![]() Station Logo from 2018-2022, with current TV5 logo adopted from 2019-2022 On October 1, 2010, U92 transitioned to a fully automated station, eight months after MTV Philippines shut down on February 15, which signified another branding to the station. At that time, its studios moved from NBC Tower to Silver City Mall in Pasig. Thus, the on-air personalities are a mix of former and current MTV Philippines VJ's, celebrities and career radio people. It carried a contemporary hit radio format, which was also tightly cross-promoted and shared talent with MTV Philippines, which had been broadcast by NBC's stations until mid-2007 when AYC took over the MTV franchise in the country and converted it to a cable-only service. On October 1, 2009, All Youth Channels, owner of the now-defunct MTV Philippines, took over the station's operations and rebranded it as U92 with the youth-oriented slogan "Cool To Be U". Now known as XFM 92.3, it adopted the slogans "Stress Free Radio", "Cool, Hip, Light, Smooth and all that Jazz" and "Light N Up!". In February 2008, the station reverted to its smooth jazz format. In August 2007, easy listening tracks were added to the station's playlist, which led to the scrapping of the electronica format in January 2008. It also reverted its call letters back to DWFM. On Easter Sunday, April 8, 2007, the station was relaunched as 92.3 xFM, airing downtempo, trip hop and house music. Together with the new team, the butterfly was dropped from the logo and the official call letters were returned to DWFM, the original call letters of the station. ![]() In January 2007, the station was taken over by new management, led by radio executives Raymund Miranda and Al Torres (currently as a voiceover for GMA Network, GTV, Heart of Asia Channel, and I Heart Movies currently based in Canada), along with sales executive Amy Victa. In 2004, the Rhythms tag was dropped, thus becoming 923 Joey (pronounced as "nine-two-three"), with the station slogan "It's a Groove Thing". ![]() It also featured new-age instrumental music during the Paschal Triduum of the annual Holy Week during that era, which is dubbed as "Take 20". It was also during this period that NBC entered into a joint venture with MTV Asia for an MTV Philippines feed via NBC's UHF Network (Channel 41). The jazz format would also be implemented on all of NBC's other FM stations, who used other female names for their branding. The call letters were also changed to DZRU. Radio executive Francis Lumen assumed the position of president and CEO bringing with him his previous 10 years of managing Citylite 88.3 (now Jam 88.3). In November 1998, DWFM switched to a smooth jazz station as Joey Rhythms 92.3 (also known as Joey 92.3). In September 1998, NBC was acquired by MediaQuest Holdings, Inc., a broadcasting company owned by the PLDT's Beneficial Trust Fund from the consortium of the Yabut family and then House Speaker Manny Villar. It later on moved to the NBC Tower/Jacinta Building 2 (now as ACQ Tower) along EDSA, Guadalupe, Makati. Its first home was in Jacinta Building 1 along Pasay Road (near the Ayala Center complex). The success of DWFM led NBC to establish other FM stations using a similar format, including Cebu's DYNC in 1975, and Davao's DXFM. DWFM quickly became the top-rated FM station in Manila, and held this title for most of its existence. Having an adult contemporary format during its existence, the station is known for playing the most requested song every hour. This station operates daily from 4:00 AM to 12:00 MN.Īs of Q4 2022, Radyo5 is the 7th most-listened to FM radio station (and #3 among news radio stations) in Metro Manila, based on a survey commissioned by Kantar Media Philippines and Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas.ĭWFM signed on in 1973 as MRS 92.3 (MRS meaning Most Requested Song), Manila's third FM station at that time. Buayang Bato, Mandaluyong, while its transmitter is located at NBC compound, Block 3, Emerald Hills, Sumulong Highway, Antipolo. The station's studio is located at TV5 Media Center, Reliance cor. It serves as the flagship station of the Radyo5 network, which is one of the assets of News5.
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