
Z99.9FM is an Indonesian radio station owned by the MPG Media Network serving
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 ...
. It was previously aired as Virgin Radio Jakarta from May 2016
to 2020s.
History
In May 2016, Virgin Radio started with only one
jockey
A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase (horse racing), steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing. The word "jockey" originated from England and was used ...
named Vari (from
Oz Radio). And then in late June 2016, it added one more
jockey
A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase (horse racing), steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing. The word "jockey" originated from England and was used ...
named Stefany. Not long after that in late 2016, Virgin Radio held a DJ audition, and added one more
jockey
A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase (horse racing), steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing. The word "jockey" originated from England and was used ...
named Canti. Advertisement kept running in prime time hours (6am-10am), together with its sister station Smooth FM.
In 2017, Virgin Radio Jakarta introduced its morning show named Breakfast Show with Vari and Canti as host, later Jerome replaced Canti in 2018, and in 2019 Canti was replaced by David.
There are also other programs; Virgin Radio Music Morning with Talitha, Virgin Radio Rush Hour with Aleef, Virgin Radio Hot Hits with Bukie, and New Song Sunday with Stefany.
On 26 November 2020, Virgin Radio Jakarta re-branded as Z 99.9
References
{{Jakarta Radio
Virgin Radio
Radio stations in Jakarta