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Era
Broadcast areaMalaysia, Singapore and Brunei
Programming
Language(s)Malay
FormatTalk, contemporary hit radio
Ownership
OwnerAstro Holdings Sdn Bhd, under Astro Radio
Hitz, Lite, Mix, My, Melody, goXuan, Sinar, Gegar, Zayan and Raaga
History
First air date
1 August 1998; 26 years ago (1998-08-01)
Links
WebcasteAAC+
Websiteera.je

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]

History

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. 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 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 by government-owned radio stations. Prior to 2000, like its sister stations, Era FM did not have any frequency in Sabah and Sarawak. The radio station 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. In 2010, Era FM expanded to Kuching and Kota Kinabalu in East Malaysia, with full operation of on air studio and on ground team, with local announcers conversing in local dialects. Era FM Sabah will go completely local on 24 April 2017, which from then all the radio content aired on the Sabah version will be completely different from Peninsular Malaysia's Era FM.[4]

On 2 January 2018, Era FM was rebranded to ERA in a move by Astro Radio to integrate multiple platforms under the brand.[1] A new logo is also unveiled with the rebranding. Era Sarawak goes completely local on 22 January 2018, which from then all the contents aired on Sarawak version will be completely different from Peninsular Malaysia.

Radio Presenter

Era FM Announcers

  • Johan
  • Haniff
  • Ray
  • Danial Zaini
  • Hani Fadzil
  • Dina Nadzir
  • Fad Bocey
  • Radin
  • Nabil

Presenter Era from Sabah

  • Chris (Kota Kinabalu)
  • Lopz Wala(Kota Kinabalu)
  • Kim (Kota Kinabalu)
  • Jay Jay (Kota Kinabalu)
  • Emma (Kota Kinabalu)
  • Samantha (Kota Kinabalu)

Era Sarawak Announcers

  • Afick Wazai
  • Fir Affandi
  • Elya
  • Napio Hatta
  • Chopie Cakap
  • Ezri Mukriz
  • Jonathan Ding

Former presenter Era

  • Halim Othman
  • Linda Onn
  • Faizal Ismail
  • Nana Mahazan
  • Khairil Rashid (Kril)
  • Fara Fauzana
  • Aznil Hj Nawawi
  • Din Beramboi (died in 2010)
  • Ira
  • Aril
  • Zahid
  • Shac
  • Shahrol Shiro
  • Tauke Jambu
  • Adi Fashla

Saturday programme

Programme Air Time DJ(s)
Sabtu Pagi Era 7:00am – 10:00am Radio presenter weekend
Carta Era 40 10:00am – 2:00pm Nabelicious (Nabil Ahmad)
#HitEra 2:00pm – 4:00pm Radio presenter weekend
Pentas Era 4:00pm – 6:00pm
#HitEra 6:00pm – 10:00pm
Hallyu Era 10:00pm – 11:00pm Hani Fadzil
Dansa Era 11:00pm – 12:00am Nazzpoleon & Syko-G and DJ Fuzz

Sunday programme

Programme Air Time DJ(s)
Terbaik JoHaRa Pagi Era and Zizan 6:00am – 8:00am
Carta Era 40 8:00am – 12:00pm Nabelicious (Nabil Ahmad)
Lagu Baru Nak Up 12:00pm – 1:00pm Zoey
Soundtrek Era 1:00pm – 2:00pm
#HitEra 2:00pm – 10:00pm Radio presenter weekend
Rock Era 10:00pm – 11:00pm Danial Zaini
Dansa Era 11:00pm – 12:00am Nazzpoleon & Syko-G and DJ Fuzz

Frequencies

Frequencies Broadcast area Note
90.3 Malacca, North Johor
90.7 FM Langkawi On air since 2007
95.2 FM Taiping
96.1 FM Kuching Sarawak variant
On air since 2000
98.0 FM Kuantan, Pahang
101.3 FM Miri & Brunei Darussalam (Belait and Tutong district only) Sarawak variant
On air since 2007
102.0 FM Tapah The frequency 102.0 FM was formerly used by THR Raaga, and was taken over by ERA FM in 2009.
102.4 FM Kota Kinabalu, West Coast, Interior Division, Labuan F.T. and Kudat Division Sabah variant
On air since 2000
103.0 FM Sandakan Sabah variant
102.8 FM Kuala Terengganu, Marang and Hulu Terengganu
103.3 FM Klang Valley, Genting Highlands & Kota Bharu, Kelantan
103.6 FM Negeri Sembilan, Penang, Kedah & Perlis
103.7 FM Ipoh, Perak
104.5 FM Johor Bahru & Singapore
98.0 FM Kemaman, South Terengganu
CH 856 Astro (television) Peninsular Malaysia variant [5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Astro Radio refreshes 11 brands to deliver better value to fans". Astro. 2 January 2018. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 12 January 2018 suggested (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "71% of Malaysians Listen to Astro Radio". Astro. 19 June 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ About AMP
  4. ^ "Era fm: Full local content from April 24". Daily Express (Malaysia). 15 March 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Era FM schedule". Retrieved 30 March 2017.

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