CAPITAL 958
Broadcast areaSingapore
Frequency95.8 MHz
Programming
Language(s)Mandarin
Format
Ownership
OwnerMediacorp
YES 933
Love 972
History
First air date
  • 1 June 1936 (1936-06-01) as Radio Singapore
    (on AM frequency)
  • 15 July 1967 (1967-07-15)
    (on FM frequency)
Last air date
30 September 1994 (1994-09-30)
(on AM frequency)
Former call signs
  • Radio Singapore
    (01.06.1936 - 22.12.1945; 15.5.1967 - 31.12.1981)
  • Chinese Service
    (01.06.1936 - 22.12.1945; 15.5.1967 - 31.12.1981)
  • Red Network
    (22.12.1945 - 31.12.1950)
  • Green Network
    (01.01.1951 - 14.5.1967)
  • Radio 3 (第三广播网)
    (01.01.1982 - 15.12.1991)
  • City Sounds 95.8FM (95.8FM城市頻道)
    (16.12.1991 - 22.09.1994)
Former frequencies
  • 680 kHz
    (01.06.1936 - 22.11.1978)
  • 675 kHz
    (23.11.1978 - 30.09.1994)
Links
Webcast
WebsiteCapital 958

CAPITAL 958 (城市頻道) is a Mandarin news and information station operating in Singapore, managed by Mediacorp. It was the only Mandarin radio station in Singapore before the officially introduction of its sister channel such as YES 933 and Love 972 on 1 January 1990 and 23 September 1994 respectively. The station mainly provides local and international news / current affairs, in depth analysis interviews into different key topics & playing of Mandarin hits. It also broadcasts news daily in other languages, including Hokkien, Teochew, Cantonese, Hainanese, Hakka and Fuzhounese on selected timings from Monday to Sunday. During weekends, listeners could also look forward to songs from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.

History

Although programming in Chinese dialects was carried by the extant Singaporean radio station in its several incarnations from 1937 to 1945, it wasn't until 23 December 1945 where a de facto separate service in Chinese and Indian dialects, the Red Network, was created.[1] Strictly speaking, an all-Chinese service was announced in December 1950, with the launch date set for 1 January 1951. The new network was known as the Green Network.[2] One of the aims of the new service was to counter Communist propaganda in the region (alongside the Malay service). The station broadcast on 72 metres (7200 kilocycles, later redefined to 680 kHz on AM medium wave) from 5pm to 11pm daily,[3] and was moved to 675 kHz in 1978 to conform with the Geneva Frequency Plan of 1975. All AM broadcasting in the country ceased in 1994.

The station began FM transmissions on 95.8 MHz in 1967, and was renamed from Radio 3 to City Sounds (tentative name The City Channel[4]) on 16 December 1991, capturing the essence of "city life". The previous format remained unchanged.[5]

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/Straits Settlements along with Gold 905, Warna 942 and Oli 968 on 1 March 1937.

The station ended its broadcast at Caldecott Hill 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.

Shows Produced

958 TV show (958 开麦啦!)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NEW RADIO SCHEDULES Begin TODAY". Sunday Tribune. 23 December 1945. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "CHINESE GET OWN RADIO". The Straits Times. 12 December 1950. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "Green Network To Fight Reds". The Straits Times. 23 December 1950. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "New names for four SBC radio stations". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 4 November 1991. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Mandarin radio station renamed". Today (retrieved from NLB). 16 December 1991. Retrieved 22 September 2023.


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