DYRK

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WRocK (DYRK)
Broadcast area Metro Cebu and surrounding areas
Frequency 96.3 MHz
Branding96.3 WRocK
Programming
Language(s) English
Format Soft AC, OPM
Ownership
Owner Exodus Broadcasting Company, Inc.
History
First air date
October 2, 1993
Call sign meaning
WRocK
Technical information
Licensing authority
NTC
Class A/B/C
Power 25,000 watts
ERP 75,000 watts
Links
Webcast Listen live (via TuneIn)
Website www.963wrock.com

DYRK (96.3 FM), broadcasting as 96.3 WRocK, is a radio station owned and operated by Exodus Broadcasting Company, Inc.. [1] The station's studio and transmitter are located at Room 2016, 20th Floor, Golden Peak Hotel and Suites, Gorordo Ave. cor. Escario St., Brgy. Camputhaw, Cebu City. It operates daily for 5:00 am to 12:00 mn. [2] [3] [4]

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Background

Exodus Broadcasting Company was established by the Hodreal family on October 2, 1993, and operated as a sister company of ACWS-UBN. It launched WRocK in Cebu province.

On October 6, 2008, it was announced that the Elizalde Group of Companies' Manila Broadcasting Company (MBC) purchased the Manila station DWRK from the Hodreal family, owners of ACWS-UBN and Exodus, for 229.6 million. Except for the acquisition price, further terms were not disclosed. [5] While DWRK since then has been under the control of MBC, ACWS-UBN and Exodus retain control of the WRocK provincial stations. In the same year, ACWS-UBN decided to re-establish the original WRocK format via online streaming, branding it as "WRocK Online" through Hayag.com, while DYRK was relaunched as a separate entity from WRocK Online.

In June 2016, the station removed the "Cebu" suffix on its branding". This was done to reflect that DYRK is the sole station bearing the WRocK brand.

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