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{{short description|Mediacorp-owned English radio station in Singapore}}
{{Infobox radio station
{{Infobox radio station
| name = 987FM
| logo = 987FM.svg
| image = [[File:987FM Logo.jpg]]
| format = [[Contemporary hit radio]]
| area = [[Singapore]]
| owner = [[Mediacorp]]
| slogan = Only the Hits
| name = 987
| area = [[Singapore]]<br>[[Johor Bahru]]/[[Johor Bahru District]] ([[Malaysia]])<br>[[Batam]]/[[Batam|Batam Islands]], [[Riau Islands]] ([[Indonesia]])
| airdate = 1 January 1989
| airdate = {{launch date and age|df=y|1989|1|1}}
| former_names =
| frequency = 98.7 [[Megahertz|MHz]]
| frequency = 98.7 [[Megahertz|MHz]]
| format = [[Contemporary hits]] <br /> [[Top 40]]
| language = [[Singapore English|English]] ([[Singlish]])
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| owner = [[MediaCorp]]
| webcast = [http://www.mediacorpradio.sg/radioliveplayer/asx/987fm/fm987.asx]
| website = [http://entertainment.xin.msn.com/en/radio/987fm/ xinmsn.com/987fm]
| callsign_meaning =
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| website = [https://www.melisten.sg/radio/987 987FM]
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'''987''' is an English-language radio station in Singapore. Owned by the state-owned broadcaster [[Mediacorp]], it broadcasts a [[contemporary hit radio]] format. The station launched on 1 January 1989 as '''Perfect 10 98.7 FM'''.


==History==
'''987FM''' is an [[English language|English]] [[radio station]] of [[MediaCorp]] in [[Singapore]]. It is a 24-hour radio station that plays English hits from [[Singapore]], the [[UK]], [[USA]] and around the world. 987FM's studio was moved out of [[Caldecott Hill|Caldecott Broadcast Centre]] on 19 July 2010 and is currently broadcasting at *SCAPE along [[Orchard Road]] at 2 Orchard Link.
===Perfect 10 (1989–2005)===
The station launched at midnight on 1 January 1989 as '''Perfect 10 98.7 FM''' (or, formally, '''Radio 10'''); the station was aimed towards youth, and would broadcast a mix of current and classic [[Popular music|pop music]]. Its on-air branding referred to a format of broadcasting "top 10" music from the past decade. The [[Singapore Broadcasting Corporation]] (SBC) surveyed students of local post-secondary institutions to help tailor the station to the preferences of youth audiences. Perfect 10 would emphasize music and DJ-led programmes, with fewer interruptions for news and commercials.<ref name="radio station">{{cite news|last=Effendy|first=Albert|title=Singapore's first 24-hours CHR/Pop and Top 40 youth teen|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/newpaper19881231-1.2.21.1|access-date=1 January 2014|newspaper=The New Paper|date=31 December 1988|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202071042/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/newpaper19881231-1.2.21.1|archive-date=2 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>


The station would compete at launch with [[Batam]], Indonesia's Zoo 106.1;<ref>{{cite web |date=21 December 1988 |title=SBC goes for that perfect 10 |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19881221-1.2.32.8 |access-date=22 September 2023 |website=The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=31 December 1988 |title=Round-the-clock music from midnight today |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19881231-1.2.22.18 |access-date=22 September 2023 |website=The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB)}}</ref> the station had a sizable audience in Singapore and had attracted advertisers from there, with advertising rates double than those of SBC.<ref>{{cite news |date=21 December 1988 |title=SBC Radio Ten to duel with FM Zoo |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/biztimes19881221-1.2.8 |access-date=12 January 2024 |work=Business Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=20 December 1988 |title=New rock station named Radio 10 |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/newpaper19881220-1.2.11.3 |access-date=12 January 2024 |work=The New Paper}}</ref>
==Staff==
===Directorial & Management Staff===
* Managing Director (MediaCorp Radio): Florence Lian<ref>http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/entertainment/view/1069790/1/.html</ref>
* Music Director: Colin Minjoot
* Senior Creative Director: Georgina Chang<ref name="Today">[http://www.todayonline.com/Hotnews/EDC100324-0000090/987FM-to-join-Orchard-Rds-land-Scape 987FM to join Orchard Rd's 'land-*Scape']</ref>
* Senior Creative Producer: Kelvin Loke
* Senior Promotions Executive: Fannison Leong
* Promotions Executive: Norafiqin H
* Assistant Programme Director: Justin Ang<ref name="Today" />


