Who owns HITZ?
HITZ is owned by Astro (Malaysia, Bursa Malaysia: ASTRO).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad Integrated Annual Report 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
- Origin
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Radio & audio › Radio networks
- Parent ticker
- Bursa Malaysia: ASTRO
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About HITZ
HITZ is Astro's English-language music station, with 2.5 million weekly listeners in the year to January 2026, one of the four flagship brands the group says lead their respective language categories. It was awarded bronze in the media and network category at the 2024 Putra Brand Awards, and like the rest of Astro Audio it is carried on FM, online and across the group's social platforms.
Ownership timeline of HITZ
Where HITZ sits in Astro
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Astro
Astro controls 15 brands on Brandtree, 9 of them in media & entertainment.
Also in media & entertainment
Other brands in radio networks, and who owns them
The 26 brands in radio networks on Brandtree belong to 11 owners. The largest is NZME, with 5; Astro has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Coast | NZME | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
| Chérie FM | NRJ Group | 🇫🇷 France |
| Europe 1 | Lagardère | 🇫🇷 France |
| La 100 | Grupo Clarín | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| Hit Network | Southern Cross Media Group | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Radio One | Urban One | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Westwood One | Cumulus Media | 🇺🇸 United States |
| iHeartRadio | iHeartMedia | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Astro
Astro is a publicly listed company headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Brandtree records 15 brands under its control, and it is listed as Bursa Malaysia: ASTRO.
Astro calls itself Malaysia's leading integrated media entertainment company, and it is the country's dominant pay-television and radio operator. In the financial year to 31 January 2026 its television service reached 5.2 million homes, about 63 per cent of Malaysian TV households, took 71 per cent of television viewership, and its radio stations drew 15.5 million of the 21.9 million radio listeners in the country, on revenue of RM2.8 billion. It has been listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia since 19 October 2012, and it carries Malay, English, Chinese and Indian-language content across television, radio, streaming and digital publishing, much of it produced in-house at the All Asia Broadcast Centre in Kuala Lumpur.
🇲🇾 HITZ and other Malaysian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 71 brands that began in Malaysia. 11 of them (15%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; HITZ is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of HITZ?
The parent company of HITZ is Astro, a publicly listed company headquartered in Malaysia.
Is HITZ Malaysian?
Yes. HITZ originated in Malaysia and its owner, Astro, is also headquartered in Malaysia.
Is HITZ still owned by Astro?
Yes. As of 25 September 2026, HITZ is still owned by Astro. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad Integrated Annual Report 2026 — Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad, Annual report; retrieved 25 September 2026.
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