DYRT-FM

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DYRT (Barangay RT Cebu)
Barangay RT 99.5 Cebu.png
CityCebu City
Broadcast areaCentral Visayas and surrounding areas
Frequency99.5 MHz
BrandingBarangay RT 99.5
Programming
Language(s)Cebuano, Filipino
FormatContemporary MOR, OPM
NetworkBarangay FM
Ownership
OwnerGMA Network Inc.
DYSS Super Radyo
GMA TV-7 Cebu
GTV 27 Cebu
History
First air date
1978 (1978)
Former call signs
DYLS (1978-1979)
Former names
  • LS 97.1 (1978-1979)
  • Double 9.5 RT (February 4, 1980-February 28, 1995)
  • Campus Radio (March 1, 1995-July 28, 2002)
  • 99.5 RT (July 29, 2002-February 16, 2014)
Former frequencies
97.1 MHz (1978-1979)
Call sign meaning
Romantic Touch (former branding)
Technical information
Licensing authority
NTC
ClassA/B/C/D/E
Power25,000 watts (On operational: 15,000 watts)
ERP75,000 watts
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.gmanetwork.com

DYRT (99.5 FM) - on-air as Barangay RT 99.5 - is a radio station owned and operated by GMA Network Inc.. The station's studio is located at GMA Skyview Complex, Nivel Hills, Apas, Cebu City, while its transmitter is located at GMA Transmitter Site, Mt. Busay, Brgy. Bonbon, Cebu City. Due to restrictions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, the station operates daily from 3:00 AM to 12:00 MN.[1][2]

History[]

1978-1979: DYLS/DYRT[]

The station was established in 1978 on 97.1 MHz under the call letters DYLS. It was the second oldest regional FM station under the auspices of the Republic Broadcasting System after DXSS in Davao, which started operations in 1977. In 1979, the station went off the air, later it revived in 1992 under the brand LS 97.1 (now MOR 97.1) when AMCARA Broadcasting Network owned this station until it was taken over by ABS-CBN in 1996.

1980-1995: Double 9.5 RT[]

On February 4, 1980, the station returned to air, this time on 99.5 MHz under the call letters DYRT. It carried the branding Double 9.5 RT: The Romantic Touch, with the slogans "Cebu's Most Romantic Easy Listening Radio Station" and "The Beautiful Music Station of Cebu". Back then, its studio and transmitter were located at the 10/F Luym Bldg. along Plaridel cor. Juan Luna St. (now Osmeña Blvd.). The station aired easy listening music and news updates every top of the hour, and English was used as its medium. In 1990, DYRT and its sister station GMA-7 Cebu moved to its current home in GMA Skyview Complex in Nivel Hills, Apas, and switched to an Top 40 format.

1995-2014: Campus Radio/99.5 RT[]

On March 1, 1995, following the launch of RGMA done by Mike Enriquez, the station was rebranded as Campus Radio 99.5 RT, with the slogan "Forever!". Two years later, when Bobby Nalzaro took over the operations of GMA Cebu, the station changed its slogan to "Nindota-Ah!", which was later adapted by several RGMA FM stations in Mindanao in 1998, and changed its medium to Cebuano. The station was reformatted to a Contemporary MOR station. On July 29, 2002, the Campus Radio branding was dropped and changed its brand to 99.5 RT. From 2013 to 2018, as conducted by Nielsen Radio Audience Measurement, 99.5 RT Cebu was the dominant overall Number 1 Radio Station in Cebu.[3]

2014-present: Barangay RT[]

On February 17, 2014, as part of RGMA's brand unifying, the station was rebranded as Barangay RT 99.5 and carried-over the slogan "Isang Bansa, Isang Barangay". Since then, it began simulcasting a handful of programs from its Manila station. On April 22, 2019, the station began airing one of DYSS Super Radyo's program Bobby Nalzaro On Board: Saksi, making it the only regional Barangay FM station to do so.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ CEBU FM BROADCAST STATIONS | NTC Region 7
  2. ^ Rhian ug Derrick diha sa Carcar!
  3. ^ DYR-TFM Barangay 99.5 Nindota Ah is Cebu’s New Number 1 FM Station
  4. ^ Nalzaro: Politics even in times of emergency

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