987 FM

'987FM' is a Singapore-based radio station which is part of MediaCorp Network. It is a 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 Singapore Top 20. Its DJs are Daniel Ong, Mister Young, Desiree Lai, Raven Hanson, Shan Wee, Rosalyn Lee, Soo, Justin Ang and Vernon A.
The station was previously called ''Perfect Ten 98.7FM'' as there were 10 full-time 987FM DJs during then.^[1]

Contents

Full-Time DJs

Part-Time DJs

Directorial Staff

Past DJs

Programme Schedule

Games and Contests

Trivia

"Guest Stars"

Controversy over the supposed leaving of Mister Young

References

External links

Full-Time DJs

★ Daniel Ong (a.k.a. "Dan the Man")

★ Mister Young (Leong Teng "Young")

★ Desiree Lai

★ Raven Hanson

★ Shan Wee

★ Rosalyn Lee

★ Soo (Chew "Soo" Wei)

★ Justin Ang [One half of Muttons]

★ Vernon A. [The other half of Muttons]

Part-Time DJs

★ Emily Teng <>

★ Jacq (Jacqueline) <>

★ Xavier Teo <>

★ Miss Vendetta (Vanessa Fernandez) <>
'Xavier Teo had also starred in Kelvin Tong's local comedy-horror movie production, entitled Men in White which was released in Singapore in early June 2007.'

Directorial Staff

★ Programme Director: Mark Richmond

★ Music Director: Colin Minjoot

★ Senior Promotions Executive: Yanie

Past DJs

''A little trivia: ALL of the 5 DJs listed below have hosted 'Say It With Music' before.''

★ Grace Chua

★ Sonja

★ Hutch (Daniel Hutchinson)

★ Jamie Yeo

★ Carrie Chong
'Grace Chua, a former 987FM DJ for the weekdays Say It With Music left 987FM in 2005. Grace said that she had wanted to further her studies.'
'Sonja, who was a part-time 987FM DJ before for the weekends Say It With Music, is now studying overseas.'
'Hutch who was also another part-time DJ for the weekends Say It With Music at 987FM is currently serving his National Service.'
'Jamie Yeo (now a sportscaster), left in 2006. Jamie had stated that she wanted a change in career after being with the radio industry for about 6 and a half years.'
'Carrie Chong left 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.'

Programme Schedule

'Note: When a DJ is absent, he/she is normally taken over by a substitute, possibly a part-time DJ. The programmes below are in their normal schedule and they do not include such temporary take-overs.'
'Mondays to Thursdays'
0000 - 0500 ( 'Mondays' ) / 0200 - 0500 ( 'Tuesdays - Thursdays' )

Playing "Only The Hits" with no radio show.
0500 - 1000

The Dan and Young Show
1000 - 1300

The Desiree Lai Show
1300 - 1600

987 InfoHound with Raven Hanson
1600 - 2000

The Shan And Ros Show (Shan Wee and Rosalyn Lee)
2000 - 2200

Say It With Music with Soo
2200 - 0200

Muttons To / At Midnight with Justin Ang and Vernon A. (Song requests can still be made in this show.)
'Fridays'
0200 - 0500

Playing "Only The Hits" with no radio show.
0500 - 1000

The Dan and Young Show
1000 - 1300

The Desiree Lai Show
1300 - 1600

987 InfoHound with Raven Hanson
1600 - 2000

The Shan And Ros Show (Shan Wee and Rosalyn Lee)
2000 - 2200

"987 Top 20" with Dan and Young
2200 - 0200

Muttons To / At Midnight with Justin Ang and Vernon A. (The ONLY song request show on Fridays)
'Saturdays'
0200 - 0700

Playing "Only The Hits" with no radio show.
0700 - 1100

'The Miss Vendetta Show' with Vanessa Fernandez
1100 - 1200

"US Top 20" with Justin Ang
1200 - 1400

"Live Over Lunch" (2 hours of the recordings of Artists "Live" In Concert)
1400 - 1600

Playing "Only The Hits" with no radio show.
1600 - 1700

"987 Stripped" (All Music In Their Acoustic Versions) with Shan Wee
1700 - 1900

Playing "Only The Hits" with no radio show.
1900 - 2000

"987 Home" with Soo (Local Singapore Music only)
2000 - 2300

"Say It With Music" on weekends
2300 - 2400

"987 Club" hosted by Desiree Lai (Music in their dance or house genres)
'Sundays'
0000-0700

Playing "Only The Hits" with no radio show.
0700 - 1100

'The Miss Vendetta Show' with Vanessa Fernandez
1100 - 1300

Repeat of Friday's "987 Top 20"
1300 - 1400

"987 Control" with Rosalyn Lee
1400 - 1600

Playing "Only The Hits" with no radio show
1600 - 1700

"987 Stripped" (All Music In Their Acoustic Versions) with Shan Wee
1700 - 1900

Playing "Only The Hits" with no radio show
1900 - 2000

"UK Top 20" with Shan Wee
2000 - 2300

"Say It With Music" on weekends
2300 - 2400

"987 The Edge" with Vernon A. (Plays music that will be released in the near future.)

Games and Contests

★ "What's Behind The Door?"- The Miss Vendetta Show, weekends.
Listeners can call in to pick a door and answer the question. Also gets to dedicate a song on the Miss Vendetta, which usually does not allow dedications to be made.

★ "Say What?!" - The Dan And Young Show, weekday mornings, 7 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).

★ "Song To Squeeze" - The Shan And Ros Show, weekdays, 5pm.
Listeners have to guess the title of a song that is squeezed up. People can call in to ask for hints in the form of Yes or No questions only.

★ "Roast Mutton"-Muttons At Midnight,Wednesday nights,1 am.
Listeners have to insult either Justin or Vernon base on a theme the Muttons set.Winner will get a MOTOKRZR K3 and a 1 GB Mini SD card.

Trivia

★ Mister Young is quite 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 987FM DJ.

★ 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 "Say What?!" 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 station 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'.

★ Carrie Chong was the most recent DJ who left 987FM. Her Moblog has since been removed.

★ At a certain point in time not too long ago, 987FM had only one permanent female DJ, that is Carrie Chong, but she has since left the station.

★ 987FM DJ Raven was scheduled to start work and come on air on 987FM in mid-February 2007. However due to visa problems she came into the station only in mid-July 2007. ¹

★ Young substituted for Shan Wee on the UK Top 20 on 15th 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 on 'Say It With Music' on 26th 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 & Tim-O on former 'The TV Show' on 30 July 2007.

★ The Muttons created their own website(''See'' 987 FM Muttons at Midnight)

"Guest Stars"

★ Optimus Prime, the leader of the heroic Autobots from the Transformers.

Controversy over the supposed leaving of Mister Young

★ There had been rumours about either Dan or Young leaving the show prior to Young's departure.

★ After Mr. Young's departure, a lot of listeners called in asking about Young, some even demanding that he be brought back. The response was overwhelming to the extent that the 987 email department was flooded with mail.

★ According to Daniel Ong, the station received a shocking amount of mail and smses asking about Young and asking for him to be brought back.

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

★ Mister Young left on 11th 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 once again, renamed as The 'Dan and Young Show'.

References

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External links

★ Official Website

★ Official Group Moblog

★ 987 FM Muttons At Midnight