DYMK
Radio station in Iloilo City, Philippines
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DYMK (93.5 FM), broadcasting as Barangay FM 93.5, is a radio station owned and operated by GMA Network. The station's studio is located at the GMA Broadcasting Complex, Phase 5, Alta Tierra Village, Jaro, Iloilo City, and its transmitter is located at the GMA Transmitter Complex, Brgy. Alaguisoc, Jordan, Guimaras.[1][2][3]
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| Broadcast area | Iloilo, Guimaras and surrounding areas |
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| Frequency | 93.5 MHz |
| Branding | Barangay FM 93.5 |
| Programming | |
| Languages | Hiligaynon, Filipino |
| Format | Contemporary MOR, OPM |
| Network | Barangay FM |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | GMA Network Inc. |
| GMA Super Radyo DYSI 1323 GMA TV-6 Iloilo GTV 28 Iloilo | |
| History | |
First air date | 1980 |
Former call signs | DYXI (1980–1985) |
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| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | NTC |
| Power | 10,000 watts |
| ERP | 60,000 watts |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Campus Radio Iloilo |
| Website | GMANetwork.com |
History
The station was established in 1980 under the call letters DYXI with a smooth jazz format. In 1985, Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Company acquired the station from Allied Broadcasting Center, changed its callsign to DYMK and rebranded it as K-Lite 93.5 MK with an easy listening format. DYMK-FM 93.5 main transmitter was located at Alta Tierra Village, Jaro, Iloilo City. In 1989, GMA jointly acquired the station and rebranded it as 93.5 MK. In 1997, it was rebranded to Campus Radio with a mass-based format and an upgraded radio and transmitter equipment. While constructing the new main FM transmitter in GMA Guimaras Complex, the back-up FM transmitter was located at RGMA transmitter complex in Jibao-an, Pavia, Iloilo together with DYXX-AM 1323 transmitter. On February 17, 2014, as part of RGMA's brand unifying, the station rebranded as Barangay 93.5.
In the 2010s, DYMK-FM is a strongest FM station of Western Visayas with the power of 30 kW (75 kW ERP to 100 kW ERP) and the FM transmitter located in Jordan, Guimaras then FM station was reverted to current 10 kW power (60 kW ERP)
