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Warna 942 is a Malay language radio station in Singapore. Owned by the state-owned broadcaster Mediacorp, it broadcasts a full-service format serving Malaysians in Singapore, including music, news, and religious programming. The station began broadcasting on 15 July 1967 as the Malay service of Radio Television Singapore on FM, later being rebranded as Radio 2 in 1982, and then Warna (colour) in 1991.
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| Broadcast area | Singapore Johor Bahru/Johor Bahru District (Malaysia) Batam/Batam Islands, Riau Islands (Indonesia) |
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| Frequency | 94.2 MHz |
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| Language(s) | Malay |
| Format | Adult contemporary News/Talk Drama |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Mediacorp |
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| History | |
First air date | 15 July 1967 |
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Licensing authority | IMDA |
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| Website | Warna 942 |
As of 22 December 2020, Nielsen rated Warna 942 as the country's highest-rated Malay station.[1]
History edit
On 15 July 1967, Radio Television Singapore officially launched its FM radio service, with 94.2 designated as the service's Malay station.[2] In 1982, as part of a larger rebranding of the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation radio stations, the station was rebranded as "Radio 2".[3]
Programming edit
The station carries a mix of adult contemporary Malay music, as well as news from Mediacorp's Berita newsroom, and radio dramas,
Uniquely, the station broadcasts religious programming catering to the Islamic faith. This includes a block of religious talk programming that begins at 5:00 a.m. SST, and broadcasting the Islamic call to prayer (azan solat) at the five times determined by the Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS). On Friday evenings (solat juma'at), the station broadcasts a service recapping the khutbah of the Imam during the period. Yearly on Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, the station broadcasts the live Malay-language Khutbah immediately after the Takbir from a mosque at 8:00 a.m. During the Maulidur Rasul holiday, the station airs Nasyid music dedicated to Muhammad as part of its music programming.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Eight out of top 10 radio stations are from Mediacorp: Nielsen". Channel NewsAsia. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "FM stereo test runs". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 23 June 1967. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "New Year gift: New-sound radio". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 16 December 1981. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
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