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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| Broadcast area | Singapore Johor Bahru/Johor Bahru District (Malaysia) Batam/Batam Islands, Riau Islands (Indonesia) |
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| 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 |
| Technical information | |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| Links | |
| Webcast | |
| Website | YES 933 |
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
editIn December 1989, Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) announced plans for two new radio stations to launch in 1990, in honour of SBC's 10th anniversary and Singapore's 25th anniversary of independence; 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 00:00. 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
edit- Dear DJ (亲愛的九月)
- Hey DJ! (校园新生代 Hey DJ!)
- The Story Between Us (我们之间的故事)
- Campushunter (校园搜查队)
- Pick of the Pops (醉心龙虎榜), the station's music chart.[6]
Frequencies
edit| Frequencies | TRP (kW) | Broadcast area | Transmitter site |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93.3 FM | 6 | Singapore | Bukit Batok Transmission Centre |
| Johor Bahru/Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia | |||
| Batam/Batam Islands, Riau Islands, Indonesia |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Mediacorp radio stations land 9 out of top 10 spots in Nielsen survey, record 3.93 million weekly listeners". CNA. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "SBC to launch new English and Mandarin radio channels". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 8 December 1989. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "As the dial turns". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 4 March 1990. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Welcome addition but 'format and hours leave room for improvement'". The Straits Times. 9 January 1990. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Listen, FM 93.3 is top station here again". The Straits Times. 18 December 1997. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "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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