DYKR (96.7 FM), broadcasting as 96.7 XFM, is a radio station owned by DCG Radio-TV Network and operated by Y2H Broadcasting Network, Inc. The station's studio and transmitter are located at the 4th floor, Monarch Finance Corporation (MFC) Bldg., Lacson St., Bacolod.[1][2]

XFM Bacolod (DYKR)
Broadcast areaNorthern Negros Island, parts of Iloilo and Guimaras
Frequency96.7 MHz
Branding96.7 XFM
Programming
Language(s)Hiligaynon, Filipino
FormatContemporary MOR, News, Talk
NetworkXFM Philippines
Ownership
Owner
OperatorY2H Broadcasting Network, Inc.
through Y2H:
90.3 Solid FM
History
First air date
1993 (as WRocK)
April 4, 2022 (as XFM)
Former names
96.7 WRocK (1993–2010)
Call sign meaning
WRocK (former branding in reverse)
Technical information
Licensing authority
NTC
ClassC, D, E
Power10,000 watts
ERP32,000 watts
Repeater(s)Kabankalan: 95.1 MHz

History

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The station was established in 1993 by Exodus Broadcasting Company as one of the provincial WRock stations. After its Manila flagship station was acquired by Manila Broadcasting Company on October 6, 2008, the station was relaunched as a separate entity from WRocK Online. In May 2010, due to lack of resources and financial challenges, WRocK Online, along with the station, went off the air.[3]

In 2020, DCG Radio-TV Network acquired the frequency from Exodus. In early 2022, Yes2Health Advertising took over the station's operations and began its test broadcast as XFM, carrying a news and music format. XFM Bacolod officially launched on April 4, 2022.

References

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  1. ^ "TABLE 20.7a" (PDF), 2011 Philippine Yearbook, Philippine Statistics Authority: 18–45, retrieved July 3, 2021
  2. ^ "2019 NTC FM Stations" (PDF). foi.gov.ph. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "MBC buys DWRK FM station for P230M". news.abs-cbn.com. Retrieved March 28, 2021.