DXKR-FM

For the AM station, see DXKR-AM.

DXKR (Retro 95.5)
City	Davao City
Broadcast area	Davao
Branding	Retro 95.5
Slogan	Playing the Greatest Hits of The 70s, 80s and The 90s.
Frequency	95.5 MHz
First air date	1993 (as 95.5 WRocK Davao) 2010 (as 95.5 Hit Radio) 2016 (as Retro 95.5)
Format	Classic hits
Power	10,000 watts
Callsign meaning	inverted as WRocK (former branding)
Former callsigns	DXDJ (2003-2010) as Hit Radio
Former frequencies	100.3 (2003-2010) under the callsign DXDJ
Owner	ACWS - United Broadcasting Network (UM Broadcasting Network)
Website	http://hitradio.hpage.asia/ http://www.hitradiodavao.com/

DXKR (95.5 FM), currently broadcasting as Retro 95.5 is a music FM radio station owned by ACWS - United Broadcasting Network with an affiliation of UM Broadcasting Network (UMBN) in the Philippines. The station's studio and transmitter is located in Ponciano St., Davao City. The main format of the station is Classic hits, playing music from 1970s, 1980s & 1990s from Monday to Saturday; and 1960s music on Sundays.

Background

WRocK Davao

In 1993, ACWS - United Broadcasting Network (ACWS-UBN) established the Davao radio station DXKR, more popularly called 95.5 WRocK Davao, on the FM band.

On October 6, 2008, it has been announced that Elizalde Group of Companies' Manila Broadcasting Company (MBC) has purchased WRocK from the Hodreal family, owners of ACWS-UBN, for PhP229.6 million. However, due to radio guidelines, MBC is not allowed to own more than one radio station. As such, the frequency used by the WRocK Manila radio station was assigned to Cebu Broadcasting Company.^[1]

While the Manila radio station is under the control of Cebu Broadcasting Company, ACWS-UBN continued to retain control of the WRocK provincial stations.

Hit Radio Davao/Retro 95.5

In May 2010, the demise of WRocK Online saw UMBN's transfer of blocktime agreement to 95.5 after its agreement with RBN's 100.3 expired, hence rebranding the station as 95.5 Hit Radio.^[2] Aside from this, Cebu's DYRK still exists amongst the provincial WRocK stations.

In January 1, 2016, Hit Radio rebranded as Retro 95.5, adapted from Cebu station 103.5 Retro Cebu.

References

↑ MBC buys DWRK FM station for P230M Retrieved via news.abs-cbn.com on 10-06-08.
↑ UM Broadcasting Network

External links

95.5 Hit Radio Website

Radio stations in the Davao City market

By FM frequency	DXDR 88.3 DXBE 89.1 DXGN 89.9 DXBM 90.7 DXKX 91.5 DXWT 92.3 DXLR 93.1 DXXL 93.9 DXLL 94.7 DXKR 95.5 DXFX 96.3 DXUR 97.1 DXSS 97.9 DXQM 98.7 DXBT 99.5 DXDJ 100.3 DXRR 101.1 DXFM 101.9 DXRA 102.7 DXRV 103.5 DXMA 104.3 DXYS 105.1 DXMX 105.9 DXET 106.7 DXNU 107.5 Digos DXRM 103.1

By AM frequency	DXMF 585 DXDC 621 DXRP 675 DXRD 711 DXRA 783 DXUM 819 DXGO 855 DXIP 900 DXOW 981 DXAM 1017 DXKT 1071 DXGM 1125 DXFE 1197 DXED 1224 DXRF 1260 DXAB 1296 DXAQ 1404 DXML 1440 DXME 1548

HD digital radio	92.3-1

Defunct callsign	DXOZ¹ DXCT¹ DXTO¹ DXST¹

¹Technically still active, but with new call letters and different intellectual property.

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