Kiss92 listeners grow, radio station is now Singapore's No. 1 English music station

DJs (from left) Arnold Gay, Melody Chen, John Klass, Jason Johnson, and Maddy Barber helped Kiss92 emerge as Singapore's No. 1 English music station in the latest Nielsen radio survey results, released on Wednesday, June 18, 2014. -- PHOTO:
DJs (from left) Arnold Gay, Melody Chen, John Klass, Jason Johnson, and Maddy Barber helped Kiss92 emerge as Singapore's No. 1 English music station in the latest Nielsen radio survey results, released on Wednesday, June 18, 2014. -- PHOTO: ST FILE

SINGAPORE - Kiss92 is Singapore's No. 1 English music station, according to the latest Nielsen radio survey results released on Wednesday.

It topped the charts based on percentage share of listenership.

The Singapore Press Holdings radio station's cumulative listenership also leapt from 151,000 a week in September 2012 when it launched, to 574,000 a week this year. That meant Kiss92 overtook Gold 90.5 to claim the No. 2 spot in terms of cumulative listenership among all English radio stations here.

The latest edition of the survey, which is carried out twice a year, had all SPH radio stations making it into the top 10 positions.

Mr Sim Hong Huat, deputy general manager of SPH Radio, said: "We are thankful to our fans and partners for supporting us and keeping the momentum going. The team is working on rolling out more exciting campaigns that will engage fans. So keep a look out for them."

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