PM2FGU, on-air name Gen FM or Gen 98.7 FM, is a
contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio (CHR, also known as contemporary hits, hit list, current hits, hit music, top 40, or pop radio) is a radio format common in many countries that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top ...
in
Jakarta
Jakarta (; , Betawi language, Betawi: ''Jakartè''), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (; ''DKI Jakarta'') and formerly known as Batavia, Dutch East Indies, Batavia until 1949, is the capital and largest city of Indonesia and ...
. Gen FM plays around 80% Western Top 40 music and 20%
Indonesian Top 40 music.
History
The 98.7 FM frequency in Jakarta used to be an
Islamic radio station called Er Radio or FMuslim. The channel was popular for
Quran
The Quran, also Romanization, romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a Waḥy, revelation directly from God in Islam, God (''Allah, Allāh''). It is organized in 114 chapters (, ) which ...
recital via phone call. In 2000, the frequency became vacant in Jakarta. In the same year, Mahaka Radio Integra (MARI) acquired the station after the rebranding of Radio One Jakarta into
101 Jak FM.
The format pushed International
Top 40
In the music industry, the Top 40 is a list of the 40 currently most popular songs in a particular genre. It is the best-selling or most frequently broadcast popular music. Record charts have traditionally consisted of a total of 40 songs. "To ...
songs, creating rivalry to 88.0
Mustang FM, all 80% International song radio, and peaking the radio station ranking. New programming and professional
DJ recruiting, especially DJs from 2000's, helping Gen FM's way into number 1 radio in Jakarta.
Slogan history
''As Attahiriyah FMuslim''
* ''Voice Of Moslem'' (1 January 1989-31 July 2000)
* ''Radio Keluarga Muslim'' (Family Moslem Radio, 1 July 1998-31 July 2007)
''As Gen FM''
* ''Suara Musik Terkini'' (2007–2017)
* ''Generasi Suara Musik Indonesia'' (2017–2019)
* ''Nambah Pol!'' (2019–present)
Network
Gen FM has a network in Surabaya, called Gen 103.1 FM Surabaya (
PM6FKC). No relayed programs from Gen FM Jakarta in Gen FM Surabaya.
(Indonesian) Gen FM Surabaya Site
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References
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Radio stations in Jakarta
Radio stations established in 2007
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