Astro Radio Sdn Bhd (formerly known as Airtime Management and Programming or simply AMP Radio Networks) is a Malaysian radio network company which operates radio broadcasting services and more since 1996. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad. Astro Radio owns and manages 12 private radio stations which are transmitted through the FM (frequency modulation) radio spectrum. As of November 2024, Astro Radio still remains the number one and largest radio network company in

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, with 72% of Peninsular Malaysians and 14.9 million listeners tuning in to its stations weekly, together with its

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counterpart, Media Prima Audio (

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, Fly FM,

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, Hot FM and Molek FM), according to the GfK Radio Audience Measurement (RAM) Wave 2 in November 2024.

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being at top of the list with the most audience reach estimated at 4.8 million listeners, followed by

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and current ever-growing MY.

Company background

Astro Radio began in 1996 as Airtime Management and Programming Sdn. Bhd. Airtime Management and Programming Sdn. Bhd. (now AMP Radio Networks) operates eight terrestrial FM networks:

Era FM Era (stylized ERA on radio, formerly Era FM until 2017) is a Malaysian Malay-language radio station operated by Astro Radio. The radio station broadcasts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The radio station went on air on 1 August 1998. In the pas ...

MY FM My (stylized as My FM on radio) is a Malaysian-Chinese language radio station managed by Astro Radio, a subsidiary of Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad. In 2015, as according to Nielsen RAM Survey Wave #1, My FM maintained its position as Malays ...

, Hitz FM, Mix FM, LiteFM, Sinar FM, Melody FM & THR.fm (now THR Raaga and

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). AMP broadcasts in four languages with 11.5 million Malaysians tuning in weekly. AMP is the sole provider of 19 satellite radio services (which include the nine FM services and are available to all

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subscribers in Malaysia and Brunei), and is the first South-East Asian broadcaster to utilize LIU (local insertion units) for local or regional advertisers and utilizes Dynamic RDS (

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) as a commercial tool. Internationally, AMP also had involvement in the growth of radio industries in

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and

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. In 2012, as part of the expansion of its operations, Airtime Management and Programming Sdn. Bhd. became Astro Radio. In October 2017, Astro Radio announced the launch of two new radio brands - goXuan FM and Zayan FM, intended for a new generation of listeners in the digital and social media space. Zayan is the first Malaysian radio brand for modern

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, and goXuan follows Gen Z trends. Astro Radio streams live entertainment content via its digital platforms all day. goXuan is visually-led. On 1 January 2018, Astro Radio dropped the suffix "FM" as part of the rebranding for all its 11 radio stations, to focus on digital platform and "drive talk ability and social engagement".

Move to Bukit Jalil

In October 2023,

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and MY broadcasts for Sabah and Sarawak were completely stopped by Astro Radio and were returned to its headquarters in Bukit Jalil. In January 2024, ERA Sabah and ERA Sarawak officially started broadcasting from its headquarters in Bukit Jalil.

Other brands

Raku

Astro Radio launched a radio and

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platform known as Raku and then DVR Player in April 2015 through mobile and web. Raku is a short-form for ''Radio Aku'' (‘My Radio’ in Malay). Through Raku, Malaysians can stream millions of songs, videos and playlists curated by top local artistes including Yuna, Paper Plane Pursuit, Dasha Logan and many more. Users can also listen to more than 20 live radio stations through the free and premium versions of Raku. The application also provides local community updates such as articles, news, traffic, and sports. Raku is available in English, Malay,

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and

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. However, Raku services were rebranded into the new Syok platform in 2019.

Syok

Astro Radio launched a multilingual

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and

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platform known as Syok, stylized as SYOK in July 2019. The platform can allow users to listen to 26 Astro Radio brands (including the

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/DTH stations that are available on Astro TV) via live online streaming, listen to

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s of all live radio and exclusive content, watch original short-form videos, read current articles, news and traffic updates and participate in contests.

Stations

Defunct radio stations

AMP changed its line-up, swapping two of its English FM brands, namely Classic Rock and TalkRadio, for

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( Bahasa Malaysia) and

( Chinese), respectively. Melody FM was launched on 15 August 2012 to replace XFM on FM and Astro.