Analogue Terrestrial Television
This is currently the traditional way of receiving television in Malaysia, however it has now largely been supplanted by digital providers. There are 11 channels; three of them are government public-owned by Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) the 2 television channels terrestrial free-to-air TV1 and TV2 while TV Alhijrah are public government-owner by Al Hijrah Media Corporation which TV3, NTV7, 8TV and TV9 are private commercial-owned by Media Prima, Worldview Broadcasting Channel are private commercial-owned by Worldview Broadcasting Channel (Malaysia) Sendirian Berhad are private commercial-owned by Media Citra Bherhad. Analogue terrestrial transmissions were scheduled to be switched off in phases as part of the digital switchover, expected to be completed in 2020 as a recommendation from Southeast Asia, however, it does not come to effect. The frequency has been moved to avoid signal jamming with television in Thailand.
| Name | Network | Owner | Launch date | Channel (KL) | Broadcasting area | Transmitted area | Broadcasting hours (UTC+08:00) | Runtime | Formerly known as | Group | Type |
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| TV1 | Radio Televisyen Malaysia | Government | 31 December 1963 | 5 UHF | Klang Valley | Kuala Lumpur | 24/7 (as of August 21, 2012) | Televisyen Malaysia Rangkaian Pertama Malaysia 1 |
Free-to-air | Terrestrial | |
| TV2 | 17 November 1969 | 8 UHF | 24/7 | 24-hours | Rangkaian Kedua Malaysia 2 |
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| TV3 | Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad | Media Prima Berhad | 1 June 1984 | 12 UHF | |||||||
| NTV7 | Natseven Televisyen Sendirian Berhad | 7 April 1998 | 7 UHF | 07:00-02:30 MST. | 20-hours 30-minutes (20,5-hours) | ||||||
| 8TV | Metropolitan Televisyen Sendirian Berhad | 8 January 2004 | 27 UHF | 07:00-03:00 MST. | 21-hours | MetroVision Channel 8 |
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| TV9 | Channel 9 Sendirian Berhad | 22 April 2006 | 33 UHF | 06:30-01:30 MST. | 17-hours | Channel 9 |
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| TV AlHijrah | AlHijrah Media Corporation | Government | 7 December 2010 | 55 UHF | 06:00-00:00 MST. | 18-hours | |||||
| Worldview Broadcasting Channel | Worldview Broadcasting Channel (Malaysia) Sendirian Berhad | Malaysia News Television | 1 April 2012 | 39 UHF | 18:00-00:00 MST. | 6-hours |
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