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History

2000 - 2013: Mix FM

The station was established in 2000 by former Magic 89.9 personality and current head of the Philippine Broadcasting Service Rizal "Bong" Aportadera, Jr. (known on-air as "Sonny B") and Randall Ong as Red Hot Mix FM 105.9. Aportadera once served as city information officer at

's local government. In 2005, the "Red Hot" was eventually dropped and it was simply known as "105.9 Mix FM". On that same year, Mix FM became the number one radio station in the city. In addition, Mix FM added legendary Los Angeles radio disc jockey

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, who hosts the Rick Dees' Weekly Top 40 countdown. Also, the station hosting several events in DC such as ''House Party'' and ''Sikat!''. On February 28, 2013, after 13 years of existence, Mix FM signed off for the last time at 10:59pm. Its last song was "

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" by Münchener Freiheit.

2013 - 2014: Power FM

On March 1, 2013, under new management, the station was relaunched as Power FM and switched to a news and music format. Dubbed as "The all in one station", it featured news & commentaries in the morning, music during mid-morning to evenings & blocktimers during the rest of the day. Power FM ranked #4 in Davao City, based on the recent Kantar Media Radio Research Council Survey. As a result, the management decided to make some changes. On February 28, 2014, Power FM made its final broadcast.

2014 - 2016: Balita FM

On March 1, 2014, the station rebranded as Balita FM and added more news & talk programs. It faced competition with

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/ref> On October 1, 2016, Balita FM went off the air for unknown reasons. Its former studio is currently used by Davao City Disaster Radio, owned by the Davao City LGU.

Awards

*KBP Golden Dove Awards - People's Choice for Best FM Station (Mindanao Category) (2005)

References

External links

* {{coord missing, Philippines 105.9 Mix FM Radio stations established in 2000 Radio stations disestablished in 2016 Defunct radio stations in the Philippines