Power 98 (radio station)

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Power 98 Love Songs
Broadcast areaSingapore (Love Songs, Raw and Retro)
Malaysia and parts of Indonesia (Love Songs only)
Frequency 98.0 Singapore, Johor Bahru District/Johor Bahru, Johor Malaysia and part Bintan, Riau, Batam, Indonesia MHz (Love Songs)
Programming
Format Adult contemporary
Affiliations SAFRA National Service Association
Ownership
Owner So Drama! Entertainment
883Jia
History
First air date
31 October 1994;30 years ago (1994-10-31) [1]
Technical information
Licensing authority
SBA
Transmitter coordinates
 1°18′25″N103°53′13″E / 1.30683°N 103.88698°E / 1.30683; 103.88698
Links
Webcast https://www.kakee.sg
Website https://www.kakee.sg/power98

Power 98 is an English-language radio station operated by So Drama! Entertainment in Singapore. [2] It broadcasts 24 hours a day, featuring contemporary pop music, entertainment news, and sports updates.

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History

Plans for Power 98 were announced in January 1994 at the opening of Safra Resort and Country Club, with a start-up cost of $3.3 million from the Ministry of Defence. The station targeted male listeners aged 18 to 35, considered an under-served market. [3] It initially recruited seven deejays, [1] all in their twenties, with experience in hosting programs at private events and nightclubs. [3] Power 98 broadcast from 6 am to 12 am, with music comprising four-fifths of its programming, mainly hits from the 1980s and 1990s, alongside news, defence-related information, and entertainment segments. [3] [1] A bilingual lunch-time show, Power Lunch, [1] allowed listeners to request Mandarin songs. [3] The station launched on 31 October 1994 at 7 am, officiated by Minister Lee Boon Yang. [1]

On 19 March 2012, Power 98 underwent its first major revamp in 18 years, adopting the slogan "Hear The Difference," with a new lineup of DJs and programs. In 2019, it rebranded as Power 98 Love Songs, alongside two internet radio services: Power 98 Raw (contemporary hits) and Power 98 Retro (adult hits).[ citation needed ]

In June 2025, So Drama! Entertainment announced that it would close its FM radio stations at the end of October 2025 and shift exclusively to internet radio via its newly-rebranded Kakee app. [4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Safra launches radio station". The Straits Times. 2 November 1994. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "SAFRA Radio is now So Drama! Entertainment".
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Station targets wider SAF family". The Straits Times. 6 October 1994. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  4. ↑ Teo, Yan Ting (21 June 2025). "Listen, watch, win: So Drama! Entertainment's new Kakee app turns entertainment into prizes". The New Paper . Retrieved 3 July 2025.


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