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

FM stations

As of August 2023, there are 3 licensed broadcasters of terrestrial radio in Singapore, offering a total of 19 FM radio stations; 12 are operated by Mediacorp, 2 are owned by So Drama! Entertainment, and 5 are managed by SPH Media Trust. [1] The radio stations are broadcast primarily in the four official languages -- Malay, Chinese, Tamil and English to cater to diverse audiences. Local listeners are also able to tune into BBC World Service, easily available 24/7 through long-term agreement with Mediacorp Radio, therefore, BBC World Service is also regarded as one of Mediacorp's radio channels since it is aired under its broadcast network. Besides tuning into local radio, residents are able to receive more than 30 foreign FM broadcasts from Malaysia (based in Johor Bharu) and Indonesia (based in Batam City/Tanjung Pinang) if the signal is strong enough.[2] 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.[3]

Frequency (FM) TRP (kW) Station RDS Operator Language Genre Opening date Notes
88.3 MHz 5 883Jia 88.3JIA So Drama! Entertainment Mandarin Chinese
English (Music only)		 Adult contemporary (mostly Mandopop/K-pop) 12 June 1995; 28 years ago (12 June 1995)
88.9 MHz 5 BBC World Service BBC WS BBC Radio English News/Talk 19 December 1932; 91 years ago (19 December 1932)[4] 24-hour relay of United Kingdom's BBC Empire Service (now BBC World Service).
89.3 MHz 15 MONEY FM 89.3 MONEY FM SPH Media Trust Financial news/Talk 29 January 2018; 5 years ago (29 January 2018) Previously carried an audio simulcast of TVMobile (before 2010)
89.7 MHz 6 Ria 897 RIA 897 Mediacorp Malay Top 40 (CHR) 1 December 1990; 33 years ago (1 December 1990)
90.5 MHz 6 Gold 905 GOLD 905 English Classic hits 1 March 1937; 86 years ago (1 March 1937) (under British Malaya Broadcasting Corporation) Previously known as Radio 1[5]
91.3 MHz 12 ONE FM 91.3 ONEFM SPH Media Trust Classic hits
Modern adult contemporary		 2 March 1991; 32 years ago (2 March 1991) Previously known as HOT FM, a Top 40 CHR station (before 2015)
92.0 MHz 6 Kiss92 FM KISS 92 Urban adult contemporary 3 September 2012; 11 years ago (3 September 2012)
92.4 MHz 10 Symphony 924 SYM 924 Mediacorp Classical 18 June 1969; 54 years ago (18 June 1969) Previously known as Radio 5[5]
93.3 MHz 6 YES 933 YES 933 Mandarin Chinese Top 40 (CHR) (Mandopop/K-pop) 1 January 1990; 34 years ago (1 January 1990)
93.8 MHz 6 CNA938 cna938 English News/Talk 1 January 1998; 26 years ago (1 January 1998) Previously known as NewsRadio 938 (1998–2004), 938Live (2005–2017), and 938 Now (2017–2019)
94.2 MHz 10 Warna 942 WARNA942 Malay Adult contemporary
News/Talk		 1 March 1937; 86 years ago (1 March 1937) (under British Malaya Broadcasting Corporation) Previously known as Radio 2[5]
95.0 MHz 6 Class 95 CLASS 95 English Soft adult contemporary 1 April 1990; 33 years ago (1 April 1990)
95.8 MHz 10 Capital 958 CAPTL958 Mandarin Chinese Classic hits (C-pop)
News/Talk		 1 March 1937; 86 years ago (1 March 1937) (under British Malaya Broadcasting Corporation) Previously known as Radio 3[5]
96.3 MHz 6 96.3 Hao FM HAO FM SPH Media Trust Classic hits (C-pop)
Talk		 8 January 2018; 5 years ago (8 January 2018) Formerly launched as XFM 96.3 by Mediacorp
96.8 MHz 10 Oli 968 OLI 968 Mediacorp Tamil Adult contemporary
Infotainment		 1 March 1937; 86 years ago (1 March 1937) (under British Malaya Broadcasting Corporation) Previously known as Radio 4[5]
97.2 MHz 6 Love 972 LOVE 972 Mandarin Chinese Adult contemporary (Mandopop)
Infotainment		 23 September 1994; 29 years ago (23 September 1994)
98.0 MHz 12 Power 98 Love Songs POWER 98 So Drama! Entertainment English Adult contemporary (Love songs) 31 October 1994; 29 years ago (31 October 1994) Both contemporary and classic hits genres relocated as online radio station
98.7 MHz 6 987 987FM Mediacorp Top 40 (CHR) 1 January 1989; 35 years ago (1 January 1989)
100.3 MHz 11 UFM100.3 UFM1003 SPH Media Trust Mandarin Chinese Adult contemporary (Mandopop)
Infotainment		 2 March 1991; 32 years ago (2 March 1991)

Internet stations

Station Operator Language Genre First air date Website
973FM Blasts That Last Independent English Freeform radio (Top 40 (CHR)/Indie music) 7 December 2010 (7 December 2010) Link
Asia Expat Radio (AXR) AXR Singapore Adult contemporary
News/Talk		 1 November 2016 (1 November 2016) Link
CatholicSG Radio Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore Various Religious broadcasting 2 June 2019 (2 June 2019) Link
IndieGo[6] Mediacorp English Urban adult contemporary
Indie music
Modern rock		 13 September 2021 (13 September 2021) Link (Singapore only)
Radio Chutney Independent Hindi
Marathi
Telugu		 Freeform radio (Adult contemporary/Indie music) 25 October 2020 (25 October 2020) Link
Radio Masti 24x7 Radio Masti (Independent) Hindi Freeform radio (Bollywood music) 1 October 2016 (1 October 2016) (as Radio Masti 96.3fm with Mediacorp's XFM) Link
Vintage Radio SG VintageRadio.SG (Independent) Various Oldies
Classic hits		 15 September 2020 (15 September 2020) Link
XRadio XRadio (Independent; via Second Life) English Freeform radio 1 July 2019 (1 July 2019) Link

History and listenership

Main article: Radio in Singapore

References

  1. ^ https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/singapore/#communications
  2. ^ "Singapore Radio Stations on FM and shortwave". www.asiawaves.net.
  3. ^ "RCS Shines in Singapore - RCS Sound Software".
  4. ^ "Radio broadcasting in Singapore (1924–46)".
  5. ^ a b c d e "NewspaperSG - A brief look at 75 years of radio (History of Singapore Radio) - Today Online".
  6. ^ "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.
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