Singapore's first business radio station Money FM89.3 goes on air

SPH CEO Ng Yat Chung (back row, centre) and Deputy CEO Anthony Tan (front row, second from left) taking a group picture with the MoneyFM 89.3 crew, on Jan 29, 2018. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM
Performers at the official opening of radio station Money FM 89.3, on Jan 29, 2018. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM
Money FM 89.3's personalities and producers for morning and evening drive: (Seated, front row, from left) Elliott Danker, Desmond Wong, Nadirah Zaid. (Back row, from left) Yasmin Jonkers, Ryan Huang, Sharon See. ST PHOTO: YEN MENG JIIN

Radio station Money FM 89.3 takes to the airwaves today with a smorgasbord of financial topics, from business updates to personal investing and share market action.

The English-language Money FM 89.3 - Singapore's first business radio station - will also feature general news and discussions on wider social issues such as health, education and music.

It will have access to wide-ranging content from parent company Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), including business news from The Straits Times and The Business Times.

The station will also work with SPH unit ShareInvestor, which has one of the largest investor relations networks in Asia.

Money FM 89.3 will have four main programmes.

At 6am, veteran DJs Elliott Danker and Yasmin Jonkers will discuss the top business stories in Singapore and around the world, give market updates and identify companies to watch and other trends.

DJ Howie Lim takes over at 10am to discuss property investing and the challenges facing small and medium-sized enterprises.

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At 2pm, DJ Claressa Monteiro will helm a lifestyle segment.

DJ Desmond Wong follows at 4pm with a round-up of the day's news and trading activities across Asia and Europe.

He will also look ahead to the opening of the New York Stock Exchange and discuss the day's headlines with analysts.

On weekends, listeners can tune in from 7am to noon for tips from veteran DJ Audrey Ying on how to spend the weekend.

SPH Radio, which runs Money FM 89.3, launched 96.3 Hao FM, an infotainment station aimed at Mandarin-speaking listeners aged 45 and above, earlier this month.

It also operates three other radio stations: One FM 91.3, Kiss92 and UFM100.3.

Performers at the official opening of radio station Money FM 89.3, on Jan 29, 2018. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on January 29, 2018, with the headline Singapore's first business radio station Money FM89.3 goes on air. Subscribe