DXVM

iFM Cagayan de Oro (DXVM)

Cagayan de Oro
Broadcast area	Misamis Oriental, parts of Lanao del Norte and Bukidnon
Frequency	99.1 MHz
Branding	99.1 iFM
Programming
Language(s)	Cebuano, Filipino
Format	Contemporary MOR, OPM, News
Network	iFM
Ownership
Owner	RMN Networks
Sister stations	DXCC RMN CDO
History
First air date	1974
Former frequencies	870 kHz (1952-1974)
Call sign meaning	Voice of Music
Technical information
Licensing authority	NTC
Class	B,C,D
Power	10,000 watts
ERP	31,500 watts
Links
Website	iFM Cagayan de Oro

DXVM (99.1 FM), broadcasting as 99.1 iFM, is a radio station owned and operated by the Radio Mindanao Network. It serves as the flagship station of iFM. The station's studio is located at the RMN Broadcast Center (Canoy Bldg.), Don Apolinario Velez St. cor. Echem St., Cagayan de Oro, and its transmitter is located at Brgy. Bulua, Cagayan de Oro.^[1][2][3]

History

Established on 1974, DXVM was the first RMN station and the pioneer FM station in the city. It began its broadcasting on November 1, 1976, as 99.1 VM-FM, carrying a Top 40 format together with other RMN FM stations across the country, excluding DWHB in Baguio (which carried a smooth jazz format) and DYXL in Cebu (which carried an easy listening format). On August 16, 1992, the station was relaunched as Smile Radio 99.1 with the slogan "The Voice of Music". It was one of few Smile Radio station with the same format, along with DYHT in Bacolod.^[4][5] On November 23, 1999, Smile Radio was rebranded as 991 VMFM (pronounced as "nine-nine-one") with its slogan "Live It Up!". On May 16, 2002, the station was relaunched as 99.1 iFM and switched to a mass-based format.^[6][7]

References

1. "Cagayan de Oro Mass Media". Archived from the original on January 28, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
2. New radio station in CDO to go on air
3. RMN DXCC at iFM 99.1, namamayagpag pa rin ang ratings sa CDO
4. "From Charlotte to Balingasag and CDO". Archived from the original on August 14, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
5. Mikael Grey connects with Pinoys at UAE
6. GMA bares her vision for RP over next 3 years
7. Cebuano News: PGMA miasoy sa iyang panglantaw alang sa Pilipinas sa mosunod nga 3 ka tuig