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{{Infobox radio station
| name               = Ai FM (爱FM)
| logo = Ai FM logo.png
| logo_size = 150px
| city               = [[Kuala Lumpur]]
| area               = [[Malaysia]], [[Singapore]], [[Brunei]], part of [[Indonesia]] and [[Thailand]]
| branding           = 
| frequency          = Varies depending on region
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| repeater           = 
| airdate            = {{launch date and age|1971|1|17|df=yes}} (as Green Network) <br> {{launch date and age|2005|4|1|df=yes}} (as Ai FM)
| last_airdate       = <!-- for defunct stations -->
| format             = [[Easy listening]], [[Talk radio|Talk]], [[News radio|News]], [[Oldies]]
| language           = [[Chinese language|Chinese]] ([[Malaysian Mandarin|Mandarin]] (main), [[Hokkien]], [[Chaoshan Min]], [[Hakka Chinese|Hakka]] and [[Malaysian Cantonese|Cantonese]])
| power              = 
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| affiliations       = 
| owner              = [[Radio Televisyen Malaysia]]
| licensee           = 
| sister_stations    = [[Asyik FM]]<br>[[Minnal FM]]<br>[[Nasional FM]]<br>[[Radio Klasik]]<br>[[TraXX FM]]
| webcast            = {{URL|https://rtmklik.rtm.gov.my/radio/nasional/ai-fm}}
| website            = {{URL|http://aifm.rtm.gov.my/}} 
}}
'''Ai FM''' formerly known as '''Radio 5 Chinese service''' (Chinese name: 爱 FM, literally "Love FM") is a oldest [[Malaysian Mandarin]]-language radio station for [[Malaysian Chinese]] community operated by [[Radio Televisyen Malaysia]] was first broadcast on 1 April 1946 as Radio Malaya. It is broadcast 24 hours a day (starting on 28 December 1994), 7 days a week.

The station mostly plays [[easy listening]] and [[Oldies]] from the [[1950s in music|1950s]], [[1960s in music|1960s]] and [[1970s in music|1970s]] similar and related to [[Capital 95.8FM]] in [[Singapore]] and [[Melody (radio station)|Melody]] in [[Malaysia]] as targeting listeners between the age of 50 to now.

==Etymology==
The station's name means "love" in [[Mandarin language|Mandarin]] and carries a universal meaning. The name was chosen through discussions with various parties including leaders of [[Malaysian Chinese Association|MCA]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Penyata Rasmi Parlimen Dewan Rakyat |url=https://www.parlimen.gov.my/files/hindex/pdf/DR-05042005.pdf |website=[[Parliament of Malaysia]] |page=47 |date=5 April 2005 |language=ms}}</ref>

==History==
The station started as '''Radio Malaya''' operating of [[George Town, Penang]] on 1 April 1946.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-09-24 |title=History of Radio & CRM {{!}} Commercial Radio Malaysia |url=https://www.commercialradio.my/about-radio/history-of-radio-crm/ |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=www.commercialradio.my |language=en-US}}</ref> With the independence of [[Federation of Malaya|Malaya]] on 31 August 1957 after its establishment, the radio station '''Perkhidmatan Bahasa Cina''' (''Chinese Language Service'').

On 19 January 1971, Perkhidmatan Bahasa Cina was known as '''Rangkaian Hijau''' (''Green Network''). 

On 1 January 1989, Rangkaian Hijau was known as '''Radio 5'''.

On 28 December 1994, Radio 5 was started broadcasting 24 hours a day.

Ai FM adopts the [[easy listening]] and [[Oldies]] radio format with the majority of the playlist consisting of [[Easy listening]] and [[Oldies]] music from the [[1950s in music|1950s]], [[1960s in music|1960s]] and [[1970s in music|1970s]].

On daily nights features [[Oldies|Golden Oldies]] music from the [[1950s in music|1950s]] and [[1960s in music|1960s]].

