Warna 942

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WARNA 942
Broadcast areaSingapore
Johor Bahru/Johor Bahru District (Malaysia)
Batam/Batam Islands, Riau Islands (Indonesia)
Frequency94.2 MHz
Programming
Language(s)Malay
FormatAdult contemporary
News/Talk
Drama
Ownership
OwnerMediacorp
Ria 897
History
First air date
  • 1 March 1937; 87 years ago (1937-03-01) as Radio Singapore
    (on AM frequency)
  • 15 July 1967; 56 years ago (1967-07-15)
    (on FM frequency)
Last air date
30 September 1994; 29 years ago (1994-09-30)
(on AM frequency)
Former names
  • Radio Singapore
    (01.03.1937 - 31.12.1981)
  • Malay Service
    (01.03.1937 - 31.12.1981)
  • Radio 2 (Radio Dua)
    (01.01.1982 - 22.11.1991)
Former frequencies
675 kHz
(01.03.1937 - 30.09.1994)
Technical information
Licensing authority
IMDA
Links
Webcast
WebsiteWarna 942

Warna 942 is a Malay language contemporary music radio station operated by Mediacorp. It broadcasts Malay hits and provides an Islamic General Service for Singapore. It is one of the nation's oldest stations, tracing its origins back to the beginning of regulated radio broadcasting in Singapore/Straits Settlements along with Gold 905, Capital 958 and Oli 968 on 1 March 1937.

It provides Malay Islamic, news and information programs and broadcasts Malay nostalgic songs.

The station changed brandings several times until 23 November 1991 where the station gained its current name as Warna (the Malay language word for colour).

It is currently Singapore's #1 Malay radio station, according to the latest Nielsen Radio Survey as of 22 December 2020.[1]

Directorial & Management

  • Senior Programme Director : Morniyati Tukimin
  • Music Director : Elfie rafie

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 Singapore-based stations 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 was officially islamic call prayer or azan solat is played on the station at the assigned time calculated and deliberated by the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) with Warna 942 officially broadcasts all Azan every time of obligatory prayer. 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 Malay station to begin its broadcast day to prevent overlapping with the call. Since mid-November 2022 however, the station had changed the mandatory time to begin its daily broadcast to 6:00am, instead of 5:00am previously in the purpose of coordination for all MediaCorp radio stations. This means the national anthem will be aired in 2 situations either; it will begin the station broadcast immediately after the Azan Subuh if the Subuh time is late (eg. 5:53-5:59 am; predominantly in January-February) or remains at the same time at 6:00 am if the Subuh time is early (eg; 5:27-5:52 am; almost all days/months other than January-February).

Khutbah broadcasts

As the Singapore government promotes harmony between different religions, the actual solat portion on Fridays and Hari Raya prayer services, is banned for broadcasting across terrestrial radio and television channels based across the country. Instead, at around 6:30 pm, a recording of the Solat Juma'at service is broadcast on the station, 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 Maulidur Rasul holiday, the station airs Nasyid music dedicated to the Prophet Muhammad while also playing regular music at the same time, throughout the day.

Frequencies

Frequencies TRP (kW) Broadcast area Transmitter site
94.2 FM 10 Singapore Bukit Batok Transmission Centre
Johor Bahru/Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia
Batam/Batam Islands, Riau Islands, Indonesia

National anthem

The National anthem plays at 06:00 SGT (or immediately after the Azan Subuh) daily (formerly plays at 05:00 until mid-November 2022) at the start of the broadcasting day. The National anthem is played in full with the lyrics being sung.

Nation National Anthem Start Broadcast Final Broadcast
National Anthem
Straits Settlements (Singapore) God Save the King 1 March 1937 14 February 1942
Syonan Kimigayo 15 February 1942 15 August 1945
Straits Settlements (Singapore) God Save the King 12 September 1945 31 March 1946
Singapore 1 April 1946 5 February 1952
God Save the Queen 6 February 1952 2 December 1959
Majulah Singapura 3 December 1959 15 September 1963
Singapore Negaraku 16 September 1963 8 August 1965
Singapore Majulah Singapura 9 August 1965 now
State Anthem
Singapore Majulah Singapura 16 September 1963 8 August 1965

See also

References

  1. ^ "Eight out of top 10 radio stations are from Mediacorp: Nielsen". Channel NewsAsia. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2018.

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