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987FM

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Broadcast area	Singapore
Frequency	98.7 MHz
Branding	Only The Hits Originators - Never Imitators
Programming
Format	Contemporary hits / Top 40
Ownership
Owner	MediaCorp
Links
Website	987fm.sg myspace.com/987fm

987FM is an English radio station of MediaCorp Radio in Singapore. It is a popular 24-hour radio station that plays English Hits and started broadcasting in the year 1989. It plays "Only The Hits" from Singapore, UK, USA and around the world. It broadcasts the following charts: UK Top 20, US Top 20 and 987 Top 20 (The national charts of Singapore). It is also one of the first radio stations in the world to play "World-Premiere" hits at 7pm.

• Programme Director: Mark Richmond
• Music Director: Colin Minjoot
• Creative Director: Don Richmond
• Senior Promotions Executive: Yanie Awsom

• Daniel Ong a.k.a ("Dan the Man") (Currently on honeymoon)
• Leong Teng Young ("Mr Young" / Young)
• Desiree Lai "Your Favourite Lunch Buddy"
• Vanessa Fernandez (Miss Vendetta)
• Shan Wee
• Rosalyn Lee (Rozz)
• Justin Ang [One half of Muttons]
• Vernon Anthonys (Vernon A) [The other half of Muttons]
• Chew Soo Wei (Soo)

• Emily Teng
• Janie
• "Jacq" (Jacqueline Thibodeaux)
• Sarah Eden

Sarah and Jacqueline rotate their shifts from time to time during "Say It With Music on Weekends".

• Justin Misson

Transferred To Other Radio Stations

• Jean Danker
  • Currently a Class 95FM DJ
• Glenn Ong
  • Currently a Class 95FM DJ
• Rod Monteiro
  • Currently a Radio 91.3 DJ
• Tim Oh
  • Currently a Gold 90.5FM DJ

Left Radio

• Otelli Edwards
  • Now working as a TV news presenter with Channel NewsAsia.
• Sheikh Haikel
  • Left 987FM in August 2004.
• Grace Chua
  • Was a full-time DJ for Say It With Music. She left 987FM in 2005 for further studies.
• Sonja Steinmetz
  • Was a part-time DJ for Say It With Music on Weekends. She is now studying overseas.
• Daniel "Hutch" Hutchinson
  • Was a part-time DJ for Say It With Music on Weekends. He is now serving National Service.
• Jamie Yeo
  • Was a full-time DJ for Say It With Music. She stated that she wanted a change in career after being with the radio industry for about 6 and a half years. She is now a sportscaster.
• Don and Drew (Don Richmond and Andrew Crothers)
  • Formerly starred in "The Don & Drew Show" on Sundays at 7.00 PM, but the programme has since been ceased.
• Carrie Chong
  • Was a full-time DJ for Say It With Music. She left 987FM at the end of May 2007. Carrie opted to go on a vacation and wanted a long and a well-deserved rest after being with the radio industry for 10 whole years.
• Raven Hanson
  • Used to host "987 Infohound" from 1.00 PM to 4.00 PM on weekdays. Her last day as a 987FM DJ was 19 October 2007. Since then, she has left for Hong Kong and would return next year on television instead of radio, as stated in her Moblog.^[1]
• Xavier Teo
  • Was a part-time DJ on for Say It With Music on Weekends. Left 987FM in December 2007 for further studies in the USA. Xavier Teo had starred in Kelvin Tong's local comedy-horror movie production, entitled Men in White which was released in Singapore in early June 2007.

• Optimus Prime - Made calls to the "Say What?!" segment on the Dan and Young show
• Ong and Leong - Used to give legal advise at 8.45 AM and 5.45 AM every day on the Dan and Young show. The show has a total of 251 episodes.
• Don and Drew - Drops by the 987 studio once in a while, songs produced by them are aired exclusively on 987FM.
• Jazzy D a.k.a Button - Can be heard rarely on Muttons To Midnight
• Ping and Pong - Justin and Vernon use high pitched voices to disguise as two silly girls (twins) on Muttons To Midnight, 8.30 PM
• Baby Mutton - reads lyrics on "What The Bleah!!!", on Muttons To Midnight
• Harajuku Mutton - previously reads lyrics on "What The Bleah!!!", on Muttons To Midnight; claimed to have returned to Japan
• Daniel Boey - Shares fashion tips on "Fashion Friday" at 9.50 PM on Muttons To Midnight; he also hosts 987 Fashion.
• Andy Penders from Nokia Football Crazy- Shares soccer information with 987FM listeners; Wednesdays on Muttons to Midnight, after 9.00PM

Each SMS costs 30 cents, the receptionist is 72346.

