DXRL (101.5
FM) is a
radio station
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owned and operated by
Nation Broadcasting Corporation, a sister company of
TV5 Network Inc. It currently serves as a relay station of
True FM in Manila. The station's transmitter is located along Ramon Chavez St.,
Cagayan de Oro
Cagayan de Oro (abbreviated CDO and officially the City of Cagayan de Oro; ; Bukid language, Binukid: ''Ciudad ta Cagayan de Oro''; ; ) is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Regions of the Philippi ...
.
History
The station began operations in 1976 as MRS 101.5, airing an
adult contemporary
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format. In 1998, after NBC was acquired by PLDT subsidiary
MediaQuest Holdings
MediaQuest Holdings, Inc. is a Philippine media company based in Mandaluyong. It is involved in radio and television broadcasting, as well as direct-to-home satellite services and print media. Though an affiliate of telecommunications comp ...
, the station rebranded as Sandy @ Rhythms 101.5 and switched to a
Top 40
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format. In 2005, the "Rhythms" tag was dropped.
In 2011, months after
TV5 took over operations of the stations, it became a relay station of
DWFM 92.3 Manila, which was branded as Radyo5 and specifically the News FM sub-brand, later transitioning to True FM in 2023. On November 4, 2024, it transitioned to become a relay station of
DWLA 105.9 Manila, where the flagship True FM programming transferred, as part of the rebranded True Network. It is one of the two radio stations to be retained by Nation Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) despite its lease-to-own agreement with
Philippine Collective Media Corporation (PCMC) regarding most NBC-owned radio stations, with the other being based in
Cebu
Cebu ( ; ), officially the Province of Cebu (; ), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 167 surrounding islands and islets. The coastal zone of Cebu is identified as a ...
.
References
Radio stations in Cagayan de Oro
Radio stations established in 1976
News and talk radio stations in the Philippines
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