Radio Klasik () is a national
Malay language
Malay (; ms, Bahasa Melayu, links=no, Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , Rejang script, Rencong: ) is an Austronesian languages, Austronesian language that is an official language of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore, and that is also spo ...
-radio station operated by
Radio Televisyen Malaysia
Radio Televisyen Malaysia ( en, Radio Television of Malaysia, abbreviated as RTM, stylised as rtm), also known as the Department of Broadcasting, Malaysia ( ms, Jabatan Penyiaran Malaysia) is the national public broadcaster of Malaysia. Establi ...
. It was formerly known Original Malay Melody Radio in 1998, Klasik FM in 2005 and Klasik Nasional FM in 2006.
History
Radio Klasik's predecessor, Original Malay Melody Radio ( ms, Radio Irama Melayu Asli, RIMA) was launched on 11 April 1998 in conjunction with RTM's 52nd anniversary due to lack of radio station which airs original Malay songs. It was renamed as Klasik FM on 1 April 2005 as part of RTM's radio station rebranding. On 12 August 2006, Klasik FM merged with Nasional FM to form Klasik Nasional FM and broadcast classical Malay music together with its main program 24 hours a day.
Klasik Nasional FM
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However, the merger survived for only five years, as the station began losing listeners to sister stations and private competitors such as Sinar FM and Era FM, as well as then-upstart Bernama's Radio24. Thus, Klasik Nasional was demerged on 1 January 2012 at midnight and split into the original two radio stations, with Nasional FM using the same frequencies as the former Muzik FM (discontinued in late 2012) and Klasik Nasional became Radio Klasik.
Frequency
Radio
Television
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Radio stations in Malaysia
Malay-language radio stations
Mass media in Kuala Lumpur
Radio Televisyen Malaysia