List of radio stations in Singapore

The following radio stations are located in and transmitted from Singapore.

FM stations

There are 3 radio broadcasters and 19 radio stations in Singapore in total; 11 are owned by Mediacorp Radio, 5 are owned by SPH Radio, and 2 are owned by So Drama! Entertainment. Most Singaporeans are able to receive FM broadcasts from Malaysia and Indonesia if the signal is strong enough.[1] RDS transmissions are utilized by all stations.

Listeners who do not have an FM tuner can listen to web streams of all FM stations by either visiting the stations' websites on a desktop or downloading the stations' respective apps on a mobile device. There might be a delay of up to 90 seconds compared to the live FM transmission.

The radio stations utilised RCS Master Control broadcast automation software. An upgrade to the newer RCS Zetta was rolled out across all Mediacorp stations from August to November 2014.

FrequencyStationRDSOperatorLanguageGenreFirst air dateWebcast
88.3 MHz883JiaFM883JIAFMSo Drama! EntertainmentChinese, EnglishAdult Contemporary, Chinese pop24 November 1997Web Stream
88.9 MHzBBC World ServiceBBC_WS__BBC RadioEnglishTalk radio, News radio1960Web Stream
89.3 MHzMoney FM 89.3MONEY_FMSPH RadioEnglishTalk radio, Classic hits29 January 2018TBA
89.7 MHzRia 89.7FMRIA_897_MediacorpMalay, EnglishCHR/Pop, US Top 401 December 1990Web Stream
90.5 MHzGold 905FMGOLD_905MediacorpEnglishClassic hits, Oldies1 June 1936Web Stream
91.3 MHzOne FM 91.3ONEFM913SPH RadioEnglishMainstream rock, Classic hits, Adult Contemporary3 October 2001Web Stream
92.0 MHzKiss 92FMKISS_92_SPH RadioEnglishAdult Contemporary, CHR/Pop3 September 2012Web Stream
92.4 MHzSymphony 92.4FMSYM_924_MediacorpEnglishClassical music1 June 1936Web Stream
93.3 MHzY.E.S. 93.3FMYES_933_MediacorpChineseCHR/Pop, Chinese pop1 January 1990Web Stream
93.8 MHz938Now938NOW__MediacorpEnglishTalk radio, News radio1 January 1997Web Stream
94.2 MHzWarna 94.2FMWARNA942MediacorpMalay, ArabAdult Contemporary, Infotainment1 June 1936Web Stream
95.0 MHzClass 95FMCLASS_95MediacorpEnglishAdult Contemporary4 January 1959Web Stream
95.8 MHzCapital 95.8FMCAPITAL958MediacorpChineseTalk radio, Classic hits, Oldies1 June 1936Web Stream
96.3 MHz96.3 Hao FMHAO_FM__SPH RadioChineseTalk radio, Classic hits8 January 2018Web Stream
96.8 MHzOli 96.8FMOLI_968_MediacorpTamil, EnglishTamil music, Infotainment1 June 1936Web Stream
97.2 MHzLove 97.2FMLOVE_972MediacorpChinese, EnglishAdult Contemporary, Chinese pop23 September 1994Web Stream
98.0 MHzPower98FMPOWER_98So Drama! EntertainmentEnglishAdult Contemporary31 October 1994Web Stream
98.7 MHz987FM987FM___MediacorpEnglishCHR/Pop, Top 401 January 1989Web Stream
100.3 MHzUFM100.3UFM1003_SPH RadioChineseAdult Contemporary, Chinese pop3 October 2001Web Stream

Internet stations

WebsiteStationOperatorLanguageGenreFirst air date
Kinternational Radio (Discontinued)Kinternational Holdings AsiaEnglishCHR/Pop, Top 401 January 2009
Plush 898 (Discontinued)Plush 898 Entertainment NetworkChineseFreeform radio, Contemporary hits29 November 2009
Link973FMRadioChat (Independent)EnglishFreeform radio, CHR/Pop, Top 40, Independent music7 December 2010
Sonar Radio (Discontinued)RADIOactive Pte LtdEnglishFreeform radio, Contemporary hits5 May 2011
The Live Radio (Discontinued)Chat Chat Media Pte LtdEnglishFreeform radio, CHR/Pop, Top 405 August 2012
LinkDesinetworksDesinetworks Pte LtdHindiBollywood, Bhangra,27 December 2013
Link Asia Expat Radio AXR Pte Ltd English CHR/Pop, Top 40 1 November 2016

SMS and Dialing Services

Listeners can find out the title of the previous, current and next song being played on air for Mediacorp stations by texting the following codes to 146072346. (Singapore postpaid mobile users only)

  • Other services
    • Traffic Watch (Monday–Saturday 7 am – 9 pm): TW
  • English stations
    • GOLD 905: GOLD
    • Symphony 924: SYMPHONY
    • 938Now: 938Now (Previously was called 938 Live but it was revamped in 2017 and it is now called 938 Now)
    • CLASS 95: CLASS
    • 987: 987
  • Chinese stations
    • YES 933: YES
    • CAPITAL 95.8FM: CAPITAL
    • LOVE 97.2FM: LOVE
  • Malay/Tamil stations
    • Ria 89.7FM: RIA
    • Warna 94.2FM: WARNA
    • Oli 96.8FM: OLI

