THR Raaga
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| File:THR Raaga Logo.png | |
| City of license | Kuala Lumpur |
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| Broadcast area | West Malaysia and Singapore |
| Slogan | Aahaa....Sirantha Isai! |
| Frequency | Varies depending on its region |
| First air date | 1 January 2005 |
| Format | Contemporary hit radio |
| Language(s) | Tamil |
| Owner | Astro Holdings Sdn Bhd, under Astro Radio |
| Sister stations | Hitz FM, Mix FM, LiteFM, My FM, Melody FM, Era FM, Sinar FM and THR Gegar |
| Webcast | THR Raaga eAAC+ |
| Website | raaga |
THR Raaga is a Malaysian Tamil-language radio station operated by Astro Radio. Its broadcasts 13 hours a day, 7 days a week. On 2015, as according to Nielsen RAM Survey Wave #1, THR Raaga maintained its position as Malaysia's leading Tamil-language station with over 2.0 million listeners.[1] It also emerge as South East Asia No-1 Tamil radio station by beating Minnal FM and Singapore based Oli 96.8FM.
History
The radio station went on air on 1 January 2005. Previously it was known as IME Highway Radio. Later, in year 2005 Astro Radio take over the times highway radio to relaunch a brand new radio channel to broadcast in Tamil. The station is well known for its breakfast show, Kalakkal Kaalai.
Shows line-up
- 0600–1000 hours: Kalakkal Kaalai with Aanantha and Uthaya (Mon-Fri)
- 1000–1200 hours: Hello Nanba with Suresh (Mon-Fri)
- 1200–1500 hours: Raagavil 15 with Suresh (Mon-Fri)
- 1500–1900 hours: Hyper Maalai Ram and Revathy (Mon-Fri)
- 1900–0000 hours: Love@Raaga/Inimai@Raaga with Maaran (Mon-Fri)
- 0000–0200 hours: Hindi Power (daily)
- 0200–0600 hours: THR Raaga (Daily; Only available via online and Astro DVR Channel 859)
- 0200–0600 hours: THR Gegar (Daily; only broadcasts Malay programme (THR Gegar) from East Coast on THR Raaga frequencies)
- 0600–1000 hours: Raagavil Raagalai with Suresh and Ahila (Saturday)
- 2200–0000 hours: Raaga Club Mix with DJ Jolly, DJ Indran & DJ Lil G (Saturday)
Frequencies
- 99.3 FM from Gunung Ulu Kali covers Klang Valley, South Perak (Tanjung Malim, Slim River, Trolak, Bidor, and Tapah)
- 103.7 FM from Gunung Pulai covers South Johor (Johor Bahru) and Singapore
- 101.9 FM from Gunung Raya covers Langkawi
- 102.4 FM from Gunung Jerai covers Kedah, and Perlis.
- 99.3 FM from Bukit Penara covers Penang
- 97.9 FM from Gunung Kledang covers Ipoh, Central Perak, Cameron Highlands, and South-West Kelantan (parts of Gua Musang)
- 102.1 FM from Bukit Larut covers Taiping, North Perak (Gerik) and parts of Kelantan
- 101.5 FM from Gunung Telapa Buruk covers Negeri Sembilan and Bera, Pahang (Teriang, Kemayan, Mengkarak)
- 99.7 FM from Gunung Ledang covers Malacca, North Johor and South West Pahang (Bandar Muadzam Shah and Bandar Tun Abdul Razak/Keratong)
- 99.3 FM from Gunung Ulu Kali covers Pahang (Bentong, Temerloh, Raub, Kuala Lipis, Lurah Bilut, Mentakab, Lanchang, Padang Tengku, Sungai Ruan, Benta, Chenor, Jerantut, Jengka and Maran)
Awards
- Kancil Festival 2007 - Silver Award
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Official website
- THR Raaga on Facebook
- THR Raaga on Instagram
- THR Raaga on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
 Radio stations of Malaysia by availability and languages |
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