Asia Pop 40
 | |
| Other names | AP40 |
|---|---|
| Genre | Music chart show |
| Running time | 3 Hours weekly (including commercials) |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Language(s) | English Mandarin |
| Syndicates | Australia, Cambodia, China, Guam, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, North Mariana Islands, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand |
| TV adaptations | Asia Pop 40 |
| Hosted by | Joey Chou (English) March 2019 - Present Dom Lau (English) July 2013 - December 2018 Max Lim (Mandarin) June 2016 - Present |
| Created by | Rob Graham |
| Written by | Rob Graham CJ Harrison |
| Produced by | CJ Harrison |
| Executive producer(s) | Rob Graham |
| Edited by | CJ Harrison |
| Recording studio | Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Taipei |
| Original release | July 5, 2013[1] – present |
| No. of episodes | over 500 |
| Website | www |
Asia Pop 40 is the first regional weekly chart countdown radio show produced in Asia specifically for Asian radio.[2] There is an English language version as well as a Mandarin version.
Each week Asia Pop 40 counts down the most popular songs across Asia, combining Apple Music charts from multiple markets to produce a pan-regional radio programme.
Originally hosted by Dom Lau (Dominic Lau),[3] the popular show is now hosted by Joey Chou (English)[4] and (Mandarin), the show plays the most popular music as well as segments including artist interviews, AP40 Hit Predictions, BuzzzTrack, Alternative Choice Tracks, Bonus Tracks and BackTrack.
Asia Pop 40 is currently broadcast in over 90 countries across Asia, including in Australia and New Zealand on iHeartRadio.[5]
English Version Broadcast Times[]
| Country | City | Radio Station | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|
| INDONESIA | Palembang | El John FM 95.9FM | Saturday 7pm - 10pm
Sunday 1pm - 4pm |
| INDONESIA | Palembang | Ninetysix Radio | Saturday 8am - 11am
Sunday 8am - 11am |
| INDONESIA | Manado (via Memora FM) | 103.6FM (Prambors) | Saturdays 6am - 9am
Sundays 5pm - 8pm |
| INDONESIA | Gorontalo | Sundays 6pm - 9pm | |
| INDONESIA | Jakarta | 102.2FM (Prambors) | Saturdays 6am - 9am
Sundays 5pm - 8pm |
| INDONESIA | Bandung | 98.4FM (Prambors) | Saturdays 6am - 9am
Sundays 5pm - 8pm |
| INDONESIA | Makassar | 105.1FM (Prambors) | Saturdays 6am - 9am
Sundays 5pm - 8pm |
| INDONESIA | Medan | 97.5FM (Prambors) | Saturdays 6am - 9am
Sundays 5pm - 8pm |
| INDONESIA | Semarang | 102FM (Prambors) | Saturdays 6am - 9am
Sundays 5pm - 8pm |
| INDONESIA | Solo | 99.2FM (Prambors) | Saturdays 6am - 9am
Sundays 5pm - 8pm |
| INDONESIA | Bogor | 100.1FM (Prambors) | Saturdays 6am - 9am
Sundays 5pm - 8pm |
| INDONESIA | Surabaya | 89.3FM (Prambors) | Saturdays 6am - 9am
Sundays 5pm - 8pm |
| INDONESIA | Yogyakarta | 95.8FM (Prambors) | Saturdays 6am - 9am
Sundays 5pm - 8pm |
| INDONESIA | Bintang | 98.7FM (Gem FM) | Saturdays 6am - 9am
Sundays 5pm - 8pm |
| INDONESIA | Batam | 98.7FM (Gem FM) | Saturdays 6am - 9am
Sundays 5pm - 8pm |
| INDONESIA | Samarinda | RB Radio 87.7FM | Sunday 1pm - 4pm
Wednesday 7pm - 10pm |
| INDONESIA | Banda Aceh | Urban Radio Aceh 88.3FM | Saturday 8am - 11am
Sunday 3pm - 6pm |
