Radio Singapore International
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Radio Singapore International (abbrev
: RSI; Chinese: 新加坡国际广播电台 Pinyin
: Xīnjiāpō Guójì Guǎngbō Diàntái; ) was the official international broadcasting
station of Singapore
and the largest radio international broadcasting company in Singapore existing from 1 January 1994 to 31 December 2001. The predecessor of MediaCorp Radio successor of the radio broadcasting arm of the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation
(SBC) was privatised on 1 January 1994 at 00:00 am (UTC+8
) in conjunction with New Years' Day 1994 at midnight into three individual companies, one of which was TCS and RCS. RCS subsequently went through a group restructure under the SIM Group of Companies
based parent by Singapore International Media
(SIM) on 1 January 2002 and became MediaCorp Radio.
Radio Singapore International (RSI) was a shortwave radio station that broadcast out of Singapore. The station which was run by 'Radio Corporation of Singapore
(RCS) now MediaCorp Radio broadcast in English
, Cantonese
, Mandarin, Malay
and Indonesian
.
The English service operated on shortwave between 1100hrs - 1400hrs UTC daily on 6080 kHz and 6150 kHz (49m Band). A "Live" audio stream was also available on its website. Its signal was carried "Live" for an hour daily on Singapore's main English news station 938LIVE (FM 93.8 MHz).
RSI's news and current affairs
programming cover financial
, economic
, and political
developments around the world, but primarily around Southeast Asia
.
RSI's lifestyle programmes cover a variety of areas, from culture
and travel
to the Internet
and technology
. Music played on the station ranges from classic and oldies, to contemporary and easy listening.
Sakuntala Gupta was Senior Programme Director of RSI (English).
Past producers/presenters of RSI's English service were: Bharati Jagdish, who now helms a very successful morning show on MediaCorp Radio 938 LIVE, Melanie Yip, Loretta Foo, Michael Darren Tan, Jason Tan and Shereena Sajeed.
Past contributors of RSI were: William Xavier, Janadas Devan
, Chris Ho, and Mike Kellerman.
On 1 January 2005, RSI (English) also launched a microsite which features articles covering a range of issues related to travel, entertainment and controversial socio-political issues.
Roslinda Rahmat - most recently a malay news editor for TV
Ibrahim Sawifi - most recently a malay news editor for TV
Illydea Ishak
Saifulbahri Ismail
Haslinda Ali
Norshima Aziz - most recently a malay news editor for Radio
Faridah Hassan (Freda) - most recently a RIA 89.7fm DJ
Zawiyah Majid (Zaza)- most recently a Warna 94.2fm DJ
Abbreviation
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: RSI; Chinese: 新加坡国际广播电台 Pinyin
Pinyin
Pinyin is the official system to transcribe Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. It is also often used to teach Mandarin Chinese and spell Chinese names in foreign publications and used as an input method to enter Chinese characters into...
: Xīnjiāpō Guójì Guǎngbō Diàntái; ) was the official international broadcasting
International broadcasting
International broadcasting is broadcasting that is deliberately aimed at a foreign, rather than a domestic, audience. It usually is broadcast by means of longwave, mediumwave, or shortwave radio, but in recent years has also used direct satellite broadcasting and the Internet as means of reaching...
station of Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
and the largest radio international broadcasting company in Singapore existing from 1 January 1994 to 31 December 2001. The predecessor of MediaCorp Radio successor of the radio broadcasting arm of the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation
Singapore Broadcasting Corporation
Singapore Broadcasting Corporation was a partially privatised mass market media conglomeration, which dominated the entire television and most of the radio broadcasting industry in Singapore during its existence...
(SBC) was privatised on 1 January 1994 at 00:00 am (UTC+8
UTC+8
UTC+08:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +08:00. In ISO 8601 the associated time would be written as .With an estimated population of 1.53 billion living within the time zone, roughly 22.5% of the world population, it is the most populous time zone in world, as well as a possible...
) in conjunction with New Years' Day 1994 at midnight into three individual companies, one of which was TCS and RCS. RCS subsequently went through a group restructure under the SIM Group of Companies
MediaCorp
Media Corporation of Singapore, better known as MediaCorp, is a group of commercial media companies in Singapore, with business interests in television and radio broadcasting, interactive media, and, to a lesser extent, print publishing and film-making....
based parent by Singapore International Media
MediaCorp
Media Corporation of Singapore, better known as MediaCorp, is a group of commercial media companies in Singapore, with business interests in television and radio broadcasting, interactive media, and, to a lesser extent, print publishing and film-making....
