CAPITAL 95.8FM (城市频道) is a
Mandarin language
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news and information station operating in Singapore managed by
Mediacorp
Mediacorp Pte. Ltd., doing business as Mediacorp and stylised as mediacorp, is a media conglomerate in Singapore. Owned by Temasek Holdings—the holding company of the Government of Singapore—it owns television, radio, and digital media prope ...
. It was the only
Mandarin
Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to:
Language
* Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country
** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China
** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...
radio station in Singapore before the introduction of its sister channels,
YES 933
YES 933, formerly known as 933醉心频道 (''933 Zuìxīn píndào'', "933 Intoxicated Channel"), is a Mandarin radio station owned by Mediacorp in Singapore. The station now holds the slogan of 顶尖流行音乐电台,引领潮流时代 (' ...
and
Love 97.2FM
Love encompasses a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most sublime virtue or good habit, the deepest interpersonal affection, to the simplest pleasure. An example of this range of meanings is that the lov ...
in 1990 and 1994 respectively. It is one of the nation's oldest stations, and its origins can be traced back to the beginning of regulated radio broadcasting in
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
/
Straits Settlements
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along with
Gold 905
GOLD 905 is an English radio station of Mediacorp in Singapore. It broadcasts classic hits from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s similar to that of BBC Radio 2 in the United Kingdom, 2UE, Magic 1278 and 4BH in Australia, Lite in Malaysia and Magic ...
,
Warna 94.2FM
Warna 94.2FM is a Malay language contemporary music radio station operated by Mediacorp. It broadcasts Malay hits and provides an Islamic General Service for Singapore. It is one of the nation's oldest stations, tracing its origins back to the ...
and
Oli 96.8FM
Oli 96.8FM ( ta, ஒலி 96.8FM) is an infotainment radio station in the Tamil language owned by Mediacorp playing for the Indian community in Singapore, offering the latest Tamil songs, regional Indian songs, local & international news, li ...
on 1 June 1936.
The station provides Mandarin news and information programs and broadcasts Mandarin hits.
The station ended its broadcast at
Caldecott Hill
Caldecott Hill is a private housing estate, located along Thomson Road in the Central Region of Singapore. It is tied to the growth of the media industry in Singapore.
In the past, Singapore's broadcast station, Mediacorp was located there. The ...
at 10:00 on 8 February 2017 and thereafter moved to Mediacorp Campus at 1 Stars Avenue. The first programme to be broadcast at the new campus began on the same day.
The Station is also known to broadcast news daily in the Chinese Dialects like
Hokkien
The Hokkien () variety of Chinese is a Southern Min language native to and originating from the Minnan region, where it is widely spoken in the south-eastern part of Fujian in southeastern mainland China. It is one of the national languages in ...
,
Teochew,
Cantonese
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,
Hainanese
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,
Hakka
The Hakka (), sometimes also referred to as Hakka Han, or Hakka Chinese, or Hakkas are a Han Chinese subgroup whose ancestral homes are chiefly in the Hakka-speaking provincial areas of Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan, Hunan, Zhej ...
and
Fuzhounese on selected timing from Monday to Sunday.
Capital 958 adopts with the majority of the playlist consisting of all forms of different era of music which also included
Xinyao
''Xinyao'' () is a genre of songs that is unique to Singapore. It is a contemporary Mandarin vocal genre that emerged and rose to fame in Singapore between the late 1970s to 1980s. ''Xinyao'' songs are composed and sung by Singaporeans and it is a ...
. The station has provided songs even back from the 60s, 70s and 80s during weekends.
Shows produced
95.8 In Action!
See also
*
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; 12 are owned by Mediacorp, 2 are owned by So Drama! Entertainment, and 5 are owne ...
References
External links
CAPITAL 95.8FM Official Website
Radio stations in Singapore
Mandarin-language radio stations
Radio stations established in 1936
1936 establishments in Singapore
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