DYMF
DYMF (963 AM) Bombo Radyo is a radio station owned and operated by Bombo Radyo Philippines through its licensee People's Broadcasting Service, Inc. Its studio and offices are located at Bombo Radyo Broadcast Center, 87-A Borromeo St., Cebu City; its transmitter is located at Sitio Alaska, Brgy. Mambaling, Cebu City. It operates daily from 4:00 AM to 10:00 PM.[1][2][3]
Broadcast area | Central Visayas and surrounding areas |
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Frequency | 963 kHz |
Branding | DYMF Bombo Radyo |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Cebuano, Filipino |
Format | News, Public Affairs, Talk, Drama |
Network | Bombo Radyo |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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95.5 Star FM | |
History | |
First air date | 1978 |
Former frequencies | 648 kHz (1978-1991) |
Call sign meaning | Marcelino Florete |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | NTC |
Power | 10,000 watts |
ERP | 50,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 10°17′18″N 123°52′50″E |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | Bombo Radyo Cebu |
DYMF is former home of the Bombo Radyo Drama Production Center, now spun off as the Cebu's Extremes Travel & Entertainment Provider (Cebu City) Corp. It is still supplying drama programming to all cebuano-speaking Bombo Radyo stations in Visayas and Mindanao.
DYMF used to air NBA games in the 90s.[4]
DYMF went off the air on December 16, 2021, after its transmitter was destroyed by Typhoon Rai (Odette). During the time being, several of its programs were aired on its sister station under the interim name Bombo Radyo Star FM. It resumed operations on February 16, 2022, this time with a newly installed transmitter.
References
- "Radio and TV Broadcast Station". NTC Region 7. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- Seares, Pachico (2017). "Cebu Journalism & Journalists 2017". Retrieved June 30, 2020 – via Google Books.
- Rubio, Gregg (April 6, 2013). "Bombo may take legal moves vs Capitol". The Freeman. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- Sayson, Homer (February 14, 2020). "Cebu scribes stand by 'great kid' Slaughter in time of crisis". SPIN.ph. Retrieved June 30, 2020.