Sonar Radio was an online radio station based in Singapore which played music ranging from

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from local and international artists. Sonar Radio was launched on 5 May 2011 by RADIOactive in conjunction with Samsung.Samsung and RADIOactive introduced SONAR radio streaming Android App
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stations, DJs at Sonar Radio are able to recommend songs and control the music playlist. The Sonar Radio player also incorporates several listener-friendly

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s such as voting for songs by 'liking' or 'disliking', sharing of song titles via

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and display of song lyrics/music video of the song currently playing. Sonar Radio has been discontinued as of 2013.

Staff

Directorial Staff

* Managing Director, RADIOactive: Andrew Crothers (formerly of

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)

DJs

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(Ms Vandetta) (formerly of

) * Chris Ho

References

External links

Sonar Radio Official WebsiteSonar Radio Facebook PageSonar Radio TuneIn Radio Page
Radio stations established in 2011 Radio stations disestablished in 2013 Radio stations in Singapore {{Singapore-media-stub

Staff

Directorial Staff

DJs

See also

References

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