The station launched 31 December 2004 at 7:25 am; MediaCorp stated that Lush would focus on "trendsetting" and "
new-age contemporary" music, including
chill-out and
nu jazz. At its launch, the station broadcast from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. daily. On 20 August 2009, the station relocated from
Caldecott Hill to studios at
Orchard Central. On 7 July 2012, the station moved back to Caldecott Hill. Every week, various guest DJs would be invited on The Lush Mix, which aired on Saturdays from 8pm with repeats on weekdays from 9pm. After having been Mediacorp's lowest-rated radio station for several years, Lush was shut down on 1 September 2017. Mediacorp stated that it wanted to concentrate its efforts on its other English-language stations, and that Lush's remit of showcasing local music would be supplanted by the company-wide "Singapore Sounds" initiative. ==See also==