== Dialect News History ==
Since 1946, the radio station has introduced news time slots in dialects, which has been one of its characteristics for more than 70 years. At that time, news in five dialects was broadcast, including news in [[Hainan dialect]] that had stopped broadcasting. Dialect news has been broadcast separately at different times for many years. Since 2005, dialect news has been changed to centralized and integrated broadcasting from 8: 00 to 8: 30 every night. 10 minutes for each news segment.

=== Dialect news period ===
From 1 April 2017, each segment of dialect news was shortened from 10 minutes to 5 minutes, and it was split and broadcast in sections.
Ai FM is the only Chinese radio station broadcasting dialect news in Malaysia at present. The channel that broadcasts dialect news in Singapore is Capital 95.8FM. Ai FM currently broadcasts news in four dialects: [[Quanzhang dialect|Fujian dialect]], [[Chaozhou dialect]], [[Hakka dialect]] and [[Cantonese]].

At present, each news segment is about 5 minutes, which is scheduled to be broadcast after the Chinese news bulletin every hour in the evening.

* Monday to Sunday (daily): 8:05pm ([[Quanzhang dialect|Fujian dialect]]), 9:05pm ([[Chaozhou dialect]]), 10:05pm ([[Hakka dialect]]) and 11:05pm ([[Cantonese]]).

Note: During the reporting period of the National Assembly, the news of [[Chaozhou dialect]] is broadcast at 9:10pm from Monday to Thursday.

==National Anthem==
At midnight every day, the station along with all RTM national and regional radio stations, play the [[Negaraku|national anthem]] as the opening.

==Frequency==
===Radio===
{| class="wikitable"
! Frequencies
! Broadcast area
! Transmitter site
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|89.3&nbsp;MHz
| [[Kuala Lumpur]]
| [[Kuala Lumpur Tower]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|106.7&nbsp;MHz
| [[Shah Alam]], [[Selangor]]
| [[Genting Highlands|Gunung Ulu Kali]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|101.3&nbsp;MHz
| [[Perlis]] [[Alor Setar]], [[Kedah]] & [[Penang]]
| [[Mount Jerai]]
|-
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|106.1&nbsp;MHz
| [[Taiping, Perak]]
| [[Bukit Larut]]
|-
| [[Kuantan]], [[Pahang]]
| Bukit Perlindung
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|92.1&nbsp;MHz
| [[Ipoh]], [[Perak]]
| Gunung Kledang
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|89.7&nbsp;MHz
| [[Seremban]], [[Negeri Sembilan]]
| [[Mount Telapak Buruk]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|100.4&nbsp;MHz
| [[Malacca]]
| [[Mount Ophir]]
|-
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|104.9&nbsp;MHz
| [[Johor Bahru]], [[Johor]] & [[Singapore]]
| rowspan=2|[[Mount Pulai]]
|-
| [[Batam]], [[Bintan]], [[Riau]], [[Indonesia]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|90.5&nbsp;MHz
| [[Kuala Terengganu]], [[Terengganu]]
| Bukit Besar
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|105.7&nbsp;MHz
| [[Kota Bharu]], [[Kelantan]]
| Telipot
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|90.7&nbsp;MHz
| [[Kuching]], [[Sarawak]]
| Gunung Serapi
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|89.9&nbsp;MHz
| [[Miri]], [[Sarawak]]
| Bukit Lambir
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|103.3&nbsp;MHz
| [[Brunei]]
| Bukit Mas
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|92.3&nbsp;MHz
| [[Labuan]]
| Bukit Timbalai
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|91.9&nbsp;MHz
| [[Kota Kinabalu]], [[Sabah]]
| Bukit Lawa Mandau
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|95.1&nbsp;MHz
| [[Sandakan]], [[Sabah]]
| Bukit Trig
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable"
! TV Platform
! Channel
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Astro (television)|Astro]]/[[Astro NJOI|NJOI]]
| style="text-align:center;"|874
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[MYTV Broadcasting|myFreeview]]
| style="text-align:center;"|704
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://aifm.rtm.gov.my/}}

{{Radio Televisyen Malaysia}}
{{Radio stations of Malaysia|Government}}
{{Chinese-language radio}}

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[[Category:Radio stations in Malaysia]]
[[Category:Chinese-language radio stations in Malaysia]]
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