DWBM-FM

DWBM-FM

City	Quezon City
Broadcast area	Mega Manila, surrounding areas
Branding	105.1 Crossover
Slogan	The smoothest place on your radio.
Frequency	105.1 MHz (also on HD Radio)
First air date	1960 as DZBM 1040 kHz 1970s as Super Tunog Pinoy FM 1985 as Power 105 FM 1994 as 105.1 Crossover
Format	Smooth AC
Power	25,000 watts
ERP	132,000 watts
Former callsigns	DZBM-AM (1963–1972) DWLM-FM (1970s–1985)
Owner	Mareco Broadcasting Network
Website	www.crossover.fm

DWBM, broadcasting as 105.1 Crossover, is a Smooth Jazz/Adult Contemporary radio station in Metro Manila owned by Mareco Broadcasting Network, Inc.. The station's studio is located in the Sta. Mesa Heights neighbourhood of Quezon City, while its transmitter is located in Barangay San Carlos, Binangonan, Rizal. It operates daily from 6:00 AM to 2:00 AM (except Holy Week of each year where it signs-off at midnight of Maundy Thursday until 6:00 AM of Easter Sunday).

History

AM debut

The Mareco Broadcasting Network, Inc. made its debut in the radio industry in 1963. Its first AM station, DZBM 1040 kHz, originally served only as a promotional venue for Mareco's Mabuhay and Villar record brands. It also held the local license to produce and market foreign music labels from a peak of over a hundred major international recording companies. During this time, DZBM played the latest and widest variety of popular music and was consistently no. 1 in the surveys, contributing significantly in popularizing radio as a prime entertainment medium in Manila.

Transition to FM radio

With its increasing listenership, Mareco Broadcasting Network eventually opened DZBM to commercial advertising. For enhanced quality, the station moved from AM to the FM band and became known as DWLM-FM at 105.1 MHz in the 1970s as Super Tunog Pinoy 105.1 with an all-OPM format, later reformatted as Power 105 FM in 1985 with a New Wave format and changed its callsign to DWBM. In the early 1990s, the network underwent several changes in management, as well as programming, with the end result being 105.1 Crossover in 1994 with a smooth jazz format.

Expansion

MBN then realized its plans for expansion with the opening of 99.1 Crossover (DYBM-FM) in Bacolod City on February 1997, 93.1 Crossover (DYWF-FM, now 93.1 Brigada News FM owned by Brigada Mass Media Corporation) in Cebu on September of the same year (later moved to DYAC-FM 90.7 MHz in 2003), and 93.1 Crossover (DXLR-FM) in Davao on June 1999, bringing the Crossover concept to the southern area of the country. The Manila broadcast is now also heard live over 105.1 FM in Baguio City. The Crossover sound is also webcast worldwide in real time on their official website.

20th anniversary

In June 2014, 105.1 Crossover celebrated its 20th year as a jazz and R&B station, with the theme "Celebrating 20 Years of Great Music." At the same time, the station's first disc jockey after almost a decade, Benjamin from the former 106.7 Dream FM and Citylite 88.3, went on board (6:00 AM - 10:00 AM weekdays).

Crossover CD compilations

Pop Goes Jazz (Ivory Music Philippines, 1995)
Pop Goes Jazz 2 (Ivory Music Philippines, 1996)
Crossover Classic (Ivory Music Philippines, 1997)
Crossover Classic 2 (Ivory Music Philippines, 1997)
Unwind: The Crossover Classic Collection (Ivory Music Philippines, 1998)
Recall: The Crossover Collection (MCA Music Philippines, 1998)
Unwind 2: Another Crossover Classic Collection (Ivory Music Philippines, 1999)
Recall: Another Crossover Collection (MCA Music Philippines, 1999)
Crossover Rhytyms (Universal Records, Inc., 1999)
Closer To Home (Viva Records Corp., 1999)
Classic: The Crossover Collection (Ivory Music Philippines, 1999)
Crossover Gold (Universal Records, Inc., 2000)
Closer To Home 2 (Viva Records, 2001)
The Greatest Crossover Classics Collection (MCA Music Philippines, 2002)
The Best Of Crossover Live Presents (Viva Records, 2003)
Remakes & Revivals (Sony Music Philippines, 2004)
Soft & Warm (Warner Music Philippines, 2004)
The Definitive Crossover Collection (MCA Music Philippines, 2005)
The Big Easy (Universal Records, Inc., 2005)
The Greatest Crossover Love Songs Collection (PolyEast Records, 2006)
The Crossover Experience (MCA Music Philippines, 2011)
The Crossover Cafe: Smooth Jazz & Sweet Soul (MCA Music Philippines, 2014)
The Crossover Cafe 2 (MCA Music Philippines, 2015)

Crossover stations

Main article: Mareco Broadcasting Network, Inc.

