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AMP Radio Networks acquires the radio station in 2005 to relaunch a brand new radio channel to broadcast in Tamil. From 2 January 2018, with the reformulation of radio stations owned by Astro, the "THR Raaga" name was simplified to Raaga, ending the usage of THR name after 23 years. The change also happens to THR Gegar, which is now known as Gegar.
Time Highway Radio was taken over by Astro Radio in 2005. It became a Tamil-language station known as "THR Raaga" on the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. On the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia it became known as "THR Gegar", broadcasting in Malay. Both stations later dropped the "THR" brand and simply became "Raaga" and "Gegar" respectively.
Currently DRM digital radio channels are in the testing stage. [4] Chennai 'A' 730 kHz ... THR Raaga (formerly TIME Highway Radio) Mauritius. ONEX FM Radio;
[2] [3] The rebranding on 1 January 2018 removed the "THR" name from Gegar, and the change also happened to Raaga. [1] From July 2018, Gegar broadcasts from 02:00 to 06:00 on Raaga's FM frequencies was discontinued, and the latter became 24 hours. Previously, 24 hour broadcasts of Raaga were only available through online and Astro channel 859.
1998 (as an Astro-only audio channel) , 2004 (as an FM radio station) 857 Gegar: A Malay-language radio station targeting the East Coast area. Malay: 1994 (original, as THR), 2005 (acquisition) 863 Raaga: Astro Radio's only Tamil-language radio station, targeting the West Coast area. Tamil: 1994 (original, as THR), 2005 (acquisition) 859 Melody
In 2002, THR expanded coverage to Kuantan, Kuala Terengganu and Kota Bharu, and Gegar was launched 24 hours as Malay East Coast radio station to compete against Manis FM. In May 2004, THR entered a strategic partnership with Channel 9 following Medanmas' acquisition of THR's owner and operator, Anaza Sdn. Bhd. [5] [6] [7] [8]
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Gheetha Ammasee was born in an Indian Malaysian Tamil family in Taiping, Perak, Malaysia as the daughter of a plantation owner. [1] She started off as a host on the Malaysian television channel NTV7 on a show called Rhythm And Raaga, [2] [3] before starting her career as a radio jockey at the Malaysian Tamil radio station, THR Raaga. [4]