TraXX FM

TraXX FM

Kuala Lumpur
Broadcast area	Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, part of Indonesia and Thailand
Frequency	Varies depending on its region
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Talk, contemporary hit radio
Ownership
Owner	Radio Televisyen Malaysia
Sister stations	Ai FM Asyik FM Minnal FM Nasional FM Radio Klasik FM
History
First air date	1 January 1950 (1950-01-01)
Technical information
Transmitter coordinates
Links
Webcast	myklik.rtm.gov.my/radio/10158
Website	traxxfm.rtm.gov.my

TraXX FM is an English-language radio station operated by Radio Televisyen Malaysia. It started broadcasting on 1 January 1950 as the Blue Network and the station broadcast nationwide thus reaching neighbouring Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia and Thailand. The station operates 24-hours a day, with the news at every hour.

According to Nielsen's Radio Audience Measurement (RAM) done in 2009, TraXX FM is the fifth most listened to English radio station in Malaysia.

History

The station used to be known as Blue Network, Radio 4 and Radio Malaysia Channel 4. TraXX is derived from the word 'TRACK' and the 'XX' denotes the old tagline 'Xperience the Xcitement'. TraXX FM tagline is 'Travel and Music' after re-branding to a tourism radio station. It then switched back to "Experience the Excitement" to suit its current role as an info-based radio. The current name was in use since April 2005, as a part of re-branding of RTM's radio stations. It was Malaysia's only English radio station until the 1990s.

News broadcasts

As with all its sister channels, TRAXX FM broadcasts the news every hour.

Time	Coverage
07:00	Main news
09:00	National news
11:00	World news
13:00	Main news
17:00	Main news/parliament report: Afternoon edition
19:00	Business news/main news (non-working days)
21:00	Main news/parliament report: evening edition
23:00	Main news

Each news bulletin above is about 10-minutes long. Other news updates are three-minutes long.

Radio frequencies

Frequency	Broadcasting Station	Coverage
90.3 MHz	Kuala Lumpur Tower	Kuala Lumpur
100.1 MHz	Gunung Ulu Kali	Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, West Pahang, and South Perak (including Tapah)
101.1 MHz	Gunung Brinchang	Cameron Highlands
90.1 MHz	Gunung Kledang	Ipoh and Central Perak
105.3 MHz	Bukit Larut	Taiping, North Perak and southern parts of Pulau Pinang
88.7 MHz	Gunung Telapa Burok	Negeri Sembilan and South Selangor
97.4 MHz	Gunung Ledang	Melaka and North Johor
102.9 MHz	Gunung Pulai	South Johor, Singapore and Batam Islands
88.5 MHz	Bukit Genting	Balik Pulau, Penang. Frequency used to be 90.1 MHz, changed in early 2013.
98.7 MHz	Gunung Jerai	Kedah, Perlis, Penang and Langkawi
98.4 MHz	RTM Gerik	Grik
105.3 MHz	Bukit Pelindung	East Pahang
98.9 MHz	Bukit Bauk	Dungun, Terengganu
89.7 MHz	Bukit Besar	Central Terengganu
97.0 MHz	Bukit Bintang	Besut, Terengganu
104.7 MHz	Teliput	Kota Bharu, Kelantan
89.9 MHz	Bukit Istana	Jerantut, Pahang
105.9 MHz	Bukit Dedap	Sik, Kedah
91.7 MHz	Bukit Palong	Baling, Kedah
92.9 MHz	Bukit Tinggi	East Johor (Mersing)
90.8 MHz	Bukit Tangki Air	Jeli, Kelantan
98.5 MHz	Bukit Bakar	Machang, Kelantan
105.3 MHz	Gunung Kinabalu	Central Sabah
90.7 MHz	Telipok	Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
97.1 MHz	Gunung Andrassy	Tawau, Sabah
94.3 MHz	Bukit Trig	Sandakan, Sabah
90.3 MHz	Bukit Timbalai	Labuan
90.5 MHz	Gunung Silan	Lahad Datu, Sabah
89.9 MHz	Gunung Serapi	Kuching, Sarawak
104.5 MHz	RTM Miri	Miri, Sarawak
92.3 MHz		Sarikei, Sarawak
98.5 MHz	Bukit Setiam	Bintulu, Sarawak
102.5 MHz	Bukit Lima	Sibu, Sarawak
102.3 MHz	Bukit Mas	Limbang, Sarawak and Brunei
94.7 MHz	Bukit Senggora	Maran, Pahang

Awards

Year	Category	Award	Programme	Results
2009	Best Radio Programme	UNICEF International Children’s Day of Broadcasting (ICDB) Regional Awards	Listen Up!	Won

External links

• Official website