An SBC survey in September 1989 revealed that 40% of listeners tuned to Perfect 10 compared to Radio 3 (Mandarin) with 33% and Radio 2 (Malay) with 25%.<ref>{{cite news |title=Perfect 10 the top radio station — survey |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19891021-1.2.41.18 |access-date=28 January 2024 |work=The Straits Times |date=21 October 1989}}</ref> With the launch of [[Adult contemporary music|adult contemporary]] station [[Class 95 (radio station)|Class 95]] in April 1990,<ref>{{cite web |date=1 April 1990 |title='Classy' SBC radio station goes on air today |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19900401-1.2.24.22 |access-date=23 September 2023 |website=The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB)}}</ref> Perfect 10 dropped its [[classic hits]] skew and segued to a straight [[contemporary hit radio]] format.<ref>{{cite web |date=4 March 1990 |title=As the dial turns |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19900304-1.2.67.5.2 |access-date=24 September 2023 |website=The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB)}}</ref>
===DJs===
* Divian Nair
* Genevieve Lim (Gen)
* Desiree Lai (Des)
* Sarah Tan
* Justin Ang
* Vernon Anthonisz (Vernon A)
* Shan Wee
* Rosalyn Lee (Rozz)
* Leong Teng Young (Mr Young)
* Constance Lau


In 1994, the station began hosting the Perfect 10 Music Awards, a presentation honouring achievements in Singaporean and international popular music.<ref>{{cite news |title=Singapore presenters jazz up Perfect 10 Music Awards |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19950220-1.2.59.6.2?qt=asia,%20bagus&q=Asia%20Bagus |access-date=13 October 2024 |work=The Straits Times |date=20 February 1995}}</ref>
===Notable former DJs===
* [[Glenn Ong]]
* [[Jamie Yeo]]
* [[Jean Danker]]
* [[Otelli Edwards]]- Moved to Channel News Asia as News Presenter
* [[Tim Oh]] - Most recently a Gold 90.5FM DJ
* [[Mark Van Cuylenberg]] (The Flying Dutchman)
* [[Carrie Chong]] - left in May 2007
* [[Don Richmond]] (Don) - left in November 2008
* [[Andrew Crothers]] (Drew) - left in November 2008 ; founder of [[iOS (Apple)|iOS]] app 'MeRadio'
* [[Chew Soo Wei]] (Soo) - left in July 2009
* [[Daniel Ong]] ("Dan the Man") - left in January 2010 and joined [[Radio 91.3]] in September 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Lifestyle/Story/STIStory_584098.html|title=Daniel Ong - Back on radio|publisher=[[The Straits Times]]}}</ref>
* Emily Teng - left in October 2010<ref>http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=287521034995&id=552965135</ref>and joined [[Power98FM]] in November 2010
* Vanessa Fernandez (previously known as Ms Vandetta) - Member of the now defunct band Parking Lot Pimp, left on 3 December 2010 to pursue a music career.
* [[Michael-James]] (MJ) - left in May 2010
* Jacqueline Thibodeaux (Jacqui) - Left on 19th December 2010 and joined [[Class 95FM]] in January 2011


=== 987 (2005–present) ===
==Programmes & Events==
On 27 June 2005, the station rebranded as 987. 987's studio moved out of Caldecott Broadcast Centre on 19 July 2010 and it broadcast from *SCAPE along [[Orchard Road]] at 2 Orchard Link for three years. 987 moved back to Caldecott Broadcast Centre on 20 May 2013 after its tenancy with *SCAPE expired.
===Weekdays===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Programme !! Start Time !! End Time !! Presenters
|-
| AM Jam || 6am || 10am || Divian Nair & Genevieve Lim (Gen)
|-
| The Longest Lunch Break || 12pm || 4pm || Sarah Tan
|-
| Muttons on the Move || 4pm || 8pm || Justin Ang & Vernon Anthonisz (Vernon A)
|-
| Say It With Music || 8pm || 12am || Shan Wee & Rosalyn Lee (Rozz)
|-
| 987 Top 20 Countdown || Fri 8pm || 10pm || Shan Wee & Rosalyn Lee (Rozz)
|-
| The Night's Still Young || 12am || 3am || Leong Teng Young (Mr Young)
|}


