Pioneer Mall presently – used to be forgotten Jurong Crescent Road

1959 – Woon Khai Boon and Chan Yee Keng standing at Jurong Crescent Road (now replaced by Pioneer Mall)

(with Jurong Radio Transmitting Station behind)

1950’s – RAF Jurong Transmitting Station
1950’s – CRTS – Jurong Civil Radio Transmitting Station
1960’s – JRTS – Jurong Radio Transmitting Station
1960’s – SBC – Singapore Broadcasting Corporation
1970’s – Singapore Telecom
2000’s – Replaced by Pioneer Mall
– Occupied an area of more than 5 acres

– It was situated at 14 M/s in Upper Jurong Road near where the Nanyang University Arch once stood

– JRTS housed the aerial field, the transmitting complex and quarters for the JRTS and Telecoms staff

– Both shared a common entrance

– Situated on one side was the Telecom Station, and on the opposite side was JRTS

– The transmitters were used during the Japanese Occupation in the 40s for the AM transmission

– Later it was used for AM/FM, Short / Medium waves transmission until it was closed down in the 1990s

– The whole compound was shared among the staff of Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) and the staff of Telecom

– They joined the same “Jurong Club” within the premises, patronized the same canteen and shared certain living quarters

– The total combined population was about 200 over people