Defunct Radio Stations
| Station | Frequency | Operator | Language | Format | Area served | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBC World Service | unknown | BBC | Malay | News | Klang Valley | Malay-language radio stations from British between 2 May 1941 until 31 March 1991 |
| Talk Radio | 101.8 MHz | AMP Radio Networks | English | Talk | Klang Valley | Short-lived radio station aired between 1997 - 1998. The FM slot was taken over by MY FM |
| Classic Rock | 103.3 MHz | AMP Radio Networks | English | Music | Klang Valley | Short-lived radio station aired between 1997 - 1998. The radio is still can be heard on Astro, and the FM slot was taken over by ERA FM |
| RfM | 98.8 MHz, then 91.5 MHz and lastly was 104.9 MHz | Radio Redifussion Sdn. Bhd | Malay, English, Chinese | Talk, Music | Klang Valley | Radio Redifussion Sdn. Bhd was taken over by The Star Publication Berhad and changed it name to STAR RfM Sdn. Bhd in 2003. Therefore the Rfm brand name has been changed to Red 104.9 and now is knowingly as Red FM. In 2001, Ikim.FM takes over the previous Rfm slot |
| THR GEGAR (Permata Pantai Timur) Time Highway Radio | 88.1 MHz (Kota Bharu), 106.8 MHz (Kuala Terengganu), 88.8 MHz (Kuantan), | Time Highway Radio Sdn. Bhd. | Malay | Talk, Music | East Peninsular Malaysia | Time Highway Radio was taken over by AMP Radio Networks in 2005 and became Tamil-language station knowing as THR Raaga for West Peninsular while for East Peninsular it's become THR Gegar in Malay language |
| Time Highway Radio | 99.3 MHz | Time Highway Radio Sdn. Bhd. | Malay, English | Talk, Music | Peninsular Malaysia | Time Highway Radio was taken over by AMP Radio Networks in 2005 and became Tamil-language station knowing as THR Raaga for West Peninsular while for East Peninsular it's become THR Gegar in Malay language |
| WOW FM, then WA FM | 97.6 MHz | Synchrosound Studio Sdn. Bhd. | English then Chinese | Talk, Music | nationwide | WOW FM/WA FM was taken over by Media Prima Berhad in late 2005 and then became Malay-language radio station knowingly as Hot FM |
| Klasik FM | 93.9 MHz | RTM | Malay | Malay Classic music | Klang Valley | Klasik FM has been merged with Nasional FM on August 12, 2006 and now known as Klasik Nasional FM. The radio station was first went on air in 1998 |
| Nasional FM | 98.3 MHz and 87.7 MHz | RTM | Malay | News Talk Music |
Nationwide | Nasional FM has been merged with Klasik FM on 30 May 2006 and now known as Klasik Nasional FM. This is Malaysia first radio station |
| Wanita FM | 88.1 MHz | Radio Wanita Berhad | Malay | Talk, Music | Klang Valley | Wanita FM was taken over by Media Prima Berhad in January 2009 and then became Chinese-language radio station knowingly as One FM |
| XFM | 103.0 MHz | AMP Radio Networks | Malay | Talk, Music | Klang Valley | XFM FM frequency and Astro slot has been taking over by her sister Chinese station Melody FM starting in 9 July 2012 for test transmission, but still can be listened on the net as an internet station |
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