The following radio stations are located in and transmitted from Singapore.
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 (Johor Bahru/Johor Bahru District) and Indonesia (Batam/Batam Islands), with Singapore stations likewise being receptable in those areas as well.
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] In a 2022 survey, Nielsen reported that Mediacorp accounted for nine of the ten most-listened radio stations in the country, with Mandopop station YES 933 being the highest-rated overall. [4]
Frequency | TRP (kW) | Station | RDS | Language | Genre | Broadcast area | Transmitter site | Opening date |
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88.9 MHz | 5 | BBC World Service | BBC_WS__ | English | News/Talk | Singapore | Bukit Batok Transmission Centre | 19 December 1932 as the BBC Empire Service |
89.7 MHz | 6 | Ria 897 | RIA897 | Malay | CHR (Malay/K-pop) | 1 December 1990 | ||
90.5 MHz | 6 | Gold 905 | GOLD905 | English | Classic and Retro hits | 1 March 1937 as ZHL(under British Malaya Broadcasting Corporation) | ||
92.4 MHz | 10 | Symphony 924 | SYMPHONY924 | English | Classical | 18 July 1969 as FM Stereo | ||
93.3 MHz | 6 | YES 933 | YES933 | Mandarin Chinese | CHR (Mandopop/K-pop) | 1 January 1990 | ||
93.8 MHz | 6 | CNA938 | CNA938 | English | News/Talk | 2 October 1998 as NewsRadio 938 | ||
94.2 MHz | 10 | Warna 942 | WARNA942 | Malay | Adult contemporary (Malay) Infotainment | 4 January 1959 as Radio Singapore and Malay Service | ||
95.8 MHz | 10 | Capital 958 | CAPITAL958 | Mandarin Chinese | Classic hits (C-pop) News/Talk | 1 January 1951 as Green Network | ||
96.8 MHz | 10 | Oli 968 | OLI968 | Tamil | Adult contemporary (Tamil) Infotainment | 1 January 1951 as Red Network | ||
97.2 MHz | 6 | Love 972 | LOVE972 | Mandarin Chinese | Adult contemporary (Mandopop) | 23 September 1994 | ||
98.7 MHz | 6 | 987 | 987FM | English | CHR (English/K-pop) | 1 January 1989 as Radio 10 (also known as Perfect Ten 98.7FM) |
SPH Media operates five stations:
Frequency | TRP (kW) | Station | RDS | Language | Genre | Broadcast area | Transmitter site | Opening date | Notes |
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89.3 MHz | 15 | Money FM 89.3 | MONEY FM | English | Financial news and talks | Singapore | Bukit Batok Transmission Centre | 29 January 2018 | Previously carried an audio simulcast of TVMobile (before 2010) |
91.3 MHz | 12 | One FM 91.3 | ONEFM | Modern adult contemporary | 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 | ||||
96.3 MHz | 6 | 96.3 Hao FM | HAO FM | Mandarin Chinese | Classic hits (Mandopop) Infotainment | 8 January 2018 | Formerly occupied as XFM 96.3 by Mediacorp | ||
100.3 MHz | 11 | UFM100.3 | UFM | Modern adult contemporary (Mandopop) | 2 March 1991 |
So Drama! Entertainment, owned by the SAFRA National Service Association, operates two stations:
Frequency | TRP (kW) | Station | RDS | Language | Genre | Broadcast area | Transmitter site | Opening date | Notes |
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88.3 MHz | 5 | 883Jia | 883JIA | Mandarin Chinese | Adult contemporary (Mandopop) | Singapore | Bukit Batok Transmission Centre | 12 June 1995 | |
98.0 MHz | 12 | Power 98 Love Songs | POWER 98 | English | Adult contemporary | 31 October 1994 | Both contemporary and classic hits genres relocated as online radio station |
Station | Operator | Language | Genre | First air date | Website |
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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 |
Due to Singapore's proximity to Malaysia and Indonesia, radio stations from these countries can also be received; in particular, stations from the Johor Bahru, Malaysia and Batam, Indonesia regions are typically receptable in the country.
Frequency | Station | Owner | Language | Broadcast area |
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87.6 MHz | Radio Discovery Minang FM | Independent | Indonesian Minangkabau | Batam, Batam Islands, Riau Islands |
88.0 MHz | Radio Mercy | Independent | Indonesian English | |
88.6 MHz | Pro 3 RRI Tanjungpinang | RRI | Indonesian | |
88.7 MHz | Radio STB | Independent | Indonesian | |
90.9 MHz | Pro 3 RRI Batam | RRI | Indonesian | |
91.7 MHz | Serumpun Radio | Etnikom | Indonesian Malay | |
92.1 MHz | Pro 2 RRI Tanjungpinang | RRI | Indonesian English | |
93.0 MHz | Radio O Nine | Independent | Indonesian English | |
96.5 MHz | Radio Bintan | Independent | Indonesian Malay | |
97.8 MHz | Radio Gurindam | Independent | Indonesian Malay | |
98.3 MHz | Pro 1 RRI Tanjungpinang | RRI | Indonesian Malay | |
100.7 MHz | Batam FM | Ramako Group | Indonesian Malay | |
101.3 MHz | Pro 4 RRI Tanjungpinang | RRI | Indonesian Malay | |
101.6 MHz | Zoo FM | Ramako Group | Indonesian | |
102.3 MHz | Hijrah Radio | Independent | Indonesian | |
103.2 MHz | Juan FM | Independent | Indonesian | |
103.5 MHz | Radio Azam | Independent | Indonesian | |
103.9 MHz | Radio Pandawa | Independent | Indonesian Malay | |
104.3 MHz | Seila FM | Independent | Indonesian | |
104.7 MHz | Big RadioQu | Independent | Indonesian Arabic | |
105.1 MHz | Pro 1 RRI Batam | RRI | Indonesian Malay | |
105.3 MHz | Radio Canggai Putri | Persada ID | Indonesian Malay | |
105.5 MHz | Pro 2 RRI Batam | RRI | Indonesian English | |
106.0 MHz | Radio Hang | Independent | Indonesian Arabic | |
106.5 MHz | Sing FM | Independent | Indonesian | |
107.0 MHz | Radio Be | Independent | Indonesian | |
107.9 MHz | Radio Inspirasi | Independent | Indonesian Malay | |
Community radio | ||||
107.7 MHz | Radio Alfa Omega | Community | Indonesian English | Batam, Batam Islands, Riau Islands |
107.8 MHz | Radio RG FM | Community | Indonesian Arabic | |
107.9 MHz | Radio Komunitas Hang Tuah | Community | Indonesian Arabic |
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