DYGB-FM
DYGB (91.7 FM), broadcasting as Power91 FM, is a news/talk and music FM radio station owned and operated by Gold Label Broadcasting System, Inc. with Radio Mindanao Network (RMN) as its network affiliation. Its studios and transmitter are located at Dy Chiao Kiao Bldg., Gov. M. Perdices cor. San Juan Sts., Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental.[1][2] It operates daily from 4:30 AM to 12:00 MN.
| City | Dumaguete |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Metro Dumaguete |
| Branding | Power91 FM |
| Slogan | Ang Sibyaanang Balanse, Patas ug Kadangpan sa Tanan |
| Frequency | 91.7 MHz |
| First air date | August 10, 1991 |
| Format | News, Talk, Pop MOR, OPM |
| Power | 5,000 watts |
| Call sign meaning | Gold Label Broadcasting |
| Former frequencies | 95.7 MHz (1991) |
| Affiliations | Radio Mindanao Network |
| Owner | Gold Label Broadcasting System |
History
DYGB-FM began operations on August 10, 1991 as Power95, situated at 95.7 MHz. At the time of its launch, the station's initial format was contemporary hit radio (CHR/Top 40).
It became the first FM radio station in Dumaguete City to use a Digital Audio Tape (DAT), compact discs (CDs) for song playback and cart machines for playing national and local commercials, jingles and station promotional materials, all of which were acquired from the United States. JAM Creative Productions, which is based in Dallas, Texas, produced the station IDs and jingles.
The said format has proven popular to its listeners, as it quickly became the overall #1 FM radio station in Dumaguete City and the entire province of Negros Oriental.
In the same year, DYEM's owner, Negros Broadcasting and Publishing Inc., filed a case against GLBSI because the station was broadcasting nearer to that station's frequency, which is at 96.7 MHz. GLBSI later responded to DYEM's case by moving DYGB-FM to its current frequency, 91.7 MHz, with the branding being changed to Power91 FM.
In mid-1994, DYGB-FM was relaunched as a "news and music" FM station, thus adding news, public affairs, commentary, public service and brokered programming to its schedule. The music content has been shifted to a mix of contemporary MOR and Original Pilipino Music (OPM), better known as the masa format.
Since the reformat, it remains the city's most listened-to FM radio station, a distinction that still holds up to this day.