987FM is an 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. It is also the only Contemporary hit radio station
broadcasting on the FM frequency band in Singapore.
987FM's studio moved out of Caldecott Broadcast Centre on 19 July 2010 and
broadcast at *SCAPE along Orchard Road at 2 Orchard Link for 3 years. 987FM
moved back to Caldecott Broadcast Centre on 20 May 2013 after its tenancy with
*SCAPE expired. Directorial and management
Managing Director, MediaCorp Radio: Florence Lian
Vice President, English Programming: Georgina Chang
Assistant Programme Director: Carol Smith
Executive Creative Producer: Kelvin Loke = Full-time DJs =
Sonia Chew Official host of The Bright Side and
987Rave Relief host of 987 Top 20 Countdown
Tabitha Nauser Official host of Turn Up
Gerald Koh Official host of The Bro Code and 987
Top 20 Countdown Joakim Gomez
Official host of The Bro Code, 987 Top 20 Countdown and 987Home
Kimberly Wang Official host of The Happy Ending and
987 The Edge = Part-time DJs =
Naomi Yeo Official host of Say It With Music
Relief host of all weekday programmes Charmian Tan
Official host of Say It With Music Relief host of Turn Up and The Happy
Ending Dafril Phua
Official host of T.G.I. Saturday Relief host of The Bright Side, Turn Up,
and The Bro Code Germaine Tan
Relief host of any current weekday programme
Natasha Faisal Relief host of T.G.I. Saturday
Joseph Soh Official host of Say It With Music
Relief host of any current weekday programme
= Former DJs = Maddy Barber — left and joined Kiss 92FM
in the mornings. Glenn Ong - left in 2001 and joined
Class 95FM in the mornings. Left Class 95FM, and later joined One FM 91.3 in
the mornings. Mark Van Cuylenberg - left in 1996 and
joined Class 95FM and later Gold 90.5FM in the mornings. Left Gold 90.5FM and
later joined One FM 91.3 in the mornings.
Jean Danker - left in 1998 and joined Class 95FM in the evenings.
Jamie Yeo - joined Power98FM and later Gold 90.5FM in the afternoons.
Otelli Edwards — moved to Channel NewsAsia as news presenter
Tim Oh — joined Gold 90.5FM in the evenings and later Class 95FM in the
afternoons. Carrie Chong — left in May 2007
Xavier Teo — left in December 2007. Don Richmond - left in November 2008
Andrew Crothers - left in November 2008; founder of RADIOactive, a streaming
service provider for radio stations. He died in February 2014.
Chew Soo Wei - left in July 2009 as a lecturer at Ngee Ann Polytechnic.
Daniel Ong - left in January 2010 and joined Radio 91.3 from September 2010 to
February 2011. Vanessa Fernandez - She has moved to
Lush 99.5. Emily Teng — left and joined Power98FM
in October 2010 Leong Teng Young - left in February 2011
and joined Lush 99.5FM in the evenings. Now currently at Power98FM.
Genevieve Lim - left in May 2011 Shan Wee — left and joined One FM 91.3
in the evenings. Sarah Tan — left on 23 March 2012.
Shayma Alkaff — left in November 2012 Jacqui Thibodeaux — left in early
January 2013 and joined Power98FM in the evenings
Constance Lau — left in late February 2013 and joined Lush 99.5FM. Left Lush
99.5FM in March 2013. Desiree Lai — Left on 28 February 2013
and joined Kiss 92FM, and later One FM 91.3 in the afternoons.
Jade Seah — left in early March 2013 Rosalyn Lee - left on 3 January 2014 and
joined Lush 99.5FM. Bobby Tonelli - left on 3 January 2014
and joined Class 95FM. Left Class 95FM on 27 February 2015.
Jeremy Ratnam — left on 3 January 2014 and joined Class 95FM at nights.
Divian Nair — left on 28 February 2014. Darryl Koshy - left on 30 May 2014 and
joined Power98FM at nights. Darren Wee — left on October 2014 due to
restaurant commitments. Muttons - left on 27 February 2015 and
joined Class 95FM in the mornings. Awards
= Singapore Radio Awards 2006 = Carlsberg's Friendlist Radio
Personality: Carrie Chong Most Favourite Radio Personality of
987FM: Daniel Ong = Singapore Radio Awards 2007 =
Most Creative Radio Trailer: "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: Muttons to Midnight
Most Creative Radio Trailer: "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
= Singapore Radio Awards 2011 = Best Radio Show: Muttons on the Move
Most Stylist Radio Personality: Rosalyn Lee
Most Popular Radio Personality for 987FM: Vernon A.
= MediaCorp Radio Awards 2013 = Best Radio Show: Muttons on the Move
Most Stylish Radio Personality: Bobby Tonelli
Most Popular Radio Personality for 987FM: Justin Ang
Programming = Specialised shows =
9 In A Row - All 9 songs selected are played in a row automatically beginning
from the top of the hour, with no commercial interruptions every weekday
morning from 10am to 12pm. Listeners can request for songs via 987FM's Facebook
page between 9:30am and 11am. 987 Top 20 Countdown - "Singapore's
official chart show" plays top 20 most popular songs islandwide for the week
every Friday from 8pm to 10pm. 987 Top 100 Countdown - On New Year's
Eve annually, 987FM counts down the year’s biggest hits on the radio
station, played out over a 10-hour period from 12nn to 10pm, with a repeat
on New Year's Day. 987 Home - Local singers and their gigs
are introduced. Local artistes perform live at the studio almost every week.
Music in their acoustic versions are played during this show too.
987 Rave - Party music and remixes of current hits are played throughout the
entire programme. 987 The Edge - Plays alternative and
indie music that might be released in the near future and are expected to gain
high positions on music charts. The Get Down by Massive Collective -
Features the freshest hip-hop mix by DJ Stanley & DJ Fadille every Friday night
from 12mn to 2am. 987 Anthems - Both dance and club music
are played during the show, with certain remixes of the songs conducted by the
Zouk DJs and the AOS DJs from the AOS Collective.
Asia Pop 40 - Asia's very own home-grown radio chart show features tracks and
artistes from all over Asia, as well as the best of the rest from all over the
world. Criticism
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 of Singapore for 'inappropriate and offensive content'.
Muttons in the Morning was then replaced with The Dan and Young Show. They soon
came back to 987FM in July 2007 for the late night slot show, now called
'Muttons To Midnight'. July 2009: There was a lot of
controversy when ex-DJ of 987FM, Soo, was sacked by the then 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. March 2010: It was announced that Ris
Low would be joining the 987 crew and hosting the evening drive-time show.
There was a huge outrage among listeners over her unprofessional attitude,
including turning up more than 2 hours late for her first radio show and usage
of poor English. March 2012: When 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 95FM. There were several conspiracy theories that the
auditions were a waste of time and effort and simply just a ploy by the
station's creative director to gain more listenership.
See also List of radio stations in Singapore
References External links
987FM Official Website 987FM Live Radio Stream