DYDC
DYDC (104.7 FM) is a low-power radio station owned and operated by the Visayas State University. Its studios are located at the 2nd Floor, ADE Bldg., Visayas State University, Brgy. Pangasugan, Baybay. DYDC operates Weekdays from 8 am to 5 pm.[1][2][3]
Broadcast area | Baybay and surrounding areas |
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Frequency | 104.7 MHz |
Branding | DYDC 104.7 |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Baybay, Filipino, English |
Format | Campus Radio, Community Radio |
Affiliations | Philippine Broadcasting Service |
Ownership | |
Owner | Visayas State University |
History | |
First air date | 1982 (on AM) June 9, 2014 (on FM) |
Former call signs | DYAC (1982-2013) |
Former frequencies | 1449 kHz (1982-2013) |
Call sign meaning | Development Campus |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | NTC |
Power | 1,000 watts |
Links | |
Website |
The station serves as a training ground for community broadcasting and Development communication students of the Visayas State University.[4]
History
DYDC was established in 1982 on AM with a frequency of 1449 kHz. Back then, it could receive signal from the major parts of Western Leyte, Eastern Visayas, parts of Northern Mindanao, and Southern Luzon. The station's various developmental programs in agriculture like the school-on-the-air has benefited several farmers. It initially operated 12 hours a day: from 7 am to 7 pm.[5] In 2013, it ceased operations after its transmitter was damaged by Typhoon Haiyan.
In the rebuilding efforts following the devastation, the Commission on Higher Education granted VSU P1 million pesos for the repair of the station. On June 9, 2014, it was relaunched, this time on FM in response to the listeners’ survey which showed that most people listen to FM than AM radio.[6]
References
- 90 years of VSU: ready, set, steady?
- Reviving Abaca: The National Abaca Summit Held at SLSU
- City Ordinance No. 007
- "WorldFish launches abaca rehab coalition in Sogod, So. Leyte | Visayas State University". Archived from the original on 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- "DOST-8 leads the inception meeting for STCBF abaca project | Visayas State University". Archived from the original on 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- VSU's campus radio is back on air