▁prayer ▁call ▁or ▁az an ▁sol at ▁is ▁played ▁on ▁the ▁station ▁at ▁the ▁assigned ▁time ▁calculated ▁and ▁deliber ated ▁by ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁Relig ious ▁Council ▁of ▁Singapore ; ▁the ▁practice ▁is ▁differ ed ▁from ▁R ia ▁where ▁it ▁only ▁announ ces ▁prayer ▁times . ▁Due ▁to ▁its ▁timezone ▁alignment ▁with ▁other ▁UTC ▁+ 8 ▁countries ▁since ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁the ▁Az an ▁Sub uh ▁( F aj r ) ▁air s ▁( current ly ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 9 ) ▁between ▁ 0 5 : 2 7 ▁and ▁ 0 5 : 5 9 ▁for ▁Singapore ▁( about ▁ 3 0 ▁minutes ▁ahead ▁of ▁its ▁previous ▁UTC + 7 : 3 0 ▁time ▁zone ); ▁thus , ▁instead ▁of ▁ 0 6 : 0 0 , ▁Media cor p ▁prompt ed ▁the ▁station ▁to ▁begin ▁its ▁broadcast ▁day ▁by ▁playing ▁the ▁national ▁anth em ▁at ▁ 0 5 : 0 0 ▁to ▁prevent ▁over la pping ▁with ▁the ▁call . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁coron av irus ▁pan demic , ▁Mos ques ▁were ▁closed ▁across ▁Singapore ▁due ▁to ▁public ▁health ▁concerns . ▁According ly , ▁on ▁the ▁advice ▁of ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁Relig ious ▁Council ▁of ▁Singapore , ▁Radio ▁War na ▁broadcast ▁an ▁extension ▁to ▁the ▁az an ▁sol at ▁asking ▁Muslim s ▁to ▁' p ray ▁in ▁your ▁own ▁homes '. ▁ ▁Kh ut bah ▁broadcast s ▁ ▁On ▁Frid ays ▁at ▁around ▁ 1 8 : 3 0