DYMF
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| 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 |
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 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 9:30 PM.[1][2][3]
DYMF was once home of the Bombo Radyo Production Center. Cebu's Extremes Travel & Entertainment Provider (Cebu City) Corp. currently supplies drama programming to all cebuano-speaking Bombo Radyo stations in Visayas and Mindanao.
History[edit]
Bombo Radyo was inaugurated in 1978 on 648 kHz. Bobby Nalzaro, whose transferred to Cebu in 1987, serving as its acting station manager for ten years until he resigned in 1997 to joined GMA Cebu. In 1991, the station transferred to 963 kHz, which swapped frequencies with its rival station DYRC Radyo Balita (now Aksyon Radyo Cebu). DYMF used to air NBA games through a partnership deal in the same year.[4]
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]
- ^ "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.