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← Previous revision Revision as of 06:28, 16 June 2026 Line 56: Line 56: }} }} '''Minnal FM''' ({{langx|ta|மின்னல்}}) is a Malaysian state owned [[Languages of India|Indian]] language radio station, owned and operated by [[Radio Televisyen Malaysia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://malaysiandigest.com/news/706130-rtm-urged-to-be-proactive.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171104125908/http://malaysiandigest.com/news/706130-rtm-urged-to-be-proactive.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=4 November 2017|title=What Time is It in Selangor Darul Ehsan Malaysia}}</ref> Most of the shows on the station are aired in [[Malaysian Tamil|Tamil]]. The channel airs songs in [[Malayalam]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]]. The station was the first 24-hour Indian language broadcast service in the world, serving as a source of information and entertainment for [[Malaysian Indians]]. '''astra FM''' ({{langx|ta|மின்னல்}}) is a Malaysian state owned [[Languages of India|Indian]] language radio station, owned and operated by [[Radio Televisyen Malaysia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://malaysiandigest.com/news/706130-rtm-urged-to-be-proactive.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171104125908/http://malaysiandigest.com/news/706130-rtm-urged-to-be-proactive.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=4 November 2017|title=What Time is It in Selangor Darul Ehsan Malaysia}}</ref> Most of the shows on the station are aired in [[Malaysian Tamil|Tamil]]. The channel airs songs in [[Malayalam]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]]. The station was the first 24-hour Indian language broadcast service in the world, serving as a source of information and entertainment for [[Malaysian Indians]]. The station's name means "thunder" in Tamil. The name was given by then-[[Minister of Works (Malaysia)|Minister of Works]] [[Samy Vellu]].<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> The station's name means "thunder" in Tamil. The name was given by then-[[Minister of Works (Malaysia)|Minister of Works]] [[Samy Vellu]].<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>