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Radio Corporation of Singapore (Abbreviation

Abbreviation

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: RCS; Chinese: 新加坡广播机构; Malay: Perbadanan Radio Singapura) was the largest radio broadcasting company in Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

existing from 1 January 1994 to 31 December 2001; predecessor of MediaCorp Radio successor of the radio broadcasting arm of the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation
Singapore Broadcasting Corporation
Singapore Broadcasting Corporation was a partially privatised mass market media conglomeration, which dominated the entire television and most of the radio broadcasting industry in Singapore during its existence...

(SBC) was privatised on 1 January 1994 at 00:00 am (UTC+8

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) in time for the national New Year celebrations in Singapore into three individual companies, one of which was TCS and RCS. RCS subsequently went through a group restructure under the SIM Group of Companies
MediaCorp
Media Corporation of Singapore, better known as MediaCorp, is a group of commercial media companies in Singapore, with business interests in television and radio broadcasting, interactive media, and, to a lesser extent, print publishing and film-making....

based parent by Singapore International Media
MediaCorp
Media Corporation of Singapore, better known as MediaCorp, is a group of commercial media companies in Singapore, with business interests in television and radio broadcasting, interactive media, and, to a lesser extent, print publishing and film-making....

(SIM) on 1 January 2002 and became MediaCorp Radio.

Radio

Radio Corporation of Singapore offers thirteen free-to-air radio channels, as well as Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB) service

Digital audio broadcasting

Digital Audio Broadcasting is a digital radio technology for broadcasting radio stations, used in several countries, particularly in Europe. As of 2006, approximately 1,000 stations worldwide broadcast in the DAB format....

MHz	Station	Language	Format	Launched	Website
89.7	Ria 89.7FM Ria 89.7FM Ria 89.7FM is a contemporary music radio station of MediaCorp playing a unique blend of Malay, English and international pop hits from Arab and French. - Staff : -Weekends Stand-ins: * Khairudin Shaharom * Ian Farrah Mohd * Dalina Jaafar...	Malay Malay language Malay is a major language of the Austronesian family. It is the official language of Malaysia , Indonesia , Brunei and Singapore...	Top 40 (CHR) Contemporary hit radio Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...	1932 1990 (as Radio Corporation of Singapore)	xinmsn.com/ria897
90.5	Gold 90.5FM	English	Classic hits Classic hits Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes rock and pop music from 1964 to 1989. The term is sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for the adult hits format, but is more accurately characterized as a contemporary style of the oldies format...	1932 1994 (as Radio Corporation of Singapore)	xinmsn.com/gold90
92.4	Symphony 92.4FM Symphony 92.4FM Symphony 92.4FM is a 24-hour classical music radio station run by MediaCorp in Singapore. It is at present the only classical music radio station available in Singapore.-Directorial Staff:* Vice President : Dahlia Zainuddin...	English	Classical Classical music Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...	1932 1994 (as Radio Corporation of Singapore)	xinmsn.com/symphony924
93.3	Y.E.S. 93.3FM	Chinese Standard Mandarin Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Chinese, also known as Mandarin or Putonghua, is the official language of the People's Republic of China and Republic of China , and is one of the four official languages of Singapore....	Top 40 (CHR) Contemporary hit radio Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...	1960 1994 (as Radio Corporation of Singapore)	xinmsn.com/yes933
93.8	938LIVE	English	Talk radio Talk radio Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...	1960 1994 (as Radio Corporation of Singapore)	xinmsn.com/938live
94.2	Warna 94.2FM Warna 94.2FM Warna 94.2FM is a contemporary music radio station of MediaCorp playing a unique blend of international Malay top 40 hits, and providing islamic programmes, world and local news, 100% malay music and infotainment. The station was voted the favourite Malay radio station in 2006...	Malay	General service	1932 1994 (as Radio Corporation of Singapore)	xinmsn.com/warna942
95.0	Class 95FM	English	Adult contemporary	1960 1994 (as Radio Corporation of Singapore)	xinmsn.com/class95
95.8	Capital 95.8FM Capital 95.8FM Capital 95.8FM is a Mandarin radio station of MediaCorp in Singapore. It keeps the Chinese community informed about the latest news, and entertains with magazine-style programmes and popular music from the 60s to the 90s. It's programme often includes gossip, speculation and over-exaggeration of...	Chinese	Talk radio Talk radio Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...	1932 1994 (as Radio Corporation of Singapore)	xinmsn.com/capital958
96.3	XFM 96.3	Arab, French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Korean	Adult contemporary	1960 1994 (as Radio Corporation of Singapore)	www.xfm963.sg
96.8	Oli 96.8FM Oli 96.8FM Oli 96.8FM is a contemporary music radio station of MediaCorp playing a unique blend of Hindi Top 10 movie hits. Oli 96.8FM is the only official Hindi language radio station to be launched...	Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...	General service	1932 1994 (as Radio Corporation of Singapore)	www.oli.sg
98.7	987FM	English	Top 40 (CHR) Contemporary hit radio Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...	1960 1994 (as Radio Corporation of Singapore)	xinmsn.com/987fm
99.5	Lush 99.5FM Lush 99.5FM Lush 99.5FM is a radio station which plays a distinct brand of music, consisting of Chill-Out, Urban, Vocal Jazz, Nu Grooves and Deep House.Lush 99.5FM is the first radio station in Singapore to be located in a shopping mall , and is also the first MediaCorp radio station to move out of Caldecott...	English	Adult	1923 1994 (as Radio Corporation of Singapore)	xinmsn.com/lush995

Radio

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