sinar (formerly known as Sinar FM) is a Malaysian Malay-language radio station operated by

Astro Holdings Sdn Bhd Astro Malaysia Holdings () is a Malaysian media and entertainment holding company that began as a paid digital satellite radio and television service, Astro. The company is owned by Astro Holdings Sendirian Berhad, which also owns Astro Overse ...

. The radio station began broadcasting on 1 March 2004. The radio station focused on mature listeners and plays classic music from both local and foreign artists, compared to its sister station,

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, Gegar and zayan), which target younger and East Coast listeners, respectively. In 2015, as according to Nielsen RAM Survey Wave #1, Sinar maintained its position as Malaysia's second leading Malay-language station with over 3.7 million listeners. Since the station launched at 1 March 2004, Sinar mostly plays

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and

adult contemporary Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quie ...

from the

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to today for targeting listeners between the age of 25 to 39.

Frequency

Internet radio

Broadcast online on SYOK website and APP
Sinar Irama 70'Sinar Irama 80'Sinar i-MuzikSinar IramalaysiaSinar JiwangSinar Pop Yeh YehSinar Rock KapakSinar Sinema

Television satellite

Astro (television) All-Asian Satellite Television and Radio Operator, doing business as Astro, is a Malaysian satellite television and IPTV provider. It operates in Malaysia and Brunei and operates from the All Asia Broadcast Centre (AABC) in Kuala Lumpur and MEA ...

: Channel 857

Gallery

File:Sinar FM Logo.png, Previous logo (2015-17)

References

External links

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Listen Sinar FM online
2004 establishments in Malaysia Radio stations established in 2004 Radio stations in Malaysia Malay-language radio stations Mass media in Kuala Lumpur {{Asia-radio-station-stub