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**'''Rewind''': Ms Vandetta plays an old acoustic song.
**'''Rewind''': Ms Vandetta plays an old acoustic song.


*'''987 Generations''': Plays 16 songs of different genresfrom the past to present weekly. There are 4 themes, which are alternated consecutively every weekend. (Sat & Sun 6pm - 7pm)
*'''987 Generations''': Plays 16 tracks of different genres from the past to present weekly. There are 4 themes, which are alternated consecutively every weekend. (Sat & Sun 6pm - 7pm)
**'''Melted''': [[Soft Rock]] tracks of the [[Rock music|Rock]]/[[Pop music|Pop]] genre as well as [[Downtempo]] tracks of the [[Electronic dance music|Electronic]]/[[Ambient music|Ambient]]/[[Trip-Hop]] genre
**'''Melted''': [[Soft Rock]] tracks of the [[Rock music|Rock]]/[[Pop music|Pop]] genre as well as [[Downtempo]] tracks of the [[Electronic dance music|Electronic]]/[[Ambient music|Ambient]]/[[Trip-Hop]] genre
**'''Rebel''': Definitive rock anthems that might have started a music revolution along with several iconic dance tracks.
**'''Rebel''': Definitive rock anthems that might have started a music revolution along with several iconic dance tracks.
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**'''Blended''': [[Mash-ups]] of songs that are well-known and have charted at high positions on international charts.
**'''Blended''': [[Mash-ups]] of songs that are well-known and have charted at high positions on international charts.


*'''987 The Edge''': Plays music which will be released in the near future and are expected to gain high positions on music charts. (Vernon A, Sat 7pm - 8pm)
*'''987 The Edge''': Plays music which will be released in the near future and are expected to gain high positions on music charts. 12 tracks are played throughout the entire show weekly. (Vernon A, Sat 7pm - 8pm)
**'''[http://www.billboard.com/charts/alternative-songs#/charts/alternative-songs Billboard's Alternative Rock Charts]''' and '''[http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/rock-songs Billboard's Hot Modern Rock Tracks]''' : The top 5 songs from these charts are previewed halfway into the show. The number one song is sometimes also played entirely after snippets of the top 5 tracks are played.
**'''[http://www.billboard.com/charts/alternative-songs#/charts/alternative-songs Billboard's Alternative Rock Charts]''' and '''[http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/rock-songs Billboard's Hot Modern Rock Tracks]''' : The top 5 songs from these charts are previewed halfway into the show. The number one song is sometimes also played entirely after snippets of the top 5 tracks are played.


Revision as of 11:40, 23 January 2010

987FM
File:987FM.png
Broadcast area Singapore
Frequency98.7 MHz
BrandingOnly the Hits
Programming
FormatContemporary hits
Top 40
Ownership
OwnerMediaCorp
History
First air date
1 January 1989
Links
Websitewww.987fm.sg

987FM is an English radio station of MediaCorp in Singapore. It is a popular 24-hour radio station that plays English Hits. It plays Only The Hits from Singapore, the UK, USA and around the world.

