DXIX

Radio station in Iligan, Philippines

Iligan

Broadcast areaLanao del Norte, northern Lanao del Sur, parts of Misamis OrientalFrequency102.3 MHzBranding102.3 iFMProgrammingLanguage(s)Cebuano, FilipinoFormatContemporary MOR, OPMNetworkiFMOwnershipOwnerRMN Networks

Sister stations

DXIC RMN IliganHistory

First air date

1978

Former call signs

DXYX (1978–2002)

Former names

DXYX (1978–1992)
Smile Radio (1992–1999)
YXFM (1999–2002)

Call sign meaning

XIX (Roman number for 19)Technical information

Licensing authority

NTCClassC, D, EPower5,000 wattsERP10,500 wattsLinksWebsitehttp://www.rmn.ph/

DXIX (102.3 FM), on-air as 102.3 iFM, is a radio station owned and operated by the Radio Mindanao Network. Its studio, office and transmitter are located at the 4/F Pafs Mejia Bldg., Roxas Ave. cor. Aguinaldo St., Iligan.^[1]^[2]

History

The station was established in 1978 under the call letters DXYX, airing a CHR/Top 40 format. On August 16, 1992, the station was relaunched as Smile Radio 102.3 and switched to a mass-based format. On November 23, 1999, it was rebranded as 1023 YXFM and switched back to its CHR/Top 40 format, with the slogan "Live It Up". On May 16, 2002, the station was relaunched once more 102.3 iFM (with a call letters DXIX) and brought back its mass-based format. In 2019, iFM began simulcasting some programs from its sister station DXIC.

References

^ "TABLE 20.7a" (PDF), 2011 Philippine Yearbook, Philippine Statistics Authority: 18–45, retrieved April 22, 2023
^ "2022 NTC FM Stations" (PDF). foi.gov.ph. Retrieved April 22, 2023.

Radio Mindanao Network

Chairman and President: Eric S. Canoy
Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer: Enrico Guido O. Canoy; Erika Marie Canoy-Sanchez
Corporate Secretary: Atty. Marietta E. Nieto

Broadcast assets

v t e Radio stations in the Iligan market
By AM frequency	DXIC 711 DXSK 1593
By FM frequency	DXQJ 88.7 91.5 DXTA 92.1 DXDZ 92.9 DXZD 95.1 96.7 97.5 DXFE 99.3 DXDB 100.1 DXJB 100.9 DXGC 101.3 DXIX 102.3 DXIL 103.1 DXIV 104.1 DXSR 104.9² DXDX 105.5 Marawi DXSK 95.5 DXEM 96.9 DXSO 99.7 104.1
Defunct/Inactive callsigns	DXLS 107.1 DXLX DXND 90.1 DXMI 103.1¹ DXRI 98.3 DXRJ 1476¹ DXTL 105.5¹ DXWG 855 DXYI 95.1¹ DXYZ 107.1
¹Technically still active, but with new call letters and different intellectual property. ²Licensed low-power community station. Philippine radio markets Metro Manila Ilocos & CAR Laoag Vigan-Bangued San Fernando-Agoo Baguio Dagupan Cagayan Valley Tuguegarao Cauayan-Santiago Bayombong Central Luzon Cabanatuan Tarlac San Fernando-Angeles Olongapo-Subic Calabarzon Western Laguna Batangas-Lipa Lucena-San Pablo Mimaropa Calapan San Jose Puerto Princesa Bicol Daet Naga-Iriga Legazpi Virac Sorsogon Masbate Western Visayas Kalibo Roxas San Jose Iloilo Bacolod Central Visayas Northeast Negros Dumaguete North Cebu Cebu City Bohol Eastern Visayas Calbayog-Catarman Borongan Catbalogan Tacloban-Ormoc Maasin-Sogod Zamboanga Dipolog Pagadian Ipil-Liloy Zamboanga City Northern Mindanao Ozamiz-Oroquieta Iligan Cagayan de Oro Gingoog Malaybalay-Valencia Davao Davao Malita Mati Southern Mindanao Kidapawan Tacurong-Isulan Koronadal-Surallah General Santos Caraga Surigao City Butuan Tandag San Francisco Bislig-Trento BARMM Cotabato City-Midsayap Sulu and Tawi-Tawi