| AUSTRALIA | iHeartRadio | Asia Pop 40 Replay Channel | 24 Hours a Day
7 Days a Week |
| NEW ZEALAND | iHeartRadio | Asia Pop 40 Replay Channel | 24 Hours a Day
7 Days a Week |
| THAILAND | Phuket | Live 89.5FM | Fridays 9pm - 12am
Sundays 1pm - 4pm |
| THAILAND | Hua Hin | Surf 102.5 FM | Saturdays 9am - 12pm
Sundays 3pm - 6pm |
| THAILAND | Pattaya | Kiss 91.75FM | Friday 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Saturday 11am - 2pm |
| THAILAND | Chiang Mai | Chili Pop (streaming) | Saturdays 9am - 12pm
Sundays 3pm - 6pm |
| MALAYSIA | Johor Bahru | 98.7FM | Saturdays 7am - 10am
Sundays 2pm - 5pm |
| PHILIPPINES | Davao City | 99.5FM (Monster BT 99.5) | Sundays 6am - 9am |
| PHILIPPINES | Cebu City | 105.9FM (Monster BT 105.9) | Sundays 6am - 9am |
| PHILIPPINES | General Santos City | Sundays 6am - 9am | |
| SINGAPORE | 987 | 98.7FM (Mediacorp 987FM) | Saturdays 7am - 10am
Sundays 2pm - 5pm |
| TAIWAN | Taipei | 100.7FM (ICRT) | Saturdays 8am - 11am
Fridays 12am - 3am |
| TAIWAN | Sanyi | 100.1FM (ICRT) | Saturdays 8am - 11am
Fridays 12am - 3am |
| TAIWAN | Chiayi | 100.8FM (ICRT) | Saturdays 8am - 11am
Fridays 12am - 3am |
| TAIWAN | Kaohsiung | 100.7FM (ICRT) | Saturdays 8am - 11am
Fridays 12am - 3am |
| TAIWAN | Taichung | 100.7FM (ICRT) | Saturdays 8am - 11am
Fridays 12am - 3am |
| CAMBODIA | Phnom Penh | 97.5 Love FM | Saturdays 9pm - 12am
Sundays 6am - 9am |
| GUAM | Hagåtña | STAR 101 | Saturdays 11AM - 2PM
Sundays 7PM - 12am |
| NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS | Saipan | KZMI 103.9FM | Saturdays 11AM - 2PM |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Abu Dhabi | LUV 107.1 | Fridays 4pm - 7pm
Saturdays 4p - 7pm |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Dubai | LUV 107.1 | Fridays 4pm - 7pm
Saturdays 4p - 7pm |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Sharjah | LUV 107.1 | Fridays 4pm - 7pm
Saturdays 4p - 7pm |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | iHeartRadio | Asia Pop 40 Replay Channel | 24 Hours a Day
7 Days a Week |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Dallas Fort Worth | LUV Dallas 104.9 HD4 | Saturdays 5pm - 8pm
Sundays 5pm - 8pm |
Mandarin Version Broadcast Times[]
| Country | City | Radio Station | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | Luzhou | MINJIANG Music Station iRadio FM95.5
岷江音乐台iRadio FM95.5 |
Saturday 3pm – 4pm
Sunday 3pm – 4pm |
| China | Deyang | MINJIANG Music Station iRadio FM95.5
岷江音乐台iRadio FM95.5 |
Saturday 3pm – 4pm
Sunday 3pm – 4pm |
| China | Mianyang | MINJIANG Music Station iRadio FM95.5
岷江音乐台iRadio FM95.5 |
Saturday 3pm – 4pm
Sunday 3pm – 4pm |
| China | Nanchong | MINJIANG Music Station iRadio FM95.5
岷江音乐台iRadio FM95.5 |
Saturday 3pm – 4pm
Sunday 3pm – 4pm |
| China | Dazhou | MINJIANG Music Station iRadio FM95.5
岷江音乐台iRadio FM95.5 |
Saturday 3pm – 4pm
Sunday 3pm – 4pm |
| China | Ziyang | MINJIANG Music Station iRadio FM95.5
岷江音乐台iRadio FM95.5 |
Saturday 3pm – 4pm
Sunday 3pm – 4pm |
| China | National | iPlay Music Station
iPlay 爱流行频道 |
Saturdays 4pm – 7pm
Sundays 8pm – 11pm |
| China | Zunyi | 916 Guizhou Music Radio
916 贵州音乐iRadio |
Saturdays 4pm – 7pm
Sundays 11am – 2pm |
| China | Bijie | 916 Guizhou Music Radio