Brief History

  • Launched on 1 January 1989 as Perfect Ten 98.7FM with ten DJs, the first 24-hour English radio station in Singapore
  • Re-branded to 987FM with new slogan "Only The Hits" on 27 June 2005
  • A Top 10 Visual Radio Music Downloads chart show was aired in 2006. It was presented by a computer-generated and edited female voice. It was then replaced by 987 Stripped (hosted by Shan Wee) at the same time slot of 4PM to 5PM on Saturdays.
  • 987 UK Top 10 was extended to a Top 20 Chart in late 2006, and was moved from a 4PM - 5PM time slot on Sundays to a later time slot of 7PM - 8PM on Sundays as well
  • 987 Top 10 Chart was extended to a Top 20 in January 2007, Mr Young also joined Daniel Ong in the countdown, who was the only host of the chart show then
  • Introduced new programme schedule on 23 July 2007
  • 987 Weekend Wind-down was introduced on 22 March 2008. It caused 987 Stripped to be pushed to a later timeslot of 5PM to 6PM. On the same day, Mr Young replaced Shan Wee as the host of the show
  • 987 Generations was introduced on 22 March 2008 which on that premiering weekend it played tracks of the "Dirty" genre
  • Muttons To Midnight (previously 10pm - 2am) brought forward to 8pm - 12am on 21 April 2008, resulting in the removal of Say It With Music (weekday edition)
  • Muttons took over 987 Top 20 in May 2008
  • Revamped website in June 2008
  • Introduced new interval signals in September 2008
  • Celebrated 20th birthday on 1 January 2009
  • 987 Remix replaced the Saturday edition of 987 Stripped in February 2009
  • Stopped Online Radio Stream on 1 March 2009 along with all other radio stations in Singapore due to copyright issues
  • Introduced (K MIX) versions of songs that features a jingle at the beginning of selected songs released from 2009 onwards
  • 987 Home and 987 The Edge swapped time slots on 21 March 2009
  • 987 Home was changed from a one-hour show to short trailers played every six hours from Monday to Saturday weekly on 5 April 2009
  • Nokia Comes With Music week (13/4/09 - 17/4/09) features completely no commercials for the first time
  • Minor reshuffling of shifts on 27 July 2009
  • Minor changes made to website on 14 September 2009
  • Online radio stream was temporarily resumed in mid-October 2009, however, the link was taken down again a few days later.
  • 987FM's Internet radio stream officially resumed on 1 December 2009 along with three other MediaCorp stations in Singapore. The link is available on the website. To keep the radio stream in sync with the song list, the updating of song titles is delayed by approximately 30 seconds to 1 minute.
  • 987FM's broadcast studio would be relocated from the Radio Building at Caldecott Broadcast Centre to Scape Youth Park with effect from 2010 (exact date is unknown). This is in association with 987FM's 21st birthday.

Staff

Directorial Staff

  • Music Director: Colin Minjoot
  • Senior Creative Producer: Kelvin Loke
  • Senior Promotions Executives: Yanie and Silver Ng

Full-Time DJs

Part-Time DJs

  • Jacqueline Thibodeaux (Jacq / Jacqui)
  • Emily Teng
  • Genevieve Lim (Gen)

SMS Codes

General

  • Song List: 987fm

Weekdays

  • Mister Young in the Morning (6am to 10am): Dy
  • The V Spot with Ms Vandetta (10am to 1pm): Vandetta
  • On Air with Ryan Seacrest [Via satellite feed from the US] (1pm to 4pm): -
  • The Shan & Rozz Show (4pm to 8pm): Rs
  • Muttons To Midnight (Mon - Thu 8pm to 12am, Fri 10pm to 12am): Mutton
  • Late Night Delight with Desiree Lai (12am to 3am): Desiree

Weekends

  • The Morning After with Jacqui (7am-11am): Jacqui
  • The Weekend Wind-down (2pm-5pm)
    • Mr Young: -
    • Ms Vandetta: Vandetta
    • Shan Wee: Shan
    • Rozz: Rozz
    • Justin Ang: Mutton
    • Vernon A: 987
    • Desiree Lai: Desiree
  • Say It With Music with Emily Teng (Saturday 8pm-11pm): Emily
  • Say It With Music with Gen(Sunday 8-11pm): Gen

Various full-time DJs will take The Weekend Wind-down temporarily.

Programmes

Specialised Shows

There is a commercial break at every 15 minute interval.

  • Only The Hits: Playing only music with no radio show.
  • 987 Top 20 Countdown: The "official chart show of Singapore", playing the top 20 most popular songs in the country for the week. The current No.1 song on the chart is TiK ToK by Ke$ha. (Justin Ang and Vernon A., Fri 8 - 10pm, repeats Sun 11 - 1pm)
    • Bubbling Under: Two or three songs which have the potential to debut are featured in this segment. A song may be a Bubbling Under more than once.
    • Number 1 movie in Singapore: The trailer from the Number 1 movie in Singapore is played.
    • Number 1 songs from around the world: Snippets of No.1 songs from the US, UK, Australia and sometimes Malaysia are played.
  • Live Over Lunch: Plays the music recordings of artists "live" in concert. (Sat & Sun 1 - 2pm)
  • 987 Remix: Plays remixes of songs. (Mr Young, Sat 5pm - 6pm)
    • Mr Young's recommended remix: Mr Young introduces and plays a remix that he highly recommends.
    • Mr Young's Rewind: Mr Young plays a remix of an old song.
  • 987 Stripped: Plays music in their acoustic versions. Listeners can submit song suggestions for airplay through her Facebook or Twitter account. (Ms Vandetta, Sun 5pm - 6pm)
    • Something Old, Something New, Something Different: Acoustic songs that listeners might not have heard before.
    • Three Degrees: Linking two musicians/bands with each other in three connections.
    • Rewind: Ms Vandetta plays an old acoustic song.
  • 987 Generations: Plays 16 tracks of different genres from the past to present weekly. There are 4 themes, which are alternated consecutively every weekend. (Sat & Sun 6pm - 7pm)
  • 987 The Edge: Plays music which will be released in the near future and are expected to gain high positions on music charts. 12 tracks are played throughout the entire show weekly. (Vernon A, Sat 7pm - 8pm)
  • 987 Club: Plays club DJ mixes of songs. (Desiree Lai, Sat 11pm - 12am)
    • Bubblegum: Upbeat Dance-pop and Electropop Top 40 hits.
    • Coco: Upbeat and contemporary club hits of the R&B, Rap and Hip-hop genre.
    • Rapture: Electronic and Dance tracks that are popular in some international nightclubs or some music charts.
    • The Brewery: Remixed versions of songs that are already on the 987FM playlist.
  • Say It With Music is a request show on 987FM where listeners can send in requests and dedications via SMS, phone or e-mail. (Emily, Saturday & TBA, Sunday, 8pm to 11pm)

