a malaysian radio station . it is not to be confused with hitz fm a ghanaian radio station . for the former aspirant community radio station in melbourne australia see hitz 247 hitz fm . the neutrality of this article is disputed . relevant discussion may be found on the talk page . please do not remove this message until conditions to do so are met . june 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . june 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message hitz fm city kuala lumpur kota kinabalu kuching broadcast area malaysia singapore and brunei slogan malaysia s number 1 hit station frequency varies depending on its region first air date january 1997 ; 19 years ago 1997 01 format talk contemporary hit radio language s english owner astro holdings sdn bhd under astro radio sister stations mix fm litefm my fm melody fm era fm sinar fm thr gegar and thr raaga webcast eaac website www.hitz.fm hitz fm is a malaysian national radio station managed by astro radio a subsidiary of astro holdings sdn bhd. the radio station name was changed from hitz.fm to hitz fm in 2014 . the radio has regional stations in kota kinabalu and kuching . on 2015 as according to nielsen ram survey wave 1 hitz fm maintained its position as malaysia s leading english language station with over 1.2 million listeners . 1 contents 1 history 2 programming 2.1 weekdays 2.2 weekends 2.3 sunday 3 announcers 4 miscellaneous 5 frequencies 6 references 7 external links 7.1 regional link history edit january 1997 hitz fm was launched into malaysian fm airwaves in january 1997 after being one of astro s audio only channels since the launch of the satellite network in october the year before . 2000 the malaysian top 10 later renamed malaysian english top 10 was introduced airing every sundays at 4pm to bring the limelight into local malaysian music which would suit the tastes of hitz fm s listeners especially indie acts . april 2001 hitz fm undergoes rebranding as hitz.fm with a dot introduces new online features like webcasts of their on air announcers in action and radio streaming . in august 2003 a rift between li l kev and the management of amp airtime management and programming over the contract between them caused him and flyguy to leave hitz.fm abruptly . citation needed jason lo and rudy sufian were called up to fill in their places and eventually became the new morning crew . later lo switched time slots with jj fernandez for the drive home slot . later in the same year hitz.tv was launched as a complement to the radio channel . 2005 the introduction of the hitz fm malaysian english top 10 awards to honour the best of malaysian english singing musical talent and compositions . 2008 rudy announced his decision to give up his morning show confessing to having problems getting up in the mornings and needed to change his work pattern . citation needed ean real name tengku mohd ean nasrun takes his place alongside jj following the resignation . september 2010 hitz.fm was launched alongside its respective malay and chinese counterparts era and my fm in east malaysia the three channels began broadcasting in kuching on 25 october of that year followed by kota kinabalu on 1 december . 2014 hitz.fm was rebranded again this time reverted to its original name hitz fm . programming edit weekdays edit programme time announcer s info the hitz fm morning crew 6am 10am ean arnold and rd the main in house breakfast radio show airing among other things the trademark gotcha prank calls football updates and celebrity interviews . hitz playlist 10am 1pm sher your music we play it sher has got you covered from 10am until 1pm . plus more music less talk hitz 1 2 4 1pm 4pm juanita afternoon slot including celebrity gossips recent movies releases and community news around selected urban areas . hitz drive thru 4pm 8pm adam c cruise home with adam c as he brings you the biggest hitz the best gotchas from 4pm to 8pm hitz night out 8pm 12am ryan it doesn t get any crazier than this join ryan as he brings you a whole night of awesome music and hilarious stories all from 8pm to midnight club hitz 12am 6am jakeman and skeletor late night segment dedicated to club trance and electronic music . hitz fm sarawak programme time announcers info the hitz fm morning crew 6am 10am ean arnold and rd the main in house breakfast radio show airing among other things the trademark gotcha prank calls football updates and celebrity interview hitz playlist 10am 1pm veronica playing you the latest hits live from sarawak hitz 1 2 4 1pm 4pm kiyoshi playing you all the hitz from 1 to 4 in sarawak hitz drive thru 4pm 8pm natasha cruise home with the biggest hitz the best gotchas hitz night out 8pm 12am ryan it doesn t get any crazier than this join ryan as he brings you a whole night of awesome music and hilarious stories all from 8pm to midnight hitz fm sabah programme time