Everything about Tv9 Malaysia totally explained
TV9 is a
Malaysian private-owned
television station which started transmission on
April 22,
2006. This
free-to-air television station is owned fully by
Media Prima Berhad.
History
TV9 existed as
Channel 9 from
September 9,
2003 to
February 1,
2005, but following
Media Prima Berhad's acquisition of Ch-9 Media Sdn Bhd, the station's name was renamed and relaunched with a tagline "
Dekat Di Hati" ("Close to the heart" in
Malay) and content geared towards
Malay audience. Test transmissions resumed on
April 1,
2006 by airing music videos mostly in
Malay.
Content and Features
Despite its focus mainly on Malay programming, the station also airs
Chinese movies (with Malay subtitles) and
Japanese series (dubbed in Malay) programmes on a weekly basis.
English programmes such as
Crocodile Hunter,
Mutant X,
Jeff Corwin Experience,
Guinness World Records are also currently aired with Malay subtitles. During the 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. airtime block daily, the station airs children's shows such as
Nickelodeon cartoons like
Dora the Explorer,
Blue's Clues and more which are all dubbed in Malay.
TV9 airs its own news segment called
Berita TV9 (literally: TV9 News) since January 1, 2007 at 8:00pm. For eight months since it started transmission, "Edisi 7" was broadcasted, courtesy of
ntv7.
Liputan 9 (Coverage 9) was Channel 9's primetime news programme when it was in transmission, courtesy of
Bernama. The first 30-minute version of
Warta Perdana, courtesy of
RTM1 was also aired during a few months before the transmission ended. The newsreaders of
Berita TV9 includes Zuhairah Mustafa Al-Husin, Abu Talib Husin, Syed Mohammad Khair Syed Hussein, Nurazura Abu Samah, Syafinaz Yunus, Amin Hayat Abdul Rahim and Nona Julia Hashim. They were chosen from over 5000 people who auditioned. The TV9 News is brought live from Studio C in Sri Pentas,
Bandar Utama.
The station's official transmission starts from 12:00 noon till 1:00 am. on Mondays to Thursdays, 7:30 am. till 1:00 am. on Friday until Sunday and public holidays, except during the
Ramadhan month where it airs 24 hours a day. It is considerably short when compared to other television stations. At 12 midnight, interactive programmes are shown where mostly Malay music videos are played. At the same time, viewers can chat via SMS.
From Mondays to Thursdays at 8:00am - 12 noon,
TV Pendidikan's programmes are aired.
TV9 broadcasts under
UHF (Ultra High) Frequency. In the Klang Valley, the UHF channel is 42, with a weaker transmission at 33 in certain parts of the Klang valley.
TV9 is also available on
Astro via Channel 119.
Further Information
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