Some songs on 987 Generations and 987 The Edge with an asterisk (as seen on the song list) are not featured on regular airplay, mainly because the song had been put to retirement or not launched officially on the 987FM playlist yet. However, a listener may request for it.

Some songs on 987 Remix, 987 Stripped and Live Over Lunch are on the 987 regular playlist, without being New This Week. Some hits that were missed by 987FM or recommended by DJs can also be added onto the songlist without being New This Week or any official announcement. These tracks are informally known as "Unannounced New This Week Tracks". The song list is not available during 987 Club and the 987 UK Top 20 (except tracks on the UK chart that are already on the 987FM Playlist).

News And Updates

  • 987 Stars: Updates on celebrity stars; hosted by Dan & Young, Van and Shan & Rozz on weekdays; hosted by Jacqui, Emily (Saturdays),Gen (Sundays) on weekends. (Weekdays 10:30am, 4:30pm)
  • 987 Tech Check: Updates on the cyber world, new releases of IT products, iTunes top downloads; hosted by the Muttons. A special version of 987 Tech Check (Top 10 gadgets of the year) is played during the 987FM Top 100 Countdown. (Weekdays 9:30am, 1:30pm, 6:30pm, 9:30pm)
  • News Update on 987: News Update Feeds redirected from 938LIVE. (Weekdays 6:45am, 7:45am, 8:45am, 9:45am, 10:45am, 4:52pm, 5:52pm, 6:52pm, Weekends 7:45am, 8:45am, 9:45am, 10:45am, 8:45pm)
  • 987 Sports: News and latest updates on Sports; hosted by Dan & Young and Shan & Rozz. Can be heard after 987 News.
  • 987 Traffic: Traffic updates at certain intervals on 'Dan & Young in the Morning', 'The V Spot' and 'The Shan and Rozz Show' so you don't get stuck in a traffic jam during the peak hours. (Weekdays 7am - 9:30am, 5:30pm - 7:30pm, every half an hour)
  • 987 Reels: Reviews on the latest movies that have been recently released, Singapore and US movie charts, and movie news; hosted by Shan or Young. A special version of 987 Reels (Top 10 movies of the year) is played during the 987 Top 100 Countdown. (Weekdays 11.32am, 5.32pm, 8.32pm & 10.32pm)
  • 987 Essentials: DJs recommend essential stuff to do on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. (3.32pm, 5.32pm, 7.32pm)
  • 987 Home: Guide to local music & gigs; hosted by Rozz. (Mon - Sat 12.32am, 06.32am, 2.32pm, 9.32pm)
  • New This Week On 987 - These songs are new on 987FM's playlist for the week. Not all new songs in the database will be featured on New This Week (such as tracks on specialised shows such as 987 Remix, 987 Stripped, and Live Over Lunch, tracks recommended by DJs, and tracks featured on 987 Home). The "New This Week" trailer (snippets of songs) is played once every 3 hours, starting from 12.45am on Sunday. Individual "New This Week" tracks are played every hour (except on weekends and hours whereby the "New This Week" trailer is played). Worldwide premiere of songs are considered "New This Week", but they may not be included in the "New This Week" trailer. Some "New This Week" tracks receive higher airplay than others. In general, there is no limit to the number of "New This Week" singles (usually 4 to 6 tracks in any given week).
  • Chill Central: Soothing music (similar to those of the melted theme of 987 Generations) is played during the exam period (October - November) with the aim of helping students who are studying for exams to relax. This segment airs annually during the Shan and Rozz Show, Muttons to Midnight, and Late Night Delight with the support of the Health Promotion Board, where the DJs shared study tips and a soothing song was played.
  • Saving Gaia: DJs share tips to save the Earth. (every hour during the second commercial break). New episodes appear every 2 weeks
  • 987's Featured Artist: 987 features an artist and snippets from interviews are played. The trailer for the featured artist may be also played before a song by that artist is played. The following is the list of artistes that were featured on the segment:

