Mediacorp Pte. Ltd. is a state-owned media conglomerate in Singapore. Owned by Temasek Holdings—the holding company of the Government of Singapore—it owns television, radio, and digital media properties in the country.
Television in Singapore began on 15 February 1963. The public broadcaster, MediaCorp TV, has a monopoly on terrestrial television channels and is fully owned by government holding company Temasek Holdings. Local pay TV operators are StarHub TV and Singtel TV. The private ownership of satellite dishes was previously forbidden.
Channel 5 is an English-language free-to-air terrestrial television channel in Singapore, owned by state media conglomerate Mediacorp. The channel primarily airs general entertainment and news programming in the English language.
The following lists events that happened during 2004 in Singapore.
GOLD 905 is an English radio station of Mediacorp in Singapore. It broadcasts classic hits from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. Their DJs include Brian Richmond, who has more than 40 years of experience in the radio industry. It is one of the nation's oldest stations, tracing its origins back to the beginning of regulated radio broadcasting in Singapore/Straits Settlements along with Warna 94.2FM, Capital 95.8FM and Oli 968 on 1 March 1937. Gold 905 was oficially similar and related to BBC Radio 2 after BBC Empire Service.
Public radio broadcasting began in Singapore in April 1925, after the Amateur Wireless Society of Malaya obtained a temporary license to broadcast. Radio Singapura was established as the first local mass market radio service in 1959. Subsequently, on February 15, 1963, before the withdrawal of the British Arme Forces, and after the merger with Malaya, Singapore's first television service began as Televisyen Singapura under its owner, Radio Television Singapore (RTS).
Class 95 is an English radio station of Mediacorp in Singapore. It is a 24-hour radio station that plays music from the 1990s to the present day. Class 95 was officially similar and related to United Kingdom's BBC Radio 2 and iHeartMedia's WLTW in New York City and KBIG in Los Angeles, California.
987 is Singapore's very first 24-hour English music radio station of Mediacorp Radio in Singapore. It is a 24-hour radio station that plays English language hit songs from Singapore, Australia, United Kingdom, United States and around the world. 987FM is the sole contemporary hit radio on the FM frequency band in Singapore. 987 was officially formal full launched took place as Perfect Ten 98.7FM on New Year's Day 1989 at stroke of midnight SST as 24-hour music radio station in English. Its studio is current at Mediacorp Campus, Mediapolis. The radio station's officially tagline and slogan is "Singapore's Number 1 Hit Music Station".
Johney Brar, also known as DJ JoN-E or "Johnny No Best", is a Canadian DJ, producer, writer and radio host. He was the host and executive producer of the primetime Desi Live Radio Program which first aired on CHRY 105.5FM then was nationally distributed in the United States on HD Radio in New York/New Jersey WRKS 98.7FM HD2, Washington WTOP 103.5FM HD2, Chicago WKQX 101.1FM HD2, San Jose/Bay Area KIOI 101.3FM HD2 and Los Angeles KPWR 105.9FM HD2. He is currently head of operations for Sixcity Media.
XFM 96.3 was an Expat radio station of Mediacorp in Singapore. Broadcasting on 96.3 MHz, it was Singapore's only radio station that broadcast a mix of Japanese, French, Korean, Hindi, Bangladeshi and German programmes. A blend of World Music from Brazil, Greece, Italy, Lebanon and Spain would also be played during an automated music marathon daily.
CAPITAL 958 (城市频道) is a Mandarin language news and information station operating in Singapore managed by Mediacorp. It was the only Mandarin radio station in Singapore before the officially introduction of its sister channel such as YES 933 and Love 972 on 1 April 1990 and 23 September 1994 respectively. It is one of the nation's oldest stations, and its origins can be traced back to the beginning of regulated radio broadcasting in Singapore/Straits Settlements along with Gold 905, Warna 94.2FM and Oli 96.8FM on 1 March 1937.
SPH MediaWorks Ltd was a free-to-air terrestrial television broadcaster in Singapore that operated two television channels: Channel U and Channel i. It merged with the city-state's long-established broadcasting company, Mediacorp, in 2004.
Georgina Chang is a Singaporean who used to head Mediacorp's The Celebrity Agency. She has left Mediacorp since then. She was also a former radio personality, television broadcaster, and newspaper columnist. Chang was also the vice-president of Mediacorp's English Programming (Music), Radio, and the creative director of Singapore radio stations Lush 99.5FM and 987FM.
Fiona Xie is a Singaporean actress, television host, socialite and businesswoman. She was named as one of the Seven Princesses of Mediacorp in 2006. She was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 2001 to 2009.
Vanessa Mary Fernandez is a singer and radio presenter from Singapore. She released several albums with the now defunct hip hop groups, Urban Xchange and Parking Lot Pimp and is now more popularly known by her moniker, Vandetta, on Mediacorp Radio’s 987fm.
Lucas Chow Wing Keung is the former chief executive officer of MediaCorp, SingTel Mobile. and group chief executive officer and managing director of Far East Orchard.
Sonar Radio was an online radio station based in Singapore which played music ranging from Electronica and Indie to K-pop from local and international artists. Sonar Radio was launched on 5 May 2011 by RADIOactive in conjunction with Samsung.
Zhang Zhenxuan is a Chinese actor formerly based in Singapore. Named as one of the 8 Dukes of Caldecott Hill, Zhang was a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 2008 to 2018. He returned to China in 2018.
CHK HD is a Southeast Asian pay television channel owned by Celestial Tiger Entertainment and billed as a Hong Kong general entertainment hub featuring movies, lifestyle programs and dramas for all Singtel TV customers in Singapore. The high-definition channel was launched on 18 October 2013 with Hong Kong celebrities Bernice Liu, Him Law and Liu Kai Chi.
8world News is a department which produces news, current affairs, and info-ed programmes for two Mediacorp channels aired in Mandarin, Channels 8 and U.
