YES 933

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YES 933
Yes 933.svg
Broadcast area Singapore
Johor Bahru/Johor Bahru District (Malaysia)
Batam/Batam Islands, Riau Islands (Indonesia)
Frequency 93.3 MHz
Programming
Language(s) Mandarin (Singdarin)
Format Top 40 (CHR) (Mandopop/K-pop)
Ownership
Owner Mediacorp
Capital 958
Love 972
History
First air date
1 January 1990;34 years ago (1990-01-01)
Technical information
ERP 6,000 watts
Links
Webcast
Website YES 933

YES 933 is a Mandarin Chinese radio station in Singapore. Owned by the state-owned broadcaster Mediacorp, it primarily broadcasts a contemporary hit radio format focusing on Chinese and Korean pop music.

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The station has historically been one of the most listened to in Singapore; in a 2024 survey, Nielsen reported that the station had an average of 1.1 million listeners. [1]

History

In December 1989, Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) announced plans for two new radio stations to launch in 1990; a Mandopop CHR station on 93.3 (which would serve as a Chinese counterpart to English CHR Perfect 10, which launched earlier that year), and an unnamed "MOR" station on 95.5. [2] The Mandopop station launched on 1 January 1990 as YES 933, also known as Radio 6; [3] at launch, the station had nine deejays on four-to-five-hour shifts, and aired fewer commercials than that of Radio 3. [4]

YES 933 began as an 18-hour station, broadcasting from 06:00 to 24:00. Broadcasting hours were extended to 02:00 in December of the same year, making it the first Chinese radio station to offer music after midnight. It finally went 24 hours on 1 May 1994.

In 1997, 93.3 was the most-listened radio station in Singapore for the fifth year since 1993, with almost a million listeners every week, attributed to its uniqueness which catches the attention of listeners, combined with music, deejays and creative jingles. [5]

On 20 January 2017, the station moved from Caldecott Hill to Mediacorp's new headquarters at One-north.

Shows produced

Frequencies

FrequenciesTRP (kW)Broadcast areaTransmitter site
93.3 FM 6 Singapore Bukit Batok Transmission Centre
Johor Bahru/Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia
Batam/Batam Islands, Riau Islands, Indonesia

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References

  1. ↑ "Mediacorp radio stations land 9 out of top 10 spots in Nielsen survey, record 3.93 million weekly listeners". CNA. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "SBC to launch new English and Mandarin radio channels". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 8 December 1989. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "As the dial turns". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 4 March 1990. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Welcome addition but 'format and hours leave room for improvement'". The Straits Times. 9 January 1990. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Listen, FM 93.3 is top station here again". The Straits Times. 18 December 1997. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "Mediacorp's Yes 933 Hits Fest 2023 has live performances by WeiBird, Lala Hsu, OSN and more". CNA Lifestyle. Retrieved 24 April 2024.

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