Removed Shows

  • 987 Top 100 Special Category Nominations during the countdown where listeners could vote for their favourite artistes to win. Each category had five nominees for listeners to for vote, and the nominee with the highest number of votes would win each category. There were 10 categorized awards in total and listeners could send in several SMSes to vote for the nominees, or vote once for each of the 10 awards through a link in the 987FM website. These 10 awards were namely the 987 Male Artiste of the Year, 987 Female Artiste of the Year, 987 Band of the Year, 987 Local Act of the Year, 987 Best New Artiste of the Year, 987 Concert Of The Year, 987 R&B/Hip-Hop Artiste of the Year, 987 Rock Act of the Year, 987 Local Song of the Year and lastly, the 987 Album of the Year. However, the Special Category Nominations segment has been removed since the 987FM 2008 Top 100 Countdown.
  • 987 Top 20 Countdown Special: For a few years before this specialised show was removed, Dan and/or Young (hosts of the 987FM Top 20 Countdown before mid-2008 - Young joined the show only in January 2007) compiled a list of all the hits that peaked at #1 on the 987 Top 20 Countdown from late November of the previous year, to late November of the current year, as a special edition of the 987 Top 20 Countdown. The Number One Hits would be played consecutively and in sequence according to the date it peaked at #1, but were only played once even though they were Number One for 2 weeks or more. This happened on the last Friday of December of every year, and was repeated on the last Sunday of December of that year, regardless of whether the Friday or Sunday was New Year's Eve. This specialised radio show was created prior to the 987 Top 100 Countdown which happens on New Year's Eve annually and it was also a prelude to the Top 100 Countdown. However, after the Muttons to Midnight (Justin Ang & Vernon A.) took over the Top 20 Countdown, this specialised radio show has been removed.
  • 987 US Top 20: Used to be aired every Saturday from 11am to 12pm by Justin Ang. It featured the Top 20 songs in the United States, based on Radio & Records. It was removed in June 2008.
  • 987 Ultimate: Used to be aired every Saturday from 11pm to 12pm by Carrie Chong. It featured the top 10 songs that best suits a particular mood / occasion. Replaced by 987 Club.
  • 987 Control: Used to be aired every Sunday 1pm to 2pm, a listener who had sent in an SMS in a particular format would be selected to host his or her own show for 1 hour with Rosalyn Lee (Rozz). The DJ in "Control" would be able to choose and play his or her songs during the show.
  • 987 Control DJ Championships: Used to be aired every Mon-Thur from 7pm to 8pm during the Dan & Young show. The programme was aimed to recruit people who were interested to join 987 due to a lack of manpower in 2006. Contestants hosted the show, either alone or in pairs, and judged on their performance. The winner would be a full-time DJ on 987FM. The eventual winner was Desiree Lai.
  • 987 Fashion: Updates on fashion; hosted by Carrie Chong. Presented in a News and Update format.
  • 987 Home: Used to be aired every Sunday from 11pm to 12pm by Rozz and Soo. Only local music was played. Local singers and their gigs would be introduced. The show used to be hosted by Daniel Ong from 3.00PM to 4.00PM on Saturdays before Soo took over in February 2006. Changed to a News and Update format in April 2009 (see above).
  • DJ WARS was a special show that aired during Nokia Comes With Music week (13/4/09 - 17/4/09). DJs competed in teams of two, with Daniel Ong as the game master. The teams were AM Mayhem (Van and Young), Des and Soo, Shan and Rozz, and the Muttons (Justin and Vernon). Listeners were invited to vote for the team which they think would win. Every day after the round-robin round, the winning team would pick a winner out of those who voted for them to win a Nokia headset. The two teams which had the most wins (Van/Young and Shan/Rozz) moved on to the finals, where the winning team picked a winner out of those who voted for them to win a Nokia 5800 Comes With Music phone.

