Warna 94.2FM

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.

WARNA 94.2FM
Broadcast areaMediacorp Campus, 1 Stars Avenue, Singapore 138507
Frequency94.2 FM
Branding23 November 1991 (1991-11-23) as Singapore Broadcasting Corporation
SloganSerentak Semasa
Programming
Language(s)Malay
FormatMalay adult contemporary music
Ownership
OwnerMediacorp Pte Ltd
(Mediacorp Radio)
History
First air date
1 June 1936 (1936-06-01) as Radio Singapore
1 October 1994 (1994-10-01) as Radio Corporation of Singapore
Former call signs
Radio 2 (or Radio Dua)
Former frequencies
675 kHz
Links
Webcast
WebsiteWARNA 942's Official Website

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").

The station's DJs include Suharti Ali & Zakiah Halim, who have more than 30 years of experience in the radio industry.

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

Directorial and management
  • Senior Programme Director, Warna 94.2fm : Morniyati Tukimin
  • Station Administrator, Warna 94.2fm : Asmah Bee
  • Music director : Shaidatunniza Mahmood (Aura Shai)

The DJs

Full Time DJs
  • Shaik Ahmad Banafe (AB Shaik)
  • Mariam Mas’Od
  • Suharti Ali
  • Shaidatunniza Mahmood (Aura Shai)
  • Muhammad Zulfadli Kamsani (Fadli Kamsani)
  • Abdul Razak A. Rahim (RZ)
  • Mohd Tahar Hj Ghalib (TG)
  • Suriani Mohamed Kassim (Sue Kassim)

Part Time DJs
  • Johan Jaafar (JJ)
  • Noreha Bajuri
  • Maizah Salleh
  • Junaidah Ikhsan (June)
  • Siti Rahimah Buang
  • Seri Mohd

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.

Shows on Warna 94.2FM (as of 7 September 2020)

Weekdays
  • 6:30 am – 10:00 am - Espresso Warna with Mariam & AB Shaik
  • 10:00 am – 2:00 pm - Warna Vista with Suharti Ali (temporarily filled in by Aura Shai since December 2020)
  • 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm - Zon Warna Petang with Fadli Kamsani
  • 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm - Dinamika Warna with RZ and TG
  • 9:00 pm – 12:00 am - Warna Kejora with Sue Kassim

Daily
  • 12:00 am – 1:00 am - Rock Klasik Warna

Weekends

Warna 94.2FM is one of the Mediacorp stations that utilises automated regular music playlists for up to 4 or even 8 hours, seven days a week. Automation begins at 12:00 midnight (9:00pm on weekends) and runs until 5:00am the next day, except every last Sunday of the month when it undergoes a monthly off-air technical maintenance. Prior to September 2020, this station was the only one that had the longest duration of automated music playlists for up to 8 hours.

Presenter-led programmes, meanwhile, are at the following time blocks:

  • 7:00 am – 10:00 am
  • 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
  • 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
  • 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

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 05:00 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 Ilahi
  • Santapan Rohani
  • Firman & Sabda

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 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 05:27 and 05:59 am for Singapore (about 30 minutes ahead of its previous UTC+7:30 time zone); thus, instead of 06:00, Mediacorp prompted the station to begin its broadcast day by playing the national anthem at 05:00 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 6:35 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 and Hari Raya Aidiladha, the station broadcasts the live Malay-language sermon from a mosque at 08:00 am.

Special programming

During the Mawlid 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
  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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