Pilihan FM
Pilihan FM is the first and only 24-hour English language radio station in Brunei. Its main language of broadcast is English, followed by Mandarin Chinese and Nepali. Pilihan FM broadcasts over the whole of Brunei on the frequencies 95.9 FM and 96.9 FM. The word Pilihan means 'your choice' in Malay, from which its slogan, "Simply Your Choice!", is derived. Pilihan FM is a request station. The public can choose any song (mainly English songs) they would like to listen at any time during the English broadcast period (except the Pilihan Goldies segment when only oldies can be chosen).
Schedule
The following is the schedule of segments on Pilihan FM.
Segment |
Language |
Time Period |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Info Tracks |
English |
Everyday, 11:00PM to 06:00AM |
Includes Azan (the call of prayer of) Subuh (the dawn prayer) |
Morning Buzz |
English |
Everyday, 06:00AM to 09:00AM |
|
Morning Express |
Chinese |
Monday to Thursday, 09:00AM to 11:00AM |
|
Weekend Kaleidoscope |
Chinese |
Friday to Sunday, 09:00AM to 11:00AM |
|
One One Two |
English |
Everyday, 11:00AM to 02:00PM |
Includes Azan Zohor (the midday prayer) (Saturdays to Thursdays) |
Pilihan Goldies |
English |
Sunday to Friday, 02:00PM to 04:00PM; Saturday, 02:00PM to 03:00PM |
Requests only open for oldies |
Programmes in Nepali |
Nepali |
Saturday, 03:00PM to 04:00PM |
Includes Azan Asar (the afternoon prayer) |
959 Info Mag |
Chinese |
Monday to Thursday, 04:00PM to 07:00PM |
Includes Azan Maghrib (the dusk prayer) |
Lifetime.com |
Chinese |
Friday to Sunday, 04:00PM to 07:00PM |
Includes Azan Maghrib (the dusk prayer) |
Programmes in Nepali |
Nepali |
Everyday, 07:00PM to 08:00PM |
Includes Azan Isyak (the evening prayer) |
Night Scope |
English |
Everyday, 08:00PM to 11:00PM |
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News Broadcasts
Pilihan FM also broadcasts news at certain times. The following is a list of news broadcasts on the station.
Type |
Language |
Time |
|---|---|---|
Main News |
English |
07:30AM |
Main News |
Chinese |
10:00AM |
Regional News |
English |
12:00PM |
Main News |
English |
01:00PM |
Business News |
English |
02:00PM |
Main News |
Chinese |
05:30PM |
Main News |
English |
09:00PM |
Sports News |
English |
10:00PM |