Mediacorp Radio

Listeners can send messages via SMS or Whatsapp at these numbers:

  • 950: 9125 9500
  • 987: 9005 0987
  • 933: 8876 6933
  • 958: 9623 3958
  • 972: 9672 8972
  • 942: 9831 8414

Listeners can call in to studio at these numbers:

  • 905: 6691 1905
  • 924: 6691 1924
  • 938: 6691 1938
  • 950: 6691 1950
  • 987: 6691 1987
  • 933: 6691 1933
  • 958: 6691 1958
  • 972: 6691 1972
  • 897: 6691 1897
  • 942: 6691 1942
  • 968: 6691 1968

SPH Radio

Listeners can text in via SMS at these numbers:

Listeners can call in to studio at these numbers:

So Drama! Entertainment

Listeners can send messages via SMS or WhatsApp at these numbers:

Listeners can call in to studio at these numbers:

Listenership

In the latest Nielsen Radio Survey on 15 June 2018, eight Mediacorp stations are among the top 10 most-listened-to radio stations for the fifth consecutive year. Of which, its English radio station Class 95FM remains as the number one English radio station for over 20 consecutive years at a listenership of 774,000 a week.

According to findings from Nielsen’s Radio Diary Survey 2018 and available data from Mediacorp and SPH Radio, the listenership figures of radio stations in Singapore are as follows:

History

FM stations

  • The first 24-hour radio station, Perfect 10 (now known as 987), was launched on 1 January 1989. All radio stations started broadcasting 24/7 from 1 January 2008.[4]
  • Mediacorp used to offer Visual Radio service on Nokia phones. The first radio stations to utilise Visual Radio are 987 in December 2005 and YES 933 in June 2006. The service has since been discontinued.
  • The 89.3 MHz frequency on the FM band used to be occupied by TVMobile. An audio simulcast of the TV channel was available until the station closed down on 31 December 2009.[5]
  • The 99.5 MHz frequency on the FM band used to be occupied by Passion 99.5FM, a station set up by the National Arts Council in December 1997 that supported and played local music. The station closed down on 31 December 2003 due to the bad economic climate as there was insufficient sponsorship and advertising revenue to cover operating costs.[6] The frequency was then awarded to Mediacorp in May 2004 and the new station, Lush 99.5FM, was launched 9 months later.[7][8] The station ceased operations on 1 September 2017 as part of a rationalization of Mediacorp's network of radio stations.
  • The 96.3 MHz frequency on the FM band used to be occupied by Expat Radio XFM 96.3 by Mediacorp. Formerly known as International Channel set up in 1998, the new name reinforces the station’s role in providing a variety of content for the expatriate communities in Singapore, while redefining the experience of feeling closer to home. Expat Radio XFM 96.3 ceased operations on 30 September 2016.

DAB stations

Mediacorp used to operate Digital Radio, a radio service using digital audio broadcasting technology which simulcast eight FM stations, namely Class 95FM, Gold 905FM, 987FM, Y.E.S. 93.3FM, Love 97.2FM, Symphony 92.4FM, and 938Now and broadcast six digital-only stations, namely Cruise, Club Play, JK-Pop, Chinese Evergreens, Planet Bollywood and Bloomberg.

The service was discontinued on 1 December 2011 as the low adoption of DAB radio (compared to FM radio) and the prevalence of listening to Internet radio streams on computers and mobile devices has rendered DAB radio irrelevant.[9]

Shortwave stations

Launched in 1994, Radio Singapore International (RSI) operated as the external service for Singapore. The station launched a signature program in 1996 called ‘Friends of the Airwaves’ reaching out throughout South-East Asia. The station featured programs in several languages, and was chiefly run by MediaCorp Radio. RSI ceased operation on 31 July 2008.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Singapore Radio Stations on FM, shortwave and DAB - Asiawaves.Net
  2. ↑ (Mediacorp)
  3. ↑ Kiss92 is once again Singapore's No. 1 English music radio station based on % share of listenership; Mandarin station UFM100.3 sees big leap in listeners (SPH)
  4. ↑ All MediaCorp Radio stations to run 24/7 from 1 Jan - Channel NewsAsia
  5. ↑ Freeman, B.C., & Ramakrishnan, Y. (2012). Red dot on the dial: Singapore radio then & now. In J. Hendrick's (Ed.) The Palgrave Handbook of Global Radio, pp. 299-319. UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
  6. ↑ Victoria Chorale • View topic - Passion 99.5 to shut down
  7. ↑ MediaCorp Radio Awarded 99.5FM Frequency For New Radio Station
  8. ↑ Singapore's Lush 99.5 FM Delivers 24-Hour Downtempo - News - Properly Chilled - Downtempo Music & Culture
  9. ↑ Digital Audio Broadcasting service to stop transmission - XinMSN Entertainment
  10. ↑ Freeman, B.C., & Ramakrishnan, Y. (2016). Singapore Radio: Then & Now. UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
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