announcers info the hitz fm morning crew 6am 10am ean arnold and rd the main in house breakfast radio show airing among other things the trademark gotcha prank calls football updates and celebrity interview hitz playlist 10am 1pm calista latest entertainment gossips and music news from all around the globe hitz 1 2 4 hitz sabah top 40 friday 1pm 4pm rica playing you all the hitz from 1 to 4 in sabah hitz drive thru 4pm 8 pm farhan cruise home with the biggest hitz & the best gotchas hitz sabah style bah hitz night out 8pm 12am ryan it doesn t get any crazier than this join ryan as he brings you a whole night of awesome music and hilarious stories all from 8pm to midnight weekends edit saturday programme time announcer s info hitz tens in a row 6am 9am ten of the biggest hitz with no commercial breaks best of morning crew 9am 11am ean arnold and rd highlights of the weekday morning crew show broadcasts hitz tens in a row 11am 3pm continuous playing of popular songs off the chart without any commercial breaks . best of gotchas 3pm 5pm ean arnold and rd highlights from the gotcha segment from the morning crew show fresh on hitz 5pm 6pm juanita juanita plays you an hour of the freshest hitz hitz hot 20 6pm 8pm arnold & rd chart show presenting the billboard s top 20 songs hitz bassment 8pm 9pm basil joseph dedicated source slot for hip hop & rnb . club hitz 9pm 12am jakeman and skeletor late night segment dedicated to club trance and electronic music hardwell on air 12am 1am hardwell hardwell on air will give everyone s weekend that extra boost by bringing that trendsetting and original hardwell sound club hitz 1am 4am jakeman and skeletor late night segment dedicated to club trance and electronic music . hitz fm sarawak programme time announcers info hitz sarawak weekend show 11am 3pm miah 10 of the biggest hitz in sarawak back to back hitz fm sabah programme time announcers info hitz sabah weekend show 11am 3pm abbie calista 10 of the biggest hitz in sabah back to back sunday edit programme time announcers info hitz weekend 6am 10am adam c juanita ten of the biggest hitz back to back with no commercial breaks at all hitz hot 20 10am 12pm arnold & rd join arnold and rd as they count down the biggest 20 hitz . hitz bassment 12pm 1pm basil joseph hip hop and r & b dedicated source slot hitz live 1pm 2pm compilation of selected live performances from various artists the drop 2pm 3pm segment showcasing recent electronic music and club hits from dance floors around the world . malaysian english top ten met10 3pm 4pm sher ryan chart show dedicated to current malaysian english songs . hitz tens in a row 4pm 8pm juanita adam c sher ten of the biggest hitz back to back with no commercial breaks at all hitz tube 8pm 9pm jinnyboy showcase of selected pop song covers discovered on youtube club hitz 9pm 2am jakeman and skeletor late night segment dedicated to club trance and electronic music . announcers edit kuala lumpur announcers ean arnold rd juanita adam c ryan basil joseph sher east malaysia announcers rica calista farhan natasha kiyoshi veronica miah miscellaneous edit the street team for the peninsular malaysia station are dubbed as the hitz fm iriz cruisers shortened to the iriz cruisers while the sabah and sarawak street teams are called the hitz fm perodua cruisers the perodua cruisers functioning as reaching out divisions to its listeners across malaysia organizing games with free gifts courtesy of the station . every weekday mornings the morning crew would play prank calls known as got cha calls on the request of the victim s family friends or colleagues . more recently the morning crew has introduced a new game called lie detector test which involves contestants strapped onto the seat of the titular patented machine under request of participation and asked a series of yes or no questions . the test would either show true false or unreadable . frequencies edit klang valley 92.9 mhz seremban 95.0 mhz malacca 93.0 mhz johor bahru and singapore 97.6 mhz ipoh 92.7 mhz alor setar and penang 92.8 mhz taiping 93.6 mhz langkawi 92.4 mhz kota bharu 92.8 mhz kuala terengganu marang and hulu terengganu 94.8 mhz kuantan and south kemaman 93.2 mhz east malaysia kuching 95.3 mhz miri and brunei 105.8 mhz kota kinabalu 100.8 mhz sandakan 99.8 mhz astro television channel 852 references edit 71 % of malaysians listen to astro radio . astro . 19 june 2015 . archived from the original on 5 march 2016 . retrieved 5 march 2016 . external links edit official website hitz fm on facebook hitz fm on instagram hitz fm on instagram hitz fm on instagram hitz fm on twitter fm sabah hitz fm on twitter fm sarawak hitz fm on twitter regional link edit hitz fm sabah on facebook hitz fm sarawak on facebook v t e radio stations of malaysia by availability and languages public availability 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