Prambors FM (formerly known as Prambors Rasisonia and 102,3 FMANIA) is a

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based in

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. Launched on March 18, 1971 in

, the purpose of station was to play

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with their target audience being teenagers and young adults. Prambors is known as a teen icon in Indonesia throughout the 80's and 90's. It is owned and operated by Masima Radio Network (formerly Masima Contents + Channels).

History

The station was founded by Imran Amir, Mursid Rustam, Malik Sjafei, Bambang Wahyudi, and Tri Tunggal. During the late 1960s, Prambors is the nickname one of the gangs from Menteng, in downtown Jakarta. Prambors is an abbreviation of ''Prambanan, Mendut, Borobudur, dan sekitarnya'' (Prambanan, Mendut, Borobudur and the surroundings), the name of several streets in

Menteng Menteng is a district () in the administrative city of Central Jakarta, Indonesia. Menteng is surrounded by the districts of Senen and Matraman to the east, Tebet and Setiabudi to the south, Tanah Abang to the west, and Gambir to the north. ...

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. Starting from being amateur station, Prambors changed its name commercially due to government laws, with the name PT Radio Prambors. The radio network was launched in 1970 and incorporated in 1971 as Prambors Rasisonia — ''Rasisonia'' itself stands for ''Radio Siaran Sosial Niaga'' (Social Commercial Broadcast Radio).

Program

Prambors started the careers of singers

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because of their LCLR (Lomba Cipta Lagu Remaja) in 1977. In the 1980s, the Catatan Si Boy drama series was the Jakarta's favorite radio program. Due its success on the radio, CSB made the series in to a box office movie. Beside on-air programs, Prambors has off-air programs such as Prambors Nite and Tenda Mangkal. Prambors also aired their joint venture programs with Star FM Indonesia titled Viva la H!TS as the part of their five-year partnership which is started in the summer of 2021.

Stations

Prambors nation broadcast in eight largest cities in Indonesia:

External links

*http://www.pramborsfm.com *http://mrn.co.id {{DEFAULTSORT:Prambors Fm Indonesian radio networks Radio stations in Jakarta Radio stations established in 1971 1971 establishments in Indonesia

History

Program

Stations

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