The eventual winning team was Van and Young, followed by Shan and Rozz, the Muttons, and Des and Soo.

987 RSVP

Every last Saturday of the month, 987FM would hold a party at a club, with all the DJs (except the one on shift, usually Emily) attending. There would be free flow of drinks. Admission is free, but invites have to be won through the contests on the weekday shifts or through the 987 RSVP card, given with the 987 RSVP CD.

Year Month Location Theme
2008 October Thumper Halloween Party
November The Arena at Clarke Quay Vampire Night in association with the Twilight movie
December not held as the Siloso Beach Countdown Party was approaching
2009 January Zirca at The Cannery
February Powerhouse at St James Powerstation
March Bar None at St James Powerstation Launch of 987 RSVP CD
April Rebel at The Cannery
May Velvet Underground at Zouk
June not held as 987 Life's A Beach was held on the 20th of the month
July HOUSE @ Dempsey Hill
August Hard Rock Cafe Michael Jackson in association with his 51st birthday
September not held due to the F1 events being held on the last weekend of the month
October Attica Halloween Party
November Wavehouse at Sentosa The Rated [R]SVP Party in association with the launch of Rihanna's album Rated R
December not held due to the Sentosa Siloso Beach Countdown Party
2010 January Helipad at The Central

Programme Schedule

Note: Weekday shows usually start 2 songs after the stated time, with the exception of On Air With Ryan Seacrest, which opening signals are played at the top of every hour during the show, and 987 Top 20 Countdown, which begins immediately after the 8pm commerical slot.

One local song is played every hour during Only The Hits.

Programme Start Time End Time DJ
Monday - Thursday
MISTER YOUNG IN THE MORNING 6am 10am Mr Young
THE V SPOT 10am 1pm Miss Vandetta (Vanessa Fernandez)
ON AIR WITH RYAN SEACREST 1pm 4pm Ryan Seacrest
THE SHAN & ROZZ SHOW 4pm 8pm Shan Wee & Rosalyn Lee
MUTTONS TO MIDNIGHT 8pm 12mn Justin Ang & Vernon A. (Muttons)
LATE NIGHT DELIGHT 12mn 3am Desiree Lai
ONLY THE HITS 3am 6am -
Friday
MISTER YOUNG IN THE MORNING 6am 10am Mr Young
THE V SPOT 10am 1pm Miss Vandetta (Vanessa Fernandez)
ON AIR WITH RYAN SEACREST 1pm 4pm Ryan Seacrest
THE SHAN & ROZZ SHOW 4pm 8pm Shan Wee & Rosalyn Lee
987 TOP 20 COUNTDOWN 8pm 10pm Justin Ang & Vernon A. (Muttons)
MUTTONS TO MIDNIGHT 10pm 12mn
LATE NIGHT DELIGHT 12mn 3am Desiree Lai
ONLY THE HITS 3am 7am -
Saturday
THE MORNING AFTER WITH JACQUI 7am 11am Jacqui
ONLY THE HITS 11am 1pm -
LIVE OVER LUNCH 1pm 2pm -
WEEKEND WIND-DOWN 2pm 4:55pm Varies
987 REMIX 5pm 6pm Mr Young
987 GENERATIONS 6pm 7pm -
987 THE EDGE 7pm 8pm Vernon A.
SAY IT WITH MUSIC 8pm 11pm Emily Teng
987 CLUB 11pm 12mn Desiree Lai
ONLY THE HITS 12mn 7am -
Sunday
THE MORNING AFTER WITH JACQUI 7am 11am Jacqui
987 TOP 20 COUNTDOWN (REPEAT) 11am 1pm Justin Ang & Vernon A. (Muttons)
LIVE OVER LUNCH 1pm 2pm -
987 STRIPPED 5pm 6pm Miss Vandetta (Vanessa Fernandez)
987 GENERATIONS 6pm 7pm -
987 UK TOP 20 7pm 8pm Shan Wee
SAY IT WITH MUSIC 8pm 10:55pm Genevieve Lim
ONLY THE HITS 11pm 5am -

Weekday shows

Dan & Young In The Morning
  • AM Shoutbox - 6am-7am
    • Requests and Dedications: Listeners get to send in requests and dedications via SMS or phone.
    • AM Question of the Day: A question that listeners can choose to answer when making their dedications and shoutouts.
  • Classic Dan & Young Moment - 6.59am

Young play a classic moment from previous Dan and Young shows.

