Astro Arena (TV channel)
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| Country | Malaysia |
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| Broadcast area | Malaysia Brunei |
| Headquarters | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Malay English |
| Picture format | 16:9 (SDTV) & (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Radio Televisyen Malaysia Astro |
| Sister channels | Radio Televisyen Malaysia: TV1 TV2 TV Okey Berita RTM Sukan RTM TV6 Astro: Astro SuperSport Astro Cricket |
| History | |
| Launched | 26 March 2010 (SD) 5 June 2015 (HD) 1 October 2021 (Astro Arena 2 HD) |
| Closed | 12 April 2021 (SD) (Astro only) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
Astro Arena is a Malaysian television station owned and operated by Radio Televisyen Malaysia and Astro. It is the first 24/7 Malay language sports channel in Malaysia. This channel can be viewed on channel 801 through Astro's Family Pack. Launched on 26 March 2010, it was the idea from the former Malaysian Minister of Youth and Sports YB. Dato' Sri Ahmad Shabery Cheek, together with the Olympic Council of Malaysia and Astro, to have a sports channel dedicated solely to the development of Malaysian sports.
Astro Arena is a 4-in-one channel featuring live local sports, a comprehensive 7-day-a-week coverage of local and international sports news, informative magazine and information programming and interactive viewer involvement.[1]
The channel delivers 700 hours of live, local sports a year, with an additional 2000 hours of replays greatly expanding the amount of local sports available in the country. It also provides coverage of up to 56 hours a week of Malaysians competing at international levels or the best in world sports of a particular interest to the Malaysian audience.[1]
Astro Arena is currently available for free-to-view on Astro customers and on NJOI customers in Malaysia on Channel 831 in Standard Definition (SD) format (for current NJOI customers only) and channel 801 in High Definition (HD) format (Astro customers & NJOI Prepaid).
Channels[]
Astro Arena 2[]
Astro Arena 2 is the first sister channel of Astro Arena. Launched on 1 October 2021, it is broadcast in Channel 802 in HD. It airing localised coverage of international sports and sports news updates for Malaysian sport fans.
Coverage[]
Shows[]
- Formasi
- Formasi Ekstra
- Forum
- Grandstand Ahad
- Kafe Sukan
- Masa Tambahan
- Nadi Arena
- Raket
- Bola@Mamak
- Arena Sukan
- Sehari Bersama
- Flik
- Dengan Izin
- Sorakan 12
- Masa Tambahan – Arena Bola
- Masa Tambahan – Antarabangsa
- Arena Bola
- Deskripsi Nadi Arena – DNA
Broadcasting rights[]
See also[]
- Astro SuperSport
- Astro
References[]
- ^ a b "Astro Arena Channel 801". Retrieved 7 February 2013.
External links[]
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- Astro Malaysia Holdings television channels
- Television stations in Malaysia
- Sports television in Malaysia