Lush 99.5FM
{{Short description|Defunct Singaporean radio station}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = Lush 99.5FM
| logo = Lush 99.5FM.jpg
| frequency = 99.5 MHz
| format = Eclectic
| owner = Mediacorp Pte Ltd
| licensee = Mediacorp Radio
| city = Singapore
| area = Singapore
| airdate = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2004|12|31}}{{cite web |title=MediaCorp Radio launches new music station Lush 99.5FM |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/124905/1/.html |website=Channel NewsAsia |access-date=11 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050413211446/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/124905/1/.html |archive-date=13 April 2005 |date=30 December 2004}}
| last_airdate = {{End date and age|df=yes|2017|8|31}}
| language = English
| webcast = *[https://web.archive.org/web/20160906213614/http://liveradio.toggle.sg/?p=8ce56e93b3afd12ef2db155d6101d667&s=995fm Web Stream]
- [http://onlineradiobox.com/sg/lush995/playlist/ Song List]
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}}
Lush 99.5FM was an English-language radio station in Singapore. Owned by the state-owned broadcaster Mediacorp, it broadcast an eclectic format with a particular focus on local and indie music, alternative rock, urban adult contemporary, and electronic music.
History
The station launched 31 December 2004 at 7:25 am; MediaCorp stated that Lush would focus on "trendsetting" and "new-age contemporary" music, including chill-out and nu jazz. The station would broadcast from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. daily. On 20 January 2005, the station expanded to 24-hour broadcasting.{{cite web |last1=Tan |first1=Jeanine |title=MediaCorp station Lush 99.5FM goes 24 hours |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/entertainment/view/128272/1/.html |website=Channel NewsAsia |access-date=11 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050126212657/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/entertainment/view/128272/1/.html |archive-date=26 January 2005 |date=20 January 2005}}
On 20 August 2009, the station relocated from Caldecott Hill to studios at Orchard Central.[http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/445958/1/.html MediaCorp's Lush 99.5FM moving to Orchard Central in August – Channel NewsAsia]{{Cite web |title=Four MediaCorp radio stations relaunch on the internet {{!}} Media |url=https://www.campaignasia.com/article/four-mediacorp-radio-stations-relaunch-on-the-internet/211885 |access-date=2024-05-19 |website=Campaign Asia}} On 7 July 2012, the station moved back to Caldecott Hill.
Every week, various guest DJs would be invited on The Lush Mix, which airs on Saturdays from 8pm and repeats on weekdays from 9pm.
After having been Mediacorp's lowest-rated radio station for several years, Lush was shut down on 1 September 2017. Mediacorp stated that it wanted to concentrate its efforts on its other English-language stations, and that Lush's remit of showcasing local music would be supplanted by the company-wide "Singapore Sounds" initiative.{{Cite news|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/lush-99-5fm-to-cease-transmission-9038134|title=Lush 99.5FM to cease transmission|work=Channel NewsAsia|access-date=2017-07-17|language=en-US|archive-date=17 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170717103626/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/lush-99-5fm-to-cease-transmission-9038134|url-status=dead}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://sg.listenradios.com/lush-99-5fm/ Lush 99.5FM Live]
{{Radio stations in Singapore}}
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Category:Urban adult contemporary radio stations
Category:Easy listening radio stations
Category:Radio stations in Singapore
Category:Radio stations established in 2004
Category:Radio stations disestablished in 2017
Category:2004 establishments in Singapore
Category:2017 disestablishments in Singapore
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