s tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on wikipedia . see wikipedia s guide to writing better articles for suggestions . december 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message radio corporation of singapore rcs type public broadcasting department of singapore ministry of information radio country singapore first air date 1 october 1994 availability nationwide founded 1 october 1994 broadcast area singapore johor malaysia riau islands province indonesia parent singapore international media sim group of companies launch date 1 october 1994 dissolved 12 february 2001 group radio official website www.rcs.sg radio corporation of singapore abbreviation rcs ; singapore mandarin abbreviation ; malaysian perbadanan radio singapura ; indonesian perusahaan radio singapura was a radio broadcasting service in the then monopolised media industry . rcs existing from 1 october 1994 to 11 february 2001 ; predecessor of mediacorp radio successor of the radio broadcasting arm of the singapore broadcasting corporation sbc was privatised on 1 october 1994 in singapore into three individual companies one of which was television corporation of singapore tcs and singapore television twelve stv12 . rcs subsequently underwent a group restructuring of subsidiaries by singapore international media sim group of companies on 12 february 2001 to becoming mediacorp radio . contents 1 history 1.1 timeline 1.1.1 radio corporation of singapore 1994 2001 1.1.2 mediacorp radio 2001 present 1.2 milestones 1.3 important events 2 list of channels 2.1 singapore 2.1.1 radio corporation of singapore 2.1.1.1 1 october 1994 11 february 2001 3 see also 4 references history timeline radio corporation of singapore 1994 2001 the singapore broadcasting corporation sbc was privatised on 1 october 1994 and sbc s operations were split into 3 individual companies under the singapore international media sim group of companies banner . television corporation of singapore tcs radio corporation of singapore rcs and singapore television twelve stv12 took over sbc s television broadcasting operations and radio corporation of singapore rcs took over sbc s radio broadcasting operations . mediacorp radio 2001 present the sim group of companies was restructured media corporation of singapore mediacorp singapore on 1 january 1999 and rcs subsequently became mediacorp radio on 12 february 2001 . milestones before 1 october 1994 radio corporation of singapore was formerly known as radio singapore 1 january 1957 15 september 1963 radio malaysia singapore 16 september 1963 8 august 1965 radio and television of singapore rts 9 august 1965 31 january 1980 singapore broadcasting corporation sbc 1 february 1980 30 september 1994 important events year date event 1994 30 september sbc ceased transmission . 1994 1 october sbc was restructured into a new holding company and owned by singapore international media sim group of companies and split into 3 individual companies form mass media telecommunications digital technology of world class electronics television and radio here television corporation of singapore tcs took over the sbc s television broadcasting operations radio corporation of singapore rcs took over the sbc s radio broadcasting operations and singapore television twelve stv12 took over the sbc s television broadcasting operations tcs was revamp the channel logo for a current business of companies stv12 was singapore s free to air terrestrial television company for live coverage of international multi event sports and knowledge geography programmes . tcs operates fifth frequency is a free to air singapore english news and entertainment terrestrial television channel and eighth frequency is a free to air singapore mandarin and tamil news and entertainment terrestrial television channel which stv12 operates twelfth frequency is a free to air singapore english live coverage of international multi event sports and knowledge geography and malay news and entertainment terrestrial television channel . 1 1998 31 december singapore international media sim ceased transmission . 1999 1 january sim group of companies becomes media corporation of singapore mediacorp singapore . 2001 11 february rcs ceased transmission . 2001 12 february rcs becomes mediacorp radio . list of channels singapore radio corporation of singapore 1 october 1994 11 february 2001 singapore 1 1 fm on 90.5 mhz both english station currently gold 90.5 fm . singapore 2 2 fm on 94.2 mhz both malay station currently warna 94.2 fm . singapore 3 3 fm on 95.8 mhz both mandarin station currently capital 95.8 fm . singapore 4 4 fm on 96.8 mhz both tamil station currently oli 96.8 fm . singapore 5 5 fm on 92.4 mhz both classical music station currently symphony 92.4 fm . see also broadcasting in singapore mediacorp singapore broadcasting corporation references the privatisation of singapore broadcasting corporation saw the formation of 3 companies with its television and radio businesses coming under the purview of television corporation of singapore tcs radio corporation of singapore rcs and singapore television twelve stv12 . stv12 would run prime 12 and premiere 12 it was showcased arts and cultural programmes while tcs operated tcs 5 and tcs 8 it was broadcast singapore english and singapore mandarin news and entertainment public informations main terrestrial television programmes respectively . v t e mediacorp television hd5 digital hd channel 5 digital hd channel 8 digital hd channel u digital channel newsasia digital hd suria digital hd vasantham digital hd okto digital hd regional international channel newsasia mediacorp 8i radio gold 90.5 fm symphony 92.4 fm 938live class 95fm 987fm lush 99.5 fm capital 95.8 fm love 97.2 fm yes 933 warna 94.2 fm ria 89.7 fm oli 96.8 fm print today 8 days i weekly i health style style men style weddings manja elle singapore babycare digital channelnewsasia.com channel8news.sg todayonline.com meradio.sg stylexstyle toggle smartparents.sg enterprises singapore media academy media research consultants 1 net singapore mediacorp vizpro international mediacorp technologies ooh media meclub the mediapreneur productions mediacorp eaglevision mediacorp studios the celebrity agency defunct podcast.sg mediacorptv.sg mobtv xin.sg tvmobile rawclipx.sg radio singapore international central kids central vasantham central arts central channel i stv12 prime 12 1995 2000 premiere 12 1995 2000 sportcity citytv electronic gaming monthly singapore family kids company arena singapore asian diver lime teletext ilovebooks.com xinmsn health weekly style living singapore fhm caldecott productions international mediacorp newshub mediacorp raintree pictures mediacorp entertains mother and baby content production innovation xfm 96.3 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title radio corporation of singapore & oldid 714300308 categories external services broadcasting radio stations in singaporebroadcasting in 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