ERA (formerly Era FM)[1] is a Malaysian Malay-language radio station operated by Astro Radio Sdn. Bhd. The radio station broadcasts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The radio station went on air on 1 August 1998. In the past few years, this station played a wider mixture of music from the 1980s to current-day, but now it plays Malaysian and international hit songs, including Korean songs. It is also has regional stations in Kota Kinabalu and Kuching. In 2015, as according to Nielsen RAM Survey Wave #1, Era FM maintained its position as Malaysia's leading Malay-language station with over 4.8 million listeners.[2]
The frequency slot, which is 103.3 FM in Klang Valley was originally known as Classic Rock and was one of the five radio stations first introduced by AMP Radio Networks along with Hitz FM, Mix FM, Light & Easy and TalkRadio (frequency taken over by My FM, which also began broadcasting on 1 August of that year). It launched on the Malaysian FM airwaves in January 1997 after being one of Astro's audio-only channels since the launch of the satellite network in October the year before. Over the one-year period, demand grew for radio content in Bahasa Malaysia, as listeners who were exposed to AMP's English brands wanted the same formats but in other major local languages. This compelled AMP to make changes to its line-up, swapping Classic Rock to Era FM, leaving Classic Rock as an Astro-only radio station.[3]
On 1 August 1998, Era FM went on air as the first private radio station to be broadcast completely in the Malay language, with "Hijau" by Zainal Abidin, which is a trademark for the radio station, being the first song to be played on the radio station, ending the monopoly of Malay-language radio stations run by state-run Radio RTM.
Era FM was once the leader in Malay-language FM radio stations, but has lost its popularity to its sister station, Sinar FM. In 2012, Era FM regained the top spot as the most popular radio station in Malaysia with close to 5 million listeners. Era FM is the first radio station in Malaysia to hold three records in the Malaysia Book Of Records since 1998.
On 2 January 2018, Era FM was rebranded to ERA in a move by Astro Radio to integrate multiple platforms beyond traditional radio.[1] At the same time, a new logo was also unveiled with the rebranding.
Era in East Malaysia
Prior to 2000, like its main sister stations, Era FM did not have any stations in Sabah and Sarawak.
In 2010, Era FM began opt-out programming for Sabah and Sarawak in East Malaysia, with their own studio and on-the-ground team in Kota Kinabalu and Kuching, respctively; as well as local announcers and DJs conversing in Malay and different East Malaysian languages.
Between 2017 and 2018, Sabah and Sarawak opt-outs were upgraded to full-fledged local outlets, with all content originating from their respective capital cities 24 hours a day, and ending reliance with its Kuala Lumpur flagship during off-peak hours. Era FM Sabah became fully-local on 24 April 2017;[4] Era Sarawak followed suit on 22 January 2018.
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^"Era fm: Full local content from April 24". Daily Express (Malaysia). 15 March 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
External links
Official website
January 07, 2023
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ERA formerly Era FM 1 is a Malaysian Malay language radio station operated by Astro Radio Sdn Bhd The radio station broadcasts 24 hours a day 7 days a week The radio station went on air on 1 August 1998 In the past few years this station played a wider mixture of music from the 1980s to current day but now it plays Malaysian and international hit songs including Korean songs It is also has regional stations in Kota Kinabalu and Kuching In 2015 as according to Nielsen RAM Survey Wave 1 Era FM maintained its position as Malaysia s leading Malay language station with over 4 8 million listeners 2 ERAKuala Lumpur Kota Kinabalu and KuchingBroadcast areaMalaysiaSingapore and Indonesia Era Johor only Brunei Era Sarawak only Thailand Era Kedah only Frequency103 3 MHz Era Peninsular Malaysia Klang Valley 102 4 MHz Era Sabah Kota Kinabalu 96 1 MHz Era Sarawak Kuching ProgrammingLanguage s MalayFormatTop 40 CHR AffiliationsAstro RadioOwnershipOwnerAstro Malaysia Holdings BerhadSister stationsGegar goxuan hitz Lite MELODY MY raaga sinar ZayanHistoryFirst air date1 August 1998 1998 08 01 Era Peninsular Malaysia 25 October 2010 2010 10 25 Era Sarawak 