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City
  
Kuala Lumpur

Format
  
Contemporary hit radio

Broadcast area
  
West Malaysia and Singapore

Slogan
  
Aahaa... Sirantha Isai! (Aahaa... the best music!)

Frequency
  
Varies depending on its region

First air date
  
1 January 2005; 12 years ago (2005-01-01)

THR Raaga is a Malaysian Tamil-language radio station operated by Astro Radio. It broadcasts 13 hours a day, 7 days a week. In 2015, as according to Nielsen RAM Survey Wave #1, THR Raaga maintained its position as Malaysia's leading Tamil-language station with over two million listeners. It also emerge as South East Asia's No.1 Tamil radio station by beating Minnal FM and Singapore based Oli 96.8FM.

Contents

The station is well known for its breakfast show, Kalakkal Kaalai, which began broadcasting on 1 August 2006. The Hindi Power is also carried on the station since early 2010, which was previously broadcast on THR Gegar.

History

The radio station began broadcasting on 9 September 1994, after having started test transmission nine days before (31 August). It was known as TIME Highway Radio until 2005 and includes segments in Malay (Gegar), English and for a short period, in Mandarin (Mun Toh Tak), with Tamil-language segment (Raaga) being introduced later, as well as Hindi Power, a segment that focused mainly on Bollywood music. By March 2002, Tamil programs on THR accounts for 40 percent of THR's daily broadcasting time. AMP Radio Networks acquires the radio station in 2005 to relaunch a brand new radio channel to broadcast in Tamil.

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, Kedah
  • 102.4 FM from Gunung Jerai covers Kedah (mainland part) 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, Mengkarak)
  • 99.7 FM from Gunung Ledang covers Malacca, North Johor, South West Pahang (Kemayan, Bandar Muadzam Shah and Bandar Tun Abdul Razak/Keratong), Pekan and parts of Kuantan.
  • 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, Gambang and Maran)

    • Kuantan can receive THR Raaga either 99.3MHz, 101.5MHz or 99.7MHz, depends on the areas.

    Awards

  • Kancil Festival 2007 - Silver Award

    • References

    THR Raaga Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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