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Bombo Radyo Cebu (DYMF)

Cebu City
Broadcast area	Central Visayas and surrounding areas
Frequency	963 kHz
Branding	DYMF Bombo Radyo
Programming
Language(s)	Cebuano, Filipino
Format	News, Public Affairs, Talk, Drama
Network	Bombo Radyo
Ownership
Owner	Bombo Radyo Philippines (People's Broadcasting Service, Inc.)
Sister stations	95.5 Star FM
History
First air date	1978
Call sign meaning	Marcelino Florete
Technical information
Licensing authority	NTC
Power	10,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	10°17′18″N 123°52′50″E / 10.28833°N 123.88056°E / 10.28833; 123.88056
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	Bombo Radyo Cebu

DYMF (963 AM) Bombo Radyo is a radio station owned and operated by Bombo Radyo Philippines through its licensee People's Broadcasting Service, Inc. Its studio and offices are located at Bombo Radyo Broadcast Center, 87-A Borromeo St., Cebu City; its transmitter is located at Sitio Alaska, Brgy. Mambaling, Cebu City. It operates daily from 4:00 AM to 9:30 PM.

DYMF was once home of the Bombo Radyo Production Center. Cebu's Extremes Travel & Entertainment Provider (Cebu City) Corp. currently supplies drama programming to all cebuano-speaking Bombo Radyo stations in Visayas and Mindanao.

History

Bombo Radyo was inaugurated in 1978 on 648 kHz. Bobby Nalzaro, whose transferred to Cebu in 1987, serving as its acting station manager for ten years until he resigned in 1997 to joined GMA Cebu. In 1991, the station transferred to 963 kHz, which swapped frequencies with its rival station DYRC Radyo Balita (now Aksyon Radyo Cebu). DYMF used to air NBA games through a partnership deal in the same year.

Bombo Radyo went off the air on December 16, 2021, after its transmitter was destroyed by Typhoon Rai (Odette). During the time being, several of its programs were aired on its sister station under the interim name Bombo Radyo Star FM. It resumed operations on February 16, 2022, this time with a newly installed transmitter.

References

1. "Radio and TV Broadcast Station". NTC Region 7. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
2. Seares, Pachico (2017). "Cebu Journalism & Journalists 2017". Retrieved June 30, 2020 – via Google Books.
3. Rubio, Gregg (April 6, 2013). "Bombo may take legal moves vs Capitol". The Freeman. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
4. Sayson, Homer (February 14, 2020). "Cebu scribes stand by 'great kid' Slaughter in time of crisis". SPIN.ph. Retrieved June 30, 2020.

• News and talk radio stations in the Philippines
• Radio stations in Metro Cebu
• Radio stations established in 1978