In March 2010, it was announced that former beauty queen, [[Ris Low]], would be joining the co-hosting the Shan and Rozz show.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=24 March 2010 |title=盗卡世姐当DJ 听众纷喊杯葛 猛轰：英语这么烂怎能胜任 |language=zh-sg |trans-title=Credit card fraud beauty queen becomes DJ, listeners calling for a boycott of the station : How can she be qualified if her English is so poor? |pages=4 |work=[[Lianhe Zaobao|Lianhe Wanbao]] |quote=刘依¤将在下星期成为新传媒英语电台98.7的兼职DJ |trans-quote=Ris Low will become a part-time DJ on MediaCorp English radio station 98.7 next week}}</ref> There was some outrage among listeners over the employment of her as DJ due to her poor command and diction of English.<ref name=":0" /> On the first day of co-hosting the show, Low arrived late and left early for the show and Rozz stormed off the studio after an argument.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=4 April 2010 |title=盗卡世姐耍了听众 愚人节笑话 听众炮轰无聊 |trans-title=The credit card fraud beauty queen fooled the audience with an April Fool’s Day joke. Listeners criticized the joke as stupid. |pages=5 |quote=由节目广播员Shan and Rozz在4月1日揭晓，而笑话源头是为配合汉堡包王（Burger King）所推出的"火爆皇堡"（Angry Whopper）做宣传。 |trans-quote=Announced by DJ Shan and Rozz on 1 April, the April's Fool joke was coordinated as a promotional campaign with Burger King's new Angry Whooper.}}</ref> On 1 April, It was later revealed that it was an [[April Fools' Day]] joke by the show and [[Burger King]] in an advertising campaign for the [[Angry Whopper]].<ref name=":1" />
===Saturdays===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Programme !! Start Time !! End Time !! Presenters
|-
| Des In The Middle || 10am || 2pm || Desiree Lai (Des)
|-
| Muttons On The Weekends || 2pm || 5pm || Justin Ang & Vernon Anthonisz (Vernon A)
|-
| 987 Home || 5pm || 6pm || Rosalyn Lee (Rozz)
|-
| Say It With Music || 6pm || 10pm || Rosalyn Lee (Rozz)
|-
| 987 Club || 10pm || 11pm || Desiree Lai (Des)
|}


In March 2012, Shan Wee left 987 in February 2012, a 'ManHunt' was conducted to find a replacement for Rozz's co-host on the morning show. Listeners were invited to audition for the spot from 12 to 16 March 2012 and were told that they stood a chance of getting a spot on 987. However, it turned out that Rozz's new co-host is [[Bobby Tonelli]] from neighbour radio station, [[Class 95 (radio station)|Class 95]]. It was speculated that the auditions were a waste of time and effort and simply just an advertising strategy to gain more listenership.<ref>[http://www.facebook.com/987ONLYTHEHITS/posts/10150614272582029 Facebook - Rozz's Man Hunt]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=REVIEW: Battle of Singapore Radio Morning Shows {{!}} Spin or Bin Music Blog |url=http://www.spinorbinmusic.com/2012/04/03/review-battle-of-singapore-radio-morning-shows/ |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130407001842/http://www.spinorbinmusic.com/2012/04/03/review-battle-of-singapore-radio-morning-shows/ |archive-date=2013-04-07 |access-date=2012-08-08}}</ref>
===Sundays===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Programme !! Start Time !! End Time !! Presenters
|-
| 987 Top 20 Countdown (Repeat) || 9am || 11am || Shan Wee & Rosalyn Lee (Rozz)
|-
| Weekend Wind-down || 11am || 2pm || Constance Lau
|-
| The Man Show || 2pm || 5pm || Shan Wee & Divian Nair
|-
| Around the World in 60 Minutes || 5pm || 6pm || Shan Wee
|-
| Say It With Music || 6pm || 10pm || Constance Tan
|-
| 987 The Edge || 10pm || 11pm || Vernon Anthonisz (Vernon A)
|}


