DYWF (93.1
FM), broadcasting as FM Radio 93.1, is a radio station owned by
Vimcontu Broadcasting Corporation and operated by
Philippine Collective Media Corporation. The station's studio and offices are located at the 2/F JSU-PSU Mariners' Court Cebu, ALU-VIMCONTU Welfare Center, Legazpi Ext., Brgy. San Roque,
Cebu City
Cebu City, officially the City of Cebu, is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 964,169 people, making ...
, and its transmitter is located at Brgy. Babag 1,
Cebu City
Cebu City, officially the City of Cebu, is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 964,169 people, making ...
.
History
The station was inaugurated on May 1, 1976, under the call letters DYLA-FM. At that time, it carried the branding as LA 93.1 with its slogan ''Your Lovely Alternative'', airing an
easy listening
Easy listening (including mood music) is a popular music genre and radio format that was most popular during the 1950s to the 1970s. It is related to middle of the road (MOR) music and encompasses instrumental recordings of standards, hit s ...
format.
In 1992, it changed its call letters to DYWF and rebranded as 93.1 Smash FM. It aired a
Modern Rock
Modern rock is an umbrella term used to describe rock music that is found on college and commercial rock radio stations. Some radio stations use this term to distinguish themselves from classic rock, which is based in 1960s–1980s rock music.
...
format.
In September 1997,
Mareco Broadcasting Network acquired the station's airtime lease and relaunched it as 93.1 Crossover with a
Smooth AC format. At the time MBNI took operations, Crossover went on the air on this frequency.
In 2003, Vimcontu Broadcasting Corporation took full control of the station and renamed it back to 93.1 Smash FM with the same format. Meanwhile, Crossover moved to the then-newly acquired
90.7 FM, which was formerly owned by
UBSI.
On September 1, 2009, it rebranded as 93.1 Club Radio, becoming the city's first and only FM radio station playing an all-
dance
Dance is an The arts, art form, consisting of sequences of body movements with aesthetic and often Symbol, symbolic value, either improvised or purposefully selected. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoir ...
format.
In February 2013, the station rebranded back to Smash FM and switched to a
mass-based format.
On July 27, 2013,
Brigada Mass Media Corporation, owner of Brigada Newspaper & its flagship
station in General Santos, took over the station's operations and relaunched the station as 93.1 Brigada News FM under the helm of former
RMN Cebu and
DYKC radio announcer, station manager of the station, current Area Manager for Visayas and founder of ANAKK Inc., Raul del Prado. It was formally launched on October 1, 2013.
On December 16, 2021, Brigada News FM went off the air due to aftermath of
Typhoon "Rai" (Odette) in the evening, which damaged the station's building and transmitter bought by the said typhoon. However, at the end of the year, it returned on-air just before the New Year's Day 2022.
In August 2022, the station transferred its transmitter site from Winland Tower Condominium along Juana Osmeña Ext. to Mt. Busay for better reception.
On May 15, 2023, it began simulcasted
Mareco-owned
90.7 FM during the afternoon and overnight shifts as part of its transition. On June 18, after Brigada News FM Cebu shifted its full-time operations to 90.7 FM, this frequency was downgraded to a repeater of the latter until August 14, 2023, when it went off the air for the second time as Brigada's lease with Vimcontu had expired.
In January 2024, the
Philippine Collective Media Corporation took over the station's operations. It had its official launch on January 13 under the FM Radio Network with a concert held at
Gaisano Mall of Cebu.
On May 6, 2024, ABS-CBN's flagship newscast ''
TV Patrol'' begin airing on this station, along with other selected Favorite Music Radio stations nationwide.
TV Patrol mapakikinggan na rin sa ilang FM Radio stations simula May 6 , TV Patrol
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On June 3, 2024, after months of test broadcast, FM Radio Cebu began its own local programming.
References
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Radio stations in Metro Cebu
Radio stations established in 1976
OPM formatted radio stations in the Philippines