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Brigada News FM Manila (DWBM)
Broadcast areaMega Manila surrounding areas
Frequency105.1 MHz
Branding105.1 Brigada News FM
Programming
Language(s)Filipino
FormatContemporary MOR, News, Talk
NetworkBrigada News FM
Ownership
OwnerMareco Broadcasting Network
OperatorBrigada Mass Media Corporation
History
First air date
1963
Former call signs
  • DZLM-AM (1963–1972)
  • DWLM-FM (1973–1985)
Former names
  • DZLM (1963–1972)
  • Super Tunog Pinoy (1973–1985)
  • Power 105 (1985–1994)
  • Crossover (1994–2019)
  • Q Radio (2020–2023)
Former frequencies
1430 kHz (1963–1972)
Call sign meaning
  • Best Music (former slogan)
  • Brigada Manila
Technical information
Licensing authority
NTC
ClassA, B and C
Power25,000 watts
ERP60,000 watts
Repeater(s)
Links
Webcasthttps://www.brigadanews.ph/bnfm-makati
Websitehttps://www.brigadanews.ph

DWBM (105.1 FM), on-air as 105.1 Brigada News FM, is a radio station owned by Mareco Broadcasting Network and operated under an airtime lease agreement by Brigada Mass Media Corporation in the Philippines. It serves as a Luzon flagship station of the Brigada News FM Network. The station's studio is located at the 5th Floor of the Jacinta Building 2, #1840 EDSA, Brgy. Guadalupe Nuevo, Makati; its transmitter is located at San Carlos Heights, Binangonan, Rizal.

History

1963-1973: DZLM

Mareco Broadcasting Network, owned by Villar family[1] led by Manuel Villar Sr.,[2] made its debut in the radio industry in March 1963. The family were the pioneers of the country's music industry which had started Mabuhay and Villar records, two of the country's first and then largest recording companies.[3]

DZLM Love Radio 1430[4] (its first station) was established by the Villar family, being one of the network's first AM radio stations; another was DZBM 740.[5] Both stations originally served only as a promotional venue for Mareco's record labels.[6][7] While played a local recording once daily, they mostly played records under foreign labels as well;[4][8] all requested by the listeners within their 19-hour run in later years.[9]

It also held the local license to produce and market foreign music labels from a peak of over a hundred major international recording companies.[8] During this time, DZLM played the latest and widest variety of popular music and was consistent no. 1 in the surveys, contributing significantly in popularizing radio as a prime entertainment medium in Manila.

The station was known for pioneering the contemporary hit radio (top 40) format,[4] as well as playing dance music in 1971.[10]

1973-1994: Move to FM

Upon the declaration of nationwide martial law in 1972, a decree was issued ordering a broadcast company to operate an AM and an FM station in each area.[6] While DZBM was kept,[11] DZLM was transferred to FM the following year,[6][7] later becoming DWLM 105.1.[4] DZBM, on the other hand, had the magazine-type format until becoming the first AM station to reformat and subsequently the top-rated pop music station[2] for at least five to six years,[5] and later became DWOO with a showbiz-oriented format.[4]

The station's format continued with DZRJ-FM then as its chief competitor. The format later became an all-Filipino and changed to new wave in the 1980s, remaining until the next decade.[7]

With its increasing listenership, DZLM was opened to commercial advertising. For superior quality, the station migrated from AM to FM and became known as DWLM SO FM at 105.1 MHz in 1973 and Super Tunog Pinoy 105.1 with an all-OPM format. In 1985, it rebranded as Power 105BM FM, switched to a new wave format and changed its callsign to DWBM.

In 1990s, DWBM became the country's first CNN radio affiliate.[12][13]

1994-2019: Crossover

Final logo as 105.1 Crossover

In 1994, when Luis Villar sold the shares to his children, the station went to his son, Louie, who introduced Crossover stations since then.[6] The station pioneered the smooth jazz format;[3][12] a blend of cool jazz, rhythm and blues,[3][12] Latin and pop;[14] the combination of these was described by the Villars as the "most literal translation" of the station's name[14] they had coined and later popularized.[3] The station's corporate logo—roughly based on a silhouette of jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal[14]—was introduced in 1996.[12][15] Being classified as an avant-garde music station by then, high-income listeners were the target audiences.[16]

In the early 1990s, MBN underwent several changes in management as well as programming with the launch of 105.1 Crossover in June 1994 with a smooth jazz format. It managed to distinguish itself from rival station Citilite 88.3 by airing weekly programs that cater to different genres, like soul, Latin and R&B.[17]

A few years later, Crossover expanded to the key provinces[3] with 99.1 FM in Bacolod in 1997,[12] 93.1 FM in Cebu City in 1995 (later moved to 90.7 FM), 93.1 FM in Davao City in 1997, and a relay station of Manila over 105.1 FM in Baguio in 2000. The Crossover format is also webcast worldwide in real time on their official website.[18]

In early 2000s, the station organized nationwide concert series, which featured Martin Nievera, Jaya, Lani Misalucha, and Zsa Zsa Padilla,[1][19] as well as monthly pocket concerts and bar tours around Metro Manila.[1][3][14] They also produced a live concert by foreign jazz performers, Bobby Caldwell and Phil Perry, at the Araneta Coliseum in 2002.[20]

In June 2014, 105.1 Crossover celebrated its 20th year with the theme "Celebrating 20 Years of Great Music." At the same time, the station had its first disc jockey after almost a decade, Benjamin (Reuben "Beng" Chua formerly of Dream FM and Citylite, and former voiceover of PTV/NBN from 1998 to 2012), who boarded during weekday mornings.