On 17 January 2017, 987 studio moved out of Caldecott Broadcast Centre and into new Mediacorp Campus at [[one-north]].
===Specialised and weekend shows===
* '''Only The Hits''': Playing only music with no radio show.
* '''The Morning After''': A morning show on Saturdays, 7 to 10am
* '''Weekend Winddown''': A mid-day show on Saturdays, 10 to 2pm and Sundays, 11 to 2pm
* '''Muttons On The Weekend''': An extension of ''Muttons On The Move'', Saturdays 2 to 5pm
* '''987 Top 20 Countdown''': The "official chart show of Singapore", playing the top 20 most popular songs in the country for the week. (Fri 8 - 10pm, repeats Sun 9 - 11am)
** '''Bubbling Under''': Songs which have the potential to debut are featured in this segment.
** '''Whatever Happened To...''': A notable famous hit from an artiste that is inactive (either on hiatus or disbanded)
** '''Flashback...''': The chart toppers from a past year is recapped, with the #1 song played in its entirety.
* '''987 Top 100 Countdown''': On New Year's Eve annually, there will be a countdown of the year’s biggest hits on 987FM, played out over a 10 hour period from 12pm to 10pm, with a repeat on New Year's Day (meaning that all DJs will not come on air that day). If New Year's Eve or New Year's Day falls on a Friday, the 987FM Top 20 Countdown will be played on the coming Sunday, without a repeat. The annual chart results can be found [http://987fmdotsg.wikia.com/wiki/Category:987_Top_100_Chart here].
* '''Say It With Music''' is a request show where listeners can send in requests and dedications via SMS or phone. It is the longest-running show since 987's revamp. (Sat and Sun 6pm - 10pm)
* '''Around The World In Sixty Minutes''': Plays songs that have charted in the US, UK or Australia. (Sun 5 - 6pm)
* '''987 Club''': A non-stop DJ mix of club tracks. An external club DJ would sometimes be featured, playing their personal DJ mixes. (Sat 10 - 11pm)
* '''987 Home''': Local singers and their gigs would be introduced. Local artistes perform live at the studio every week. Music in their acoustic versions would be played during this show too. (Sat 5 - 6pm)
* '''987 The Edge''': Plays music which will be released in the near future and are expected to gain high positions on music charts. (Sun 10 - 11pm)
* '''The Man Show''': Hosted by Shan Wee and Divian Nair. This show plays added "Manly" [[rock music]] and is a "Bieber Free Zone", which means songs by [[Justin Bieber]] will never be played. (Sun 2 - 5pm)
** '''Life MANagement''': A part of the show where listeners can SMS, call, or send a message on [[Twitter]] for Shan and Divian. It is then the two DJs will give possible solutions to the problem that the listener is having
** '''Hottie Of The Week''': The two DJs will choose a famous woman to be their "Hottie" of that week.
** '''National MANthem''': Shan and Divian will each choose a personal favourite song and get listeners to vote which song they want to hear. The song which has the most votes becomes the "MANthem" of that week.


===987 RSVP===
==Incidents==
In May 2007, [[The Muttons]] were suspended for a while due to their participation in No Bra Day, an activity that was sponsored by [[FHM|FHM Singapore]] and featured young models competing to see who could remove their bras in the fastest time possible. A video taken in the studio was posted on YouTube and the resulting uproar from viewers forced the station to pay [[Singapore dollar|S$]]9,800 to the [[Media Development Authority]] for 'inappropriate and offensive content'. Muttons in the Morning was then replaced with The Dan and Young Show. They soon came back to 987 in July 2007 for the late night slot show, now called ''Muttons To Midnight''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://forums.vr-zone.com/chit-chatting/156321-mediacorp-radio-fined-bra-stunt.html |title=MediaCorp Radio fined for bra stunt |access-date=2012-08-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019134638/http://forums.vr-zone.com/chit-chatting/156321-mediacorp-radio-fined-bra-stunt.html |archive-date=2013-10-19 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Every last Saturday of the month, 987FM holds a party at a club, with all the DJs (except the one on shift) attending. Free drinks are provided. Admission is free, but invites have to be won through the contests on the weekday shifts or through the 987 RSVP card, given with the 987 RSVP CD.


