ASTRO RADIO IS NO. 1!!!!

Astro Radio retained its leadership position as Malaysia’s No.1 radio operator with a weekly listener base of 12.2 million, according to the recent Nielsen Radio Audience Measurement (RAM) survey results.

From a rankings perspective, the survey result confirmed Astro Radio’s continued dominance as ‘king of radio’ with ERA fm at No.1, THR (Raaga & Gegar) at No.2 and SINAR fm at No.3.

ERA fm, hitz.fm, MY FM and THR Raaga continue their reign as the No.1 radio stations in the Malay, English, Chinese and Tamil language respectively. Astro Radio’s THR Gegar also retains the No.1 radio station position in the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia, which includes the states of Kelantan, Terengganu & Pahang.

Despite a sharp decline in audience reach for the overall English language segment, Astro Radio’s English radio stations (hitz.fm, MIX fm and LiteFM) maintained its stronghold with a 79% share of this segment. Both ERA fm and THR (Raaga & Gegar) reported an increase in weekly listenership with a total of 4.7 million and 3.7 million respectively. Astro Radio’s newest Chinese-language radio station, MELODY FM, recorded a 196% growth in its cumulative listenership from 134,000 to 397,000, since its inception in August 2012. MELODY FM’S Exclusive Audience also grew a staggering 219% during the same period.

Dr Jake Abdullah, Chief Executive Officer of Astro Radio said “The market is becoming increasingly challenging with media consumption fragmentation and rapidly evolving technology. The key to Astro Radio’s success is and has always been about putting our listeners at the core of everything that we do. We invest in regular research to get to the heart of what our listeners want to hear, how they want to hear it and where they want it. It’s a continuous process of evolution. Resting on our laurels is never an option”.

“We would like to thank our sponsors, partners and advertisers for their continued trust and confidence in Astro Radio. As part of our go beyond strategy, we will continue to provide our listeners with a best-in-class entertainment experience irrespective of platform. Today, listeners can access Astro Radio 24/7 on the go through our mobile apps and web players, making it truly accessible anywhere, anytime for anybody.” he added.