''So Drama!'' Entertainment (previously SAFRA Radio) is a Singapore

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owned by SAFRA National Service Association. In their portfolio are four brands - 883Jia, Power 98, Music and Drama Company and ''PIONEER''.

''PIONEER''

Owned and managed by So Drama! Entertainment, ''PIONEER'' provides news on the

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(MINDEF) and the

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(SAF), and general defence and defence technology news. Originally a print magazine, it went fully digital in 2019.

Music and Drama Company

The Music and Drama Company (MDC) was first formed by Defence Minister

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in 1973 to boost the morale of

' soldiers through live entertainment and educating them on national duty. MDC expanded in 1992 to include a choir, a chamber ensemble and a Chinese orchestra. MDC is based in

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and has music studios and a dance studio. Its radio programme, Forces 55, aired on SBC radio between 1977 and October 1994. The radio programme ended due to the launch of Power 98. Notable former members includes rapper Sheikh Haikel, comedian and director

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, singer and actor Gurmit Singh and musical artist

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Radio

Formerly known as SAFRA Radio, it was renamed as So Drama! Entertainment in 2017. According to the company, it chose the name “So Drama!” because "it’s a quintessentially Singaporean phrase that describes something which moves and amuses you". The company runs two radio stations – 88.3Jia and Power 98 Love Songs. 88.3Jia first rode the airwaves in 1995, before relaunching in 2007 as Singapore's only bilingual station. The former POWER 98 relaunched as POWER 98 LOVE SONGS in 2019, it's now the first and only English station playing love songs all day. Additional stations from both 88.3Jia and Power 98 can be heard through their portal Camokakis, which include stations dedicated to

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(88.3Jia K-pop) and classic hits (Power 98 Retro). Power 98FM and 88.3 Jia moving to digital app, last radio transmission will be on Oct. 30, 2025

FM stations

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