DWSM

Star FM Manila (DWSM)
Pasig;
Broadcast area	Mega Manila and surrounding areas
Frequency	102.7 MHz
Branding	102.7 Star FM
Programming
Language(s)	Tagalog, English
Format	Contemporary MOR, OPM, News
Network	Star FM
Ownership
Owner	Bombo Radyo Philippines; (People's Broadcasting Service, Inc.);
History
First air date	1978
Former call signs	DWXB (1978–1987)
Former names	Magic Disco 102 (1978–1982); Cute 102 (1982–1983); WXB 102 (1983-June 9, 1987); 102.7 WSM (1987-March 30, 1994);
Call sign meaning	Star FM Manila
Technical information
Licensing authority	NTC
Class	C, D, E
Power	25,000 watts
ERP	50,000 watts
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	Star FM Manila

DWSM (102.7 FM), broadcasting as 102.7 Star FM, is a radio station owned and operated by Bombo Radyo Philippines through its licensee People's Broadcasting Service, Inc. Its studio, offices and transmitter are located at Unit D, 18th floor, Strata 2000, F. Ortigas Jr. Ave., Ortigas Center, Pasig. Its news center, which hosts Bombo Radyo's flagship national newscast Bombo Network News in (Tagalog Language), is located at Florete Bldg., 2406 Nobel cor. Edison Sts., Makati.^[1]^[2]

As of Q4 2022, 102.7 Star FM is the 8th most-listened to FM radio station (and #6 among masa stations) in Metro Manila, based on a survey commissioned by Kantar Media Philippines and Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas.

History

1978–1987: WXB

The station was established in 1978 under the call letters DWXB. It was initially known as Magic Disco 102 with a disco format and was owned by the National Council of Churches in the Philippines, with studios located at the Philippine Christian University along Taft Avenue, Manila. In 1982, DWXB was acquired by Universal Broadcasting Network and rebranded as Cute 102 with a Top 40 format. It transferred to Donada St. near the Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Pasay. In 1983, it rebranded as WXB 102 and added New Wave music to its playlist. It was in 1985 when it became a fully fledged New Wave station. It was instrumental to many rock artists such as The Dawn, Identity Crisis, and Violent Playground. It briefly competed with another New Wave station, Power 105 BM FM (now known as 105.1 Brigada News FM Manila). Despite a signal of a minuscule 1 kilowatt, it acquired a cult following. The station signed off on June 9, 1987, when the Corazon Aquino administration began sequestering the properties owned by her predecessor Ferdinand Marcos and his cronies. The studio of WXB 102 was sequestered. The successor of WXB 102, NU 107, owned by the Progressive Broadcasting Corporation, began broadcasting on October 31, 1987.

1987–1994: The Gentle Wind

Bombo Radyo Philippines acquired the station, changed its call letters to DWSM and rebranded it as 102.7 WSM The Gentle Wind. Its transmitter power was increased dramatically to 25 kilowatts. At that time, their studios and transmitter were located at the Philippine Communications Center (PHILCOMCEN) building (now demolished in 2015) in Pasig. At the same time, the station started programming with an easy listening format. It went off the air on March 30, 1994.

1994–present: Star FM

Bombo Radyo Network rebranded the station as 102.7 Star FM on April 22, 1994. The station started the "masa" trend in FM stations. Aside from music, the new format included Bombo Network News every Monday to Saturday (also Sundays, when breaking news, important news story, or developing story warrants) in the morning, noon and evening. Notable programs in the 90s are included, It's All For You (in the Morning/Afternoon/Evening), Star Sweep, Twilight Zone, among others.

On February 24, 2013, Star FM relocated the studios from the EGI Building in Taft, Pasay to its current home in Strata 2000 in Pasig in line with the modern broadcast standards.

References

^ "TABLE 20.7a" (PDF), 2011 Philippine Yearbook, Philippine Statistics Authority: 18–45, retrieved March 6, 2021
^ "2021 NTC FM Stations via FOI website" (PDF). foi.gov.ph. October 9, 2021.

External links

[1] "TABLE 20.7a" (PDF), 2011 Philippine Yearbook, Philippine Statistics Authority: 18–45, retrieved March 6, 2021

[2] "2021 NTC FM Stations via FOI website" (PDF). foi.gov.ph. October 9, 2021.

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v t e Bombo Radyo Philippines
Chairman Rogelio M. Florete President and CEO Margaret Ruth C. Florete Executive Vice President Rogelio M. Florete, Jr. Assistant Vice President Jose Jenil C. Demorito
Broadcast assets	Bombo Radyo Star FM
Subsidiaries	People's Broadcasting Service, Inc. Newsounds Broadcasting Network, Inc.
Former assets	Consolidated Broadcasting System, Inc.

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