DYBT

DYBT (105.9 FM) - currently branded as Monster Radio BT 105.9 - is a music FM station owned by Audiovisual Communicators, Inc. and operated by Capricorn Production & Management Corporation in Cebu City, Philippines. This station broadcasts top 40 format. The studios and transmitter station are located at West Entrance, G/F East Aurora Tower, #3 President Quezon (F. Cabahug) Street, Kasambagan, Mabolo, Cebu City. It operates daily from 5:00 AM to 1:00 AM. During Holy Week of each year, the station signs off at 1:00 AM of Maundy Thursday and returns to the air at 5:00 AM of Easter Sunday.

DYBT (Monster Radio BT 105.9)
CityCebu City
Broadcast areaCentral Visayas
BrandingMonster Radio BT 105.9
Slogan"Cebu's Hottest"
Frequency105.9 MHz (FM Stereo)
First air dateMarch 1, 1987 (as Z 105)
April 4, 1994 (as Wild FM)
May 1, 2000 (Monster Radio BT 105.9)
FormatCHR/Top 40, OPM
Power10,000 watts
ERP35,000 watts
Former call signsDYMZ (1987–1994)
DYWC (1994-2000)
OwnerAudiovisual Communicators, Inc.
(Capricorn Production & Management Corporation)
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.monstercebu.com
105.9 Wild FM logo from 1998 to 2000

History
  • First broadcast on March 1, 1987 as Z 105, under the call sign as DYMZ, owned by Capricorn Production & Management Corporation.
  • The station changed identity to 105.9 Wild FM, with the call sign changed to DYWC on April 4, 1994, under UM Broadcasting Network. The station was an English-language station which carried a dance-leaning Top 40 format, until the acquisition from Ditan Communications in 2002.
  • However, on May 1, 2000, UMBN sold the station to Audiovisual Communicators, which also bought by Capricorn Production & Management Corporation and became Monster Radio BT 105.9, adopted a mainstream Top 40 format. The station had changed the call sign to DYBT.
  • In 2016, the station transferred from its studio and transmitter in Mango Square Mall to its current location in East Aurora Tower, and adopted its current slogan "Cebu's Hottest". The station's slogan is the catchphrase used by its flagship station in Manila.

Recognitions

In the previous years, Monster Radio BT 105.9 has been nominated as Best FM Station (Provincial) until the station won the category at the 25th KBP Golden Dove Awards in 2017.

Monster Radio stations
Branding Callsign Frequency Location
Monster RX 93.1 Manila DWRX 93.1 MHz Metro Manila
Monster Radio BT 105.9 Cebu DYBT 105.9 MHz Cebu
Monster Radio BT 99.5 Davao DXBT 99.5 MHz Davao
Monster Radio EZ 88.7 General Santos DXEZ 88.7 MHz General Santos
Monster RX 93.1 Zamboanga DXRX 93.1 MHz Zamboanga


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