The station is highly popular, especially among the youth (mainly 20s and 30s ), as it provides an alternative to the dreary propaganda-laden programming of Myanmar Radio National Service.
[2] City FM has come under fire for playing popular albums of various artists without paying any royalties.
The highly profitable station has steadfastly refused to compensate the artists citing the lack of copyright laws in Myanmar.
[3][4] Nonetheless, City FM has become a force in Myanmar's pop music scene.
Since September 2009, City FM has used a 43 meters (141 feet) antenna atop an 11th floor of a downtown government building, and increased its range of broadcast to 80 km (50 mi).