Fly FM

For the radio station in Greece, see FLY FM 89,7. For the radio station in Canada under Fly FM, see CFLY-FM.

Fly FM
Broadcast areaMalaysia (Peninsular Malaysia)
Indonesia (Batam and Bintan Islands, Fly FM Johor only)
Singapore (Fly FM Johor only)
Thailand (Southern Thailand, Fly FM Kedah and Kota Bharu only)
FrequencyVaries depending on its region
RDSFLY FM
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatContemporary hit radio (3 October 2005-1 August 2021)
Hot adult contemporary (2 August 2021-present)
Ownership
Owner
List
History
First air date
3 October 2005; 19 years ago (2005-10-03)
Links
Webcastlisten.flyfm.audio
Websitewww.flyfm.audio

Fly FM is an English-language Malaysian private radio station owned by Media Prima Audio; a radio broadcasting subsidiary of Malaysian media conglomerate Media Prima.[1] It was launched on 3 October 2005 and targets listeners aged between fifteen and thirty years old. Fly FM is the second-most popular English radio station in Malaysia and the fastest growing radio station in the country. The music on Fly FM is aired in both English and Malay.

History

In 2003, upon its official launch and before Fly FM's establishment, Media Prima announced that it had applied for a license to operate a radio station as part of the company's expansion of business operations.[2][3]

On 29 April 2005, Media Prima acquired Perintis Layar, which owns 75% of Max Airplay. This acquisition included the rights to manage, operate, and maintain a radio station.[4][5][6]

Fly FM began operations on 3 October 2005 and its official launch took place six days later, on 9 October 2005.[7] It become the first radio station under Media Prima Radio Networks (later Ripple Media; now Media Prima Audio). It used to broadcast live from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and became the first radio station in the world to be situated in an airport.[8] As of June 2006, Fly FM and its sister station Hot FM, had a listenership total of 3.4 million, according to a survey by Nielsen Media Research.[9][10]

In 2007, Fly FM introduced a programme slot called 50 Minutes of Non-Stop Music where songs aired for 50 minutes without commercials.

The station was initially launched by Jason Cottam and the DJ Fly Guy (Saufian Mokhtar). Together with Yvonne Natalie Kniese (Natalie), they hosted the morning show The Pagi Show. Natalie was later replaced by Phat Fabes and Fly Guy was replaced by Ben (Loh Ben Jern). Soon after, Nadia was added as the show's third host.

From 26 June 2011 onwards, Phat Fabes and Ben were moved to the evening slot. The morning show was renamed The Pagi Rock Crew (named after LMFAO's hit song Party Rock Anthem). It was presented by Hafiz and Prem along with original morning crew DJ, Nadia. Nadia left the station on 20 March 2012.

In 2013, Zher and Guibo were introduced and the show renamed as the All New Pagi Rock Crew. After a year they were moved to the evening slot. The current morning show is Ben & Hafiz while the night show Fly 30 is managed by Ivan. In 2015, Ben's retirement led to the formation of a new morning slot called the #FlyWolfPack consisting of Hafiz, Dennis and Guibo. In 2017, after Dennis left, the morning show was renamed Fly Fm's Hafiz and Guibo. In August 2017, Zher left Fly FM.

On 30 July 2021, Douglas Lim joined Ili for Fly FM's Breakfast Show.[11] From 2 August 2021, Fly FM was officially rebranded into a hot adult contemporary radio station as part of Media Prima's radio rebranding exercise and at the same time. Its URL address, www.flyfm.com.my, was renamed as www.flyfm.audio.

Between 28 March 2022 to 22 September 2023, Fly FM was no longer broadcast temporarily through the MYTV platform.[12]

Beginning 15 November 2024, Fly FM broadcast simultaneously on 8tv from every Monday to Sunday at 12:00 midnight to 7:00am and continue watching DidikTV KPM.

Frequency

Radio

Frequencies Area Transmitter
95.8 MHz Klang Valley Gunung Ulu Kali
99.1 MHz Perlis and Alor Setar, Kedah Alor Setar Tower
89.9 MHz Penang and Taiping, Perak Bukit Penara
87.9 MHz Ipoh, Perak Gunung Kledang
98.6 MHz Seremban, Negeri Sembilan Gunung Telapak Buruk
94.0 MHz Malacca Mount Ophir
102.5 MHz Johor Bahru, Johor and Singapore Mount Pulai
87.6 MHz Kuantan, Pahang Bukit Pelindung
107.5 MHz Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu Bukit Jerung
107.4 MHz Kota Bharu, Kelantan Peringat

Television

TV Platform Channel
MYTV 713

Similar radios

Notes

References

  1. ^ Adly Syairi Ramly (2 October 2006). "FLY FM it is". The Malay Mail. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  2. ^ Norzuhaira Ruhanie (24 September 2003). "Media Prima to set up new radio station". Business Times. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  3. ^ Abdul Halim Yusoff (24 September 2003). "Media Prima mahu kendali stesen radio". Berita Harian. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Media Prima beli kepentingan Perintis Layar". Berita Harian. 30 April 2005. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Media Prima meterai jual beli bersyarat". Harian Metro. 30 April 2005. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Media Prima to buy Perintis Layar". Business Times. 30 April 2005. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  7. ^ Loshini Catherine John (14 October 2005). "Radio gaga". New Straits Times. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Our Businesses: Radio Networks". Media Prima Berhad. Archived from the original on 3 December 2007. Retrieved 25 November 2007.
  9. ^ "Hot FM, Fly FM pikat 3.4 juta pendengar". Berita Harian. 7 June 2006. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  10. ^ "HOT FM and FLY FM attract 3.4m listeners". New Straits Times. 7 June 2006. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  11. ^ Chitra, Gowri (30 July 2021). "Douglas Lim Joins Ili As Part Of Fly FM's Breakfast Show Lineup". Says. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  12. ^ "Untuk makluman". MYTV Broadcasting. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2023.