Radio24 (Malaysia)
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| City | Kuala Lumpur |
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| Broadcast area | Malaysia and Singapore |
| Slogan | "Berita Pantas. Info Berterusan." Fast News. Nonstop Info. |
| Frequency | Varies depending on its region |
| First air date | 3 September 2007 |
| Format | News, Weather, Traffic, Information |
| Language(s) | English, Malaysian and Tamil |
| Owner | Bernama |
| Website | www |
Bernama Radio (formerly known as Radio24 or BERNAMA Radio24 until March 2016) is the first all-news radio station in Malaysia. The free-to-air station began trial transmission on 16 August 2007 at 12:00 noon and was officially launched on 3 September 2007 at 9:00 a.m. It broadcasts on the FM 93.9 MHz frequency that was formerly used by RTM's Klasik Nasional FM. From January 2012 it also started broadcasting in Johor Bahru, Johor at 107.5 MHz.
The station broadcasts domestic, regional and world news through hourly news bulletins, quarter-hourly news highlights and breaking news as and when they happen through live field reports and telephone cross-overs. The station also has an array of talk-back shows. It also airs at frequent intervals, traffic, weather and stock market reports. The station also provides live audio streaming through its website. On 3 January 2011, the station began its Mobile Streaming service via smart phones like BlackBerry and iPhone, accessible through the devices on board internet browser at http://www.radio24.ada.fm
The station undergoned a minor rebrand on March 2016 which the station is now known as Bernama Radio.
Broadcasting in both English and Malaysian, the station is owned and operated by the Malaysian National news agency, BERNAMA, and broadcasts from Wisma BERNAMA in Kuala Lumpur. For its first phase, the station's transmission covered the Klang Valley, which is home to approximately 8 million people.
Tamil language broadcasting was introduced on 4 February 2017. The slot, known as "Tamil Oli", will be broadcast from 11am to 1pm and from 11pm to midnight every Saturday and Sunday. It is created in collaboration with New Wave Events Sdn Bhd and will be based on infotainment concept. The introduction of such slots also means that Tamil language radio broadcasts will be lanuched in East Malaysia for the very first time, since other Tamil radio stations available in Malaysia only broadcast in Penisular Malaysia.
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