Friday, September 17, 2010

Educational Tour :- Radio Station Tour

Radio is and will continue to be an important part of our lives. They deliver time sensitive information such as traffic condition, sports news update to war declaration. They also deliver 24/7 entertainment such as musics, talk show and focus group discussion. The World without radio will be a totally different world indeed. So everyone need to visit and learn how the radio stations are operated!

Recently, together with a group of students from Rosyth School with the help of DJs from Mediacorp 938Live - Eugene Loh and Melanie Oliveiro we are given a thorough but fun walkthrough on the inner workings of the radio station.

First, we are received by a smiling Admin, Ms Zhuo before being given a detailed programme and introduction of the DJs and product of 938Live in one of their meeting rooms. This event was hosted by Eugene Loh and Melanie Oliveiro.

Next, we are brought to Traffic watch control room. Do you know that there are over 200 cameras placed on top of street lamps which monitor your every move? The cameras have zoom capability that can see the type of shirt you are wearing and enough to see the brand of bag you are holding. I was amazed when we are shown the live view of pedestrian walking along Orchard Road - From one end to the other.

After Traffic watch and a healthy respect of the fact that nothing is private in Singapore, we visited the radio studio or county. We visited 938Live studio where we saw Daniel Martin working in the studio. By chance we also saw Chen Ai Wei, Ivy from 933 Y.E.S who was nice enough to provide hints to some of the questions that the students need to answer.

After visiting the studios, we were also given a tour of the radio station reporters office. There from interviewing Ewan Mah, we learnt about the work that went into preparing the scripts for the radio DJs and their quite crazy working hours; some started work at 4am!

At the end of the tour, the students are given opportunities to do their own live recording for take-away. Students with the highest number of correct answers are presented their prizes and all participants are given a goodies bag.

All in all, it is a must go place for students or curious adults. Thank you MediaCorp for making our stay so enjoyable!

This tour will be classified as part of Educational Tour.

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20 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi ,

If i want to oraganise a trip to the radio station how am i suppose to do it ?

Thanks

Richard Yap said...

Hi Pls drop me an email ...I need info like date, time, number of pax, etc.

Anonymous said...

when it is confirm i will inform you ok hehe

Anonymous said...

Hi, could I get a quotation of a radio visit for about 40 pupils? drop me a mail at dirtrider188@hotmail.com

Anymouse said...

Can I know the duration of the radio station tour.

Richard Yap said...

It last about 3 hours

Anonymous said...

Hi,

Can I know if there is any cost for the tour?

Richard Yap said...

There is a $15 per pax charge and overall group charge of $40

Anonymous said...

Is there a maximum no. for a group to be able to attend this?

Richard Yap said...

Hi Yes. Max of 40 pax

Anonymous said...

Hi, could I get a quotation of a radio visit for about 40 pupils? drop me a mail at jaanu_us@hotmail.com

Anonymous said...

hi, do you still provide the trip to the radio station? Can i get a quotation for about 20 students (4 years old)? My e-mail add is estie_est@hotmail.com
Thank you!

Anonymous said...

Hi,
May I know if radio station visits are still available?
If so, may I know who will I need to contact if I want to organise a radio station visit?
Hope to receive your reply soon.
Thank you!

Richard Yap said...

Hi you can contact me at longtian41@gmail.com Btw, Radio station only allows weekday visit.

Anonymous said...

Is there a charge for the tour?

Richard Yap said...

Yes. But currently due to staff constraint, the tour is stopped till June.

Eunice said...

Hi, is this tour still available and can there be a few rounds of the tour on a particular day? I have about 100 students. my email is eunicelai@aldersgate.sg

Thank you!

Anonymous said...

Hi is this tour still available? i am a teacher from a local primary school and i would love to bring my students there to learn about the different jobs available in the radio station as well as the backstage work! I have dropped you an email. Please check and i hope to hear from you soon. (Miss Kow)

yeebetsy said...

Hi is the tour available for preschoolers, ages 5 & 6 years old? I have about 80 -100 children and can arrange into small groups. Thank you.

Richard Yap said...

Available. Pls email me at longtian41@gmail.com

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