TraXX FM
TraXX FM (formerly known as Blue Network, Radio 4 and Radio Malaysia Saluran 4 (English: Radio Malaysia Channel 4)) is an English radio station operated by Radio Televisyen Malaysia. TraXX FM started broadcasting in 1 January 1950 as Blue Network and the station broadcast nationwide as well as to neighbouring Singapore, Brunei and Thailand. Currently, the station operates from 06:00 until 00:00 MST in daily with recorded music and commercials only at off-air times (except for hourly news broadcasts and live telecast).
History
TraXX FM is the only Malaysian radio station that pioneered English as the medium for delivering its programmes when it started as Blue Network, Radio 4 and Radio Malaysia Saluran 4 and the station also played an important role to educate, inform, and to entertain listeners.
'TRAXX' derives from the word TRACK and the XX denotes the old tagline Xperience the Xcitement. TraXX FM's tagline is Travel and Music after re-branding to a tourism radio station.
Some of the DJ's in the station include Par, Otto, Naj, Jezza, Priscilla Da Killa, Fad Da Dilly O, Double D, Najee, Roundhead, Mary, Lee Shaun and Pei
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. At other hours of the station broadcasts news updates form 2-minutes long.
Radio Frequencies
- 90.3 MHz from Kuala Lumpur Tower covers Kuala Lumpur
- 100.1 MHz from Gunung Ulu Kali covers Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, West Pahang, and South Perak (including Tapah)
- 101.1 MHz from Gunung Brinchang covers Cameron Highlands
- 90.1 MHz from Gunung Kledang covers Ipoh and Central Perak
- 105.3 MHz from Bukit Larut covers Taiping, North Perak and southern parts of Pulau Pinang
- 88.7 MHz from Gunung Telapa Burok covers Negeri Sembilan and South Selangor
- 97.4 MHz from Gunung Ledang covers Melaka and North Johor
- 102.9 MHz from Gunung Pulai covers South Johor, Singapore and Batam Islands
- 88.5 MHz from Bukit Genting covers Balik Pulau, Penang
- 98.7 MHz from Gunung Jerai covers Kedah, Perlis, Penang and Langkawi
- 98.4 MHz from RTM Gerik covers Gerik
- 105.3 MHz from Bukit Pelindung covers East Pahang
- 98.9 MHz from Bukit Bauk covers Dungun, Terengganu
- 89.7 MHz from Bukit Besar covers Central Terengganu
- 97.0 MHz from Bukit Bintang covers Besut, Terengganu
- 104.7 MHz from Teliput covers Kota Bharu, Kelantan
- 89.9 MHz from Bukit Istana covers Jerantut, Pahang
- 105.9 MHz from Bukit Dedap covers Sik, Kedah
- 91.7 MHz from Bukit Palong covers Baling, Kedah
- 92.9 MHz from Bukit Tinggi covers East Johor (Mersing)
- 90.8 MHz from Bukit Tangki Air covers Jeli, Kelantan
- 98.5 MHz from Bukit Bakar covers Machang, Kelantan
- 105.3 MHz from Gunung Kinabalu covers Central Sabah
- 90.7 MHz from Telipok covers Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
- 97.1 MHz from Gunung Andrassy covers Tawau, Sabah
- 94.3 MHz from Bukit Trig covers Sandakan, Sabah
- 90.3 MHz from Bukit Timbalai covers Labuan
- 90.5 MHz from Gunung Silan covers Lahad Datu, Sabah
- 89.9 MHz from Gunung Serapi covers Kuching, Sarawak
- 104.5 MHz from RTM Miri covers Miri, Sarawak
- 98.5 MHz from Bukit Setiam covers Bintulu, Sarawak
- 102.5 MHz from Bukit Lima covers Sibu, Sarawak
- 102.3 MHz from Bukit Mas covers Limbang, Sarawak and Brunei
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