DXDR-AM

{{short description|Radio station in Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines}}

{{notability|date=October 2021}}

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{{Infobox radio station

| name = RMN Dipolog

| callsign = DXDR

| logo = DXDR-AM logo.jpg

| logo_size =

| logo_alt =

| caption =

| city = Dipolog

| area = Eastern Zamboanga del Norte and surrounding areas

| branding = DXDR RMN Dipolog

| frequency = {{Frequency|981|kHz}}

| repeater = DXZZ 94.1 MHz

| airdate = 1981

| format = News, Public Affairs, Talk

| language = Cebuano, Filipino

| licensing_authority = NTC

| power = 5,000 watts

| erp =

| callsign_meaning = Dipolog Radio

| affiliations = DYHP 612 (selected programs)

| network = Radyo Mo Nationwide

| owner = Radio Mindanao Network

| webcast =

| website = https://rmn.ph/dxdr981dipolog/

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DXDR (981 AM) RMN Dipolog is a radio station owned and operated by the Radio Mindanao Network. Its studio and transmitter are located at RMN Broadcast Center, National Highway, Brgy. Turno, Dipolog. The station also airs a handful of programs from RMN Cebu.{{Citation | url = https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2011PY_Communications.pdf |title = TABLE 20.7a | journal = 2011 Philippine Yearbook | pages = 18–45 | publisher = Philippine Statistics Authority | access-date = August 29, 2019}}

History

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In 1981, as part of its massive expansion program initiated in 1978, Radio Mindanao Network commenced its AM broadcasting operations in Dipolog under the call sign DXDR. This move was the second RMN AM station opened in Zamboanga Peninsula after DXRZ of Zamboanga City in 1961, and the second AM station to operate in the city after RPN DXKD Radyo Ronda. Its launching was done the same year as DXPR RMN Pagadian.{{cite web|url=http://rmndipolog.weebly.com/about-rmn.html|title=About RMN - RMN Dipolog DXDR 981-AM|access-date=June 14, 2021}}

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