DYDC

DYDC (104.7 FM) is a non-commercial educational low-power college radio station owned by the Visayas State University, Baybay, the Philippines. The station also serves as a training ground for community broadcasting and Development communication students of the Visayas State University.[1] DYDC is on air every Weekdaysfrom 5 am to 6 pm.[2][3][4]

DYDC
CityBaybay
Broadcast areaBaybay, Leyte
BrandingDYDC 104.7
SloganYour No. 1 Development Campus Radio.
DYDC gyud ko, Ikaw sab ha! Radyo kalambuan gyud na!
Frequency104.7 MHz
First air date1982 (on AM)
June 9, 2014 (on FM)
FormatCollege Radio, Infotainment, Community Radio
Power1,000 watts
Call sign meaningDevelopment Campus
Former call signsDYAC (1982-2013)
Former frequencies1449 kHz (1982-2013)
OwnerVisayas State University
Website

History
A Development Communication Community Broadcasting major (left) is being trained by the DYDC-FM staff on a live on-air music program.
VSU President Dr. Edgardo E. Tulin (left) interviewed by Buen Andrade as guest of the weekly radio program Campus Talk.
The "On-Air" Sign of DYDC-FM.
The broadcasting equipment at the Announcer's Booth of DYDC-FM.
The broadcasting equipment at the Announcer's Booth of DYDC-FM.

DYDC FM replaced the defunct DYAC AM which was established in 1982 after the latter's transmitter was damaged when Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines in 2013. Back then, DYAC AM was broadcasting with a frequency of 1449 kHz and could reach major parts of Western Leyte, Eastern Visayas, parts of Northern Mindanao, and Southern Luzon. The station's various developmental programs in agriculture like the school-on-the-air has benefited several farmers.[5]

In the rebuilding efforts following the Typhoon Haiyan devastation, the Commission on Higher Education granted the Visayas State University P1 million pesos for the repair of the station. The radio station also shifted from AM to FM in response to the listeners’ survey which showed that most people listen to FM than AM radio. Moreover, FM stations are easy to maintain and its parts and equipment are way cheaper and more readily available than in AM stations. The cost of electricity in FM stations is lesser too.[6]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2017-03-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. 90 years of VSU: ready, set, steady?
  3. Reviving Abaca: The National Abaca Summit Held at SLSU
  4. City Ordinance No. 007
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2017-03-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. VSU's campus radio is back on air

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