Hot FM previously operated as wow.fm, then WaFM, which was owned by
Tiara Jacquelina.
Media Prima acquired the station after the station began test transmissions from 15 January 2006 to 6 February 2006, in which the station officially commenced operations led by
Seelan Paul, who was a former presenter with
Era FM. In 2009, Hot FM went down in history as for the first time the station was charted at the top among other radio stations in Malaysia with 3.8 million weekly listeners, ahead of its traditional rival Era FM which only reached 3.76 million listeners in a week. On 29 November 2021, the frequency of Hot FM in
Kota Bharu,
Kelantan transmitted from
Peringat has been changed from 105.1 MHz to
88.6 MHz and replace
Buletin FM which has ended its broadcast. On March 28, 2022 to September 22, 2023, Hot FM broadcast temporarily through the
MYTV platform. On June 1, 2022, Hot FM began playing Malay songs from the 90s every hour, effectively changed the radio format to
hot adult contemporary radio station. On 2 July 2023, Hot FM claimed as the "number 1 radio station in Malaysia" with 3.8 million weekly listeners according to Nielsen’s Consumer and Media View (July 2022-June 2023). While according to GfK RAM Survey Wave 2 in 2023, Hot FM were placed as the 3rd most listened Malay-language radio station in Malaysia. Hot FM officially moved to Balai Berita, Bangsar on 23 December 2024 with new equipment, following Media Prima's television news divisions move to the building earlier in October. == Notable announcers ==