TraXX FM

Broadcast areaMalaysia, Singapore, Brunei, part of Indonesia and ThailandFrequencyVaries depending on its regionBrandingZHj Yayasan Wayarles Pulau PinangProgrammingLanguage(s)EnglishFormatEasy listening and OldiesOwnershipOwnerRadio Televisyen MalaysiaRadio Klasik (ZHj Yayasan Wayarles Pulau Pinang)
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TraXX FM (ZHj Yayasan Wayarles Pulau Pinang) as the oldest Malaysian English-language radio station operated by Radio Televisyen Malaysia was first broadcast on 24 August 1934 as ZHj Yayasan Wayarles Pulau Pinang. It is broadcast 24 hours a day (starting on New Year's Day 1995), 7 days a week.

The station mostly plays easy listening and Oldies from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s officially similar and related to BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 4 as targeting listeners between the age of 50 to now.

Etymology

The station was formerly known as TraXX FM and before that as ZHj Yayasan Wayarles Pulau Pinang.

History

The station started as ZHj Yayasan Wayarles Pulau Pinang operating of George Town, Penang on 24 August 1934.. With the independence of Malaya on 31 August 1957 Radio Malaya was split into two; the original studios in Singapore was taken over by a new station called Radio Singapura (currently known as Mediacorp Radio) and Radio Malaya moved to Kuala Lumpur going on air from the new location on 1 January 1959.

On 19 January 1971, Radio Malaya was known as The Blue Network.

On 6 September 1989, Blue Network was known as Radio 4.

On New Year's Day 1995 at midnight stroke, Radio 4 started broadcasting 24 hours a day.

TraXX FM adopts the easy listening and Oldies radio format with the majority of the playlist consisting of Easy listening and Oldies music from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.

On daily features Golden Oldies music from the 1950s and 1960s.

National Anthem

At midnight stroke every day along with all RTM national and regional radio stations the national anthem was play as the opening.

Frequency

Radio

Frequencies	Broadcast area	Transmitter site
90.3 MHz	Kuala Lumpur	Kuala Lumpur Tower
100.1 MHz	Selangor	Gunung Ulu Kali
98.7 MHz	Perlis, Kedah & Penang	Mount Jerai
105.3 MHz	Taiping, Perak	Bukit Larut
	Kuantan, Pahang	Bukit Pelindung
90.1 MHz	Ipoh, Perak	Gunung Kledang
88.7 MHz	Seremban, Negeri Sembilan	Gunung Telapak Buruk
97.4 MHz	Malacca & North Johor	Mount Ophir
102.9 MHz	Johor Bahru, Johor & Singapore	Mount Pulai
	Batam, Indonesia
89.7 MHz	Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu	Bukit Besar
104.7 MHz	Kota Bharu, Kelantan	Telipot
89.9 MHz	Kuching, Sarawak	Gunung Serapi
104.5 MHz	Miri, Sarawak	Bukit Lambir
102.3 MHz	Brunei	Bukit Mas
90.3 MHz	Labuan	Bukit Timbalai
90.7 MHz	Kota Kinabalu, Sabah	Bukit Lawa Mandau
94.3 MHz	Sandakan, Sabah	Bukit Trig

Television

TV Platform	Channel
Astro/NJOI	872
myFreeview	702

References

External links

• Official website