XFM 96.3
XFM 96.3 was an Expat radio station of Mediacorp in Singapore. Broadcasting on 96.3 MHz, it was Singapore's only radio station that broadcast a mix of Japanese, French, Korean, Hindi, Bangladeshi and German programmes. A blend of World Music from Brazil, Greece, Italy, Lebanon and Spain would also be played during an automated music marathon daily. History The International Channel Ahead of the launch of the station, it was announced that FM 96.3 was going to feature locally-made programming in Japanese, as part of the first phase of the service, set to begin on 14 September. The initial target during the first four weeks of operation was going to consist mainly of 25,000 Japanese immigrants residing in Singapore. From 12 October, French and German output was to be added, when the station's regular broadcasts were about to begin. The station started 24/7 broadcasts on 1 January 2008. XFM Both the Media Development Authority (MDA) and Mediacorp mutually agreed to cease transmission of the station on 30 September 2016. Mediacorp stated "new technologies and evolving radio listenership preferences" were the reasons for their evaluation. In 2016, the reused frequency (as well as a newly vacated 89.3 frequency) were tendered and won