DXVM

Radio station in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines

Cagayan de Oro

Broadcast areaMisamis Oriental, parts of Lanao del Norte and BukidnonFrequency99.1 MHzBranding99.1 iFMProgrammingLanguage(s)Cebuano, FilipinoFormatContemporary MOR, OPM, NewsNetworkiFMOwnershipOwnerRMN Networks

Sister stations

DXCC RMN CDOHistory

First air date

1974

Former frequencies

870 kHz (1952–1974)

Call sign meaning

Voice of MusicTechnical information

Licensing authority

NTCClassB,C,DPower10,000 wattsERP31,500 wattsLinksWebsiteiFM Cagayan de Oro

DXVM (99.1 FM), broadcasting as 99.1 iFM, is a radio station owned and operated by the Radio Mindanao Network. It serves as the flagship station of iFM. The station's studio is located at the RMN Broadcast Center (Canoy Bldg.), Don Apolinario Velez St. cor. Echem St., Cagayan de Oro, and its transmitter is located at Brgy. Bulua, Cagayan de Oro.^[1]^[2]^[3]

History

Established on 1974, DXVM was the first RMN station and the pioneer FM station in the city. It began its broadcasting on November 1, 1976, as 99.1 VM-FM, carrying a Top 40 format together with other RMN FM stations across the country, excluding DWHB in Baguio (which carried a smooth jazz format) and DYXL in Cebu (which carried an easy listening format). On August 16, 1992, the station was relaunched as Smile Radio 99.1 with the slogan "The Voice of Music". It was one of few Smile Radio station with the same format, along with DYHT in Bacolod.^[4]^[5] On November 23, 1999, Smile Radio was rebranded as 991 VMFM (pronounced as "nine-nine-one") with its slogan "Live It Up!". On May 16, 2002, the station was relaunched as 99.1 iFM and switched to a mass-based format.^[6]^[7]

References

^ "Cagayan de Oro Mass Media". Archived from the original on January 28, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
^ New radio station in CDO to go on air
^ RMN DXCC at iFM 99.1, namamayagpag pa rin ang ratings sa CDO
^ "From Charlotte to Balingasag and CDO". Archived from the original on August 14, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
^ Mikael Grey connects with Pinoys at UAE
^ GMA bares her vision for RP over next 3 years
^ Cebuano News: PGMA miasoy sa iyang panglantaw alang sa Pilipinas sa mosunod nga 3 ka tuig

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 Cagayan de Oro market
By AM frequency	DXIF 729 DXCC 828 DXIM 936 DXKH 972 DXCO 1044 DXRU 1188 DXKO 1368
By FM frequency	DXRJ 88.5 DXKB 89.3 DXKI 90.3 DXCO 92.7 DXQR 93.5 DXWZ 94.3 DXDD 94.9 DXBL 95.7 DXKS 96.9 97.9 DXCR 98.5 DXVM 99.1 DXMR 99.9 DXLX 100.7 DXRA 100.9 DXRL 101.5 DXMM 102.5 DXJL 103.3 DXFO 103.9 DXYR 104.7 105.5 DXHY 106.3 DXNY 107.9
Internet radio	MOR On-Line Mindanao
Defunct/Inactive call signs	DXCL 1098 DXEC 91.9 DXBD 99.9¹ DXEQ 90.3¹ DXMO 950/1080¹ DXOR 729¹ DXJR 1575 DXRK 99.9¹
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