| Fly FM | |
| City: | Petaling Jaya |
| Area: | Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia) Indonesia (Batam and Bintan Islands, Fly FM Johor only) Singapore (Fly FM Johor only) Thailand (Southern Thailand, Fly FM Kedah and Kota Bharu only) |
| Rds: | FLY FM |
| Frequency: | Varies depending on its region |
| Format: | Contemporary hit radio (3 October 2005-1 August 2021) Hot adult contemporary (2 August 2021-present) |
| Language: | English |
| Owner: | Media Prima Berhad |
| Licensee: | Max-Airplay Sdn Bhd |
Fly FM is an English-language Malaysian private radio station owned by Media Prima Audio; a radio broadcasting subsidiary of Malaysian media conglomerate Media Prima.[1] It was launched on 3 October 2005 and targets listeners aged between fifteen and thirty years old. Fly FM is the second-most popular English radio station in Malaysia and the fastest growing radio station in the country. The music on Fly FM is aired in both English and Malay.
In 2003, upon its official launch and before Fly FM's establishment, Media Prima announced that it had applied for a license to operate a radio station as part of the company's expansion of business operations.[2] [3]
On 29 April 2005, Media Prima acquired Perintis Layar, which owns 75% of Max Airplay. This acquisition included the rights to manage, operate, and maintain a radio station.[4] [5] [6]
Fly FM began operations on 3 October 2005 and its official launch took place six days later, on 9 October 2005.[7] It become the first radio station under Media Prima Radio Networks (later Ripple Media; now Media Prima Audio). It used to broadcast live from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and became the first radio station in the world to be situated in an airport.[8] As of June 2006, Fly FM and its sister station Hot FM, had a listenership total of 3.4 million, according to a survey by Nielsen Media Research.[9] [10]
In 2007, Fly FM introduced a programme slot called 50 Minutes of Non-Stop Music where songs aired for 50 minutes without commercials.
The station was initially launched by Jason Cottam and the DJ Fly Guy (Saufian Mokhtar). Together with Yvonne Natalie Kniese (Natalie), they hosted the morning show The Pagi Show. Natalie was later replaced by Phat Fabes and Fly Guy was replaced by Ben (Loh Ben Jern). Soon after, Nadia was added as the show's third host.
From 26 June 2011 onwards, Phat Fabes and Ben were moved to the evening slot. The morning show was renamed The Pagi Rock Crew (named after LMFAO's hit song Party Rock Anthem). It was presented by Hafiz and Prem along with original morning crew DJ, Nadia. Nadia left the station on 20 March 2012.
In 2013, Zher and Guibo were introduced and the show renamed as the All New Pagi Rock Crew. After a year they were moved to the evening slot. The current morning show is Ben & Hafiz while the night show Fly 30 is managed by Ivan. In 2015, Ben's retirement led to the formation of a new morning slot called the #FlyWolfPack consisting of Hafiz, Dennis and Guibo. In 2017, after Dennis left, the morning show was renamed Fly Fm's Hafiz and Guibo. In August 2017, Zher left Fly FM.
On 30 July 2021, Douglas Lim joined Ili for Fly FM's Breakfast Show.[11] From 2 August 2021, Fly FM was officially rebranded into a hot adult contemporary radio station as part of Media Prima's radio rebranding exercise and at the same time. Its URL address, www.flyfm.com.my, was renamed as www.flyfm.audio.
Between 28 March 2022 to 22 September 2023, Fly FM was no longer broadcast temporarily through the MYTV platform.[12]
| Frequencies | Broadcast area | Transmitter site | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95.8 MHz | Klang Valley | Gunung Ulu Kali | |
| 99.1 MHz | Perlis and Alor Setar, Kedah | Alor Setar Tower | |
| 89.9 MHz | Penang and Taiping, Perak | Bukit Penara | |
| 87.9 MHz | Ipoh, Perak | Gunung Kledang | |
| 98.6 MHz | Seremban, Negeri Sembilan | Gunung Telapak Buruk | |
| 94.0 MHz | Malacca and Northern Johor | Mount Ledang | |
| 102.5 MHz | Johor Bahru, Johor and Singapore | Mount Pulai | |
| 87.6 MHz | Kuantan, Pahang | Bukit Pelindung | |
| 107.5 MHz | Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu | Bukit Jerung | |
| 107.4 MHz | Kota Bharu, Kelantan | Peringat |