YES 933

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YES 933
Broadcast areaSingapore
Frequency93.3 MHz
Programming
LanguageMandarin
FormatTop 40 (CHR) (Mandopop/K-pop)
Ownership
OwnerMediacorp
Capital 958
Love 972
History
First air date
1 January 1990; 35 years ago (1990-01-01)
Technical information
ERP6,000 watts
Links
Webcast
WebsiteYES 933

YES 933 is a Mandarin Chinese radio station in Singapore. Owned by the state-owned broadcaster Mediacorp, it primarily broadcasts a contemporary hit radio format focusing on Chinese and Korean pop music.

The station has historically been one of the most listened to in Singapore; in a 2025 survey, Nielsen reported that the station had an average of 1.22 million listeners.[1]

History

In December 1989, Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) announced plans for two new radio stations to launch in 1990, in honour of SBC's 10th anniversary and Singapore's 25th anniversary of independence; a Mandopop CHR station on 93.3 (which would serve as a Chinese counterpart to English CHR Perfect 10, which launched earlier that year), and an unnamed "MOR" station on 95.5.[2] The Mandopop station launched on 1 January 1990 as YES 933, also known as Radio 6;[3] at launch, the station had nine deejays on four-to-five-hour shifts, and aired fewer commercials than that of Radio 3.[4]

YES 933 began as an 18-hour station, broadcasting from 06:00 to 00:00. Broadcasting hours were extended to 02:00 in December of the same year, making it the first Chinese radio station to offer music after midnight. It finally went 24 hours on 1 May 1994.

In 1997, 93.3 was the most-listened radio station in Singapore for the fifth year since 1993, with almost a million listeners every week, attributed to its uniqueness which catches the attention of listeners, combined with music, deejays and creative jingles.[5]

On 20 January 2017, the station moved from Caldecott Hill to Mediacorp's new headquarters at One-north.

Staff

Full Time DJs

  • 陈宁 Chen Ning [6]
  • 吴万隆 Jeff Goh (Joined Love 972 in 2008, subsequently joined Yes 933 in 2013) [7][8]
  • 高美贵 Gao Meigui (Previously in charge of promotions at Love 972 but subsequently joined Yes 933 as a DJ in 2017) [8]
  • 萧嘉蕙 Siau Jiahui [8]
  • 陈廷丰 Tan Ting Fong (Jeff) [8]
  • 钟坤华 Kenneth Zhong Kunhua [8]
  • 张颖双 Hazelle Teo Yingshuang [8]
  • 陈启佳 Evelyn Tan Qijia [8]
  • 朱泽亮 Zhu Zeliang [8]
  • 林品隽 Lim Pin Juen [8]
  • 郑宇容 Joey Tay Yu Rong [8]

Part Time DJs

  • 黄柏荣 Gerald Ng Bairong
  • 高伟杰 Dominic Koek Weijie
  • 王顺达 Yutaki Ong Shunda
  • 陈泳渝 Chen Yongyu

Former Notable DJs/Management who went to other Mediacorp Stations or Departments

  • 林灵芝 Lin Lingzhi (crossed over to UFM 1003 then to Capital 958)
  • 巫许玛莉 Bukoh Mary (crossed over to Capital 958 in 2012 then to Love 972 in 2017)
  • 周崇庆 Dennis Chew (crossed over to Love 972 in 2013)
  • 林佩芬 Christina Lim Peifen (Joined Mediacorp’s Chinese news and current affairs section after leaving Yes 933)[8][9]

Former Notable DJ/Management who went to competitor stations

  • 谢家发 Xie Jiafa (Resigned in 2017, joined 883Jia in 2018)
  • 陈艾薇 Ivy Tan (Resigned in 2015, crossed over to 883Jia in 2018)
  • 陈彦维 Chen Yanwei (Resigned in 2017, returned to UFM 1003 in 2018)
  • 蔡伟彬 Nico Chua Weibin (Resigned in 2021, joined 883Jia in 2022) [10]

Former Notable DJs/Management who left the industry

  • 丁志勇 Cruz Teng (former DJ/Assistant Programme Director, later joined SMRT Corporation as communications lead)
  • 古德文 Gu Dewen (crossed over to Mediacorp TV, later left to start NoonTalk talent agency)
  • 刘宇恒 Henry Law (joined the Singapore Navy after leaving Yes 933) [11]

Shows produced

  • Dear DJ (亲愛的九月)
  • Hey DJ! (校园新生代 Hey DJ!)
  • The Story Between Us (我们之间的故事)
  • Campushunter (校园搜查队)
  • Pick of the Pops (醉心龙虎榜), the station's music chart.[12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mediacorp's audio network hits all-time high of 3.94 million weekly listeners". CNA Lifestyle. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "SBC to launch new English and Mandarin radio channels". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 8 December 1989. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "As the dial turns". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 4 March 1990. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Welcome addition but 'format and hours leave room for improvement'". The Straits Times. 9 January 1990. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Listen, FM 93.3 is top station here again". The Straits Times. 18 December 1997. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "'This second baby is almost ready': Yes 933 DJ Chen Ning reveals new home". AsiaOne. 25 December 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "红星大奖三热议：宣萱得视后 "十大"陷窘境 麦克风被静音". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "'Between thank-you and goodbye': Lim Peifen brought to tears with week-long surprises by Yes 933 DJs prior to last day at work". AsiaOne. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2025. On day one, Gao Meigui surprised Peifen with a variety of cat-themed items, including a bowl and Pusheen postcard. On the second day, she (Peifen) was surprised by Siau Jiahui and Tan Ting Fong, who gave her what appeared to be multivitamins. On day three, Zhu Zeliang and Lim Pin Juen met her in the hallway, saying that the biggest surprise was them - the hosts of the 10pm to midnight show - waking up so early for her, and presented her a bottle of wine. The next day was Joey Tay, and Peifen was once again surprised to see a colleague arrive early in the morning. She gave Peifen a bottle with the latter's name on it. Hazelle Teo and Evelyn Tan gifted her an Aesop handwash the following day, and Peifen said she couldn't read the women's letter to her or she would cry. It was Kenneth Chung and Jeff Goh on day six that had Peifen closest to tears with their framed collage with photos of the three of them.
  9. ↑ "Yes 933 DJ Lim Peifen 'graduates' from radio after two decades". The Straits Times. 27 August 2024. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "Nico Weibin Leaves YES 933 After 21 Years; Dishes On The Nicest & Worst Celebs She's Met". 8days. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  11. ↑ "Ex-YES 933 DJ Henry Law now an officer with S'pore Navy". mothership.sg. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "Mediacorp's Yes 933 Hits Fest 2023 has live performances by WeiBird, Lala Hsu, OSN and more". CNA Lifestyle. Archived from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.