In July 2009, Chew Soo Wei, was sacked by the programming director, Daniel Ong, over alleged claims of failing to put on an American accent and issues with proficiency of the English language. Listeners expressed disdain that it was unfair for DJs with local accents to be discriminated while DJs who speak with an American accent receive preferential treatment.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.asiaone.com/News/The%2BNew%2BPaper/Story/A1Story20090809-160034.html |title=AsiaOne.com - Was 987 DJ asked to leave because she didn't sound 'American' enough? |access-date=2012-08-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924052258/http://www.asiaone.com/News/The+New+Paper/Story/A1Story20090809-160034.html |archive-date=2012-09-24 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Current Top 3 Songs==
Below is a list of the current Top 3 songs on 987FM as of 11 Februrary 2011.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Position !! Song title !! Artiste(s)
|-
| 1 || [[Back to December]] || [[Taylor Swift]]
|-
| 2 || [[Pray (Justin Bieber song)|Pray]] || [[Justin Bieber]]
|-
| 3 || [[Playing God (song)]] || [[Paramore]]
|}

Below is a list of the Top 3 songs of the Top 100 countdown on 987FM as of 31 December 2010.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Position !! Song title !! Artiste(s)
|-
| 1 || [[California Gurls]] || [[Katy Perry]] ft [[Snoop Dogg]]
|-
| 2 || [[Bad Romance]] || [[Lady Gaga]]
|-
| 3 || [[Baby]] || [[Justin Bieber]]

|}

==Awards and accolades==
===Singapore Radio Awards 2006===
* '''Carlsberg's Friendlist Radio Personality Award for 987FM''': Carrie Chong
* '''Most Favourite Radio Personality for 987FM''': [[Daniel Ong]]

===Singapore Radio Awards 2007===
* '''Most Creative Radio Trailer (English)''': "Remember The Name" by Desiree Lai
* '''Carlsberg's Friendlist Radio Personality Award for 987FM''': [[Daniel Ong]]
* '''Most Popular Radio Personality for 987FM''': [[Daniel Ong]]

===Singapore Radio Awards 2010===
* '''Best Radio Show (English)''': Muttons To Midnight
* '''Most Creative Radio Trailer (English)''': "UK Top 20" by Shan Wee
* '''Best Radio Personality Blog''': Rosalyn Lee ('''Chicken Scratchings on the Wall''')
* '''Most Popular Radio Personality for 987FM''': [[Daniel Ong]]


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist|1}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://entertainment.xin.msn.com/en/radio/987fm 987FM Official Website]
* [https://www.melisten.sg/radio/987 987FM]
* {{YouTube|user=987fmOnlyTheHits|987FM}}
* [http://987fmdotsg.wikia.com 987FM Wiki]
* [http://www.mediacorpradio.sg/ts/playlists/987new/refreshlist987.asp?fm=987 987FM Song List]
* [https://www.instagram.com/987fm/ 987FM on Instagram]
* [http://s1.zetaboards.com/Media_Chat/forum/1498619 Radio Forum]
* [https://www.facebook.com/987fm/ 987FM on Facebook]


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Latest revision as of 21:30, 20 December 2024

987
Broadcast areaSingapore
Johor Bahru/Johor Bahru District (Malaysia)
Batam/Batam Islands, Riau Islands (Indonesia)
Frequency98.7 MHz
Programming
Language(s)English (Singlish)
FormatContemporary hit radio
Ownership
OwnerMediacorp
History
First air date
1 January 1989; 36 years ago (1989-01-01)
Links
Webcast
Website987FM

987 is an English-language radio station in Singapore. Owned by the state-owned broadcaster Mediacorp, it broadcasts a contemporary hit radio format. The station launched on 1 January 1989 as Perfect 10 98.7 FM.

History

[edit]

Perfect 10 (1989–2005)

[edit]

The station launched at midnight on 1 January 1989 as Perfect 10 98.7 FM (or, formally, Radio 10); the station was aimed towards youth, and would broadcast a mix of current and classic pop music. Its on-air branding referred to a format of broadcasting "top 10" music from the past decade. The Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) surveyed students of local post-secondary institutions to help tailor the station to the preferences of youth audiences. Perfect 10 would emphasize music and DJ-led programmes, with fewer interruptions for news and commercials.[1]

The station would compete at launch with Batam, Indonesia's Zoo 106.1;[2][3] the station had a sizable audience in Singapore and had attracted advertisers from there, with advertising rates double than those of SBC.[4][5]

An SBC survey in September 1989 revealed that 40% of listeners tuned to Perfect 10 compared to Radio 3 (Mandarin) with 33% and Radio 2 (Malay) with 25%.[6] With the launch of adult contemporary station Class 95 in April 1990,[7] Perfect 10 dropped its classic hits skew and segued to a straight contemporary hit radio format.[8]

In 1994, the station began hosting the Perfect 10 Music Awards, a presentation honouring achievements in Singaporean and international popular music.[9]

987 (2005–present)

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On 27 June 2005, the station rebranded as 987. 987's studio moved out of Caldecott Broadcast Centre on 19 July 2010 and it broadcast from *SCAPE along Orchard Road at 2 Orchard Link for three years. 987 moved back to Caldecott Broadcast Centre on 20 May 2013 after its tenancy with *SCAPE expired.

