TV9 (Malaysia)
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| Type | Private broadcast terrestrial television |
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| Country |  Malaysia |
| Availability | National |
| Slogan | Dekat di Hati (Close to the heart) |
| Owner | Media Prima Berhad |
| Key people | Bukhari Che Muda |
| Launch date | 22 April 2006 |
| Former names | Channel 9 |
| Website www.tv9.com.my |
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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.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] See also
- List of Malaysian television stations
- List of programmes broadcast by TV9 (Malaysia)
- Channel 9
- TV Pendidikan
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