TV9 Live Streaming – Watch TV9 Malaysia Online
TV9 is the only Malaysian channel that died and came back. It launched, collapsed under its debts, went dark for more than a year, and returned under new owners to become one of the country’s steadiest free-to-air stations.
It is also where Upin & Ipin began. The live feed sits above, free to watch.
Full TV Malaysia Channel List
Below is the complete lineup. Pick a channel and start watching.
LIVE1TV3
LIVE2DS
LIVE3TV1
LIVE4DK
LIVE5TV2
LIVE6TV9
LIVE78TV
LIVE8TO
LIVE9BR
LIVE10SR
LIVE11TA
LIVE12BT
LIVE13ST
LIVE14TI
LIVE15TVS
LIVE16USI
LIVE17TAI
LIVE18TIC
LIVE19ST
LIVE20RI
LIVE21NW
LIVE22RK
LIVE23MYS
LIVE24FM
LIVE25CNA
LIVE26ARI
LIVE27WF
LIVE28AF
LIVE29AF
LIVE30BF
LIVE31EF
LIVE32FF
LIVE33HF
LIVE34IKI
LIVE35KF
LIVE36MF
LIVE37MF
LIVE38MF
LIVE39NF
LIVE40SF
LIVE41RF
LIVE42SF
LIVE43SF
LIVE44SF
LIVE45TFAbout the Channel
- Operator
- Ch-9 Media Sdn Bhd
- Owner
- Media Prima Berhad
- First launched
- 2003, as Channel 9
- Relaunched
- 2006, as TV9
- myFreeview channel
- 109
- Picture
- HD
- Language
- Malay
- Headquarters
- Balai Berita, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur
- Official platform
- Tonton
Where Upin & Ipin Began
Malaysia’s most successful animated export started here, and it started small.
Les’ Copaque Production made the first run as a six-episode Ramadan special, built to teach children what fasting means. Nobody expected much from it. What followed instead was the longest-running animated series in Malaysian television history, dubbed into several languages, popular enough in Indonesia to become a household name there, and eventually the source of a feature film submitted for Academy Award consideration.
A correction worth making: the series is frequently reported as a TV3 production. It premiered on TV9. Both belong to Media Prima, which is where the confusion comes from.
The series has since spread across platforms and channels. TV9 remains where it started, and children’s animation has stayed central to the schedule ever since.
The Channel That Came Back
Few broadcasters get a second life. This one did.
Channel 9 launched in 2003 with the slogan “Malaysia…lah!” and a general-entertainment schedule. The money ran out quickly. By early 2005 the operator could no longer fund transmission, and the channel stopped broadcasting altogether.
Media Prima bought the licence later that year. The channel returned in 2006 under the name TV9, this time with a clear target audience rather than a broad one – and that focus is what made the second attempt work where the first failed.
Round-the-clock broadcasting came in 2019, completing the turnaround from a station that could not afford to stay on air.
Built for a Different Audience
Media Prima runs four television channels, and it does not point them at the same people.
TV3 chases the national mainstream. 8TV serves Chinese-speaking viewers. DidikTV handles education. TV9 was aimed at Malay-speaking households outside the major cities, and that positioning shapes everything in the schedule.
What that looks like in practice:
Religious programming occupies more airtime than on any Media Prima sister channel
Family and community themes run through the drama rather than urban professional settings
Imported Indonesian serials feature heavily, given their popularity in this audience
Children’s animation anchors the daytime blocks
Plainer production values, with budgets directed at volume rather than spectacle
The approach is unglamorous and it works. TV9 reaches viewers that a channel built for Kuala Lumpur would miss entirely.
Religious and Family Programming
Faith-based content is a defining strand here, not an occasional slot.
The schedule carries recitation, religious talks, discussion panels and family guidance programming through the week. Festive periods expand it further, with Ramadan in particular reshaping the channel’s output substantially.
Family drama sits alongside it, usually built around village life, extended families and moral dilemmas rather than the glossier settings that dominate prime time elsewhere.
Imported Drama
Indonesian serials have a long history on TV9.
These productions run cheaply, arrive in large volume, and suit an audience that shares language and cultural reference points with the source material. Long episode counts mean a single series can fill a slot for months at a time, which is exactly what a channel operating on a modest budget needs.
Buletin TV9
News on TV9 takes a different shape from TV3’s.
The channel runs its own bulletins, including a midday edition and a flagship evening one. Coverage leans towards subjects that matter to the channel’s core audience – rural affairs, agriculture, religion, community issues and state-level news that a national bulletin would compress into a single line.
It is a smaller operation than TV3’s newsroom, with a narrower remit. For its viewers, that is the point.
What to Expect Through the Day
One thing regular viewers notice, and it is worth being upfront about.
Home shopping blocks take up a substantial part of TV9’s daytime schedule. Media Prima runs teleshopping across its channels, and TV9 carries more of it than most – enough that some viewers describe it as a part-time shopping channel.
Practically, this means:
- Mornings and afternoons on weekdays lean heavily towards shopping segments
- Animation blocks sit around them, timed for before and after school
- Evenings are where drama, news and religious programming concentrate
- Weekends carry a lighter shopping load and more family content
If you are tuning in during working hours and finding product demonstrations, that is the schedule rather than a stream problem.
Questions Viewers Ask
Who owns TV9?
Media Prima Berhad. The channel is operated by Ch-9 Media Sdn Bhd.
What channel is TV9 on myFreeview?
Channel 109.
Did Upin & Ipin start on TV9 or TV3?
TV9. The series premiered there, and the TV3 attribution is a common error.
Why did Channel 9 shut down?
Financial difficulties. The original operator could not sustain transmission costs, and the channel went off air in 2005 before Media Prima acquired and relaunched it.
How is TV9 different from TV3?
TV3 targets the national mainstream with news and prime-time drama. TV9 is aimed at Malay-speaking households outside the major cities, with heavier religious and family programming.
Does TV9 broadcast 24 hours?
Yes, since 2019.
Why is there so much home shopping?
Teleshopping fills a large share of weekday daytime hours across Media Prima’s channels, and TV9 carries more than most.
Does TV9 show cartoons?
Yes. Children’s animation is a long-standing part of the daytime schedule.
Are there Indonesian dramas on TV9?
Yes. Imported Indonesian serials have featured on the channel for years.
Where can I watch TV9 shows on demand?
Tonton holds Media Prima’s catch-up library.