DXKX

Radio station in Davao City

Davao City

Broadcast areaMetro Davao and surrounding areasFrequency91.5 MHzProgrammingFormatSilentOwnershipOwnerPrimax Broadcasting NetworkHistory

First air date

1995 (as K91)
1998 (as Citylite)
2000 (as Smooth FM)
August 10, 2015 (as Brigada News FM)

Last air date

March 27, 2024 (as Brigada News FM)Technical information

Licensing authority

NTCPower10,000 watts

DXKX (91.5 FM) was a radio station owned by Primax Broadcasting Network. The station's transmitter is located along Broadcast Ave., Shrine Hills, Matina, Davao City.^[1]^[2]^[3]

History

1995–2013: K91/City Lite/Smooth FM

The station was established in 1995 as K91. It had an Adult Top 40 format. In 1998, it became an affiliate of Raven Broadcasting Corporation in Manila and rebranded as City Lite 91.5 with a smooth jazz format. In early 2000, after it ended its affiliation with RBC, it rebranded as Smooth FM 91.5. It went off the air sometime in 2013.

2015–2024: Brigada News FM

In early 2015, Brigada Mass Media Corporation took over the station's operations and became part of the Brigada News FM network. The station's old transmitter was replaced with a new 10,000 watt transmitter bought from Quark Electronics of Italy. Regular programming was first aired on August 10, 2015. In time for the 30th Kadayawan Festival, on August 23, 2015, Brigada News FM was formally launched. Then Davao City Mayor (now Vice President) Inday Sara Duterte, Brigada Group of Companies President Elmer Catulpos, and other Brigada officials were present in the occasion.

On January 2024, Mareco-owned 93.1 FM begin simulcasting this station as part of transition with the latter frequency to be launched this April 15.

On March 17, 2024, after Brigada News FM Davao shifted its full-time operations to 93.1 FM, this frequency is downgraded to a repeater of the latter until it finally signed off at March 27, 2024 amid Holy Week in the Philippines.

References

^ 2 netizens charged for illegally using Davao radio station’s social media card
^ Babae, binayaran ng kampo ni Sen. Trillanes para tumestigo sa ICC laban kay Pangulong Duterte?^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "NTC FM Stations (as of June 2022) via FOI website" (PDF). foi.gov.ph. February 14, 2023.