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Broadcast area | Metro Cebu and surrounding areas |
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| Frequency | 963 kHz |
| Branding | DYMF Bombo Radyo |
| Programming | |
| Languages | Cebuano, Filipino |
| Format | News, Public Affairs, Talk, Drama |
| Network | Bombo Radyo |
| Ownership | |
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| 95.5 Star FM | |
| History | |
First air date | November 11, 1971 |
Former call signs | DYLV (1971–1978)[1] |
Former frequencies | 1450 kHz (1971–1978) 648 kHz (1978–1991) |
Call sign meaning | Marcelino Florete |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | NTC |
| Power | 10,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 10°17′18″N 123°52′50″E / 10.28833°N 123.88056°E |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | Bombo Radyo Cebu |
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 business offices are located at Bombo Radyo Broadcast Center, 87-A Borromeo St., Brgy. Pahina Central, Cebu City, while its transmitter is located at Sitio Alaska, Brgy. Mambaling, Cebu City.[2][3][4]
Bombo Radyo Drama Center currently supplies centralized national drama programming to selected Bombo Radyo stations across Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.
History
[edit]1971–1978: DYLV
[edit]Bombo Radyo was established on November 11, 1971, under the ownership of Northern Broadcasting Corporation. It initially carried the call letters DYLV and was then situated on 1450 kHz with a power of 1,000 watts. It was fully commenced its operations in 1974 with its studio located at the Lions Club near Fuente Osmeña.
DYLV aired a music and talk-oriented format, boosting a lineup of legendary local personalities who spun vinyl records before the massive "disco fever" wave" and the expansion of the FM radio takeover Cebuano radio. In 1976, the station began highly-rated program "The Goody Goody Sunday Show", playing tracks from the 50's to the 70's, as well as a popular daily afternoon slot. The station was managed by veteran broadcaster Romy Sta. Cruz, choosing their own music from a deep library of LPs (ranging from Motown and The Beatles to classic rock) without station-mandated playlist.
Some of the notable DJs on board on the station during that era including Ralph "Rooley" Ding (Ralph Dooley), Neddie "White Rock" Bayot, Mario Lopez and Mel B. Libre ("Free Mel").
DYLV signed off for the last time on November 23, 1978 after seven years of broadcasting.
1978–present: Bombo Radyo era
[edit]On November 24, 1978, Bombo Radyo Philippines took over the management of the station and changed its call letters to DYMF. It transferred to its current home at 87-A Borromeo St. and its transmitter site moved to Brgy. Mambaling. A day after the switch of the Philippine AM radio from the NARBA-mandated 10 kHz spacing to the 9 kHz rule implemented by the Geneva Frequency Plan of 1975, it also transferred its frequency to 648 kHz.
On the same year, DYMF built up its own dedicated operations, serving as the home of the Bombo Radyo Drama Production Center in Cebu City. This centralized production hub supplied Cebuano-language radio dramas to all Cebuano-speaking Bombo Radyo stations across the Visayas and Mindanao regions. In 2009, its drama operations were spun off and handled externally by Cebu's Extremes Travel & Entertainment Provider (Cebu City) Corp., which continued supplying Cebuano dramas to the station until early 2025 when a majority of its primary talents retired.
By that time, Bobby Nalzaro, whose transferred to Cebu in 1987, took over as its acting station manager which stayed for ten years until he resigned in 1997 to joined GMA Cebu. Most of its personalities were Jojo Solante Jr., Eliseo Carungay, Mon Chavez, Jade Oscar, Atty. Ruphil Bañoc, Gerry Auxillo, David Ampoc, Ambrosio Eyas, Migz Enriquez, June Kintanar, Vic Abangan and Choy Torralba. In 1991, the station transferred the frequency of 963 kHz, which swapped frequencies with its rival station DYRC Radyo Balita, which later became Aksyon Radyo Cebu. During the same year, DYMF used to air NBA games through a partnership deal.[5]
Bombo Radyo 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
[edit]- ↑ "The Philippines - A Country Profile" (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance. August 1979. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2023.
- ↑ "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.