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DYRF-FM

Radio station in Iloilo City, Philippines

Iloilo City

Broadcast areaIloilo, Guimaras and surrounding areasFrequency99.5 MHzBranding99.5 Star FMProgrammingLanguage(s)English, Hiligaynon, FilipinoFormatContemporary MOR, OPM, NewsNetworkStar FMOwnershipOwner

Bombo Radyo Philippines
(People's Broadcasting Service, Inc.)

Sister stations

DYFM Bombo RadyoHistory

First air date

1976 (1976)

Former names

99.5 RF (1976-April 21, 1994)

Call sign meaning

Rogelio FloreteTechnical information

Licensing authority

NTCPower10,000 wattsERP16,000 wattsLinksWebcastListen LiveWebsiteStar FM Iloilo

DYRF (99.5 FM), broadcasting as 99.5 Star FM, is a radio station owned and operated by Bombo Radyo Philippines through its licensee People's Broadcasting Service, Inc. It serves as the flagship station of the Star FM Network. Its studio, offices and transmitter are located at the 3rd Floor, R. Florete Bldg., Rizal St. cor. Iznart St., Iloilo City.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

History

DYRF was Bombo Radyo's first FM station, established in 1976 as 99.5 RF. In 1987, it began carrying a Top 40 format with the slogan "The Rhythm of the City". On April 22, 1994, to provide a more solid identity for all of Bombo Radyo's FM stations, the station was re-launched as 99.5 Star FM and switched to a mass-based format. On February 3, 2014, Bombo Network News began simulcasting in several Star FM stations. In the 1st quarter of 2016, to emphasize more on the music, Star FM started carrying the slogan "It's All For You".

References

^ Bombo radyo eyes expansion in 2020
^ "RMN ends Bombo era in Iloilo – survey". Archived from the original on January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
^ Visayas Awards Notices
^ "2021 NTC FM Stations via FOI website" (PDF). foi.gov.ph. October 9, 2021.

Bombo Radyo Philippines

Chairman: Rogelio M. Florete
President and CEO: Margaret Ruth C. Florete
Executive Vice President: Rogelio M. Florete, Jr.
Assistant Vice President: Jose Jenil C. Demorito

Broadcast assets

Bombo Radyo
Star FM

Subsidiaries

People's Broadcasting Service, Inc.
Newsounds Broadcasting Network, Inc.

Former assets

Consolidated Broadcasting System, Inc.

v t e Radio stations in the Iloilo City market
By AM frequency	DYLL 585 DYOK 720 DYRI 774 DYFM 837 DYDA 1053 DYSI 1323 DYDH 1485
By FM frequency	DYKU 88.7 DYQN 89.5 FMR 90.1 DYYS 92.3 DYMK 93.5 DYMI 94.7 DYIC 95.1 DYMB 97.5 DYNJ 98.3 DYRF 99.5 DYOZ 100.7 101.9 DYUP 102.7 DYWT 105.9 DYIS 106.7 DYNY 107.9
Defunct/Inactive call signs	DYBQ DYMC DYRJ¹ DYRP DYOO 1280¹ DYSA¹ DYXI 93.5¹
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