CNA938

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CNA938
CNA938 logo.png
Broadcast area Singapore
Frequency 93.8 MHz
Programming
Language(s) English
Format News/Talk
Affiliations CNA
Ownership
Owner Mediacorp
History
First air date
2 October 1998;25 years ago (1998-10-02) as NewsRadio 938
(on FM frequency)
Former names
  • NewsRadio 938
    (since 2 October 1998)
  • 938Live
    (since 1 January 2005)
  • 938Now
    (since 6 November 2017)
Technical information
Licensing authority
IMDA
Links
Webcast
Website CNA 938

CNA938 is an English radio station of Mediacorp in Singapore. Since mid-2019, the station runs as the complementary to its parent television counterpart in line with the latter's 20th anniversary. CNA938 broadcasts news and talk programmes from 7am to 11:59pm SGT daily, followed by an audio simulcast of CNA TV programmes during overnight hours. The station studio is located within Mediacorp Campus at 1 Stars Avenue.

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History

NewsRadio 938 (1998 - 2004)

Plans for the launch of NewsRadio 938 was announced alongside two new radio stations by then-Minister for Information and the Arts George Yeo in March 1998. The station would be a spin-off of One FM, which used to air news-heavy content. The launch date was set for 2 October 1998, with sampler programming beginning in mid-June. It would broadcast eighteen hours a day with news every 15 minutes, talk and some light instrumental music. [1]

The 93.8 MHz frequency was originally known as NewsRadio 938 and was officially opening ceremony or grand opening by the President of the Republic of Singapore Ong Teng Cheong on 2 October 1998 at 6:00am SGT. The brand was founded under the Radio Corporation of Singapore (RCS), which took over Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC)'s radio-broadcasting operations on 1 October 1994 when it was privatised under Mediacorp's predecessor Singapore International Media (SIM Group of Companies). When the Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) rebranded to MediaCorp on 12 February 2001, RCS subsequently became MediaCorp Radio.

938LIVE (2005 - 2017)

NewsRadio 938 rebranded as 938LIVE in 2005. 24-hour broadcasts started on 1 January 2008. [2] A number of a new programmes and a stronger focus on news were introduced later in 2015.

938NOW (2017 - 2019)

On 6 November 2017, the station was relaunched with a new name, 938NOW, with a number of a new programmes and a stronger focus on news and lifestyle. [3] It has expanded its content to include more tips and insights from experts in business, finance, health and wellness, medicine, parenting, food, technology, leisure, sports and travel. The station's new tagline was “In The Know, On The Go.”

CNA938 (2019 - present)

In March 2019, in conjunction with CNA's 20th anniversary, Mediacorp announced that the station will be rebranded as CNA938 (initially as CNA Talk). The newly branded radio station was launched on 3 June of that year.

Frequencies

FrequenciesTRP (kW)Broadcast area
93.8 FM 6 Singapore
Johor Bahru/Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia
Batam/Batam Islands, Riau Islands, Indonesia

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References

  1. "One FM goes for news and gold". The Straits Times. 22 April 1998. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  2. "Radio all day and all night". Today (retrieved from NLB). 28 December 2007. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  3. "In-the-know, on-the-go with the new 938NOW". Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.

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