916 贵州音乐iRadio |
Saturdays 4pm – 7pm
Sundays 11am – 2pm |
| China | Tongren | 916 Guizhou Music Radio
916 贵州音乐iRadio |
Saturdays 4pm – 7pm
Sundays 11am – 2pm |
| China | Liupanshui | 916 Guizhou Music Radio
916 贵州音乐iRadio |
Saturdays 4pm – 7pm
Sundays 11am – 2pm |
| China | Guiyang | Gui Zhou V-FM1062 Auto Radio
V-FM1062汽车广播 |
Saturdays 12pm – 3pm
Sundays 7pm – 11pm |
| China | Dali Bai | Yun Nan Music Radio FM97 Mo Radio
云南音乐广播FM97 Mo Radio |
Saturday 4pm – 7pm
Sunday 4pm – 7pm |
| China | Yuxi | Yun Nan Music Radio FM97 Mo Radio
云南音乐广播FM97 Mo Radio |
Saturday 4pm – 7pm
Sunday 4pm – 7pm |
| China | Wenshun Zhuang | Yun Nan Music Radio FM97 Mo Radio
云南音乐广播FM97 Mo Radio |
Saturday 4pm – 7pm
Sunday 4pm – 7pm |
| China | Honghe Hani | Yun Nan Music Radio FM97 Mo Radio
云南音乐广播FM97 Mo Radio |
Saturday 4pm – 7pm
Sunday 4pm – 7pm |
| China | Zhaotong | Yun Nan Music Radio FM97 Mo Radio
云南音乐广播FM97 Mo Radio |
Saturday 4pm – 7pm
Sunday 4pm – 7pm |
| China | Baoshan | Yun Nan Music Radio FM97 Mo Radio
云南音乐广播FM97 Mo Radio |
Saturday 4pm – 7pm
Sunday 4pm – 7pm |
| China | Qujing | Yun Nan Music Radio FM97 Mo Radio
云南音乐广播FM97 Mo Radio |
Saturday 4pm – 7pm
Sunday 4pm – 7pm |
| China | Guangzhou | Guangdong Music FM Radio 99.3
广东电台音乐之声 FM99.3 |
Saturday 10pm – 1am
Sunday 10pm – 1am |
| China | Shenzen | Guangdong Music FM Radio 99.3
广东电台音乐之声 FM99.3 |
Saturday 10pm – 1am
Sunday 10pm – 1am |
| China | Zhuhai | Guangdong Music FM Radio 99.3
广东电台音乐之声 FM99.3 |
Saturday 10pm – 1am
Sunday 10pm – 1am |
| China | Shantou | Guangdong Music FM Radio 99.3
广东电台音乐之声 FM99.3 |
Saturday 10pm – 1am
Sunday 10pm – 1am |
| China | Foshan | Guangdong Music FM Radio 99.3
广东电台音乐之声 FM99.3 |
Saturday 10pm – 1am
Sunday 10pm – 1am |
| China | Jiangmen | Guangdong Music FM Radio 99.3
广东电台音乐之声 FM99.3 |
Saturday 10pm – 1am
Sunday 10pm – 1am |
| China | Maoming | Guangdong Music FM Radio 99.3
广东电台音乐之声 FM99.3 |
Saturday 10pm – 1am
Sunday 10pm – 1am |
| China | Zhaoqing | Guangdong Music FM Radio 99.3
广东电台音乐之声 FM99.3 |
Saturday 10pm – 1am
Sunday 10pm – 1am |
| China | Jieyang | Guangdong Music FM Radio 99.3
广东电台音乐之声 FM99.3 |
Saturday 10pm – 1am
Sunday 10pm – 1am |
| China | Shanwei | Guangdong Music FM Radio 99.3
广东电台音乐之声 FM99.3 |
Saturday 10pm – 1am
Sunday 10pm – 1am |
| China | Meizhou | Guangdong Music FM Radio 99.3
广东电台音乐之声 FM99.3 |
Saturday 10pm – 1am
Sunday 10pm – 1am |
| China | Zhanjiang | Guangdong Music FM Radio 99.3
广东电台音乐之声 FM99.3 |
Saturday 10pm – 1am
Sunday 10pm – 1am |
| China | HuiZhou | Guangdong Music FM Radio 99.3
广东电台音乐之声 FM99.3 |
Saturday 10pm – 1am
Sunday 10pm – 1am |
| China | Heyuan | Heyuan People Travel Radio
FM97.8河源人民广播电台旅游广播 |
Saturday 9am - 12pm
Sunday 9am - 12pm |
| China | Dongguan | Guangdong Music FM Radio 99.3
广东电台音乐之声 FM99.3 |
Saturday 10pm – 1am
Sunday 10pm – 1am |
| China | Taiyuan | iRadio 1026 TAIYUAN Music Station
iRadio1026太原音乐广播 |
Saturday 8pm – 11pm
Sunday 8pm – 11pm |
| China | Baoding | BAODING 880 Apple Music Station
保定880苹果音乐广播 |
Saturday 7pm – 10pm
Sunday1pm – 4pm |
| China | Changsha | FM102.2CHANGSHA Music Taste Station
FM102.2 长沙品味音乐广播 |
Saturday 1pm – 4:30pm
Sunday 12am – 1:30am Monday 12am – 1:30am |
| China | Yichang | YICHANG Traffic Station FM105.9
宜昌交通广播FM105.9 |
Saturday 12pm – 3pm