References

External links

Official website

Radio stations in the Metro Manila market

By AM frequency	DZXL 558 DZBB 594 DZMM 630 DZRH 666 DZAS 702 DZRB 738 DWWW 774 DZRJ 810 DZRV 846 DWIZ 882 DZSR 918 DZEM 954 DZIQ 990 DZAR 1026 DZEC 1062 DWAD 1098 DWDD 1134 DWBL 1242 DZRM 1278 DWXI 1314 DWUN 1350 DZJV 1458¹ DWSS 1494 DZME 1530 DZUP 1602 DZBF 1674

By FM frequency	DWJM 88.3 DWAV 89.1 DWTM 89.9 DZMB 90.7 DWKY 91.5 DWFM 92.3 DWRX 93.1 DWKC 93.9 DWLL 94.7 DWDM 95.5 DWRK 96.3 DWLS 97.1 DWQZ 97.9 DZFE 98.7 DWRT 99.5 DZRJ 100.3 DWYS 101.1 DWRR 101.9 DWSM 102.7 DWKX 103.5 DWBR 104.3 DWEY 104.7¹ DWBM 105.1 DWLA 105.9 DWET 106.7 DWNU 107.5 DZUR 107.9

HD digital radio	90.7-1 91.5-1 93.9-1 93.9-2 93.9-3 95.5-1 98.7-1 100.3-1 101.1-1 101.9-1 101.9-2 101.9-3 105.1-1

Internet radio	WXB 102 89 DMZ

Defunct callsigns	DWCD-FM² DWCS² DWNU² DWRT-AM² DWST² DWXB² DZFX² DZMZ² DZWI² KZKZ DZCA DWAN DZTV-AM DWBC-AM DZHH DZST² DZMC DZXQ²

¹Transmitting outside Metro Manila. ²Technically still active, but with new call letters and different intellectual property.

Radio networks in the Philippines

Major networks	Aliw DWIZ 882 97.9 Home Radio Bombo Radyo ABS-CBN DZMM Radyo Patrol 630 MOR 101.9 Brigada News FM RGMA Network Barangay LS 97.1 Super Radyo DZBB 594 MBC DZRH Love Radio Cebu(Easy Rock) Pacific(Aksyon Radyo and Yes FM) MBSI PBC(UNTV) UNTV Radio La Verdad 1350 Wish 107.5 Quest RBN RJ 100.3 DZRJ 810 AM RMN DZXL 558 93.9 iFM RPN SBN TV5 92.3 News FM UBSI

State-owned networks	PBS Radyo ng Bayan 738 IBC

Minor networks	EBC DZEC Radyo Agila 1062 Pinas FM 95.5 MBNI

Religious networks	CMN Radio Veritas 846 CEBSI INC Radio 954 DBSI FEBC Philippines NDBC SMNI DZAR 1026 Sonshine Radio UCB Philippines(The Edge Radio) ZOE Broadcasting Network DZJV

Regional networks	ABS-CBN My Only Radio Radyo Patrol CLBC Pampanga RGMA Network Super Radyo Barangay FM GV Pampanga MBC Hot FM Radyo Natin MBI PBC Palawan PBN Bicol PEC Caraga RadioCorp RPN Radyo Ronda SBC Zambales TV5 RADYO5 Viva/Ultimate Oomph! Radio

Campus radio networks	Adamson University Falcon Radio Station Ateneo de Manila University Magis Radio De La Salle University DWSU Green FM Silliman University Silliman NetRadio University of the Philippines DZUP DZLB DYUP UP-FM Radio University of Santo Tomas UST Tiger Radio

Internet networks	Campus Radio Online Dream FM Network MBC Aksyon Radyo U.S. My Only Radio Live Streaming Radio Pilipinas Sutton Radio

Shortwave	Radio Veritas Radyo Pilipinas

HD Radio	iFM 93.9-2 FM Top 40 Hits iFM 93.9-3 FM Classic Hits MOR 101.9-2 Hits MOR 101.9-3 Easy Listening

DTH satellite	TFC Direct DZMM Radyo Patrol 630 MOR 101.9

Defunct	Baycomms Broadcasting Corporation

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