Capital 958

CAPITAL 958
Broadcast area	Singapore; Johor Bahru/Johor Bahru District (Malaysia); Batam/Batam Islands, Riau Islands (Indonesia)
Frequency	95.8 MHz
Programming
Language(s)	Mandarin
Format	Classic hits (C-pop); ; News/Talk;
Ownership
Owner	Mediacorp
Sister stations	YES 933 ; LOVE 972
History
First air date	1 June 1936 as Radio Singapore and Chinese Service; (on AM frequency); 15 July 1967; (on FM frequency);
Former call signs	Radio Singapore (officially call sign); (since 1 March 1937); ; Chinese Service (officially call sign); (since 1 March 1937); Red Network; (since 22 December 1945); Green Network; (since 1 January 1951); Radio 3 (第三广播网); (since 1 January 1982); City Sounds 95.8FM (95.8FM城市頻道); (since 16 December 1991); Capital Radio 95.8FM; (since 23 September 1994);
Former frequencies	680 kHz; (since 1 March 1937); 675 kHz; (since 23 November 1978);
Links
Webcast	melisten; TuneIn;
Website	CAPITAL 958

CAPITAL 958 (城市頻道) (also known as Radio Singapore, Chinese Service, Red Network, Green Network and Radio 3) (officially call sign as Radio Singapore and Chinese Service) is a Mandarin news and information station operating in Singapore, managed by Mediacorp. It was the only Mandarin radio station in Singapore before the official introduction of its sister channel such as YES 933 and Love 972 on 1 January 1990 and 23 September 1994 respectively. The station mainly provides local and international news, current affairs, in depth analysis interviews into different key topics and playing of Mandarin hits. It also broadcasts news daily in other languages including Hokkien, Teochew, Cantonese, Hainanese, Hakka and Fuzhounese on selected timings from Monday to Sunday. During weekends, listeners could also look forward to songs from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.

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