Hitz (radio station)
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| Broadcast area | Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei |
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| Programming | |
| Format | Contemporary hit radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Astro Holdings Sdn Bhd, under Astro Radio |
| History | |
First air date | January 1997 |
| Links | |
| Webcast | eAAC+ |
| Website | www |
Hitz FM is a Malaysian national radio station managed by Astro Radio, a subsidiary of Astro Holdings Sdn Bhd. hitz fm is Malaysia's leading English-language station[1] with 1.9 million listeners.[2]
As of January 2014, the radio station has reverted its name from hitz.fm to hitz fm .
hitz fm also have sister stations in KK & Kuching which are hitz fm Sabah (KK) & hitz fm Sarawak (Kuching) . Their studio contact numbers are ; 088-487108 (hitz fm Sabah) & 082-420953 (hitz fm Sarawak)!
History
January 1997 - HITZ FM was launched into 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.
2000 - the Malaysian Top 10 (later renamed Malaysian English Top 10) was introduced, airing every Sundays at 4pm to bring the limelight into local Malaysian music which would suit the tastes of hitz fm's listeners, especially indie acts.
April 2001: HITZ FM undergoes rebranding as hitz.fm (with a dot), introduces new online features like webcasts of their on-air announcers in action and radio streaming.
In August 2003, a rift between Li'l Kev and the management of AMP (Airtime Management and Programming) over the contract between them caused him and FlyGuy to leave hitz fm abruptly. Jason Lo and Rudy Sufian were called up to fill in their places and eventually became the new Morning Crew. (Later, Lo switched time slots with JJ Fernandez for the drive-home slot). Later in the same year, HITZ.TV was launched as a complement to the radio channel.
2005: The introduction of The hitz fm Malaysian English Top 10 Awards to "honour the best of Malaysian English-singing musical talent and compositions".
2008: Rudy announced his decision to give up his morning show, confessing to having problems getting up in the mornings and needed to change his work pattern. Ean (real name Tengku Mohd Ean Nasrun) takes his place alongside JJ following the resignation
September 2010: hitz.fm was launched alongside its respective Malay and Chinese counterparts ERA and MY FM in East Malaysia - the three channels began broadcasting in Kuching on 25 October of that year followed by Kota Kinabalu on 1 December.
Programming
Weekdays
| Programme | Time | Announcer(s) | Info |
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| The hitz fm Morning Crew | 6am - 10am | Ean, Arnold and RD | |
| Hitz Playlist | 10am - 1pm | Alexis | Latest entertainment gossips and music news from all around the globe ! |
| Hitz 1-2-4 | 1pm - 4pm | Alexis/Adam C | Playing you all the hitz from 1 to 4! |
| Hitz Drive-Thru | 4pm - 8pm | Adam C | Cruise home with The biggest Hitz, The best Gotchas! |
| Hitz Night Out | 8pm - 12am | Ryan | It doesn't get any crazier than this! |
| Club Hitz | 12am - 6am | Jakeman and Skeletor | Non-stop Hitz back-to-back |
hitz fm Sarawak
| Programme | Time | Announcers | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitz Playlist | 10am - 1pm | Veronica | Playing you the Latest hits live from Sarawak! |
| Hitz 1-2-4 | 1pm - 4pm | Kiyoshi | Playing you all the Hitz from 1 to 4 in Sarawak ! |
| Hitz Drive-Thru | 4pm - 8pm | Natasha | Cruise home with The biggest Hitz, The best Gotchas ! |
hitz fm Sabah
| Programme | Time | Announcers | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitz playlist | 10am - 1pm | Farhan | Latest entertainment gossips and music news from all around the globe ! |
