DZRJ (100.3 FM), broadcasting as 100.3 RJFM, is a

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owned and operated by

Rajah Broadcasting Network Rajah Broadcasting Network, Inc. (which stands for RAmon JAcinto Holdings) is a Philippine television and radio network owned by guitarist-singer-businessman Ramon "RJ" Jacinto. The network's studio headquarters located at Ventures I Bldg., Ma ...

through its licensee Free Air Broadcasting Network, Inc. The station's studio is located at 7849 General Luna St. cor. Makati Ave.,

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, while its transmitter is located in Brgy. San Roque,

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History

It was once DZUW-AM, originally broadcasting on 1310 kHz on the AM band and it was originally owned by Republic Broadcasting System (now

GMA Network, Inc. GMA Network, Inc., commonly known as GMA, is a Philippine media company based in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines. It is primarily involved in radio and television broadcasting, with subsidiaries dealing in various media related businesses. ...

), but was moved to the FM band in 1973 on 100.3 MHz. In 1980, 100.3 FM was reformatted as 100.3 Wink FM and it changed its callsign to DWNK-FM. It was manned by all-female DJs, decades before 101.9 Radio Romance came to existence. Around 1986, during the Philippines' historic People Power Revolution,

DZRJ-AM DZRJ (810 AM) Radyo Bandido is a radio station owned and operated by Rajah Broadcasting Network through its licensee Free Air Broadcasting Network, Inc. Its studio is located at the 2nd Floor, Ventures Building 1, General Luna St. cor. Makati ...

reformatted as Radyo Bandido with a news, talk & public service format; while 100.3 FM was sold to

and changed its callsign to DZRJ. It rebranded as RJFM: The Original Rock and Roll Radio with an

album rock Album-oriented rock (AOR, originally called album-oriented radio) is an FM radio format created in the United States in the 1970s that focuses on the full repertoire of rock albums and is currently associated with classic rock. Album-orient ...

format, which was similar to the former format where DZRJ-AM essentially left off. On December 1995, it rebranded as Boss Radio and switched to an

oldies Oldies is a term for musical genres such as pop music, rock and roll, doo-wop, surf music (broadly characterized as classic rock and pop rock) from the second half of the 20th century, specifically from around the mid-1950s to the 1980s, as we ...

format, airing music from the 50s and 60s. Among its on-air personalities were Eddie Mercado, Bong Lapira, Lito Gorospe, Larry Abando, Manny Caringal, Ronnie Quintos, Naldi Castro and Cito Paredes. By this time, it officially launched its nationwide satellite broadcasting, a first in the history of the company to achieve this milestone. Around July 1999, it rebranded as The Hive and switched to an alternative rock format, similar to RJ Underground Radio 105.9 (now 105.9 Neo Retro). On May 6, 2002, it rebranded as RJFM and switched to a variety hits format, airing music from the 60s to today, with its Sunday programming reserved for music from the 50s and 60s (

Oldies Oldies is a term for musical genres such as pop music, rock and roll, doo-wop, surf music (broadly characterized as classic rock and pop rock) from the second half of the 20th century, specifically from around the mid-1950s to the 1980s, as we ...

). Initially fully automated, it was in May 2003 when it started having on-air jocks. RJFM is popular among early morning listeners for the "Beatles Anthology, featuring the songs of

The Beatles The Beatles were an English Rock music, rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the Cultural impact of the Beatles, most influential band of al ...

for one whole hour. The show airs daily from 5:00 to 6:00 in the morning.

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External links

Official website
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History

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