1998 - Radio 3 Johor Bahru changed its name to Radio Malaysia Johor (RMJ). * 2 June 2005 - Radio Malaysia Johor came to be known by its current name Johor FM. * September 2006 - The

317-metre high transmitting mast at the

station was dismantled. * March 2011 - FM Stereo Johor Bahru ceased broadcasts. Its frequency (107.5 MHz) became the frequency of

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in Johor which started official transmission in January 2012 after test transmission on 27 December 2011.Bernama Radio twitter
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