Johor FM - History

History

  • 7 November 1963 - Stesen Johor Bahru went on air for the first time on AM.
  • 4 June 1966 - Radio Malaysia it was officially innaugurated by the 23rd Sultan of Johor's, Sultan Ismail Al-Khalidi Ibni Ibrahim Al-Masyhur.
  • 30 August 1988 - Radio Malaysia Johor Bahru went FM stereo
  • 20 October 1988 - Radio Malaysia Johor Bahru was split into 2-radio stations such: its FM stereo radio transmitter was taken over by a new station called FM Stereo Johor Bahru (FMJB) and Radio Malaysia Johor Bahru (RMJB) went back to old AM 521 KHz.
  • 31 August 1989 - Radio Malaysia Johor Bahru changed its name to Radio 3 Johor Bahru.
  • 1 January 1991 - Radio 3 Johor Bahru went back to FM.
  • 1 January 1993 - Radio 3 Johor Bahru started broadcasting 18-hours a day from 06:00 to 00:00 MST in daily.
  • 1 January 1994 - Radio 3 Johor Bahru and FMJB moved to the brand new Kompleks Penyiaran Sultan Iskandar (Sultan Iskandar Broadcasting Complex).
  • 31 August 1998 - Radio 3 Johor Bahru changed its name to Radio Malaysia Johor (RMJ).
  • 2 June 2005 - Radio Malaysia Johor came to be known by its current name Johor FM.
  • September 2006 - The RTM Tower at 317-meter high transmitting mast at the Johor Bahru station was dismantled.

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