Radio Singapore International

Radio Singapore International

Infobox Network
name = Radio Singapore International (RSI)

country = SIN
network_type = Radio network
available = International
owner = MediaCorp Radio
key_people = "Sakuntala Gupta" (Senior Programme Director of the English Service)
launch_date = 1994
closure_date = 31 July 2008
past_names =|

Radio Singapore International (abbrev: RSI; Chinese: 新加坡国际广播电台 Pinyin: Xīnjiāpō Guójì Guǎngbō Diàntái; Malay: "Pandangan dari Singapura") was the official international broadcasting station of Singapore.

Radio Singapore International (RSI) was a shortwave radio station that broadcasted out of Singapore. The station, which was run by MediaCorp Radio, broadcasted in English, Mandarin, Malay and Indonesian.

The English service operated on shortwave between 1100hrs - 1400hrs UTC daily on 6080Khz and 6150Khz (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: Yvonne Gomez, Melanie Yip, Loretta Foo, Sakuntala Gupta, Michael Darren Tan, Jason Tan and Shereena Sajeed.

Past contributors of RSI were: William Xavier, Janadas Devan, Chris Ho, and Mike Kellerman.

In 2007, RSI (English) also launched a microsite at [http://www.daily.rsi.sg/ Daily] which features articles covering a range of issues related to travel, entertainment and controversial socio-political issues.

Closure

On 3 June 2008, MediaCorp announced that RSI will end its transmission on 31 July 2008. [ [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/351639/1/.html MediaCorp's RSI to end transmission on July 31] ] MediaCorp said "the effectiveness of a shortwave radio service has diminished over time, with changing technology and media consumption habits", thus "it is no longer optimal to continue with a full regional radio service".

See also

* MediaCorp Radio, Singapore's publicly-funded radio broadcaster

References


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