Hot FM (Malaysia)


Hot FM is a Malaysian CHR station owned by Synchrosound Studio Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Media Prima. Broadcasts transmitted from Sri Pentas in Bandar Utama. The station operates 24 hours a day; broadcasting a mixed selections of songs in Malay, Indonesian and English; though Malay is the major language used.
97.6 MHz Hot FM Frequency From Gunung Ulu Kali Selangor Can Not Be Heard In Johor Due To The Worst Broadcast Disruption 97.6 MHz Frequency Overridden By Hitz From Gunung Pulai Johor So Hot FM Can Be Heard Johor Through 90.1 MHz Frequency From Gunung Pulai Johor Alternatively.

History

Hot FM previously operated as WaFM, which was owned by producer and actor Tiara Jacquelina. Media Prima acquired the station not long after and began test transmissions from 15 January 2006 to 6 February 2006, in which the station officially commenced operations led by Sathiaseelan a/l Paul Thurai, who was a former presenter with Era FM.
In 2009, Hot FM went down in history as for the first time it was charted at the top among other radio stations in Malaysia with 3.8 million weekly listeners, ahead of its traditional rival Era FM which only reached 3.76 million listeners in a week.

Radio announcers

Main announcers (effective 1 July 2019)

Note : Hot FM Frequency Can Still Be Heard In Bagan Datuk, Perak Through A Frequency Of 104.5 MHz From Gunung Kledang Or 90.5 MHz From Bukit Larut Alternatively.