DYSS (pronounced DY-double-S; 999 AM) Super Radyo is a radio station owned and operated by

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. The station's studio is located at the GMA Skyview Complex, Nivel Hills, Apas,

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, while its transmitter is located at Alumnos, Brgy. Mambaling,

. At present, DYSS is considered one of the top AM stations in

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and

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.RGMA dominates Cebu radio
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History

DYSS began its radio operations on July 4, 1957. It was then owned by Loreto F. de Hemedes Inc. through DZBB in Manila, later the Republic Broadcasting System of Robert "Uncle Bob" Stewart. It was first located in Fortunata Bldg. at the corner of Magallanes & Lapu-lapu Sts. with a 167-ft. vertical antenna and 1-kilowatt BC Gates Transmitter situated in Mambaling Seaside. It was initially situated on 1560 kHz. In September 1972, the station was among the stations shut down following the declaration of

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by then-

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by the virtue of Proclamation 1081. Two years later, the assets of RBS were sold to the triumvirate of Gilberto Duavit Sr., Menardo Jimenez and

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due to the changes in media ownership laws. At the same time, DYSS returned to the airwaves under the branding Dobol S as a music station. In November 1978, following the switch from the

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-mandated 10 kHz to the adoption of the 9 kHz spacing implemented by the

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on AM radio stations in the Philippines and across the Asia-Pacific region, DYSS moved its frequency to 999 kHz. On July 17, 1989, the station switched to a news and public service format, now known as simply DYSS. The following year, DYSS, along with its sister stations DYSS-TV and

DYRT DYRT (99.5 FM), on-air as Barangay RT 99.5, is a radio station owned and operated by GMA Network Inc. The station's studio is located at GMA Skyview Complex, Nivel Hills, Apas, Cebu City, while its transmitter is located at Mt. Bonbon, Cebu ...

, transferred to its current home at the GMA Skyview Complex in Nivel Hills. On January 4, 1999, the station, along with its sister AM stations, started carrying the Super Radyo branding. At the same time, DYSS started carrying GMA Cebu's ''

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'' on a slightly-delayed basis at 6:00 pm followed by GMA's flagship newscast ''

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'' at 6:30 pm. In 2017, RGMA's radio stations nationwide officially launched their respective new logos coinciding with DZBB's first ever jingle and the relaunch of Dobol B sa News TV (renamed into

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) which returned on

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(now GTV).

Notable anchors

*Romulo "Lloyd" Napallacan Suarez *Guam Logroño *Christopher Gabriel Bonjoc *Decemay Padilla *Edgar Gutierrez *Inday Mariz

Former anchors

Bobby Nalzaro Pablito Galeza Nalzaro (August 11, 1963 – March 17, 2022), also known as Bobby Nalzaro or Super Bob, was a Filipino broadcast journalist, radio commentator and columnist. He was one of Cebu's tri-media personalities. He handled daily comme ...

(Deceased) *Gerry Auxilio

References

Super Radyo stations

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Radio stations established in 1957 {{coord missing, Philippines