List of radio stations in Singapore


The following radio stations are located in and transmitted from Singapore.

FM stations

There are 3 radio broadcasters and 19 radio stations in Singapore in total; 11 are owned by Mediacorp Radio, 5 are owned by SPH Radio, and 2 are owned by So Drama! Entertainment. In Singapore, listeners are able to tune into BBC World Service as the station is essentially treated as a domestic broadcaster, easily available 24/7 through long-term agreement with MediaCorp Radio as the latter assists in broadcasting BBC's programs via their transmitter. Most Singaporeans are also able to receive FM broadcasts from Malaysia and Indonesia if the signal is strong enough. RDS transmissions are utilized by all stations.
Listeners who do not have an FM tuner can listen to web streams of all FM stations by either visiting the stations' websites on a desktop or downloading the stations' respective apps on a mobile device. There might be a delay of up to 90 seconds compared to the live FM transmission.
The radio stations utilised RCS Master Control broadcast automation software. An upgrade to the newer RCS Zetta was rolled out across all Mediacorp stations from August to November 2014.
FrequencyStationRDSOperatorLanguageGenreFirst air dateWebcast
088.3 MHz883Jia883JIASo Drama! EntertainmentChinese, EnglishAdult Contemporary, Chinese pop24 November 1997
088.9 MHzBBC World ServiceBBC_WS__BBC RadioEnglishTalk radio, News radio1960
089.3 MHzMoney FM 89.3MONEY_FMSPH RadioEnglishTalk radio, Classic hits29 January 2018
089.7 MHzRia 89.7FMRIA_897_MediacorpMalay, EnglishContemporary hit radio, CHR/Pop, Top 401 December 1990
090.5 MHzGold 905GOLD_905MediacorpEnglishClassic hits, Oldies1 June 1936
091.3 MHzOne FM 91.3ONEFMSPH RadioEnglishMainstream rock, Classic hits, Adult Contemporary2 March 1991
092.0 MHzKiss 92FMKISS_92_SPH RadioEnglishAdult Contemporary, CHR/Pop3 September 2012
192.4 MHzSymphony 924SYM_924_MediacorpEnglishClassical music1 June 1936
093.3 MHzYES 933YES_933_MediacorpChineseContemporary hit radio, CHR/Pop, Top 401 January 1990
093.8 MHzCNA938cna938MediacorpEnglishTalk radio, News radio1 January 1998
094.2 MHzWarna 94.2FMWARNA942MediacorpMalay, ArabAdult Contemporary, Infotainment1 June 1936
095.0 MHzClass 95CLASS_95MediacorpEnglishAdult Contemporary1 April 1990
095.8 MHzCapital 95.8FMCAPITAL958MediacorpChineseTalk radio, Classic hits, Oldies1 June 1936
096.3 MHz96.3 Hao FMHAO_FM__SPH RadioChineseTalk radio, Classic hits8 January 2018
096.8 MHzOli 96.8FMOLI_968_MediacorpTamil, EnglishTamil music, Infotainment1 June 1936
097.2 MHzLove 97.2FMLOVE_972MediacorpChinese, EnglishAdult Contemporary, Chinese pop23 September 1994
098.0 MHzPower98FMPOWER_98_LOVESONGSSo Drama! EntertainmentEnglishSoft AC31 October 1994
098.7 MHz987FM987FM___MediacorpEnglishContemporary hit radio, CHR/Pop, Top 40, US Top 401 January 1989
100.3 MHzUFM100.3UFM1003_SPH RadioChineseAdult Contemporary, Chinese pop2 March 1991

Internet stations

Listenership

Mediacorp Radio
Mediacorp continues to be the number one radio network in Singapore, with its stations reaching four in five adults weekly.
Eight out of the top 10 stations belong to Mediacorp’s network. Chinese station LOVE 972 climbed to the top spot at 19.6 percent weekly listenership. CLASS 95 takes second spot overall at 19.2 percent after gaining an impressive increase of 142,000 listeners – the highest jump by any station and CLASS 95’s best showing in the last seven years. Other Mediacorp radio stations in the top 10 are: YES 933, CAPITAL 958, 987, Warna 942, GOLD 905 and Oli.
Love 972 has the highest reach of women and silvers aged 55 and above. CLASS 95 dominated five audience segments: tertiaries aged 15 to 24, millennials aged 25 to 34, men, parents and PMEBs. Warna was the station that reached the most Malay listeners while Oli had the highest reach of Indian listeners.
The top four stations with the longest time spent listening weekly are CAPITAL 958 with 13 hours, Warna 942 at 12 hours 33 minutes, LOVE 972 at 11 hours 16 minutes and Oli at 9 hours 39 minutes.
SPH Radio
The five radio stations owned by leading media company Singapore Press Holdings - English stations Kiss 92FM, ONE FM 91.3 and MONEY FM 89.3 as well as Chinese stations UFM100.3 and 96.3 Hao FM - increased their total listenership by 10 percent and share of audience by 13 percent.
Leading the pack is UFM100.3, with a significant listenership jump of 27 percent, the highest amongst all Chinese radio stations in Singapore. 96.3 Hao FM, SPH Radio's other Chinese radio station targeting a more mature audience, also showed a big listenership increase of 24 percent with its core audience aged 40 to 59. This was the highest growth amongst Chinese radio stations aimed at mature listeners.
SPH Radio's English stations also saw listenership growth, with increases coming from Kiss 92FM and ONE FM 91.3 at 4 percent and 16 percent respectively. ONE FM 91.3 registered the highest growth in audience time spent listening amongst all English radio stations at 48 percent. The survey also shows that SPH radio listeners are active consumers of the various SPH news platform.
Listenership figures of radio stations
According to findings from Nielsen Radio Diary Survey Wave 2, 2019 for Singapore, the listenership figures of radio stations in Singapore are as follows:
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used to operate , a radio service using digital audio broadcasting technology which simulcast eight FM stations, namely Class 95FM, Gold 905FM, 987FM, Y.E.S. 93.3FM, Love 97.2FM, Symphony 92.4FM, and CNA938 and broadcast six digital-only stations, namely Cruise, Club Play, JK-Pop, Chinese Evergreens, Planet Bollywood and Bloomberg.
The service was discontinued on 1 December 2011 as the low adoption of DAB radio and the prevalence of listening to Internet radio streams on computers and mobile devices has rendered DAB radio irrelevant.

Shortwave stations

Launched in 1994, Radio Singapore International operated as the external service for Singapore. The station launched a signature program in 1996 called ‘Friends of the Airwaves’ reaching out throughout South-East Asia. The station featured programs in several languages, and was chiefly run by MediaCorp Radio. RSI ceased operation on 31 July 2008.