DYSR

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DYSR (SR95)
Broadcast areaSouthern Negros Oriental and surrounding areas
Frequency 95.1 MHz
BrandingSR95
Programming
Language(s) English, Cebuano, Filipino
Format CHR/Top 40, College Radio
Network Magic Nationwide
Affiliations Tiger 22 Media Corporation
Ownership
Owner National Council of Churches in the Philippines
History
First air date
DYSR-AM: August 26, 1950
DYSR-FM: 1992
Last air date
DYSR-AM: 2006
Former frequencies
840 kHz (August 26, 1950 – 1979)
891 kHz (1979 – 2006)
Call sign meaning
Silliman Radio
Sweet Rhythms
Technical information
Licensing authority
 NTC
Class ABC
Power 5,000 watts

DYSR (95.1 FM), broadcasting as SR95, is a radio station owned and operated by the National Council of Churches in the Philippines. It is part of the Magic Nationwide network. Its studio and transmitter are located at Camp SEA Site, Brgy. Banilad, Dumaguete. The station broadcasts daily from 5:30 AM to 12:00 MN. [1]

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History

DYSR-AM

1950-1975: Beginnings

The station began as DYSR-AM as a test broadcast on July 1, 1950 beginning only two hours of broadcasting time in the evening, following the approval of House Bill #896 to establish DYSR. At that time, the station was owned by Silliman University as a nonsectarian and non-profit educational station. [2] Operating at 840 kilocycles, the station at that time also operates as a shortwave station, operating at 6055 kilocycles on the 49 meter band. [2] [3]

The station would continue test broadcasts following the initial July 1 broadcast, with the notable extension of broadcasting hours and additional programming, [4] [5] until it was inaugurated on August 26, 1950. [note 1] [6] [7]

Its initial staff of DYSR-AM includes Roy Bell as the director of DYSR, Abby Jacobs as the program director and Eliseo Araneta leading the engineering department of DYSR. Silliman's faculty working as part-time staff of programming includes Mary Reese as music director, Boyd Bell as director of farm programming and Justice Venancio Aldecoa (1926–December 14, 2017) as assistant director of farm programming. [8] The latter later became the president of Silliman University from 1983 to 1986. [9]

DYSR-AM became one of the notable firsts in Dumaguete radio when the station was launched, having notable in the following:

  • The first radio station to launch in Dumaguete. (Launched on August 26, 1950) [6]
  • The first to be broadcast in shortwave. [2]
  • The first to air a radio drama as part of the programming schedule. [10]
  • The first to air select programming in English and in Cebuano [11] [5]

DYSR studios and its AM and shortwave transmitters at launch were located at the Guy Hall at Silliman University, where the College of Mass Communication was also located before moving to the Emilio T. Yap Hall in 2011. [4] It was then later moved to Camp SEA Site in Banilad.

1975-2006: Later years

DYSR-AM was notable for relaying what's known to be the city's first night flight on March 29, 1975, that led a Fairchild C-123K Provider aircraft landing safely in Sibulan Airport. At that time, the airport did not have runway lights until it was installed 42 years later. [12] The provincial Philippine Constabulary headquarters relayed announcements through this station to car owners to go to the airport and light the runway using headlights, which various car owners responded to the announcement. The announcement on this station gave pilot Eugene Malahay and co-pilot Antonio Paulin time to land the aircraft safely into the airport. [13] [14]

In 1979 or in 1980, when the Philippines switched from the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement or NARBA-assigned 10 kHz to the Geneva Frequency Plan of 1975-assigned 9 kHz, DYSR-AM switched frequencies from 840 kHz to 891 kHz. It went off the air sometime in 2006.

DYSR-FM

1992–2005: Early years

DYSR-FM, in the other hand, was launched in 1992, monikered as "Sweet Rhythms". Throughout its early years as DYSR-FM, various monikers including "Metro Radio" and the first tenure of "SR95", which was then re-used in 2014.

It would become the last FM station to launch in Dumaguete until in 2013, when DYMD began doing FM operations. [15]

2005–2007: Wild FM

In 2005, the University of Mindanao's broadcasting arm, UMBN, took over the station's operations and rebranded as 95.1 Wild FM. The agreement with UMBN ended in 2007.

2007–present: Killerbee/Magic

In 2007, Quest Broadcasting took over the station's operations and rebranded as KillerBee 95.1. In 2013, as part of the rebranding of all Quest provincial stations to be aligned with its Manila station, the station was renamed as Magic 95.1.

In the first quarter of 2014, the station reverted its branding back to SR95, albeit retaining its format and affiliation with Quest.

Notes

  1. ↑ The July 8 issue of The Weekly Sillimanian mentions August 27, 1950, the eve of Silliman's founding, the inaugural date, while it was moved to August 26.

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References

  1. ↑ "Negros Oriental: Radio & TV Broadcast Stations". National Telecommunications Commission . Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Station DYSR Ready For Air Test July 1". The Weekly Sillimanian . June 15, 1950.
  3. ↑ "10 Things I didn't know about Silliman University here in Dumaguete, the Philippines". Norm Schriever. August 22, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Station DYSR Inauguaral Broadcast Aug. 27". The Weekly Sillimanian . July 8, 1950.
  5. 1 2 "DYSR On 3-Hour Sked Beginning Next Week". The Weekly Sillimanian . August 5, 1950.
  6. 1 2 "Radio DYSR Holds Inaugural Program". The Weekly Sillimanian . August 28, 1950.
  7. ↑ "The Origins of 'Gentle People'". Medium . October 8, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  8. ↑ "DYSR Operational Staff Organized". The Weekly Sillimanian . July 5, 1950.
  9. ↑ "Mr "PLATTERS & CHATTER" himself". Negros Chronicle. August 25, 2013. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  10. ↑ "First Radio Drama Tonight". The Weekly Sillimanian . August 5, 1950. This will be a regular feature of DYSR every Friday at 7:00 p.m.
  11. ↑ "DYSR Program For Next Week Out". The Weekly Sillimanian . July 1950.
  12. ↑ Partlow, Judy (January 8, 2017). "Dumaguete airport now has night flights". Dumaguete Metro Post. Archived from the original on February 4, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
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