General

• Song List (title of the song and artist currently playing ; before and after): 987fm

Weekdays

• Young & Misson (5am to 10am): Dy
• Desiree Lai (10am to 1pm): Desiree
• Miss Vendetta In The P.M. (1pm to 4 pm): Vendetta
• Shan & Rozz (4pm to 8pm): Rs
• Muttons To Midnight (8pm to 12am): Muttons
• 987 Top 20 with Justin & Vernon (Votes) (Fri 8pm to 10pm & Sun 11am to 1pm): Top20
• Pillow Fight with Soo (12am to 3am) : Soo

Weekends

• Early Birds Janie & Emily (7am-11am): Emily
• The Weekend Wind-Down (Miss Vendetta) (Sat 2pm-5pm): Vendetta
• The Weekend Wind-Down (Soo) (Sun 2pm-5pm): Soo
• Say It With Music (Sarah) (8pm-11pm): Sarah
• Say It With Music (Jacqueline) (8pm-11pm): Jacq
• 987 Control with Rozz (Sun 1pm-2pm): Control

• Only The Hits: Playing only music with no radio show
• Say It With Music: A request show on 987FM where listeners can send it dedications and requests via SMS, phone or e-mail.
• Live Over Lunch: Plays the music recordings of artists "live" in concert for 2 hours
• Chill Central: A annual segment that began in mid-October and ended a few weeks later which played soothing music to help people concentrate on their work.
• 987 Stars (Special Edition): An interview with a particular music artist or band on Desiree's show on Wednesdays.
• Lunchtime Hook Up (Friday Edition): A special edition of Lunchtime Hook Up on Desiree's show on Fridays. It brings together listeners who send in an SMS in a particular template during the show, requesting to form and join a band. A few bands / groups would be formed after these listeners meet up in December 2007. The show also includes an interview with a Local Singapore band or solo artist.
• On New Year's Eve annually, there would be a 987 Top 100 Countdown. It is a countdown of the year’s biggest hits on 987FM, played out over a 10 hour period, 12.00 PM – 10.00PM. These hits are compiled into a chart of Top 100 Hits. The show includes hourly capsules recapping the best of the year – including top 10 events of the year and the top 10 males / females. Besides the above categories, there would be Special Category Nominations during the countdown where listeners can vote for their favourite artistes to win.
• 987 Stripped: Plays music in their acoustic versions
• 987 Generations: Plays different genres of music from past to present weekly
• 987 Home: Plays local music recorded in Singapore
• 987 Club: Plays music in their dance or remixed versions
• 987 Control: Every Sunday, a listener who had sent in an SMS in a particular format (see above) would be selected to host his or her own show for 1 hour with Rosalyn Lee (Rozz). The DJ in "Control" would be able to choose and play his or her songs during the show.
• 987 The Edge: Plays music which will be released in the near future

• 987 Stars: Updates on celebrity stars; hosted by Dan & Young, Desiree Lai, and Shan & Rozz on weekdays.

• 987 Techcech: Updates on the cyber world, new releases of IT products, iTunes top downloads; hosted by the Muttons.

• 987 News: News Update Feeds redirected from 938LIVE.

• 987 Sports: News and latest updates on Sports; hosted by Dan & Young and Shan & Rozz, and on Muttons to Midnight (Wednesdays) with Andy Penders from Nokia Football Crazy.

• 987 Traffic: Traffic updates at certain intervals on 'The Dan and Young Show' and 'The Shan and Rozz Show' so you don't get stuck in a traffic jam during the peak hours.

• 987 Fashion: Anything at the forefront of Fashion; hosted by Daniel Boey; Wednesdays to Fridays.

• 987 Reels: Reviews on the latest movies that have been recently released; hosted by Shan or Young.

• 987 Essentials: A different DJ every week would recommend the "Top 3 Stuff" to do during certain intervals on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

• 30 Seconds of Silence - The Dan And Young Show, weekday mornings, 5.00 AM

Listeners call in and get 30 seconds to say what they want.

• 6 @ 6 - The Dan And Young Show, weekday mornings, 6.00 AM

Listeners get to call in and choose a song from six snippets played.

• Say What!?! - The Dan And Young Show, weekday mornings, 7.00 AM

Listeners call in to complete a sentence given to them by Dan and Young on The Dan and Young Show, often resulting in rather hilarious consequences. For instance, Optimus Prime called in THRICE, during the previous timeslot of The Dan and Young show (4-8pm).

• Did He Just Say That? - The Dan And Young Show, weekday mornings, 9.00 AM

A recorded quote from a famous star is played, with one of the words in the quote censored out. Listeners have to send in their guesses via SMS for that censored word. Dan and Young would read the wrong answers out as the game progresses to narrow the field down. This game segment has since been ceased as of 22 February 2008 and have been replaced by a similar game but a sound effect is played instead of a quote.

