DYBM (99.1 FM) was a radio station owned and operated by Mareco Broadcasting Network. The station’s studio and transmitter were located at GM Cordova Ave., Brgy. Mandalangan, Bacolod.[1]
History
The station was established in 1997 as 99.1 Crossover, the first provincial affiliate of then 105.1 Crossover Manila,[2] with its soft launch in February[3] and inaugural broadcast on June 5.[4] The station, then located at Mountain View Subdivision, Mandalagan District, was staffed by seven disc jockeys.[4] It had the same format as in Manila, a smooth jazz[3] with a blend of pop-jazz and R&B, and aired hourly international news from CNN.[4]
On November 16, 2020, the station, along with other MBNI provincial stations, started carrying the Q Radio brand and switched to a CHR/Top 40 format. Prior to the reformat, Horizon of the Sun Communications (producers of Chinatown TV) took over the operations of the Manila flagship station at the end of 2019.
On June 19, 2023, Q Radio announced on its social media pages and livestream that the station will permanently go off-air on July 1, 2023 due to financial problems.[5][6]
Earlier that month, RYU Group of Companies of Ramel Uy took over the station’s operations. On August 13, 2023, the station began its test broadcast as Yuhum Radio with a mass-based format. It is the only Mareco-owned FM station that was not included in the airtime lease agreement with Brigada Mass Media Corporation, which owns and operates 103.1 FM in the same city.
On November 4, 2025, the station went off the air for the second time when the Typhoon “Kalmaegi” (Tino) struck the city caused the transmitter was heavily damaged brought by the said storm.
References
- ^ Duterte approves renewal of franchise to three broadcasting companies
- ^ “Crossing over to the top”. Manila Standard. November 14, 1996. p. 30. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b “DWBM crosses-over to Bacolod”. Manila Standard. June 18, 1997. p. 19. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c “Crossover goes live in Bacolod”. Manila Standard. September 11, 1997. p. 9. Retrieved July 2, 2023 – via Google Books.
- ^ “Louella Hazeline Chan in Q Radio Qlassmates”. Telegram. June 1, 2023. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ^ Q Radio 105.1 (June 19, 2023). “To all of our amazing Qties, After a fulfilling 3-year run, filled with several viral online campaigns and exciting on-air gimmicks, it is with a heavy heart that we announce that Q Radio will be permanently signing off nationwide effective July 1, 2023”. Facebook. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
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