DWON (104.7
FM), broadcasting as 104.7 iFM, is a radio station owned and operated by the
Radio Mindanao Network
Radio Mindanao Network, Inc. (RMN), d.b.a. RMN Networks or RMN Network, is a Filipino media company based in Makati, Philippines. It is primarily involved is one of the largest radio networks. Its corporate office is located at the 4th Floor ...
. The station's studio and transmitter are located at the 3/F Marigold Bldg., M.H. del Pilar St., Brgy. Herrero,
Dagupan
Dagupan , officially the City of Dagupan (, , ), is a 2nd class independent component city in the Ilocos Region, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 174,302 people.
Located on Lingayen Gulf on the northwest-central ...
. It operates 24 hours a day.
History
DWON was the pioneer and the first FM station in Dagupan, established on June 19, 1978 as 104.7 WON. Dubbed as "The Amazing Beat of Dagupan", it carried a
Top 40
In the music industry, the Top 40 is a list of the 40 currently most popular songs in a particular genre. It is the best-selling or most frequently broadcast popular music. Record charts have traditionally consisted of a total of 40 songs. "To ...
format.
On August 16, 1992, the station was relaunched as Smile Radio 104.7. It became the first FM radio station in the market to carry a
mass-based format. On November 23, 1999, the station rebranded as 1047 ONFM (pronounced as "one-o-four-seven"), with the slogan "Live it Up!". It shifted back to a Top 40 format.
On May 16, 2002, DWON was amongst the stations relaunched under RMN's iFM network and bought back its original
mass-based format, with its first slogan "Hit after hit, iFM". In February 2004, it changed its slogan to "Ang FM ko I" and by 2006, the slogan was changed into "Pwede!". It was on March 2, 2009, when iFM changed its new logo and the slogan "Sa iFM, Siguradong Enjoy Ka!" as part of RMN's nationwide expansion.
On November 9, 2015, iFM launched its new logo and slogan "Ang Bestfriend Mo!". By January 2018, it adopted the slogan "iDOL" along with the return of the 7-note sound mnemonic from 2002.
During the Q2 of 2018, iFM carried-over the slogan "Ang Idol Kong FM" coinciding with the nationwide launch of its new jingle. In mid-2022, the station started carrying iFM Music and News for its news and talk programming.
References
External links
iFM Dagupan FB PageiFM Dagupan Website
Radio stations established in 1978
Radio stations in Dagupan
OPM formatted radio stations in the Philippines
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