DXWR (96.3 FM), broadcasting as 96.3 iFM Music and News, is a radio station owned and operated by

Radio Mindanao Network Radio Mindanao Network, Inc. (RMN), d.b.a. RMN Networks or RMN Network, is a Filipino media company based in Makati, Philippines. It is primarily involved is one of the largest radio networks. Its corporate office is located at the 4th Floor ...

. The station's

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and

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are located at the 2nd Floor, Zameveco Bldg., Pilar St.,

Zamboanga City Zamboanga City, officially the City of Zamboanga (Chavacano and es, Ciudad de Zamboanga, Tausug language, Tausūg: ''Dāira sin Sambuangan'', fil, Lungsod ng Zamboanga, ceb, Dakbayan sa Zamboanga), is a city in the Zamboanga Peninsula region ...

History

DXWR was established in 1978 on 93.9 FM, airing a

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format. In 1986, it transferred its frequency to 96.3 FM (nine years later,

Bombo Radyo Bombo Radyo Holdings, Inc. (d/b/a Bombo Radyo Philippines) is a Philippine radio network of the ''Florete Group of Companies'', which also manages banking and pawnshop operations. Its main office and headquarters are located at Florete Bldg., 24 ...

acquired its former frequency, currently broadcasting as Star FM). On August 16, 1992, the station was relaunched as Smile Radio 96.3 with an mass-based format. On November 23, 1999, it switched back to a

station and rebranded as 963 WRFM, with its slogan, "Live It Up!". On May 16, 2002, the station rebranded as 96.3 iFM and brought back its mass-based format. On June 25, 2018, the station added news and talk to its format, making it quite similar to the programming offered by its AM sister station

DXRZ DXRZ (900 AM) RMN Zamboanga is a radio station owned and operated by the Radio Mindanao Network. The station's studio and transmitter are located at the Zamaveco Bldg., Pilar St., Zamboanga City. Prior to the station's acquisition by RMN in ...

References

External links

iFM Zamboanga FB PageiFM Zamboanga Website
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