In March 2010, it was announced that former beauty queen, Ris Low, would be joining the co-hosting the Shan and Rozz show.[10] There was some outrage among listeners over the employment of her as DJ due to her poor command and diction of English.[10] On the first day of co-hosting the show, Low arrived late and left early for the show and Rozz stormed off the studio after an argument.[11] On 1 April, It was later revealed that it was an April Fools' Day joke by the show and Burger King in an advertising campaign for the Angry Whopper.[11]

In March 2012, Shan Wee left 987 in February 2012, a 'ManHunt' was conducted to find a replacement for Rozz's co-host on the morning show. Listeners were invited to audition for the spot from 12 to 16 March 2012 and were told that they stood a chance of getting a spot on 987. However, it turned out that Rozz's new co-host is Bobby Tonelli from neighbour radio station, Class 95. It was speculated that the auditions were a waste of time and effort and simply just an advertising strategy to gain more listenership.[12][13]

On 17 January 2017, 987 studio moved out of Caldecott Broadcast Centre and into new Mediacorp Campus at one-north.

Incidents

[edit]

In May 2007, The Muttons were suspended for a while due to their participation in No Bra Day, an activity that was sponsored by FHM Singapore and featured young models competing to see who could remove their bras in the fastest time possible. A video taken in the studio was posted on YouTube and the resulting uproar from viewers forced the station to pay S$9,800 to the Media Development Authority for 'inappropriate and offensive content'. Muttons in the Morning was then replaced with The Dan and Young Show. They soon came back to 987 in July 2007 for the late night slot show, now called Muttons To Midnight.[14]

In July 2009, Chew Soo Wei, was sacked by the programming director, Daniel Ong, over alleged claims of failing to put on an American accent and issues with proficiency of the English language. Listeners expressed disdain that it was unfair for DJs with local accents to be discriminated while DJs who speak with an American accent receive preferential treatment.[15]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Effendy, Albert (31 December 1988). "Singapore's first 24-hours CHR/Pop and Top 40 youth teen". The New Paper. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  2. ^ "SBC goes for that perfect 10". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 21 December 1988. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Round-the-clock music from midnight today". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 31 December 1988. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  4. ^ "SBC Radio Ten to duel with FM Zoo". Business Times. 21 December 1988. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  5. ^ "New rock station named Radio 10". The New Paper. 20 December 1988. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Perfect 10 the top radio station — survey". The Straits Times. 21 October 1989. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  7. ^ "'Classy' SBC radio station goes on air today". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 1 April 1990. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  8. ^ "As the dial turns". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 4 March 1990. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Singapore presenters jazz up Perfect 10 Music Awards". The Straits Times. 20 February 1995. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  10. ^ a b "盗卡世姐当DJ 听众纷喊杯葛 猛轰：英语这么烂怎能胜任" [Credit card fraud beauty queen becomes DJ, listeners calling for a boycott of the station : How can she be qualified if her English is so poor?]. Lianhe Wanbao (in Chinese (Singapore)). 24 March 2010. p. 4. 刘依¤将在下星期成为新传媒英语电台98.7的兼职DJ [Ris Low will become a part-time DJ on MediaCorp English radio station 98.7 next week]
  11. ^ a b "盗卡世姐耍了听众 愚人节笑话 听众炮轰无聊" [The credit card fraud beauty queen fooled the audience with an April Fool’s Day joke. Listeners criticized the joke as stupid.]. 4 April 2010. p. 5. 由节目广播员Shan and Rozz在4月1日揭晓，而笑话源头是为配合汉堡包王（Burger King）所推出的"火爆皇堡"（Angry Whopper）做宣传。 [Announced by DJ Shan and Rozz on 1 April, the April's Fool joke was coordinated as a promotional campaign with Burger King's new Angry Whooper.]
  12. ^ Facebook - Rozz's Man Hunt
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