DXCC-AM

Radio station in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines

Cagayan de Oro

Broadcast areaNorthern Mindanao and surrounding areasFrequency828 kHzBrandingDXCC RMN Cagayan de Oro 828ProgrammingLanguage(s)Cebuano, FilipinoFormatNews, Public Affairs, Talk, DramaNetworkRadyo Mo NationwideOwnershipOwnerRMN Networks

Sister stations

99.1 iFM NewsHistory

First air date

August 28, 1952 (1952-08-28)

Former frequencies

1560 kHz (1952–1961)
780 kHz (1952–1978)

Call sign meaning

Cagayan de Oro City
Canoi and CuiTechnical information

Licensing authority

NTCClassC, D& EPower10,000 wattsERP100,000 wattsLinksWebsiteRMN Cagayan de Oro

DXCC (828 AM) RMN Cagayan de Oro is a radio station owned and operated by the Radio Mindanao Network. It serves as the flagship station of RMN Networks. The station's studio is located at RMN Broadcast Center (Canoy Bldg.), Don Apolinario Velez St., Cagayan de Oro, and its transmitter is located at Brgy. Taboc, Opol, Misamis Oriental.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Established on August 28, 1952, DXCC is the pioneer radio station in the city. The callsign was supposed to refer to the surnames of the business' founders (Canoy and Cui) but, according to Henry Canoy in his memoir, was actually referred as Cagayan de Oro City.^[4]

History

DXCC first went on air on July 4, 1952 as a test broadcast, coinciding with the birthday of Henry Canoy's mother. At that time, it was situated on 1560 kHz. Its 500-watt transmitter was made from surplus parts from Raon in Quiapo, Manila, with only a telescopic steel pole borrowed from the Bureau of Telecom that served as antenna, which was mounted from the pole to a coconut tree 30 meters away.^[5]

It was officially launched on August 28, 1952, coinciding with the town fiesta of San Agustin. Its station ID was: “You are tuned to Station DXCC, broadcasting with a power of 500 watts on 1560 kilocycles from Cagayan de Oro's Gateway to Mindanao!”. The station's first live broadcast included the airing of the "Anejo Rum" from Plaza Divisoria in downtown Cagayan de Oro, for which Canoy billed La Tondena executive Hugo Chan Hong the sum of P500 as payment for the radio coverage.^[6]

At present, DXCC is among the top-rated AM stations in the market.^[7]

References

^ "CDO Broadcast Media". Archived from the original on September 11, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
^ New radio station in CDO to go on air
^ DXCC and iFM Job Fair
^ Henry R. Canoy signs off, Antonio J. Montalvan II, Philippine Daily Inquirer Archived June 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ RESOLUTION No. 75
^ Henry R. Canoy, 84
^ RMN DXCC tops AC Nielsen survey

Radio Mindanao Network

Chairman and President: Eric S. Canoy
Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer: Enrico Guido O. Canoy; Erika Marie Canoy-Sanchez
Corporate Secretary: Atty. Marietta E. Nieto

Broadcast assets

v t e Radio stations in the Cagayan de Oro market
By AM frequency	DXIF 729 DXCC 828 DXIM 936 DXKH 972 DXCO 1044 DXRU 1188 DXKO 1368
By FM frequency	DXRJ 88.5 DXKB 89.3 DXKI 90.3 DXCO 92.7 DXQR 93.5 DXWZ 94.3 DXDD 94.9 DXBL 95.7 DXKS 96.9 97.9 DXCR 98.5 DXVM 99.1 DXMR 99.9 DXLX 100.7 DXRA 100.9 DXRL 101.5 DXMM 102.5 DXJL 103.3 DXFO 103.9 DXYR 104.7 105.5 DXHY 106.3 DXNY 107.9
Internet radio	MOR On-Line Mindanao
Defunct/Inactive call signs	DXCL 1098 DXEC 91.9 DXBD 99.9¹ DXEQ 90.3¹ DXMO 950/1080¹ DXOR 729¹ DXJR 1575 DXRK 99.9¹
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