Capital 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.

CAPITAL 958
Broadcast areaSingapore Malaysia and part of Indonesia
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)
  • Capital Radio 95.8FM
    (1994 - 2001)
Former frequencies
  • 680 kHz
    (01.06.1936 - 22.11.1978)
  • 675 kHz
    (23.11.1978 - 30.09.1994)
Links
Webcast
WebsiteCAPITAL 958
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