Gold 905


GOLD 905 is an English radio station of Mediacorp in Singapore. It broadcasts classic hits from the 1980s and 1990s similar to that of BBC Radio 2 in the United Kingdom and PBS FM2 in Philippines. Their DJs include Brian Richmond, who has more than 40 years of experience in the radio industry. It is one of the nation's oldest stations.

Content

Music

Gold 905 adopts the Classic hits radio format, with the majority of the playlist consisting of music from the 1980s, along with a small minority of easy listening hits from the early 2000s. The station has both general daytime programmes and specialist programmes of particular types or eras of music.
On weekday nights, Nite Flight features ballads, soft rock and easy listening hits. On Saturday evenings, Rock of Ages features classic rock, and Solid Gold features disco and dance music. This specialist programming previously ran from 6pm to 2am in February 2016, but was changed to run only from 8pm to midnight in November 2017. On Sunday mornings, The Vintage Showcase features Oldies music from the 1960s and 1970s.

News and current affairs

News, sports, weather, and traffic bulletins on Gold 905 generally air at 53-57 minutes past the hour.
The traffic updates are aired at 15-minute intervals in the mornings, and 30-minute intervals for the rest of the day.
The news bulletin is provided by CNA938. Prior to November 2017, the news bulletin was only aired during primetime hours. In November 2017, Mediacorp mandated the news bulletin to be aired every hour. On weekdays, the news is aired hourly from 6:53am to 8:53pm, while on weekends the news is aired hourly from 10:53am to 7:53pm.