| Hitz 1-2-4 /Hitz Sabah Top 40 (Friday) | 1pm - 4pm | Rica | Playing you all the hitz from 1 to 4 in Sabah! |
| Hitz Drive-Thru | 4pm - 8 pm | Cassie | Cruise home with The biggest Hitz & The best Gotchas hitz Sabah style bah! |
Weekends
Saturday
| Programme | Time | Announcer(s) | Info |
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| Hitz Weekend Show | 6am - 9am | Ten of the Biggest Hitz with no commercial breaks! | |
| Best of Morning Crew | 9am - 11am | Ean, Arnold And RD | Highlights of the weekday Morning Crew show broadcasts |
| Hitz Weekend show | 11am - 3pm | ||
| Best of Gotchas! | 3pm - 5pm | Ean, Arnold And RD | Highlights from the Gotcha! segment from the Morning Crew show |
| Fresh On Hitz | 5pm - 6pm | Alexis | Alexis Plays the fresh and new songs. |
| Hitz HOT 20 | 6pm - 8pm | RD, Arnold, Ryan | Chart show presenting the Billboard's Top 20 songs |
| Hitz Bassment | 8pm - 9pm | Ryan | |
| Club Hitz | 9pm - 6am | Jakeman and Skeletor | Late night segment dedicated to club, trance and electronic music |
hitz fm Sarawak
| Programme | Time | Announcers | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitz Sarawak Weekend show | 11am - 3pm | Veronica | 10 of the biggest Hitz in Sarawak back-to-back |
hitz fm Sabah
| Programme | Time | Announcers | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitz Sabah Weekend show | 11am - 3pm | Farhan | 10 of the biggest Hitz in Sabah back-to-back |
Sunday
| Programme | Time | Announcers | Info |
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| Hitz Weekend show | 6am - 10am | Ten of the Biggest Hitz back-to-back with no commercial breaks at all | |
| Hitz HOT 20 | 10am - 12pm | Ryan and RD/Arnold | Join Ryan and RD as they count down the biggest 20 Hitz. |
| Hitz Bassment | 12pm - 1pm | Ryan | |
| Hitz Live | 1pm - 2pm | Ryan | |
| The Drop | 2pm - 3pm | Mmmeng | |
| Malaysian English Top Ten [MET] | 3pm - 4pm | Jackman, Jason Lo | All your local hits happens here! |
| Hitz Weekend show | 4pm - 8pm | Invading your lazy Sunday with the biggest Hitz | |
| Hitz Tube | 8pm - 9pm | Jinnyboy | |
| Club Hitz | 9pm - 2am | Jakeman and Skeletor | Engineered by Jakeman and Skeletor |
Announcers
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Miscellaneous
The street team for hitz fm are the hitz fm Iriz Cruisers (Iriz Cruisers in short) while hitz fm Sabah & hitz fm Sarawak street team are called "hitz fm Perodua cruisers"! Their duty is to meet fans of the station and give away free gifts courtesy of hitz fm.
hitz fm has a sister station which is a music TV channel called Astro hitz, formerly known as Astro Hitz.TV on Astro.
Every weekday in the morning, the Morning Crew would play a Got'Cha call. This prank involves the Morning Crew calling up Malaysians and pranking them on the request of the victim's family, friends or colleagues.
More recently, the Morning Crew has introduced a new machine, patented the Lie Detector Test which involves the user being strapped onto the seat and asked Yes or No questions. The test would either show true, false, or unreadable. Malaysians can request to try out the Lie Detector Test and would have to swing by the headquarters to do so.
Frequencies
- Klang Valley 92.9 MHz
- Seremban 95.0 MHz
- Malacca 93.0 MHz
- Johor Bahru, and Singapore 97.6 MHz
- Ipoh 92.7 MHz
- Alor Setar, Penang 92.8 MHz
- Taiping 93.6 MHz
- Langkawi 92.4 MHz
- Kota Bharu 92.8 MHz
- Kuala Terengganu, Marang and Hulu Terengganu 94.8 MHz
- Kuantan,and South Kemaman 93.2 MHz
- Kuching 95.3 MHz
- Miri, and Brunei 105.8 MHz
- Kota Kinabalu 100.8 MHz
- Sandakan 99.8 MHz
References
External links
Regional link
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