CNA938

CNA938 is an English radio station of Mediacorp in Singapore. Since mid-2019, the station runs as the complementary to its parent television counterpart in line with the latter's 20th anniversary. CNA938 broadcasts news and talk programmes from 06:00 to 23:59 SST daily, followed by an audio simulcast of CNA during overnight hours. CNA938 was officially similar and related to BBC Radio 4, BBC World Service and the NPR network.

CNA938
Broadcast areaSingapore
Johor Bahru, South Johor/Southern Johor (Malaysia)
Batam and Bintan Islands, Riau Islands (Indonesia)
Frequency93.8 MHz
Programming
Language(s)English (Singlish)
FormatNews/Talk
AffiliationsCNA
Ownership
OwnerMediacorp
History
First air date
1 January 1998 (1998-01-01) (as NewsRadio 938)
Former names
  • NewsRadio 938 (1 January 1998–31 December 2004)
  • 938Live (1 January 2005–5 November 2017)
  • 938Now (6 November 2017–2 June 2019)
Technical information
Licensing authority
IMDA
ERP500,000 watts (TPO: 6 kilowatts)
Links
Webcast
WebsiteCNA 938

History

NewsRadio 938 (1998 - 2004)

The 93.8 MHz frequency was originally known as NewsRadio 938 and was officially opening ceremony or grand opening by the President of the Republic of Singapore Ong Teng Cheong on New Year's Day 1998 at stroke of midnight SST. The brand was founded under the Radio Corporation of Singapore (RCS), which took over Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC)'s radio-broadcasting operations on 1 October 1994 when it was privatised under Mediacorp's predecessor Singapore International Media (SIM Group of Companies). When the Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) rebranded to MediaCorp on 12 February 2001, RCS subsequently became MediaCorp Radio.

938LIVE (2005 - 2017)

NewsRadio 938 rebranded as 938LIVE in 2005. 24-hour broadcasts started on 1 January 2008.[1] A number of a new programmes and a stronger focus on news were introduced later in 2015.

938NOW (2017 - 2019)

On 6 November 2017, the station was relaunched with a new name, 938NOW, with a number of a new programmes and a stronger focus on news and lifestyle.[2] It has expanded its content to include more tips and insights from experts in business, finance, health and wellness, medicine, parenting, food, technology, leisure, sports and travel. The station's new tagline was “In The Know, On The Go.”

CNA938 (2019 - present)

In March 2019, in conjunction with CNA's 20th anniversary, Mediacorp announced that the station will be rebranded as CNA938 (initially as CNA Talk). The new radio station was launched on 3 June that year.

Frequencies
Frequencies TRP (kW) Broadcast area Transmitter site
93.8 FM 6 Singapore Bukit Batok
Johor Bahru, South Johor/Southern Johor, Malaysia
Batam and Bintan Island, Riau Islands, Indonesia

National anthem

The National anthem plays at 06:00 SST daily at the start of the broadcasting day. The National anthem is played in full with the lyrics being sung.

NationNational AnthemStart BroadcastFinal Broadcast
Singapore Majulah Singapura New Year's Day 1998 now

Similiar news/talk radio

See also

References
  1. "Radio all day and all night". Today (retrieved from NLB). 28 December 2007. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  2. "In-the-know, on-the-go with the new 938NOW". Retrieved 19 February 2019.

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