Power 98 (radio station)
Power 98 is an English-language internet radio station operated by So Drama! Entertainment in Singapore. Formerly broadcast on 98 megacycles, it broadcasts 24 hours a day, featuring contemporary pop music, entertainment news, and sports updates.
History
Plans for Power 98 were announced in January 1994 at the opening of Safra Resort and Country Club, with a start-up cost of $3.3 million from the Ministry of Defence. The station targeted male listeners aged 18 to 35, considered an under-served market. It initially recruited seven deejays, all in their twenties, with experience in hosting programs at private events and nightclubs. Power 98 initially broadcast from 6 am to 12 am, with music comprising four-fifths of its programming, mainly hits from the 1980s and 1990s, alongside news, defence-related information, and entertainment segments. A bilingual lunch-time show, Power Lunch, allowed listeners to request Mandarin songs. The station launched on 31 October 1994 at 7 am, officiated by Minister Lee Boon Yang.On 19 March 2012, Power 98 underwent its first major revamp in 18 years, adopting the slogan "Hear The Difference," with a new lineup of DJs and programs. In 2019, it rebranded as Power 98 Love Songs, alongside two internet radio services: Power 98 Raw and Power 98 Retro.
In June 2025, So Drama! Entertainment announced that it would close its FM radio stations on 30 October 2025 at 11:59 p.m. and shift exclusively to internet radio via its newly-rebranded Kakee app, with its broadcasting license and franchise to own and operate radio stations was cancelled and surrendered to, and the former frequencies were recalled by IMDA.