  • Flipside - 7am and 8am

Dan & Young go through the day's news in the Today newspaper and The Straits Times by "flipping through the papers so that you don't have to".

  • Soundtrack of Our Lives - 7.30am-8am

Young gives a theme, mood, situation or an occasion and listeners SMS in to suggest songs that best suit them.

  • 50/50 - 8.30am

Young will provide 2 facts. Listeners call in and guess which statement is the truth. The listener who guesses 2 truths in a row wins the prize of the week.

  • Daily Story - 9am

Young share a funny story with the listeners.

  • This Day In History and Celebrity Birthdays - 9am
    • This Day In History: Major events that happened on that day in the past are introduced.
    • Celebrity Birthdays: Celebrities who celebrate their birthday on that day are introduced.
  • By The Way - 10am

Young shares a thought with the listeners.

The V Spot with Ms Vandetta
  • Back to Back - 10.30am-10.45am

Ms Vandetta plays 3 songs in a row that have a common theme.

  • Spot On - 11am-11.30am

Listeners have to gather 3 numbers and multiply them together and be the first to send in an SMS with the correct answer.

  • Hit The Spot - 12pm-1pm

Listeners get to send in song requests and dedications via SMS, phone, or through her Facebook or Twitter account.

  • Soundbite of the Day - 12.55pm

Ms Vandetta shares an interesting soundtrack of a video.

The Shan & Rozz Show
  • Shan and Rozz recommends! - Favourite track of the week - 5.45pm

Shan and Rozz introduce and play a song that they highly recommend. The same song will be played for the whole week at the same timeslot.

  • Shan and Rozz take you to the Movies - 5.50pm

Listeners send in an SMS and one would be selected everyday to go and accompany Shan and Rozz to watch a movie the next Monday.

  • Lyric Lockdown - 6pm

Listeners have to sing along with the song that is currently being played on air and when the song has stopped, listeners will have to continue singing a couple of lines from the song. This segment is similar to the game show "Don't Forget the Lyrics!". However, since the lines before the song stops are played before the cue to call, listeners can actually cheat by going online to search for the lyrics before calling in.

Muttons To Midnight
  • Requests and Dedications - 8pm - 12mn

Listeners get to send in requests and dedications via SMS or phone.

  • What The Bleah! aka Are You Stupid? - 9pm

Listeners call in to answer questions which are of primary school standard . the topics given are English, Maths, Science and Social Studies. If the caller answers 3 out of 4 questions given, he/she wins and gets to proclaim that he is not stupid and claim the prize . Otherwise, he must admit that he is stupid. This segment parodies the US game show "Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?".

  • Tickle My Mutton! - 9.30pm

Muttons share a joke with the listeners.

  • Justin's Jokes Of The Week - Thursdays 10.30pm

Justin tells two lame jokes, to the frustration of Vernon who plays a prank on him as revenge. Justin often claims that this segment is the "most popular segment in the history of radio".

  • Musical Tuesday - Tuesday

Muttons parody a song by changing the lyrics in response to a certain hot topic.

  • Dirty My Mutton!

The Muttons makes a clean song sound dirty without using any vulgarities, mainly by censoring some of the words with the 'Beep' sound.

  • Complete My Mutton! - Monday

Muttons call random numbers and sometimes listeners and sing a line from a song when they pick up. The listener must complete the line to "Complete My Mutton". Since the listeners are not informed about the call beforehand, some listeners may not know how to react to the call.

  • Mutton Rap - Wednesday

Muttons rap about a certain hot topic.

  • Mutton PA System

Listeners get to call in and "express themselves freely" by giving a shoutout, subject to a maximum of 2 lines.

Late Night Delight with Desiree Lai
  • Requests and Dedications - 12am to 3am

Listeners get to send in requests and dedications via SMS or phone.

  • Yay or Nay! - 12.30am to 1am

Desiree gives a topic and the listeners give their stand on whether they agree (Yay) or disagree (Nay).

  • It's A Boy Girl Thang - 1.50am to 2am

A male and a female listener call in and play a game against each other in a "Battle of the Sexes".

  • Tid Bits

Desiree gives out small tips to the listeners.

Weekend shows

The Morning After with Jacqui
  • Double Up - Saturdays 7-8am, Sundays 10-11am

Listeners call in and request for two songs to be played back-to-back.

