Channel 9 (Malaysia)

Channel 9
Launched	Monday, 8 September 2003
Closed	Thursday, 3 February 2005
Network	STMB
Owned by	NSTP
Picture format	SDTV (480i 4:3) PAL (576i 4:3) DVB-T (Digital UHF)
Country	Malaysia
Broadcast area	Klang Valley Selangor Penang Pahang Malacca Johor
Affiliates	TV3 (8 September 2003 – 3 February 2005) NTV7 (8 September 2003 – 3 February 2005) 8TV (8 January 2004 – 3 February 2005)
Headquarters	Lot 31, Jalan Pelukis U1/46 Temasya Industrial Park 40150 Shah Alam Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia Telephone: (60–3) 5568 5999 (8 September 2003 – 3 February 2005)
Replaced by	TV9 (8 September 2003-3 February 200522 April 2006-now)
Sister channel(s)	TV3 (8 September 2003 – 3 February 2005) NTV7 (8 September 2003 – 3 February 2005) 8TV (8 January 2004 – 3 February 2005)
Availability
Terrestrial
Kuala Lumpur	Channel 33 UHF (567.250 MHz)
Johor Bahru	Channel 44 UHF (655.250 MHz)
Shah Alam	Channel 42 UHF (639.250 MHz)
George Town	Channel 48 UHF (687.250 MHz)
Mallaca	Channel 37 UHF (599.250 MHz)
Genting Highlands	Channel 6 UHF (599.250 MHz)
Satellite
Astro	Channel 109

Channel 9 was a Malaysian commercial free-to-air terrestrial television station. The station officially began broadcasting nationwide on Monday, 8 September 2003 and was operated by STMB, a member of Media Prima and subsidiary of NTSP. It was forced to shut down on Thursday, 3 February 2005 due to company debts. Channel 9's programming is similar to that of TV3, NTV7, and 8TV.

Channel 9 is a sister channel of TV3, NTV7, and 8TV and shared facilities with Media Prima at its headquarters at Shah Alam.

Channel 9 transmitted via UHF (Ultra High Frequency) through six transmission stations located in Kuala Lumpur (Channel 33), Johor Bahru (Channel 44), Shah Alam (Channel 42), George Town (Channel 48), Mallaca (Channel 37), and Genting Highlands (Channel 6) while of available over the Astro, a digital satellite-based direct broadcast satellite platform on Channel 109.

The channel targets Malay and Indonesian-speaking viewers, though English, Chinese, Teochew, Cantonese, Taiwanese language, Japanese, and Tamil are also shown on this channel as well.

Channel 9 had a 12-hour transmission schedule, broadcasting daily from 12:00 until 00:00 MST.

Channel 9 television signal transmission channels and frequency

Transmitting station	Site	State	Band	Channel	Transmission
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur	Bukit Sungai Besi	Wilayah Persekutuan	UHF	33	567.250 MHz
Malacca	Gunung Ledang	Malacca	UHF	37	599.250 MHz
Johor Bahru	Gunung Pulai	Johor	UHF	44	655.250 MHz
Shah Alam	Gunung Ulu Kali	Selangor	UHF	42	639.250 MHz
Genting Highlands	Genting Highlands	Pahang	UHF	6	599.250 MHz
George Town	Gunung Jerai	Penang	UHF	48	687.250 MHz

History

Channel 9 was launched on Monday, 8 September 2003 with the national anthem, station ident, and first programmes to the 6-major cities in Peninsular Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur (UHF 33), Johor Bahru (UHF 44), Shah Alam (UHF 42), George Town (UHF 48), Malacca Town (UHF 37), and Genting Highlands (UHF 6), with programming similar to that of TV3. The line-up consisted of programs in English, Chinese, Teochew, Cantonese, Taiwanese language, Japanese, and Tamil. It also featured infomercials & shopping from TV Innovations as a television advertising program.

In the early stages, daily broadcasting hours were from 12:00 until 00:00 MST and the 12-hours of broadcasting ended with a closing transmission that indicated the final broadcast at 00:00 MST.

Channel 9 increased broadcast hours when it started showing dramas, popular shows, situation comedies, game shows, movie premieres, news, variety shows, and music video programs.

Notable newscasters

• Djenar Maesa Ayu
• Zeinab Badawi
• Jonathan Charles
• Paula Hancocks
• Chris Hollins
• Mishal Husain
• Tim Sebastian
• Anne Will
• Maria Kristin Yulianti

See also

• List of Malaysian television stations