Sinar (radio station)

Sinar (formerly Sinar FM, stylised as sinar on radio)^[1] is a Malaysian Malay-language radio station operated by Astro Radio. The radio station began broadcasting on 1 March 2004. The radio station focused on mature listeners and plays classic music from both local and foreign artists, compared to its sister stations, (Era, Gegar, and Zayan), which target younger and East Coast listeners, respectively. In 2015, as according to Nielsen RAM Survey Wave #1, Sinar maintained its position as Malaysia's second leading Malay-language station with over 3.7 million listeners.^[2]

Broadcast areaMalaysia
Singapore and Indonesia (Sinar Johor only)
Brunei (Sinar Sarawak only)
Thailand (Sinar Kedah and Sinar Kelantan only)

RDSSINAR

LanguageMalay

FormatClassic hits, Adult contemporary

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Sinar

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Broadcast area	Malaysia Singapore and Indonesia (Sinar Johor only) Brunei (Sinar Sarawak only) Thailand (Sinar Kedah and Sinar Kelantan only)
RDS	SINAR
Programming
Language	Malay
Format	Classic hits, Adult contemporary
Affiliations	Astro Radio
Ownership
Owner	Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad
Sister stations	List Era Era Sabah Era Sarawak Zayan THR Gegar Raaga My Melody GoXuan Hitz Mix Lite
History
First air date	1 March 2004; 22 years ago (2004-03-01)
Former names	Sinar FM (01.03.2004 - 31.12.2017)
Technical information
Licensing authority	MCMC
Links
Webcast	Syok TuneIn (Klang Valley)
Website	sinar.syok.my

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Since the station launched at 1 March 2004, Sinar mostly plays retro hits for targeting listeners between the age of 25 to 39