DXAC
DXAC (93.1 FM) is a radio station owned by Mareco Broadcasting Network and operated by Brigada Mass Media Corporation. It serves as a relay station of Brigada News FM in Manila. The station's studio and transmitter are located along Broadcast Ave., Shrine Hills, Matina, Davao City. [1][2]
| Relay of DWBM Manila | |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Metro Davao and surrounding areas |
| Frequency | 93.1 MHz |
| Branding | 105.1 Brigada News FM |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Filipino |
| Format | Contemporary MOR, News, Talk |
| Network | Brigada News FM |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Mareco Broadcasting Network |
| Operator | Brigada Mass Media Corporation |
| Through BMMC: 91.5 Brigada News FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1997 |
Former call signs | DXVR (1997–2003) |
Former names |
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Call sign meaning | Adult Contemporary (former radio format) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | NTC |
| Power | 5,000 watts |
| ERP | 20,000 watts |
History
The station was established in 1997 as 93.1 Crossover with a Smooth AC format. At that time, it was formerly owned by Golden Broadcast Professionals, with Mareco Broadcasting Network operating the station through an airtime lease. By the late 2000s, MBNI fully acquired the station. In 2016, the station moved from F. Valrose Bldg. along C. M. Recto St. to its current home in Shrine Hills.
At the end of 2019, Horizon of the Sun Communications (producers of Chinatown TV and Chinese News TV) took over the operations of MBNI's stations. It was only on November 16, 2020, when all MBNI provincial stations started carrying the Q Radio brand and adopted a CHR/Top 40 format, similar to its Manila flagship station.
On June 19, 2023, Q Radio announced on its social media pages and livestream that the station will permanently go off the air due to financial problems. On June 30, Q Radio had its last broadcast.[3][4]
On July 1, it went back on the air, this time as a relay station of 105.1 Brigada News FM in Manila.
References
- Duterte approves renewal of franchise to three broadcasting companies
- Martin off again for Crossover Live Tour 2001
- "Louella Hazeline Chan in Q Radio Qlassmates". Telegram. June 1, 2023. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- Q Radio 105.1 (June 19, 2023). "To all of our amazing Qties, After a fulfilling 3-year run, filled with several viral online campaigns and exciting on-air gimmicks, it is with a heavy heart that we announce that Q Radio will be permanently signing off nationwide effective July 1, 2023". Facebook. Retrieved June 21, 2023.