DWNX

Radio station in Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines

Milaor

Broadcast areaCamarines Sur and surrounding areasFrequency91.1 MHzBrandingDWNX RMN NagaProgrammingLanguage(s)Bicolano, FilipinoFormatNews, Public Affairs, TalkNetworkRadyo Mo NationwideOwnershipOwnerRMN NetworksHistory

First air date

February 14, 1992

Former names

NXFM (February 14, 1992-August 15, 1992)
Smile Radio (August 16, 1992-May 30, 1996)

Former frequencies

1611 kHz (2017–2022)

Call sign meaning

Naga's Xtra LargeTechnical information

Licensing authority

NTCPowerFM: 10,000 watts
AM: 5,000 wattsERP32,000 wattsRepeater(s)1296 kHzLinksWebsiteRMN Naga

DWNX (91.1 FM) RMN Naga is a radio station owned and operated by the Radio Mindanao Network. The station's studio and transmitter are located at the RMN Broadcast Center, Maharlika Highway, Brgy. Del Rosario, Milaor.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

History

DWNX was inaugurated on February 14, 1992 with the slogan Naga's FM station. It carried a Top 40 format. On August 16, 1992, the station was rebranded as Smile Radio, with a mass-based format. On June 1, 1996, it was relaunched with an AM on FM format, this time using the RMN branding. At that time, the station's reformat was initially criticized by some listeners; some said that the change become radical, and it took some time to suit the taste of the listeners. It eventually went on to become the number 1 radio station in that format in Bicol. In 2017, DWNX opened a relay station on 1611 AM to serve areas outside Bicol region.

There were plans for DWNX to transfer its broadcast to AM and launch iFM on its current frequency. However, due to consistent success of the station, the plan was shelved. On May 25, 2022, DWNX changed its new frequency to 1296 AM, from the former 1611 AM.

References

^ "2015 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT | NTC Region 5" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
^ Media in Naga City
^ Naga's DWNX dominates the air waves
^ Unveiling of RMN DWNX

Radio Mindanao Network

Chairman and President: Eric S. Canoy
Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer: Enrico Guido O. Canoy; Erika Marie Canoy-Sanchez
Corporate Secretary: Atty. Marietta E. Nieto

Broadcast assets

v t e Radio stations in the Naga-Iriga market
By AM frequency	DWRB 549 DWLV 603 DWRN 657 DZLW 711 DZGE 855 DWMT 981 DZNG 1044 DWNX 1296 DZKI 1332
By FM frequency	DZTR 89.5 DWNX 91.1 DWLV 91.9 DWWL 92.7 DWQJ 95.1 DWJR 96.1 DZOK 97.5 DWRV 98.3 DWYN 99.1 DWQW 101.5 DWKM 103.1 DWOP 103.9 DWSS 104.7 DWRG 105.5 DWBQ 106.3 DWMW 107.9 Partido 87.7 DWPJ 88.7 94.3 DZRP 94.5 DWWV 96.7 DWEA 97.7 DWEB 99.9 DWSD 101.7 DWAP 106.7 DWIR 107.1
Defunct/Inactive call signs	DWAC 93.5 DWHQ 891 DWJV 96.7¹ DWMY 90.3 DWNW 756 DWSV 100.7 DZRB 95.9
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