  • Celebrity Birthdays - 8.45am

Celebrities who celebrate their birthday on that day are introduced.

  • Flipside - 9.30am

Jacqui goes through the day's news in the Today newspaper and The Straits Times by "flipping through the papers so that you don't have to".

  • This Day In History

Major events that happened on that day in the past are introduced.

  • Jacq's Track

Jacqui introduces and plays a song that she highly recommends. Listeners can also suggest songs through the Facebook group for this show.

  • Thoughts That Make You Go Hmmm... - 10.50am

Jacqui shares a thoughtful quote with the listeners.

The Weekend Wind-down
  • Requests and Dedications - 2-4pm

Listeners get to send in requests and dedications via SMS or phone.

  • New Next Week - 2.45pm, 3.45pm, 4.15pm and 4.50pm

Snippets from all the New This Week songs from the next week are introduced and played each day.

Ex-DJs

Left 987FM

Left Radio

  • Otelli Edwards
  • Grace Chua
    • Was a full-time DJ for Say It With Music. She left 987FM in 2005 for further studies.
  • Sonja Steinmetz
    • Was a part-time DJ for Say It With Music on weekends. She is now studying overseas.
  • Jamie Yeo
    • Was a full-time DJ for Say It With Music. She stated that she wanted a change in career after being with the radio industry for about 6 and a half years. She is now a sportscaster at ESPN Starsports.
  • Carrie Chong
    • Was a full-time DJ for Say It With Music. She left 987FM at the end of May 2007. Carrie opted to go on a vacation and wanted a long and a well-deserved rest after being with the radio industry for 10 whole years.
  • Raven Hanson
    • Used to host "987 Infohound" from 1 - 4pm on weekdays. Her last day as a 987FM DJ was 19 October 2007. Since then, she has left for Hong Kong and would return next year on television instead of radio.
  • Justin Misson
    • Used to host The Young & Misson Show from 5 - 10am on weekdays in May & June 2008, taking over for Daniel Ong who was on honeymoon.
  • Xavier Teo ("X")
    • Was a part-time DJ for Say It With Music on weekends and The Weekend Wind-Down on Sundays. Left 987FM in August 2008 for further studies in the USA. Xavier Teo had starred in Kelvin Tong's local comedy-horror movie production, entitled Men in White which was released in Singapore in early June 2007. He was also an ex-MediaWorks Channel U artiste.
  • Don Richmond
    • Used to host "The Serious World" from 2-4pm on weekdays and "The Don and Drew Show" from 6-7pm on Sundays with Drew.
    • Don's father is Gold 90.5FM DJ Brian Richmond.
    • Don is Soo's boyfriend.
  • Mark Richmond
  • Andrew Crothers (Drew)
    • Used to host "The Serious World" from 2-4pm on weekdays and "The Don and Drew Show" from 6-7pm on Sundays with Don.
  • Sheikh Haikel
    • Was a full-time DJ with Daniel Ong from 4-8pm on weekdays. He was asked to leave for making lewd remarks on air when a teenage male listener called in for advice on how to attract a girl he liked.
  • Chew Soowei (Soo)
    • Was a full-time DJ for "Pillowfight with Soo" from 12-3am on weekdays, 987 Home from 7-8pm on Saturdays and previously The Weekend Wind-Down from 2-5pm on Sundays and Say It With Music on weekdays. Because of some grammatical errors she made when presenting her show, she was allegedly asked to step down from her post as a 987FM presenter and work only as a clerical staff at 987FM. However, she decided to leave the radio industry instead. [1][2]
    • Soo is also Don Richmond's girlfriend.
  • Sarah-Eden Chan (Sarah)
    • Used to host "Say It With Music" on weekends. Left 987FM at the end of 2009.
  • Daniel Ong
    • Was a full-time DJ for "Dan and Young in the Morning" from 5-10am on weekdays and previously the 987 Top 20 Countdown from 8-10pm on Fridays. Dan left in Jan 2010, citing that he wanted to spend more time commiting to his family as the main reason for his departure. Dan has been in the radio industry for 15 years, making him one of the longest working staff in 987FM.[3]

References

  1. ^ http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=104727142933
  2. ^ http://mediacorptv.sg/en/buzzdetail/EDC090813-0000140
  3. ^ http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/entertainment/view/1032365/1/.html

See also

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