DXMB-AM

Broadcast areaBukidnon and surrounding areasFrequency648 kHzBrandingDXMB RMN MalaybalayProgrammingLanguage(s)Cebuano, FilipinoFormatNews, Public Affairs, Talk, DramaNetworkRadyo Mo NationwideOwnershipOwnerRadio Mindanao NetworkHistory1980 (under RMN)
(Date of establishment under former owner/s unknown.)610 kHz (until 1978)Malaybalay BukidnonTechnical informationNTCClassCDEPower10,000 wattsLinksWebsiteRMN Malaybalay

DXMB (648 AM) RMN Malaybalay is a radio station owned and operated by the Radio Mindanao Network. The station's studio and transmitter are located at Purok 2, Brgy. San Jose, Malaybalay.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

History

By early 1970s, DXMB-AM, probably the second radio station both in Malaybalay^[8] and in Bukidnon,^[9] then at 610 kHz and with 1-kW power,^[9] was being operated along Claro M. Recto Ave.; its franchise was owned by the Lopez family^[8] through Eduardo Lopez & Co., and operated by Ruta Broadcasting,^[10] also owned by Eduardo.^[11] The station used custom-built equipment.^[10]

The station became the only operating in the municipality^[10][12] since Catholic-run DXBB-AM was closed by the government in 1976 yet its license had never been revoked. (The latter would be relaunched as present-day DXDB-AM in 1991.)^[8] Its frequency was transferred in 1978 to present-day 648 kHz.^[12]

By the end of 1970s, Malaybalay-based Ruta^[13] had at least six AM radio stations; the rest were located in Visayas.^[a]

The patriarch later decided to sell the station as he can no longer manage it. In 1980, the station was acquired by the Radio Mindanao Network.^[8] Ruta though remained as the station's sales representative by 1990.^[17] The station's power was increased to 5 kW by 1990s.^[13][18]

Unlike other RMN AM radio stations primarily focusing on news, commentaries and public affairs, the station has its unique programming focusing on entertainment, mainly on drama.^[8]

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