DXIX-FM

{{Short description|Radio station in Iligan, Philippines}}

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{{Use Philippine English|date=December 2022}}

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{{Infobox radio station

| name = iFM Iligan

| callsign = DXIX

| logo =

| logo_size =

| city = Iligan

| area = Lanao del Norte, parts of Lanao del Sur

| branding = 102.3 iFM

| airdate = 1978

| frequency = 102.3 MHz

| format = Contemporary MOR, OPM

| language = Cebuano, Filipino

| licensing_authority = NTC

| power = 5,000 watts

| erp = 10,500 watts

| class = C, D, E

| former_callsigns = DXYX (1978–2002)

| callsign_meaning = XIX (Roman number for 19)

| former_names = {{ubl|DXYX (1978–1992)|Smile Radio (1992–1999)|YXFM (1999–2002)}}

| network = iFM

| sister_stations = DXIC RMN Iligan

| owner = RMN Networks

| website = http://www.rmn.ph/

}}

DXIX (102.3 FM), on-air as 102.3 iFM, is a radio station owned and operated by the Radio Mindanao Network. Its studio, office and transmitter are located at the 4/F Pafs Mejia Bldg., Roxas Ave. cor. Aguinaldo St., Iligan. The station broadcasts daily from 4:00 AM to 11:00 PM. {{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 = 2023-04-22}}{{Cite web | url = https://storage.googleapis.com/request-attachments/xjhIVh0Pwai6us4v0UxPy42nuKvyym0X7MVYR25p6A4Yojr216srrwGDkTv6qhT7zwMd8IoKsIPTCoL31zkF0FDBGKRY0xCCTn52/FM%20STATIONS%20June%202022.pdf | title = 2022 NTC FM Stations | website = foi.gov.ph | access-date = 2023-04-22}}

History

The station was established in 1978 under the call letters DXYX, airing a CHR/Top 40 format. On August 16, 1992, the station was relaunched as Smile Radio 102.3 and switched to a mass-based format. On November 23, 1999, it was rebranded as 1023 YXFM and switched back to its CHR/Top 40 format, with the slogan "Live It Up". On May 16, 2002, the station was relaunched once more 102.3 iFM (with a call letters DXIX) and brought back its mass-based format. In 2019, iFM began simulcasting some programs from its sister station DXIC.

References

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{{Radio Mindanao Network}}

{{Iligan Radio}}

Category:Radio stations established in 1978

Category:Radio stations in Iligan

Category:OPM formatted radio stations in the Philippines

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