96.7 Brigada News FM (DXVA 96.7 MHz) is an

FM station FM broadcasting is a method of radio broadcasting that uses frequency modulation (FM) of the radio broadcast carrier wave. Invented in 1933 by American engineer Edwin Armstrong, wide-band FM is used worldwide to transmit high fidelity, high-f ...

owned and operated by

Brigada Mass Media Corporation The Brigada Group of Companies is a Filipino conglomerate, with interests in entertainment and consumer goods. editions in Mindanao, a network of FM stations across the Philippines, one TV station, distribution of herbal food supplements, ...

. Its studio and transmitter are located along R. Calo St., Brgy. Diego Silang,

Butuan Butuan (pronounced ), officially the City of Butuan (; Butuanon: ''Dakbayan hong Butuan''; ), is a highly urbanized city and the regional center of Caraga, Philippines. It is the '' de facto'' capital of the province of Agusan del Norte ...

History

The station was formerly owned by

Nation Broadcasting Corporation Nation Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) is a Philippine radio and television broadcast company established in 1963. As of December 2013, NBC is a subsidiary of MediaQuest Holdings, Inc. under the PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund. NBC's radio and t ...

. It began operations in July 1992 as MRS 96.7 Most Required Song under the call letters DXEY. It carried an

adult contemporary Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the 1980s to the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul ...

format. At that time, its studios and transmitter were located at the NBC Bldg. along Libertad St., sharing facilities with sister station DXRB. On September 1, 1998, after NBC was acquired by PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund's broadcasting division MediaQuest Holdings, Inc. from the consortium of the Yabut family and then House Speaker

Manny Villar Manuel "Manny" Bamba Villar Jr. (; born December 13, 1949) is a Filipino businessman and former politician. He previously served as senator from 2001 to 2013 and as the 20th President of the Senate of the Philippines from 2006 to 2008. Before ...

, the station rebranded as Jake @ Rhythms 96.7 and switched to an

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. It went off the air in 2004. In 2018, the station returned on-air after

acquired the frequency from NBC and changed to its current call letters. It was officially launched on September 28 of the same year under the Brigada News FM network. On March 31, 2025, Brigada News FM launched its new tagline "Be the Heart of the Delightful Philippines", positioning the city as the tourism gateway in the Philippines.

References

External links

Brigada News FM Butuan FB PageBrigada News FM Butuan Website
{{Philippines-radio-station-stub Radio stations in Butuan Radio stations established in 1992