Yangon City FM is a

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that serves the

Yangon Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...

metropolitan area, broadcasting on the

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at a frequency of 89.0

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and on the Internet. Operated by the city government,

Yangon City Development Committee Yangon City Development Committee ( my, ရန်ကုန်မြို့တော် စည်ပင်သာယာရေး ကော်မတီ, abbreviated YCDC) is the administrative body of Yangon, the largest city and former capital of M ...

(YCDC), City FM is one of two radio stations available in Yangon. Yangon's sole FM station employs a pop culture-oriented format with a focus on Burmese and English

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, entertainment programs, live celebrity interviews, etc. The station is highly popular, especially among the youth (mainly 20s and 30s ), as it provides an alternative to the dreary propaganda-laden programming of Myanmar Radio National Service. City FM has come under fire for playing popular albums of various artists without paying any royalties. The highly profitable station has steadfastly refused to compensate the artists citing the lack of copyright laws in Myanmar. Nonetheless, City FM has become a force in Myanmar's pop music scene. Its annual award shows are highly popular with the public, and artists vie to be part of the annual ceremony. The

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s of the award shows sell briskly, although perhaps ironically, most of them are pirated. Since September 2009, City FM has used a antenna atop an 11th floor of a downtown government building, and increased its range of broadcast to .

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* {{Radio in Myanmar Radio stations in Myanmar Mass media in Yangon 2001 establishments in Myanmar