2019-2023: Q Radio

Q Radio 105.1 Manila (2020-2023)

On December 30, 2019, 105.1 FM silently dropped its Crossover brand and smooth jazz format and switched to a Top 40 format, as MBN opted to lease the station's airtime to Horizon of the Sun Communications (producer of Chinese Filipino oriented shows Chinatown TV and Chinese News TV). The station announced on the following day that the Crossover FM format has migrated online (via its live stream application).[21] Its Baguio relay station have also adopted the new format. While other MBN regional stations still broadcasts under the Crossover brand and format, they would soon follow suit with the Manila station.

On January 13, 2020, the station was officially launched as Q Radio. Former PBS deputy director general and former Quest Broadcasting Inc. executive Carlo Jose Magno Villo was brought in as the station's director, along with several DJs from various upscale stations. It airs daily news updates with reporting segments on local and international news, business, entertainment and lifestyle.

On March 1, 2020, former Monster Radio jock and chief digital strategist Lexy Angeles took over management of the station. In the same month, the station launched new shows: Q Eclectic, a Saturday evening show that features predominantly OPM, K-pop, C-pop, and Latin Pop, Q Mix, a Saturday late night program that plays music remixes, and Sunday Flashback, an all-day segment which airs 2000s music.

On November 16, 2020, all MBNI provincial stations started carrying the Q Radio branding. The station also opened a program for student DJs in January 2023 called, Qniversity.

On June 19, 2023, Q Radio announced that the station will permanently go off the air due to financial problems, as well as poor ratings and loss of advertisers' support.[22][23] Q Radio 105.1 signed off at 12:00 am of July 1, 2023, with "The Last Time" by The Script as its swansong.

2023–present: Brigada News FM

On June 27, 2023, Brigada Mass Media Corporation signed an agreement with Mareco, in which it will lease the station's airtime, in exchange of its former frequency assignment at 104.7 MHz, based from Batangas.[24]

On July 1, minutes after Q Radio ceased its broadcast, Brigada News FM Manila began its test broadcast in the frequency from BMMC's National Broadcast Center in Makati. Its official broadcast began at 4:00 a.m. of July 3.

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 Rhythms (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)

References

  1. ^ a b c Esguerra, Tinnie (May 10, 2002). "Creating the Crossover lifestyle". The Philippine Star. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Samonte, Danee (September 13, 2018). "Rene Garcia: The final Hotdog". The Philippine Star. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Salterio, G. Jemuel (October 28, 2001). "Crossover: The radio station as producer". The Philippine Star. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e "An AM radio story". Daily Tribune. June 13, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via PressReader.
  5. ^ a b Samonte, Danee (January 17, 2015). "Them were the days". The Philippine Star.
  6. ^ a b c d "Meet Louie Villar, the man behind radio's Crossover stations". Philippine Daily Inquirer. September 30, 2000. p. E2. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ a b c "Crossing over to the top". Manila Standard. November 14, 1996. p. 30. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ a b "How Villar Records changed Philippines pop music forever". The Philippine Star. February 2, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  9. ^ "From the Music Capitals of the World: Manila". Billboard. August 10, 1968. p. 50. Retrieved July 3, 2023 – via Google Books.
  10. ^ Pancho Alvarez (June 14, 1989). "Radio in retrospect, part 1: The days of the dinosaurs – the AM story". Manila Standard. p. 24. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ The Philippines, a Country Profile. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of State. August 1979. p. 110. Retrieved July 3, 2023 – via Google Books.
  12. ^ a b c d e "Crossover drive on 105.1 dwBM". Manila Standard. November 1, 1996. p. 27. Retrieved July 2, 2023 – via Google Books.
  13. ^ "DWBM-CNN linkup". Manila Standard. November 18, 1992. p. 19. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Google Books.
  14. ^ a b c d Esguerra, Tinnie (December 21, 2000). "Defining the Crossover Sound". The Philippine Star. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  15. ^ "'Crossover Drive'". Manila Standard. November 6, 1996. p. 10. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Google Books.
  16. ^ "Current radio programming trends". Manila Standard. November 25, 1996. p. 29. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Google Books.
  17. ^ Less is more
  18. ^ Salterio, Leah (December 16, 2000). "Stay Tuned, Crossover 105.1 Bent on Getting Bigger in 2001". Philippine Daily Inquirer. The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. p. 31. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Google News.
  19. ^ Samio, Veronica (July 22, 2001). "MMFF 2001, binagyo". Pilipino Star Ngayon (in Tagalog). Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  20. ^ Lo, Ricky (October 10, 2002). "Jazz in time with Bobby Caldwell". The Philippine Star. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  21. ^ Crossover Radio Online
  22. ^ "Louella Hazeline Chan in Q Radio Qlassmates". Telegram. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  23. ^ Q Radio 105.1 (June 19, 2023). "To all of our amazing Qties, After a fulfilling 3-year run, filled with several viral online campaigns and exciting on-air gimmicks, it is with a heavy heart that we announce that Q Radio will be permanently signing off nationwide effective July 1, 2023". Facebook. Retrieved June 20, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  24. ^ Brigada News FM (June 27, 2023). "Konting tulog na lang mga Ka-Brigada! Mas pinalakas, mas pinalawak, at mas pinaganda! Ang No. 1 sa mga probinsiya sa Luzon, Visayas, at Mindanao - mapakikinggan na sa Metro at Mega Manila!". Facebook. Retrieved June 27, 2023.

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