DYKR

XFM Bacolod (DYKR)

Bacolod
Broadcast area	Northern Negros Island, parts of Iloilo and Guimaras
Frequency	96.7 MHz
Branding	96.7 XFM
Programming
Language	Hiligaynon, Filipino
Format	Contemporary MOR, News, Talk
Network	XFM Philippines
Ownership
Owner	DCG Radio-TV Network (Katigbak Enterprises, Inc.)
Operator	Y2H Broadcasting Network, Inc.
History
First air date	1993 (as WRocK) April 4, 2022 (as XFM)
Former names	96.7 WRocK (1993–2010)
Call sign meaning	WRocK (former branding in reverse)
Technical information
Licensing authority	NTC
Class	C, D, E
Power	10,000 watts
ERP	32,000 watts
Repeater(s)	DYCP 90.3 MHz Kabankalan: 95.5 MHz

DYKR (96.7 FM), broadcasting as 96.7 XFM, is a radio station owned by DCG Radio-TV Network and operated by Y2H Broadcasting Network, Inc. The station's studio and transmitter are located at Puentebella Subdivision, Brgy. Taculing, Bacolod. ^{[1] [2]}

History

The station was established in 1993 by Exodus Broadcasting Company as one of the provincial WRock stations. After its Manila flagship station was acquired by Manila Broadcasting Company on October 6, 2008, the station was relaunched as a separate entity from WRocK Online. In May 2010, due to lack of resources and financial challenges, WRocK Online, along with the station, went off the air. ^[3]

In 2020, DCG Radio-TV Network acquired the frequency from Exodus. In early 2022, Yes2Health Advertising took over the station's operations and began its test broadcast as XFM, carrying a news and music format. XFM Bacolod officially launched on April 4, 2022.

On November 18, 2024, the station transferred its studio from MFC Bldg. in Lacson St. to Brgy. Taculing. and on the same day, it began simulcasting on SBN-owned 90.3 FM.

References

1. "TABLE 20.7a" (PDF), 2011 Philippine Yearbook, Philippine Statistics Authority: 18–45, retrieved July 3, 2021
2. "2019 NTC FM Stations" (PDF). foi.gov.ph . Retrieved July 3, 2021.
3. "MBC buys DWRK FM station for P230M". news.abs-cbn.com . Retrieved March 28, 2021.