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DWJM (88.3 FM), broadcasting as Jam 88.3, is a radio station owned and operated by Raven Broadcasting Corporation, one of the partner stations of
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. The station's studio is located at Unit 906-A Paragon Plaza,
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, while its transmitter is located at Palos Verdes Executive Village, Sumulong Highway, Brgy. Sta. Cruz,
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History


1988-2003: Citylite

On July 26, 1986, the station was inaugurated as Citylite 88.3 with the call letters DWFR. It was owned by Francisco Ravina, along with 7 Board members at the launch of the station, namely Gerry Geronimo (host of Ating Alamin), Steve Salonga, Alex Limjuco, Kit Ravina, Francis Lumen, Bong Sierra and Mike Pedero, who was also the program director at the time. Initially a
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station, it played a smooth jazz track every hour. After several months, more jazz tracks were played than usual. In October 1988, it changed its call letters to DWCT, and became a fully fledged smooth jazz station, playing smooth jazz, contemporary pieces and rhythm and blues. The station was initially manned by Pancho Alvarez, Pinky Aseron, Mike Taylor (Adam Kite), Ramon Cruz (Joey Pizza) and J. Zorrilla (Jlatin), with Eya Perdigon and Wickette handling the daily newscasts. It was also the official radio station of CNN and Asia Business News and was also affiliated with the American expats in the country. A few years later,
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and Kiss Jazz 101.1 followed suit after the success of the station with the A and B crowd. In October 1996, Citylite launched its live streaming on its website. After 2 years, Raven Broadcasting Corporation was acquired by the Vera family while Francis Lumen moved to Joey @ Rhythms 92.3. From March 2001 to June 2003, it was known as Smooth Jazz Citylite 88.3. On June 30, 2003, Citylite bid farewell with Eumir Deodato's "Love Island" as its swansong.


2003–present: Jam

On July 1, 2003, the station changed its call letters to DWJM and was relaunched as Jam 88.3 with a
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format to cater to a larger more advertiser-friendly audience. Ronaldo Sulit ("Joe D'Mango"), who was also responsible for managing sister station
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, was the station manager until 2007, when he was replaced by Eric Perpetua. In 2005, it shifted to a
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format. In 2011, Jam gradually shifted to a
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format, after the demise of the two defunct rock stations
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and UR 105.9. On September 11, 2012, it was relaunched as The New Jam, launching a few new programs, such as ''WRXP: Weekend Rock XPerience''. Since 2013, the station became the home of playing songs from local and unsigned Filipino independent artists/bands through its supplemental program ''Fresh Filter''. Some indie acts became popular (and eventually rise into mainstream) such as Autotelic, Bullet Dumas, Yolanda Moon and others. The program ended in March 2017 and was replaced by ''Locals Only'', a program similar to ''Fresh Filter''. On October 3, 2022, Jam shifted to an
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format, focusing on hard rock and alternative rock music from the 1990s and 2000s. A month prior, most of its programs were axed.


Compilation albums

*''Jam Sessions - Radio Live'' (2004) *''Jam 88.3's Not Another Christmas Album'' (2004) *''The Blend: a Jam-cappella album'' (
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, 2005) *''Doobie Nights'' (Independent Music, 2005) *''UltraelectromagneticJam: The Music of The Eraserheads'' (
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, 2005) *''Not Another Christmas Album'' (
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, 2006) *''Indiscreet: Fresh Music Exposed'' (PolyEast Records Philippines, 2010) *'' Fresh Filter: Volume 1'': a compilation album on vinyl consisting of 12 songs from different Filipino independent music acts, co-produced by Satchmi. *''Bigkas Pilipinas on Jam 88.3'' (self-released, 2018)


Awards

*17th KBP Golden Dove Award for BEST FM RADIO STATION (2008) *16th KBP Golden Dove Award for Best Magazine Program Host (Patti, 2007) *16th KBP Golden Dove Award for Best Radio Documentary Program (Audiofiles, 2007) *KBP Golden Dove Award for Outstanding Station Produced Radio Commercial (Team Asia Seminar, 2004) *KBP Golden Dove Award for Outstanding Station Promotion Material - Radio (Info Jam, 2004) *7th Philippine Web Awards (2004)Best Web Site Media & Entertainment JAM 88.3 your kind of mix www.jam883.fm *8th Philippine Web Awards (2005)Best Web Site Entertainment Jam 88.3- Your Kind of Mix www.jam883.fm


References


External links

* Radio stations in Metro Manila Modern rock radio stations in the Philippines Radio stations established in 1986 Tiger 22 Media Corporation {{coord missing, Metro Manila