• Odd One Out - The Desiree Lai Show, weekdays, 11.00 AM

Four song snippets are played in a row, and one of these snippets have something different from the other three snippets. Listeners have to figure out the song that is the odd one out of the four song snippets, and send the reason in via SMS as well.

• Scramble - The Desiree Lai Show, weekdays, 12.00 PM

Listeners will be give a four scrambled letters that form a word. The first one to send in the right answer wins the prize of the week.

• Song To Squeeze - The Shan And Rozz Show, weekdays, 5.00 PM

Listeners have to guess a song that has been "squeezed" to an extremely rapid speed. Listeners can call in to ask for hints in the form of Yes or No questions, and basic questions such as the genre of that particular song.

• Radio Scrabulous - The Shan And Rozz Show, weekdays, 7.00 PM

This is the radio version of the Facebook application where Shan and Rozz will pick 10 tiles and read them out to listeners. Listeners will then choose who to help and send in the longest word they can come out with, using either Shan's or Rozz's letters, via SMS. The listener who sends in the longest word will get to request for a song.

• What The Bleah!!! - Muttons To Midnight, weekdays, 9.00 PM

Lyrics of a particular song would be stated by "Harajuku Mutton" (previously) or "Baby Mutton" in a tone that is very different from the tone of the original song. Listeners have to figure out the name and artist of the song and send it in via SMS. "Harajuku Mutton" is a woman whose voice has the accent of a Harajuku Girl, while "Baby Mutton" is someone who imitates the voice of a baby.

• Tickle My Muttons! - Muttons To Midnight, weekdays, 10.00 PM

Muttons share a joke with the listeners at the end of the first-half of the show.

• You Complain! - Muttons To Midnight, weekdays, 10.30 PM

Listeners call in to complain about their frustrations. Usually, the Muttons would give them hilarious and ridiculous "advice" or "solutions".

• Roast Mutton - Muttons To Midnight, Wednesday nights, 11.00 PM

Listeners have to insult either Justin or Vernon based on a theme that the Muttons had set. Winners will get a Nokia 6210 Navigator. The lines would start with "You're so...".

• Muttons Vesus Muttons - Muttons To Midnight, Thursday nights, 11.00 PM

Listeners call in to ask Muttons a trivia question. Muttons will invite Soo in to judge the winner (either Justin or Vernon).

• Mutton LOL - Muttons To Midnight, Friday nights, 11.00 PM

Listeners share a joke with the Muttons. The best joker will get a prize.

• Alpha-Fascination - Pillow Fight with Soo, weekdays, 12.00 - 3.00 AM

Listeners will be given a letter at certain intervals to form a word. Winners will get a Pillow Fight Night Pack.

• Scandal Anonymous - Pillow Fight with Soo, weekdays, 12.00 - 3.00 AM

Listeners use a fake name to call in and share their secrets and embarrassing moments with Soo.

• Rosalyn Lee had also starred in Channel 5's local variety production, entitled Girls Out Loud which premiered on 4 December 2006, Monday, at 10.00 PM.

• Rosalyn Lee is also hosting Channel 5's Mitsubishi Challenge which airs every Tuesday at 9pm.

• Justin Ang also does voice-overs for certain Kids Central trailers.

• Mister Young is a Transformers fan.

• Carrie Chong once received an e-mail from "Daniel Ong", requesting a song dedication. However, it appears that the person just happened to share the same name as the ex-987FM DJ.

• Dan & Young, The Muttons, Shan and ex-987FM DJ Carrie were filmed in a video featuring their rounds of giving oranges to selected 987FM listeners in February 2007.

• Shan, Young and Senior Promotions Executive of 987FM, Yanie, filmed a video of themselves singing and dancing to Rihanna's hit single, Umbrella, as a publicity stunt for a Rihanna contest held in June 2007.

• Optimus Prime, the leader of the Autobots, has called in thrice during Dan and Young's "Say What!?!" segment during the 'Dan and Young Show'. The latest call was on 12 July 2007. This was the first time an international (alien, transformable, robotic) star called in suddenly to the station. Technically, someone might have used a Voice Editing Software to edit his or her voice, and played it during the call. The voice distinctly sounded like that of Peter Cullen (the voice of G1/Movie Optimus Prime), except that it seemed to have a metallic-echo effect.

• During one of the "Did He Just Say That?" sessions on the then- "Dan and Ven Show", the winner of the contest actually managed to guess Dan and Ven's identity after she said "Hello?" in a faked voice.

