1976–1992: DYHP/YXL
DYXL was the third RMN FM station and the fourth FM station in Cebu, established in 1976 under the call letters DYHP. Two years later, the station was officially launched on September 9, 1978 as YXL 93.9. Dubbed as "The Beautiful Romance", it aired an easy listening format. Its first studio was located at Gilmore Bldg. along Manalili cor. Legaspi St. In a few years, YXL became one of the most-listening FM station in Cebu.
Most notable DJ's who worked on the station at that time including Joe Jammer, Naughty Dundee, Ric Ryan, Harry Harrison, Mighty Might, Sexy Susan, Johnny Kawa and Lady Daisy with an all English spiels.
In September 1988, in time for DYHP's 25th anniversary, YXL 93.9 celebrated its 10th anniversary with the theme "25-10 on September 13", a promo event held at Cebu Coliseum.
2002–present: iFM
On May 16, 2002, the station was relaunched as 93.9 iFM and switched back to its mass-based format, with its first slogan "Hit after hit, iFM". It expanded its broadcast hours to 20 hours daily, signing off at 12:00 MN. Several years later, iFM began broadcasting 24 hours a day. According to the Nielsen Radio Audience Measurement Survey, iFM was the over-all Number 1 FM station in Metro Cebu from 2002 to 2013.
In 2005, the station launched its love-advice program, Dear iFM, wherein listeners asking for letter senders to share their stories of love, heartaches, struggles, joys and even strange ones.
On March 2, 2009, as part of RMN's nationwide expansion, iFM changed its new logo and the slogan Sa iFM, Siguradong Enjoy Ka!.
On May 26, 2012, the station, along with its sister station DYHP, went off the air and moved to its current home in Capitol Central Hotel and Suites along Capitol Site.
In 2014, iFM leaned a more localized approach in its programming, adopting the slogan LR, Lahi raaah!. On July 24, 2017, iFM changed its slogan to i Na Beh!, along with the return of the 7-note sound mnemonic from 2002. Since then, its DJs started using Cebuano as their language.
On Q2 of 2018, iFM carried-over the slogan "Ang Idol Kong FM", coinciding the nationwide launch of its new jingle. Also by April 1, 2018, the slogan was changed into i Na Ta!, a variant of the slogan used by its Davao station, and on July 30, the station brought back its slogan LR! Lahi Ra!. [5]
In 2019, iFM added news and talk to its format and began simulcasting DYHP's morning program Straight To The Point, competing with its rival Barangay RT.
In 2021, the station launched its first-ever radio drama anthology What's D Style, which first aired on other RMN stations in Visayas and Mindanao.
Amid the Typhoon Rai (Odette) on the evening of December 16, 2021, iFM simulcasted several programs from its sister station DYHP to provide news updates on the typhoon's impact in Cebu, Bohol and Leyte, and a day later, the station scaled down its programming with limited broadcast hours. On January 11, 2022, after the power was restored in the building, iFM formally returned to its regular programming.
In mid-2022, the station began carrying iFM Music and News for its news and talk programming. In addition, it began simulcasted RMN News Nationwide (later retitled RMN Network News) newscast from DZXL 558 Manila during mornings, along with other iFM stations as well as RMN-owned and/or affiliated stations. In July that year, it launched its Sunday programs Gasa sa iFM, a public service program which listeners who asking to helped on-air, and Iwag sa iFM, an afternoon program which sharing their inspiring stories about love life.
On July 25, 2022, the station's transmitter facilities moved from Brgy. Kalunasan to its new location in Sitio Seaside Asinan, Brgy. Basak San Nicolas. It had its blessing and inauguration of its transmitter on September 13, coinciding with DYHP's 59th Anniversary.
On August 8, 2022, iFM began its own local drama program called Dear iFM. This marked the return of the said love-advice program on this station after 7 years.
In June 2023, iFM adopted its new tagline Mapugngan Pa Ni?.
