CNA938 shifts programme focus to hyper-local content to deepen connection with Singapore audiences

Singapore, 28 February 2025 – Mediacorp’s top news radio station, CNA938, will be refreshing its lineup from 3 March to offer more business and lifestyle-oriented content designed with listeners in Singapore in mind. With this revamp, CNA938 audiences can expect to enjoy the following:

• More hyper-local focus: Content tailored for local listeners, featuring news and views relevant to their daily lives, whether at work or at play.
• More business news and content focused on personal finance: Tips to help listeners advance their careers and make smart financial choices.
• More health and wellness content: Conversations with experts offering advice on living better and longer.

Explaining how the revamp was underpinned by a desire to understand and address the needs of consumers, CNA938 Chief Editor Eugene Wee said: “We solicited feedback and views from our listeners through surveys and focus group discussions, and came up with a refreshed slate of content based on their suggestions.”

Added Mr Wee: “CNA’s television and digital audiences come from all over the world and appreciate our ability to help them ‘Understand Asia’. The bulk of CNA938’s listeners, however, live and work in Singapore. They are more engaged with our local content, news, issues and analysis about Singapore. That is why we are focusing on serving our Singapore listeners.”

The revamp builds upon results from the latest Nielsen Radio Survey 2024, which places CNA938 among the top 10 radio stations in Singapore based on audience reach. Underscoring the continued deep engagement and connection with audiences, the survey also revealed that CNA938 had increased its reach by 18 per cent, and the time spent listening by 23 per cent.

CNA938 will mark the official launch of its revamp from 3 March with a series of outreach activations including outdoor broadcasts from events such as Mediacorp’s Career Forward event, as well as crossovers with CNA TV’s news programmes.

For more details on the refreshed CNA938 lineup, please refer to Annex A for an overview of key programmes and synopses.

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Annex A – Full programme details

Open For Business

Host: Andrea Heng & Hairianto Diman
Time: Weekdays, 7am – 8am
Synopsis: A business-focused hour to get listeners ready for the business day. The show will give a rundown of how major markets performed overnight, get analyses on the top business, market and economic developments, and help listeners make sense of it to give them an edge as they head into the office.

The Morning Report

Host: Andrea Heng & Hairianto Diman
Time: Weekdays, 8am – 10am
Synopsis: Conversations and analyses around the biggest international and local news stories that matter to CNA938’s listeners. It will focus on big picture and macro developments and aims to take the conversation beyond what happened and explain the “why” and the “what next”.

Mind Your Money

Host: Cheryl Goh
Time: Weekdays, 10am – 11am
Synopsis: A show targeted at the younger PMEB audiences, which delves into conversations on work, career and personal finance. Whether it is tips on acing job interviews, positioning for a promotion, or to put money in bonds or equities, Mind Your Money will speak to experts to help listeners get ahead in their professional lives.

The Wellness Hour

Host: Cheryl Goh
Time: Weekdays, 12pm – 1pm
Synopsis: The show helps listeners take their minds off work during lunch by guiding them on a journey towards bettering their mental and physical wellness. It explores ways to destress on days off, how to spend time with and take care of pets, and the latest trends in wellness activities like yoga, exercise, therapies, and diets.

Health & Wealth

Host: Lance Alexander & Daniel Martin
Time: Weekdays, 7pm – 8pm
Synopsis: The first half of the show will feature the existing Health Matters segment. The second half will be a segment called Wealth Wise, which features discussions on money matters, analyses of market trends and conversations with business owners to help build wealth.

 Doing Good, Feeling Good

Host: Susan Ng
Time: Weekends, 7am – 8am
Synopsis: As the name suggests, this show will feature topics and guests that aim to get the feel-good vibe going for the weekend. It will comprise live interviews with guests talking about how they contribute to their community, and feel-good activities that listeners can look forward to around Singapore.

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