DXBZ-FM

Radio station in Davao de Oro, Philippines

Nabunturan

Broadcast areaDavao de Oro, Davao del NorteFrequency88.5 MHzProgrammingLanguage(s)Cebuano, FilipinoFormatSilentOwnershipOwnerRizal Memorial Colleges Broadcasting CorporationHistory

First air date

2015 (2015)

Last air date

June 2022 (June 2022)

Former names

YKFM (2015–2020)
ZRadio (2020–2022)

Former frequencies

107.3 MHz (2015-16)Technical information

Licensing authority

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DXBZ (88.5 FM) was a radio station owned and operated by Rizal Memorial Colleges Broadcasting Corporation. Its studios and transmitter were located at Purok 4, Brgy. Sta. Maria, Nabunturan.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

History

The station was established in 2015 as YKFM on 107.3 MHz under the management of YK Broadcasting Service of Rep. Manuel "Way Kurat" Zamora. In 2016, the station moved to its new home, the RMCBC-owned 88.5 FM. On July 8, 2020, it was relaunched as ZRadio and became an affiliate station of FMR Philippines, the flagship radio network of the Philippine Collective Media Corporation.

In June 2022, the station went off-the-air permanently due to the presence of XFM Mati (operated by Yes2Health Advertising, Inc.), which broadcasts from the neighboring province of Davao Oriental on the same frequency. As a result, PCMC purchased ZRadio's non-license assets (such as programming and on-air personalities) and transferred to 96.7 FM.

References

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^ "Comval SP Nena Atamosa is Interim National President of Lady Local Legislator's League of the Philippines". davaodeoro.gov.ph. Archived from the original on 2020-02-18. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
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^ "Tagum Coop: Tubag sa Panginahanglan, guiya sa kauswagon now on Z Radio 88.5FM". Tagum Cooperative. April 8, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021.