List of radio stations in Singapore
The following radio stations are located in and transmitted from Singapore.
FM stations
[edit]As of August 2023, there are three licensed broadcasters of terrestrial radio in Singapore, offering a total of 19 FM radio stations; 12 are owned by the state-owned broadcaster Mediacorp, two are owned by So Drama! Entertainment, and five are owned by SPH Media.[1] The radio stations are broadcast primarily in the four official languages -- Malay, Chinese, Tamil, and English to cater to diverse audiences. Owing to Singapore's history as a British colony, the English-language feed of the BBC World Service has been available in the region since its establishment, with Mediacorp relaying it as part of its FM services.
Foreign stations can also be received from the neighbouring regions of Malaysia, and with Singapore stations likewise being receivable in those areas as well.
Mediacorp
[edit]Mediacorp operates twelve FM radio stations, with eleven domestic stations, as well as a relay of the BBC World Service.[2] The company's digital audio broadcasting service was discontinued on 1 December 2011.[3] Mediacorp's stations dominate listenership in the country, owning all but one of the top ten stations in Singapore based on average listenership according to surveys by Nielsen in 2024, with its stations having an average weekly listenership of 3.93 million in total.[4]
| Frequency | Station | Language | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88.9 MHz | BBC World Service | English | News/Talk |
| 89.7 MHz | Ria 897 | Malay | Top 40 (CHR) |
| 90.5 MHz | Gold 905 | English | Classic hits |
| 92.4 MHz | Symphony 924 | English | Classical |
| 93.3 MHz | YES 933 | Chinese | Top 40 (CHR) |
| 93.8 MHz | CNA938 | English | News/Talk |
| 94.2 MHz | Warna 942 | Malay | Adult contemporary Infotainment |
| 95.0 MHz | Class 95 | English | Adult contemporary |
| 95.8 MHz | Capital 958 | Chinese | Classic hits News/talk |
| 96.8 MHz | Oli 968 | Tamil | Adult contemporary Infotainment |
| 97.2 MHz | Love 972 | Chinese | Adult contemporary |
| 98.7 MHz | 987 | English | Top 40 (CHR) |
SPH Media
[edit]SPH Media operates five FM stations:
| Frequency | Station | Language | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89.3 MHz | Money FM 89.3 | English | Financial news and talks | Previously carried an audio simulcast of TVMobile (before 2010) |
| 91.3 MHz | One FM 91.3 | Modern adult contemporary | Previously known as HOT FM, a Top 40 CHR station (before 2015) | |
| 92.0 MHz | Kiss92 FM | Hot adult contemporary | ||
| 96.3 MHz | 96.3 Hao FM | Chinese | Classic hits (C-pop) Infotainment |
|
| 100.3 MHz | UFM100.3 | Hot adult contemporary | Previously known as Radio 1003, and Radio Heart FM 100.3 in 1991 |
So Drama! Entertainment
[edit]So Drama! Entertainment, owned by the SAFRA National Service Association, operates two FM stations:
| Frequency | Station | Language | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88.3 MHz | 883Jia | Chinese, English | Adult contemporary | |
| 98.0 MHz | Power 98 Love Songs | English | Soft adult contemporary | The station focuses on ballads and love songs. Both contemporary (Power 98 Raw) and classic hits (Power 98 Retro) genres relocated as online radio stations. |
Internet stations
[edit]| Station | Operator | Language | Genre | First air date | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 973FM Blasts That Last | Independent | English | Freeform radio (Top 40 (CHR)/Indie music) | 7 December 2010 | Link |
| Asia Expat Radio (AXR) | AXR Singapore | Adult contemporary News/Talk |
1 November 2016 | Link | |
| CatholicSG Radio | Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore | Various | Religious broadcasting | 2 June 2019 | Link |
| IndieGo[5] | Mediacorp | English | Urban adult contemporary Indie music Modern rock |
13 September 2021 | Link (Singapore only) |
| Radio Chutney | Independent | Hindi Marathi Telugu |
Freeform radio (Adult contemporary/Indie music) | 25 October 2020 | Link |
| Radio Masti 24x7 | Radio Masti (Independent) | Hindi | Freeform radio (Bollywood music) | 1 October 2016 (as Radio Masti 96.3fm with Mediacorp's XFM) | Link |
| XRadio | XRadio (Independent; via Second Life) | English | Freeform radio | 1 July 2019 | Link |
References
[edit]- ^ "Singapore".
- ^ "MediaCorp: Radio". Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^ "Digital radio from MediaCorp to cease". Channel NewsAsia. 1 November 2011. Archived from the original on 2 November 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ "Mediacorp radio stations land 9 out of top 10 spots in Nielsen survey, record 3.93 million weekly listeners". CNA. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Mediacorp Goes Indie with indiego – the Latest Offering from Singapore's Largest Digital Radio Network". Mediacorp (Press release). 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
