SBS PopAsia

SBS PopAsia
Broadcast areaAustralia via DAB+, Digital TV and Online
FrequencyVarious
Programming
Language(s)English
Various
FormatPop Asian Music
SubchannelsSBS Radio
SBS Chill
SBS PopAraby (block on SBS Arabic 24)
SBS South Asian
Ownership
OwnerSpecial Broadcasting Service
History
First air date
January 2011; 13 years ago (2011-01)
Technical information
Licensing authority
ACMA
ClassPublic
Links
Websitesbs.com.au/popasia/

SBS PopAsia is an Australian digital radio station that broadcasts music, most notably from East Asia and Southeast Asia, on digital radio, online and on mobile devices.[1] The station originated as a two-hour segment on SBS youth radio programme Alchemy before launching as a stand alone digital radio station in 2010.[2]

A television program of the same name was also broadcast on SBS and later SBS Viceland from 2011 to 2018, presenting back-to-back Asian Pop music videos.[3] It was hosted by Jamaica de la Cruz until 2016,[4] with Andy Trieu taking over as host until the show ended in 2018.[5]

PopAsia fans are called PopAsians.[6]

  1. ^ Spinelli, Sophia. "Media Release - SBS Launches the Pop Asia Show". SBS Radio. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference tvt1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Giuffre & Keith 2014, p. 81.
  4. ^ "Jamaica dela Cruz bids farewell to PopAsians". SBS. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  5. ^ "SBS VICELAND unveils programming slate ahead of November launch". SBS. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  6. ^ "SBS PopAsia branches out into television". 18 November 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2014.