Malaysia TV Online Streaming
The Star is a newspaper, and has been for decades. Less famously, the group behind it also runs radio stations.
Suria is the Malay-language one – on air since 2005, and built around a listener it defines more precisely than most stations bother to. The live stream is playing on this page, free, with nothing to install and no account to create.
A Newspaper Company’s Radio Station
Suria sits under Star Media Radio Group, the broadcasting arm of Star Media Group Berhad.
That makes it something of an outlier. Malaysian commercial radio is dominated by a handful of large media groups, and most of the well-known stations trace back to the same two or three owners. Suria comes from a publisher instead.
It first went on air on 24 November 2005, originally under the fuller name Suria FM, and is still widely searched for that way even though the branding has since been shortened.
Built for One Generation
Most stations describe their audience loosely – young, urban, family. Suria has been unusually specific: modern Malays between roughly twenty-five and thirty-five.
The playlist follows that definition closely. It mixes local all-time favourites with current chart material, and reaches beyond Malay music into Indonesian songs, English tracks and K-pop.
That combination sounds scattered written down, but it is an accurate portrait of what a Malaysian in that age bracket actually has on their phone. A station aimed at them has to cover the same ground.
By 2018 the approach had put Suria among the top five Malay-language stations in the country.
The Year It Left Sabah
Radio stations usually expand. On 9 November 2019, Suria did the opposite, ending its operations in Kota Kinabalu.
Pulling out of a market is rarely a story a station tells about itself, but it matters here for a practical reason. Listeners in Sabah who had the station on the dial lost it, and there is no local frequency to go back to.
On 105.3
Suria broadcasts on 105.3 MHz, operating out of Petaling Jaya.
The station has leaned heavily on established names over the years, with broadcasters and entertainers well known beyond radio passing through its schedule – among them DJ Lin, Linda Onn and Halim Othman. As at any commercial station, the line-up changes over time.
Back Within Reach
Between the limits of any FM signal and the withdrawal from Sabah, a large share of the country sits outside Suria’s broadcast footprint.
The stream is what puts it back within reach. It runs in a browser on a phone, tablet or laptop, with no frequency to find and nothing to install – which makes it the only route in for listeners in East Malaysia, and for Malaysians abroad.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who owns Suria?
Star Media Radio Group, part of Star Media Group Berhad - the same group behind The Star.
When did it launch?
24 November 2005.
Is it called Suria or Suria FM?
Both, in practice. It launched as Suria FM and the branding was later shortened, though most listeners still search for the original name.
What language is it in?
Malay.
What sort of music does it play?
Local favourites old and new, plus Indonesian, English and K-pop tracks.
Who is it aimed at?
Malaysians roughly between twenty-five and thirty-five.
What frequency is Suria on?
105.3 MHz.
Can I still hear it in Sabah?
Not on the radio - the station ended its Kota Kinabalu operations in 2019. The stream works anywhere with an internet connection.
Does listening cost anything?
No. The stream is free, with no sign-up.
Conclusion
Suria is the Malay word for sun, which is a straightforward thing to call a station that has spent twenty years aiming at daytime listeners in the middle of their working lives.
Leave it playing and you get exactly what it says it is: Malay radio for people who grew up with both P. Ramlee on the family stereo and a K-pop track somewhere on their playlist.
