Molek FM, stylized as molek fm is a Malaysian private radio station operated by Media Prima Audio, a radio subsidiary of
Media Prima Berhad, serving the East Coast areas of
Peninsular Malaysia
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. The Station operates 24 hours daily from the Company's Balai Berita headquarters in
Bangsar
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Kuala Lumpur
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. The Station is targeted to listeners aged 18 to 39, as well as East Coast peninsular listeners aged 24 to 34.
History
Prior to the Station's launch, the East Coast peninsular region only had two Malay radio networks for the specific audience:
Manis FM and
Gegar owned by
Astro Radio
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.
Molek FM began test transmission on 2 January 2022 and began official broadcasts a week later, on 9 January. Molek FM plays songs from the 80s and 90s, as well as Malay, Hindi, Indonesian, English and Thai hits that serve the East Coast peninsular audience.
On 31 May 2022, Molek FM was awarded the "Excellence In Media Communication" trophy for the radio category through the Kelantan Entrepreneurship Business Awards 2022 which took place in
Kota Bharu
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Kelantan
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.
On 2 October 2022, Molek FM began broadcasting in
Kuantan
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Pahang
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through the frequency of 100.4 MHz which transmitted from Bukit Pelindung to replace the Chinese language radio station slot under Media Prima Audio which is
8FM (formerly One FM).
Notable announcers
* DJ Nazz
* Qila Shahirah
*
Mat Dan
* Anna Aljuffrey
Frequency
Radio
Television
See also
*
Manis FM owned by Husa Network, established in 1998.
*
Gegar (formerly THR Gegar) owned by
Astro Radio
Astro Radio Sdn Bhd (formerly known as Airtime Management and Programming or simply AMP Radio Networks) is a Malaysian radio network company which operates radio broadcasting services and more since 1996. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of As ...
, established in 2005 through the acquisition of Time Highway Radio (THR).
References
External links
* {{Official website, https://www.molekfm.audio
Media Prima
Radio stations in Malaysia
Radio stations established in 2022
2022 establishments in Malaysia
Malay-language radio stations