Sunday 9pm – 12am |
| China | Suzhou | FM 1028 Su Zhou City Music Radio
自在1028苏州都市音乐广播 |
Saturday 1pm – 2pm
Sunday 1pm – 2pm |
| China | Fushun | Fu Shun Music Traffic Radio FM946
富顺电台FM946 |
Saturday 12pm – 3pm
Sunday 10pm – 1am |
| China | Qing Dao | Qing Dao "Energy" 926
青岛活力926 |
Saturday 12pm – 3pm
Sunday 12pm – 3pm |
| China | Ya’an | Ya'an Panda Radio
雅安电台熊猫调频 |
Saturday 5pm – 7pm
Sunday 5pm – 7pm |
| China | Lianyungang | Lian Yun Gang Music Radio
连云港音乐之声 |
Saturday 5pm – 8pm
Sunday 8am – 11am |
| China | Zhoukou City | The Sound of Shangshui
商水之声FM90.7 |
Saturday 8am – 1am
Sunday 4pm – 7pm |
| China | Yibin | Yibin 942 Auto Radio
宜宾942私家车广播 |
Saturday 7pm – 10pm
Sunday 1pm – 4pm |
| China | Dehong | De Hong Broadcast TV Auto Travel Radio
德宏广播电视台交通旅游广播 |
Saturday 7pm – 11pm
Sunday 1pm – 5pm |
| China | Xiamen City | Fu Jian Auto Music Radio
福建汽车音乐调频 |
Saturday 2pm – 5pm |
| China | Zhangzhou | Fu Jian Auto Music Radio
福建汽车音乐调频 |
Saturday 2pm – 5pm |
| China | Fuzhou | Fu Jian Auto Music Radio
福建汽车音乐调频 |
Saturday 12pm - 3pm
Sunday 7pm - 10pm |
| China | Chengdu | Chengdu FM105.1 Auto Music Radio
成都FM105.1私家车音乐广播 |
Saturday 11am – 1pm
Sunday 10pm – 1am |
| China | Haifeng | Haifeng People Radio
海丰人民广播电台FM101.6 |
Sunday 3:10pm – 6:10pm |
| China | Nanjing | NANJING FM96.6
南京FM96.6 |
Saturday 5pm – 8pm
Sunday 8pm – 11pm |
| China | HuZhou | HuZhou Traffic Music Station
FM98.5湖州交通音乐广播 |
Saturday 1pm – 4pm |
| China | Ningbo | FM100.1 Play FM | Saturday 7am - 10am
Sunday 3:30pm - 6:30pm |
| China | Nanning | Nanning Hit Radio
南宁电台动感895 |
Saturday 10am - 12pm
Sunday 5pm - 7pm |
| China | LiuZhou | Flying Radio FM105.9
飞扬1059汽车音乐广播 |
Saturday 11:30am - 2:30pm |
| China | Harbin | Harbin 909 Music Radio
经典909哈尔滨音乐广播 |
Sunday 7am - 10am |
| China | AnYang | Top Radio FM88.1 | Saturday 6pm - 8pm
Sunday 6pm - 8pm |
| China | WuHan | M Radio 936 | Saturday 9am - 12pm
Sunday 1pm - 4pm |
| China | ZhuZhou | Zhu Zhou Music Radio
株洲音乐广播 |
Saturday 9am - 12pm
Sunday 5pm - 8pm |
| China | Yichang | Yi Chang Music Lifestyle Radio
壹佰点六宜昌音乐生活广播 |
Saturday 1pm - 4pm
Sunday 8:30am - 11:30am |
| China | Qingdao | Qing Dao West Coast Traffic Radio
FM957青岛西海岸交通广播 |
Saturday 11am - 2pm
Sunday 11am - 2pm |
| China | Longquan | Long Quan Young Radio 993
龙泉人民广播电台活力调频 |
Saturday 7am - 11am
Sunday 8pm - 11pm |
| United Arab Emirates | Dubai | Dubai Dragon | Monday 12pm - 4pm
Wednesday 12am - 4am Thursday 7pm - 11pm Friday 3pm - 7pm Saturday 12pm - 4pm Sunday 12am - 4am |
References[]
- ^ ASIA POP 40 ® - ASIA’S FIRST DEDICATED PAN-REGIONAL RADIO MUSIC CHART SHOW LAUNCHED. A&R Worldwide.
- ^ ASIA POP 40 ® - ASIA’S FIRST DEDICATED PAN-REGIONAL RADIO MUSIC CHART SHOW LAUNCHED. A&R Worldwide.
- ^ "Dominic Lau: Practical travelling solutions". The Star.
- ^ Com, The Phuket News (2019-02-28). "Joey Chou announced as new Asia Pop 40 host". The Phuket News Com. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
- ^ "ASIA POP 40 countdown now streamed on iHeartRadio Australia". Hello Asia!. 2015-10-16. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
- ^ a b "Listen". Asia Pop 40. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
External links[]
- 2013 radio programme debuts
- Music chart shows