DXRA | |
City: | Davao City |
Area: | Davao Region and surrounding areas |
Airdate: | 1975 |
Last Airdate: | December 31, 2020 |
Frequency: | 783 kHz |
Format: | Silent |
Licensing Authority: | NTC |
Callsign Meaning: | Radyo Arangkada |
Former Names: | Radyo Arangkada Radyo ni Juan |
Owner: | Rizal Memorial Colleges Broadcasting Corporation |
Sister Stations: | 94.7 Max FM |
Former Frequencies: | 780 kHz (1975–1978) |
DXRA (783 AM) was a radio station owned and operated by Rizal Memorial Colleges Broadcasting Corporation.[1] [2] [3]
On August 27, 1987, DXRA was attacked by the New People's Army, in what became known as the DXRA Massacre, resulting in nine deaths.[4] [5] [6]
In 2012, DXRA became part of the Radyo ni Juan network under the helm of the late broadcaster Dodong Solis.[7] It served as its flagship station throughout its existence.
On December 31, 2020, the station, along with most of Radyo ni Juan stations, went off the air due to financial problems.[8]