IMDA Awards Frequencies For Two New Radio Stations

IMDA Awards Frequencies For Two New Radio Stations

Media Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
IMDA AWARDS FREQUENCIES
FOR TWO NEW RADIO STATIONS
SINGAPORE – 13 March, 2017: The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA)
awarded radio frequencies - FM89.3 and FM96.3 - to SPH Radio Pte Ltd (SPH Radio). This
paves the way for two new commercial free-to-air radio stations.
Singaporeans can look forward to a new Chinese radio station that caters to seniors above
50 years of age. The station aims to support active aging by providing seniors with lifestyle
information covering health, wellness and retirement planning. Chinese pop and "xin yao"
entertainment music from the 80's and 90's will also feature in its staple programming.
The second station is aimed at raising financial literacy of listeners. This English station will
educate PMEBs (Professionals, Managers, Executives and Businessmen), financial market
participants as well as the general audience on money matters. Its programming will
comprise locally-produced bulletins and features focusing on market news updates, financial
education, insurance planning, CPF-related discussions and a range of other topics ranging
from dining, travel, health and career opportunities.
The award of the two vacant radio frequencies follows the conclusion of IMDA’s open tender
exercise in June 2016 which was met with strong industry interest and attracted both notfor-profit and commercial radio station proposals. At the close of the tender, IMDA received
nine proposals from five tenderers – Mediacorp Pte Ltd, SPH Radio Pte Ltd, Rex Cinema
Pte Ltd, HT Overseas Pte Ltd and Asia Today Singapore Pte Ltd. (See Annex A for full list
of proposals received).
A Tender Evaluation Committee, comprising IMDA representatives, members from the
programme advisory committees and the media academic community, evaluated and found
the two proposals to be most compelling in injecting both choice and diversity into
Singapore’s radio scene.
The two new stations by SPH Radio Pte Ltd are expected to be launched this year. Their
introduction will bring the total number of local FM stations to 20 (See Annex B for full list of
radio stations).
ISSUED BY THE INFOCOMM MEDIA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
About Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA)
The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) will develop a vibrant, world-class
infocomm media sector that drives the economy, connects people, bonds communities and
powers Singapore's Smart Nation vision. IMDA does this by developing talent, strengthening
business capabilities, and enhancing Singapore's ICT and media infrastructure. IMDA also
regulates the telecommunications and media sectors to safeguard consumer interests while
fostering a pro-business environment. IMDA also enhances Singapore’s data protection
regime through the Personal Data Protection Commission. For more news and information,
visit www.imda.gov.sg or follow IMDA on Facebook IMDAsg and Twitter @IMDAsg.
For media clarifications, please contact:
YUEN Hui Tian (Ms)
Assistant Manager, Regulatory Communications, IMDA
DID: (65) 6202 4416
Email: [email protected]
Winston CHAI (Mr)
Deputy Director, Regulatory and Corporate Communications, IMDA
DID: (65) 6202 4407
Email: [email protected]
Annex A
Proposals received
S/N Name of Tenderer
Brief description of Proposal
1
Rex Cinema Pte
Ltd
24hrs Tamil station with general programming
2
SPH Radio Pte Ltd
24hrs English station with less talk more music concept,
easy listening music
3
SPH Radio Pte Ltd
24hrs Chinese station which targets audience aged 50+,
“xinyao” and 80s-90s music
4
SPH Radio Pte Ltd
24hrs English station, finance and business focused
5
Mediacorp Pte Ltd
24hrs commercial English station with less talk more music
concept, easy listening music
6
Mediacorp Pte Ltd
24hrs not-for-profit English station which targets audience
aged above 55. Mix of info-education talk and music from
60s and 70s
7
Mediacorp Pte Ltd
24hrs not-for-profit Chinese dialect station which targets
audience aged above 55. Mix of discussion, info-talk, music
from 60s to 90s
8
HT Overseas Pte
Ltd
24hrs Hindi, Bengali, Tamil station with music from
Bollywood, Tollywood and Kollywood
9
Asia Today Pte Ltd 24hrs Hindi radio station with music from Bollywood movies
Annex B
Current Radio Stations in Singapore
There are currently three local radio broadcasters – Mediacorp Pte Ltd, Singapore Armed
Forces Reservists' Association (SAFRA) Radio, and SPH Radio offering a total of 18 radio
stations in Singapore:

GOLD 905

Symphony 924

938LIVE

CLASS 95

987

Lush 99.5FM

YES 933

CAPITAL 95.8FM

LOVE 97.2FM

Warna 94.2FM

Ria 89.7FM

Oli 96.8FM

Power98FM

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883JiaFM
ONE FM 91.3
Kiss 92FM
UFM 100.3
BBC World Service 88.9 FM