Warna 94.2FM
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| Broadcast area | Singapore |
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| Frequency | 94.2 FM |
| Branding | 23 November 1991 as Singapore Broadcasting Corporation |
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| Language(s) | Standard Malay |
| Format | Malay adult contemporary music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Mediacorp Pte Ltd (Mediacorp Radio) |
| History | |
First air date | 1 June 1936 as Radio Singapore 1 October 1994 as Radio Corporation of Singapore |
Former call signs | Radio 2 (or Radio Dua) |
Former frequencies | 675 kHz |
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| Webcast | |
| Website | WARNA 942's Official Website |
Warna 94.2FM is a Malay language contemporary music radio station operated by Mediacorp. The station plays a unique blend of international Malay top 40 music from 1950s and beyond, and provides an Islamic General Service for Singapore.
It is one of the nation's oldest stations, having began operating on 1 June 1936 as Radio Singapore 2. The branding stuck even as the network the station was in changed names several times until 23 November 1991 where the station gained its current name as Warna (Malay: "Colour").
It is currently Singapore's #1 Malay radio station according to the latest Nielsen Radio Survey as of 22 December 2020.[1]
News Bulletins[]
News bulletins for the station are provided by Mediacorp's Malay newsroom (Bilik Berita) division. The news was delivered every hour between morning and primetime slots of the day (airs between 7:00am and 10:00pm daily) but in mid 2018, the Bilik Berita division adjusted its news bulletins to air every hour between 7:00am and 7:30pm.[citation needed]
General Islamic service[]
The station is unique among all other Singapore-based stations (including sister Malay station Ria 89.7FM) as it provides content to the Malay/Muslim community in Singapore.
Daily religious programming and Azan Solat broadcasts[]
Every morning at 5:00 am, an automated religious programming is presented with pre-recorded studio continuity in between segments.
Mandatory programmes aired in the service include the following:
- Seruan Illahi
- Santapan Rohani
- Firman & Sabda
- Sinaran Al-Quran
- Kemusykilan
- Tazkirah
- Khutbah Jumaat
For five times a day, the prayer call or azan solat is played on the station at the assigned time calculated and deliberated by the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS); the practice is differed from Ria 89.7FM where it only announces prayer times. Due to its time zone alignment with other UTC +8 countries since 1 January 1982, the Azan Subuh (Fajr) airs between 5:27 am and 5:59 am for Singapore (about 30 minutes ahead of its previous UTC+7:30 time zone); thus, instead of 6:00 am, Mediacorp prompted the station to begin its broadcast day by playing the national anthem at 5:00 am to prevent overlapping with the call.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Mosques were closed across Singapore due to public health concerns. Accordingly, on the advice of MUIS, Warna's broadcast of the azan was updated, asking Muslims to 'pray at home'.
Khutbah broadcasts[]
On Fridays at around 6:30 pm, a recording of the Solat Juma'at service is broadcast to recap the Khutbah (sermon) of the Imam during the period. Yearly on Hari Raya Aidilfitri (1 Syawal) and Hari Raya Haji (10 Zulhijah), the station broadcasts the live Malay-language Khutbah immediately after the Takbir from a Masjid (mosque) at 8:00 am.
Special programming[]
During the Maulid Nabi holiday, the station airs Nasyid music dedicated to the Prophet Muhammad while also playing regular music at the same time, throughout the day.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Eight out of top 10 radio stations are from Mediacorp: Nielsen". Channel NewsAsia. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
External links[]
- 1936 establishments in Singapore
- Radio stations in Singapore
- Radio stations established in 1936
- Malay-language radio stations