1 December 2010 2010 12 01 Era Sabah 26 April 2017 2017 04 26 Era Sabah officially starts broadcasting 24 hours a day 24 January 2018 2018 01 24 Era Sarawak officially starts broadcasting 24 hours a day Former namesEra FM 1998 2017 LinksWebcastSyok TuneIn Klang Valley and Kelantan WebsiteERA Contents 1 History 1 1 Era in East Malaysia 2 Frequencies and Availability 2 1 Internet radio 2 2 Television satellite 3 Parody 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe frequency slot which is 103 3 FM in Klang Valley was originally known as Classic Rock and was one of the five radio stations first introduced by AMP Radio Networks along with Hitz FM Mix FM Light amp Easy and TalkRadio frequency taken over by My FM which also began broadcasting on 1 August of that year It launched on the Malaysian FM airwaves in January 1997 after being one of Astro s audio only channels since the launch of the satellite network in October the year before Over the one year period demand grew for radio content in Bahasa Malaysia as listeners who were exposed to AMP s English brands wanted the same formats but in other major local languages This compelled AMP to make changes to its line up swapping Classic Rock to Era FM leaving Classic Rock as an Astro only radio station 3 On 1 August 1998 Era FM went on air as the first private radio station to be broadcast completely in the Malay language with Hijau by Zainal Abidin which is a trademark for the radio station being the first song to be played on the radio station ending the monopoly of Malay language radio stations run by state run Radio RTM Era FM was once the leader in Malay language FM radio stations but has lost its popularity to its sister station Sinar FM In 2012 Era FM regained the top spot as the most popular radio station in Malaysia with close to 5 million listeners Era FM is the first radio station in Malaysia to hold three records in the Malaysia Book Of Records since 1998 On 2 January 2018 Era FM was rebranded to ERA in a move by Astro Radio to integrate multiple platforms beyond traditional radio 1 At the same time a new logo was also unveiled with the rebranding Era in East Malaysia Edit Prior to 2000 like its main sister stations Era FM did not have any stations in Sabah and Sarawak In 2010 Era FM began opt out programming for Sabah and Sarawak in East Malaysia with their own studio and on the ground team in Kota Kinabalu and Kuching respctively as well as local announcers and DJs conversing in Malay and different East Malaysian languages Between 2017 and 2018 Sabah and Sarawak opt outs were upgraded to full fledged local outlets with all content originating from their respective capital cities 24 hours a day and ending reliance with its Kuala Lumpur flagship during off peak hours Era FM Sabah became fully local on 24 April 2017 4 Era Sarawak followed suit on 22 January 2018 Frequencies and Availability EditFrequencies Area Transmitter103 3 MHz Klang Valley Gunung Ulu KaliKota Bahru Kelantan Bukit Panau103 6 MHz Alor Setar Kedah and Perlis Mount JeraiPenangSeremban Negeri Sembilan Gunung Telapak Buruk90 7 MHz Langkawi Kedah Gunung Raya95 2 MHz Taiping Perak Bukit Larut103 7 MHz Ipoh Perak Gunung Kledang90 3 MHz Malacca and Northern Johor Mount Ophir104 5 MHz Johor Bahru Johor and Singapore Mount Pulai98 0 MHz Kuantan Pahang Bukit Pelindung102 8 MHz Kuala Terengganu Terengganu Bukit Jerung96 1 MHz Kuching Sarawak Bukit Djin101 3 MHz Miri Sarawak Bukit Lambir102 4 MHz Kota Kinabalu Sabah Bukit Karatong103 0 MHz Sandakan Sabah Bukit TrigInternet radio Edit Broadcast online on SYOK website and APP Era Nusantera Era Flow Era Cintan Era K Hit Era Throwbaek Erathon Era Nurock Era IndieTelevision satellite Edit Astro television Channel 856Notes Era Sabah and Era Sarawak are not available on via satellite TV Astro Parody EditEra was parodied as Erron in Afdlin Shauki s 2004 film Buli References Edit a b Astro Radio refreshes 11 brands to deliver better value to fans Astro 2 January 2018 Archived from the original on 12 January 2018 Retrieved 12 January 2018 71 of Malaysians Listen to Astro Radio Astro 19 June 2015 Archived from the original on 5 March 2016 Retrieved 5 March 2016 About AMP Archived from the original on 16 December 2010 Retrieved 1 January 2011 Era fm Full local content from April 24 Daily Express Malaysia 15 March 2017 Retrieved 30 March 2017 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Era radio station amp oldid 1129873791, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
