Gold 905
Radio station in Singapore
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::summary Radio station in Singapore ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | GOLD 905 |
| area | Singapore |
| logo | Gold 905.svg |
| airdate | * (on AM) |
| *{{Start date and age | 1967 |
| last_airdate | * (on AM) |
| frequency | 90.5 MHz |
| format | Oldies |
| former_frequencies | 630 kHz |
| (1 March 1937 – 31 December 1993) | |
| former_names | *ZHL (1937-1959) |
| owner | Mediacorp |
| webcast | {{unbulleted list |
| website | Gold 90.5 |
| licensing_authority | IMDA |
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| name = GOLD 905 | country = | area = Singapore | logo = Gold 905.svg | airdate = * (on AM)
- (on FM) | last_airdate = * (on AM) | frequency = 90.5 MHz | format = Oldies | erp = | language = | former_callsigns = | former_frequencies = 630 kHz (1 March 1937 – 31 December 1993) | former_names = *ZHL (1937-1959)
- Radio Singapore (1959-1982)
- Radio 1 (1982-1995)
- One FM 90.5 (1995-1998) | owner = Mediacorp | webcast = {{unbulleted list |
- TuneIn
- MeListen
| website = Gold 90.5 | callsign_meaning = | licensing_authority = IMDA
Gold 905 is an English-language radio station that broadcasts in Singapore. Owned by the state-owned broadcaster Mediacorp, it provides a classic hits format.
The station's origins date to the beginning of regulated radio broadcasting in Singapore; it initially broadcast on AM under call sign ZHL, and carried programmes in English, Chinese, Malay, and Tamil. With the gradual expansion of language-based radio services in Singapore, the station focused on English-language programmes. It was renamed Radio 1 in 1982; it offered a full service format until 1998, when news programming was relocated to the new NewsRadio 93.8, and 90.5 relaunched as an oldies station.
History
The station was awarded a licence in 1935 under the auspices of the British Malaya Broadcasting Corporation. Broadcasting began on 1 March 1937, roughly two months after the expiry of the previous radio station in Singapore, ZHI. The new station carried the callsign ZHL, and broadcast on an AM medium wave frequency of 630 kHz (which remained unchanged after the Geneva Frequency Plan of 1975, as it was already on a multiple of 9 kHz), and began FM transmissions in 1967. On 1 January 1994, AM broadcasting was discontinued in Singapore in favour of FM.
Until late-1945, the station, as the country's then-sole radio station, broadcast language-based block programming aimed at the local population in English, Chinese dialects, Malay and Tamil. Over time, its language-based programmes diffused into separate stations serving specific language groups, leaving ZHL as the English-language service of Radio Singapore. On 1 January 1982, the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation rebranded its stations, with the English service being rebranded as Radio 1.
On 28 October 1989, Radio 1 began airing "mellow, middle-of-the-road music" on weekday afternoons through a seven-hour programme block.
One FM became Gold 90.5 on 2 July 1998, playing music from the 1970s, golden oldies and country, with plans to include contemporary jazz and Latin American pop. News content moved to NewsRadio 93.8. In 2016, the station introduced new Saturday evening shows devoted to classic rock (Rock of Ages) and disco (Solid Gold) as part of a revamp of its DJ lineup.
References
References
- (12 April 1935). "BROADCASTING STATION IN SINGAPORE.". The Straits Times.
- (21 February 1937). "OPENING BY GOVERNOR ON MARCH 1.". The Straits Times.
- (2 March 1937). "SIR SHENTON THOMAS OPENS SINGAPORE'S NEW BROADCASTER.". The Straits Times.
- (3 October 1978). "Radio frequencies to be changed".
- (8 January 1994). "MW band cut with no warning".
- (16 December 1981). "New Year gift: New-sound radio".
- (21 October 1989). "Perfect 10 the top radio station – survey". The Straits Times.
- (22 April 1998). "One FM goes for news and gold". The Straits Times.
- "Refreshed DJ line-up at Mediacorp GOLD 905".
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