DXMB-AM

RMN Malaybalay (DXMB)
Broadcast area
Bukidnon and surrounding areas
Frequency648 kHz
BrandingDXMB RMN Malaybalay
Programming
LanguagesCebuano, Filipino
FormatNews, Public Affairs, Talk, Drama
NetworkRadyo Mo Nationwide
Ownership
OwnerRadio Mindanao Network
History
First air date
May 15, 1980 (under RMN)
(Date of establishment under former owner/s unknown.)
Former frequencies
610 kHz (until 1978)
Call sign meaning
Malaybalay, Bukidnon
Technical information
Licensing authority
NTC
ClassC, D, E
Power10,000 watts
Links
WebsiteRMN Malaybalay

DXMB (648 AM) RMN Malaybalay is a radio station owned and operated by the Radio Mindanao Network. The station's studio and transmitter are located at Purok 2, Brgy. San Jose, Malaybalay.

History

Studio and Transmitter in Brgy. San Jose, Malaybalay

By early 1970s, DXMB-AM, probably the second radio station both in Malaybalay and in Bukidnon, then at 610 kHz and with 1-kW power, was being operated along Claro M. Recto Ave.; its franchise was owned by the Lopez family through Eduardo Lopez & Co., and operated by Ruta Broadcasting, also owned by Eduardo. The station used custom-built equipment.

The station became the only operating in the municipality since Catholic-run DXBB-AM was closed by the government in 1976 yet its license had never been revoked. (The latter would be relaunched as present-day DXDB-AM in 1991). Its frequency was transferred in 1978 to present-day 648 kHz.

By the end of 1970s, Malaybalay-based Ruta had at least six AM radio stations; the rest were located in Visayas.

The patriarch later decided to sell the station as he could no longer manage it. In 1980, the station was acquired by the Radio Mindanao Network. Ruta though remained as the station's sales representative by 1990. The station's power was increased to 5 kW by 1990s.

Unlike other RMN AM radio stations primarily focusing on news, commentaries and public affairs, the station has its unique programming focusing on entertainment, mainly on drama.

Notes

  1. ↑ Aside from DXMB-AM, other stations under Ruta Broadcasting were:

References

  1. ↑ "Infrastructure and Utilities | Provincial Government of Bukidnon". Archived from the original on March 13, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  2. ↑ Radio Broadcasting in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon: Its History and Influence (1970–2018)
  3. ↑ CyberFlashes[permanent dead link]. p.28
  4. ↑ BAC Resolution No. 0205
  5. ↑ Medical mission sa RMN DXMB Malaybalay, ipahigayon karong adlawa sa Barangay Linabo[permanent dead link]
  6. ↑ NNC’S RADYO MO SA NUTRISYON BAGS ITS 7TH GANDINGAN AWARD[permanent dead link]
  7. ↑ RMN now airs top-rated drama programs simultaneously in Visayas, Mindanao[permanent dead link]
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