• Prior to Young leaving 987FM, he claimed that he was going to shift his house and felt miserable as he had fond memories of his current location. But the real shock came to him when he realised he also had to leave 987FM. It was revealed that somehow, Young was allegedly pulled out of the 987 studio by security guards on 11 July 2007, according to Miss Vendetta on the then 'Dan and Ven Show'. It has been revealed that Young was away in Langkawi and was temporarily substituted by Miss Vendetta. He has since returned to the renamed 'Dan and Young Show'.

• Ex-987FM DJ Raven was scheduled to start work and come on air on 987FM in mid-February 2007. However, due to issues with her visa, she came into the station only in mid-July 2007. She hosted 987 InfoHound and left 987FM for Hong Kong on 19 October 2007.

• Young substituted for Shan Wee on the UK Top 20 on 15 July 2007 despite having left the station. It has been revealed that Young was away in Langkawi and was temporarily substituted by Miss Vendetta. He has since returned to the 'Dan and Young Show'.

• This particular page was once mentioned by Soo Wei on 'Say It With Music' on 26 July 2007. Soo claimed she was shocked about all the detailed information provided on this page as it is updated very frequently. She believes someone who tunes in '24/7' to 987FM is partially responsible for the updating. However, it is actually updated by various contributors. (See History)

• This particular page on Wikipedia was also once mentioned by Miss Vendetta and Tim Oh during the former 'The TV Show' on 30 July 2007, and Raven Hanson on InfoHound.

• On Muttons To Midnight, any word that can't be said on radio was replaced by the word "banana".

• The Muttons were suspended for a while due to their participation in No Bra Day, an activity that was sponsored by FHM Singapore and featured young models competing to see who could remove their bras in the fastest time possible. A video taken in the studio was posted on YouTube and the resulting uproar from viewers forced the station to fork out S$9,800 to the Media Development Authority of Singapore for 'inappropriate and offensive content'. Muttons in the Morning was then replaced with The Dan and Young Show. They soon came back to 987FM for the late night slot show, now called Muttons To Midnight.^[2]

• The name of the show "Muttons to Midnight" is actually a rip-off from the album "Minutes to Midnight"

• The Muttons also enjoy ripping off songs for fun at their own expense.

• Miss Vendetta (Vanessa Fernandez) recently released her own single entitled 'You Don't Need To Speed' which premiered on the airwaves of 987FM. The song was well-received by listeners and this increased the airplay of the song.^[3]

• Miss Vendetta (Vanessa Fernandez) was recently involved in a music duo called "10 Vox" and released the cover single "When I'm 64" which premiered on the airwaves of 987FM on 24 April 2008. The song is exclusive to 987 and the CD single would be released in stores in mid-June 2008 and the CD sales would be use to fund a charity event as said on the Shan and Rozz show, 4.30pm 24/04/08.

• At a certain point in time in late July 2007, 987FM listeners could win a $50 Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf voucher just by voting for their favourite songs on the 987 Top 20 Chart, but the promotion had since ended on 5 October 2007 and has now been replaced by the Samsung Live out Loud Music Phones contest.

• Baby Mutton enjoys teasing both Vernon and Justin on "What The Bleah!!!".

• Daniel Ong won the "Most Popular Radio Personality" and "Carlsberg Friendliest Radio Personality" awards at the Singapore Radio Awards 2007.^[4]

• Apart from hosting her regular weekend afternoon show, Miss Vendetta (Vanessa Fernandez) also helms the afternoon shift during weekdays from 1pm to 4pm playing mostly non-stop music.

• There had been rumours about either Dan or Young leaving the show.

• After Mister Young's departure, a huge number of listeners called in asking about Young, some even demanding that he be brought back. According to Daniel Ong, the response was overwhelming to the extent that the 987FM email department was flooded with mail. SMSes asking about Mister Young were also vast.

• Surprisingly, Young was a guest DJ along with 987FM DJ Desiree Lai at the Maybelline Cosmetics Fair on 14 July 2007. He attended the event and even reported 'live' on 987FM.

• Mister Young left on 11 July 2007 abruptly and was replaced by Miss Vendetta on the 'Dan and Young Show', which was renamed as the 'Dan and Ven Show'. His leaving has sparked off some controversy. Mister Young was temporarily substituted by Miss Vendetta on the then 'Dan and Ven Show' while he was away in Langkawi. Young returned to 987FM on 16th July 2007. The show was later renamed to 'The Dan and Young Show' once again.

• Eventually, it was revealed that none of them were required to leave 987FM. However, they were moved into the morning slot (5am to 10am), from their slot in the evening (4pm to 8pm) as stated in MediaCorp Publishing's 8 Days Magazine.

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