DWBL (1242 AM) is a

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owned and operated by

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in the

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. The station's studio is located at Unit 908, Paragon Plaza,

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corner Reliance Street,

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, while its transmitter is located along Coloong 1 Road, Barangay Coloong,

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. It broadcasts daily from 4:30 AM to midnight.

History

DWBL was initially known as WBL and carried a

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format during the Martial Law era. At that time, it was the top-rated radio station in Metro Manila. Willy "Hillbilly Willy" Inong, Rudolph Rivera, Bernie Buenaseda, Orlando S. Mercado,

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and

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were among the roster of personalities who worked with the station. In mid-1985, when most of the jocks moved to

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and formed WKC, Buenaseda remained on air, but left after a few months to set up WTM 89.9. The following year, DWBL reformatted into a talk station, offering

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. In April 2015, 8TriMedia bought part of DWBL's time for its programs hosted by popular radio personalities, such as Dr. Rey Salinel, former Manila City mayor

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, Miguel Gil, Percy Lapid, Shalala and

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. It lasted until October 2015, when it moved its airtime to DZRJ, along with new programs.

References

DWBL DWBL may refer to the following Philippine radio stations: * DWBL-AM (1242 AM), an AM radio station broadcasting in Metro Manila, branded as DWBL 1242 * DWBL-FM (91.9 FM), an FM radio station broadcasting in Pampanga Pampanga, officially th ...

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