DYKR (96.7
FM), broadcasting as 96.7 XFM, is a radio station owned by
DCG Radio-TV Network
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and operated by Y2H Broadcasting Network, Inc. The station's
studio
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and
transmitter
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are located at the 4th floor, Monarch Finance Corporation (MFC) Bldg., Lacson St.,
Bacolod
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.
History
The station was established in 1993 by Exodus Broadcasting Company as one of the provincial WRock stations. After
its Manila flagship station was acquired by
Manila Broadcasting Company
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on October 6, 2008, the station was relaunched as a separate entity from
WRocK Online
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. In May 2010, due to lack of resources and financial challenges, WRocK Online, along with the station, went off the air.
In 2020, DCG Radio-TV Network acquired the frequency from Exodus. In early 2022, Yes2Health Advertising took over the station's operations and began its test broadcast as XFM, carrying a news and music format. XFM Bacolod officially launched on April 4, 2022.
References
Radio stations in Bacolod
Radio stations established in 1993
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