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| Broadcast area | Singapore |
| Frequency | 88.3 MHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Contemporary hits, English and Chinese |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | So Drama! Entertainment |
| Power 98 | |
| History | |
First air date | 12 June 1995 [1] (as Dongli 88.3FM) [2] |
| Links | |
| Webcast | https://www.camokakis.sg |
| Website | https://www.camokakis.sg/883jia |
883Jia is a Singaporean Chinese-language radio station owned by So Drama! Entertainment. [3] It plays Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Japanese and English music from the 1980s up to the 2020s.
Plans for launching the then-unnamed Mandarin radio station were announced at the official launch of Power 98 in October 1994, aiming at the Mandarin-speaking majority of the servicemen. [4]
Also known as Power 88.3, [1] the radio station complements its English radio station Power 98. At launch it played contemporary music from the 1980s with some backtracking to the mid-to-late 1980s. [1] Like Power 98, it targets listeners aged 18 to 35 who are national servicemen. [1]
Test transmissions of Power 88.3 leading to its launch date were made between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. [1]
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