- Best 104
Best 104 is both
Malaysia 's first privateradio station (though not the first commercial one, that honour belongs toTime Highway Radio ), and the first to be based outside ofKuala Lumpur , inJohor Bahru ,Johor ,Malaysia . It began transmission in1988 primarily as a station to suit the listening taste of the Johor state Sultan. It used to broadcast in both English and Malay, but fierce competition with other private stations broadcasting in English forced it to focus on the Malay speaking audience. Its commercialisation began when it extended its broadcast area to outside its native Johor state and the commencement of round-the-clock broadcast in1996 . Best 104 was at one time one of the more popular bilingual stations with listeners inSingapore and the national capitalKuala Lumpur ; stiff competition for the English speaking audience saw the station backing off from English broadcast in2001 . The main station is located in the royal town ofPasir Pelangi .Transmitters
* FM 104.1 MHz from Gunung Pulai transmitter site covering south Johor, Singapore and Riau Islands
* FM 94.8 MHz increased 10 kW output from Gunung Ledang transmitter site covering North Johor,Melaka , parts ofNegeri Sembilan and SouthwestPahang
* FM 102.5 MHz from Bukit Tinggi transmitter site covering East Johor
* FM 104.1 MHz from Gunung Ulu Kali transmitter site coveringSelangor and Kuala Lumpur (Klang Valley ), Western Pahang and parts of SouthernPerak .Interesting fact
* DJ Burhan Mohtaruddin, also known as BBD, held the world record of the longest on-air announcer after conducting the radio station non-stop for 104 hours, from midnight of
2 October 2000 until 8.00 a.m. of6 October 2000. (From:The Malaysian Book Of Records, The Millennium Edition)
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