(SIM) on 1 January 2002 and became MediaCorp Radio.
Radio Singapore International (RSI) was a shortwave radio station that broadcast out of Singapore. The station which was run by 'Radio Corporation of Singapore
Radio Corporation of Singapore
Radio Corporation of Singapore was the largest radio broadcasting company in Singapore existing from 1 January 1994 to 31 December 2001; predecessor of MediaCorp Radio successor of the radio broadcasting arm of the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation was privatised on 1 January 1994...
(RCS) now MediaCorp Radio broadcast in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, Cantonese
Cantonese
Cantonese is a dialect spoken primarily in south China.Cantonese may also refer to:* Yue Chinese, the Chinese language that includes Cantonese* Cantonese cuisine, the cuisine of Guangdong province...
, Mandarin, Malay
Malay language
Malay is a major language of the Austronesian family. It is the official language of Malaysia , Indonesia , Brunei and Singapore...
and Indonesian
Indonesian language
Indonesian is the official language of Indonesia. Indonesian is a normative form of the Riau Islands dialect of Malay, an Austronesian language which has been used as a lingua franca in the Indonesian archipelago for centuries....
.
The English service operated on shortwave between 1100hrs - 1400hrs UTC daily on 6080 kHz and 6150 kHz (49m Band). A "Live" audio stream was also available on its website. Its signal was carried "Live" for an hour daily on Singapore's main English news station 938LIVE (FM 93.8 MHz).
RSI's news and current affairs
Current affairs (news format)
Current Affairs is a genre of broadcast journalism where the emphasis is on detailed analysis and discussion of news stories that have recently occurred or are ongoing at the time of broadcast....
programming cover financial
Finance
"Finance" is often defined simply as the management of money or “funds” management Modern finance, however, is a family of business activity that includes the origination, marketing, and management of cash and money surrogates through a variety of capital accounts, instruments, and markets created...
, economic
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
, and political
Politics
Politics is a process by which groups of people make collective decisions. The term is generally applied to the art or science of running governmental or state affairs, including behavior within civil governments, but also applies to institutions, fields, and special interest groups such as the...
developments around the world, but primarily around Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
.
RSI's lifestyle programmes cover a variety of areas, from culture
Culture
Culture is a term that has many different inter-related meanings. For example, in 1952, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn compiled a list of 164 definitions of "culture" in Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions...
and travel
Travel
Travel is the movement of people or objects between relatively distant geographical locations. 'Travel' can also include relatively short stays between successive movements.-Etymology:...
to the Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
and technology
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
. Music played on the station ranges from classic and oldies, to contemporary and easy listening.
Sakuntala Gupta was Senior Programme Director of RSI (English).
Past producers/presenters of RSI's English service were: Bharati Jagdish, who now helms a very successful morning show on MediaCorp Radio 938 LIVE, Melanie Yip, Loretta Foo, Michael Darren Tan, Jason Tan and Shereena Sajeed.
Past contributors of RSI were: William Xavier, Janadas Devan
Janadas Devan
Janadas Devan is a Singaporean journalist. He currently works as the Review Editor of The Straits Times, the flagship English-language daily newspaper of the Singapore Press Holdings. He is the son of C.V. Devan Nair, the third President of Singapore. Devan studied at the National University of...
, Chris Ho, and Mike Kellerman.
On 1 January 2005, RSI (English) also launched a microsite which features articles covering a range of issues related to travel, entertainment and controversial socio-political issues.
Notable Former RSI Crews (Malay Dept)
Inon Salleh - most recently a malay news editor for RadioRoslinda Rahmat - most recently a malay news editor for TV
Ibrahim Sawifi - most recently a malay news editor for TV
Illydea Ishak
Saifulbahri Ismail
Haslinda Ali
Norshima Aziz - most recently a malay news editor for Radio
Faridah Hassan (Freda) - most recently a RIA 89.7fm DJ
Zawiyah Majid (Zaza)- most recently a Warna 94.2fm DJ