The owner of the station at launch was Syarikat Mados, a local company specialising in timber and aviation business closely connected to the royal family of Johor.
[7] On 9 March 1996, Best FM became a commercial station, with the launch officiated by the then-Crown Prince Ibrahim.
Best 104 was at one time one of the more popular bilingual stations with listeners in Singapore and the national capital Kuala Lumpur; stiff competition for the English speaking audience caused the station to stop its English broadcast in 2001.
[10] Julie Diana Omar Shariff, a deejay with Best FM, was almost kidnapped and killed by eleven men in October 2012.
[1] In 2015, Best FM planned to open a studio at Berjaya Times Square in Kuala Lumpur.