DYMF explained

Bombo Radyo Cebu
Callsign:DYMF
City:Cebu City
Area:Central Visayas and surrounding areas
Branding:DYMF Bombo Radyo
Airdate:1978
Frequency:963 kHz
Format:News, Public Affairs, Talk, Drama
Language:Cebuano, Filipino
Licensing Authority:NTC
Power:10,000 watts
Callsign Meaning:Marcelino Florete
Network:Bombo Radyo
Owner:Bombo Radyo Philippines
Licensee:People's Broadcasting Service, Inc.
Sister Stations:95.5 Star FM
Webcast:Listen Live
Website:Bombo Radyo Cebu

DYMF (963 AM) Bombo Radyo is a radio station owned and operated by Bombo Radyo Philippines through its licensee People's Broadcasting Service, Inc. Its studio and offices are located at Bombo Radyo Broadcast Center, 87-A Borromeo St., Cebu City; its transmitter is located at Sitio Alaska, Brgy. Mambaling, Cebu City. It operates daily from 4:00 AM to 9:30 PM.[1] [2] [3]

DYMF was once home of the Bombo Radyo Production Center. Cebu's Extremes Travel & Entertainment Provider (Cebu City) Corp. currently supplies drama programming to all cebuano-speaking Bombo Radyo stations in Visayas and Mindanao.

History

Bombo Radyo was inaugurated in 1978 on 648 kHz. Bobby Nalzaro, whose transferred to Cebu in 1987, serving as its acting station manager for ten years until he resigned in 1997 to joined GMA Cebu. In 1991, the station transferred to 963 kHz, which swapped frequencies with its rival station DYRC Radyo Balita (now Aksyon Radyo Cebu). DYMF used to air NBA games through a partnership deal in the same year.[4]

Bombo Radyo went off the air on December 16, 2021, after its transmitter was destroyed by Typhoon Rai (Odette). During the time being, several of its programs were aired on its sister station under the interim name Bombo Radyo Star FM. It resumed operations on February 16, 2022, this time with a newly installed transmitter.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Radio and TV Broadcast Station. NTC Region 7. June 30, 2020.
  2. Web site: Cebu Journalism & Journalists 2017. Seares. Pachico. 2017. June 30, 2020. Google Books.
  3. Web site: Bombo may take legal moves vs Capitol. Rubio. Gregg. The Freeman. April 6, 2013. June 30, 2020.
  4. Web site: Cebu scribes stand by 'great kid' Slaughter in time of crisis. Sayson. Homer. SPIN.ph. February 14, 2020. June 30, 2020.