Broadcast
As a national event, the rally is usually broadcast live from 6.45pm till 10pm (SST, till 9.30pm from 2011 onwards), with a break between 7.30pm and 8pm, across MediaCorp channels. However, most English rallies were over-run and most programmes on MediaCorp had postponed to the following week but some programmes were shown immediately after the English rally. Most programmes on MediaCorp would resume earlier at 9:30pm or later at 11:00pm if over-run.
| Platform/Language | English Dual Sound (Dubbing in English) |
Mandarin Dual Sound (Dubbing in Mandarin) |
Malay Dual Sound (Dubbing in Malay) |
Dual Sound (Dubbing in Tamil) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TV | Channel 5 okto MediaCorp Channel NewsAsia (8pm-10pm) |
Channel 8 Channel U |
Suria | Vasantham |
| Radio | 938LIVE | Capital 95.8FM | Warna 94.2FM | Oli 96.8FM |
| Online | Channel NewsAsia Live | xinmsn (Chinese) | - | - |
The rally was broadcast from 2001 to 2004 on SPH MediaWorks channels as well.
Transcripts of the rally speech are usually available for viewing after the event at MediaCorp news portals, Singapore Press Holdings news portals, the website of the Prime Minister's Office and the online press centre of the Government of Singapore. Highlights of the speeches will usually be reported by Singapore newspapers in the following days.
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