DWET-FM
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| City of license | Pasig City |
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| Branding | 106.7 Energy FM / SAVED Radio on 106.7 Energy FM (Sundays only) |
| Slogan |
Hi Pangga! Ang Sarap! (Delicious!) Nobody Does It Better Than Energy FM |
| Frequency | 106.7 MHz (FM stereo) |
| First air date | February 21, 1992 |
| Format | Hot AC, OPM, K-pop, Christian music, Religious |
| Power | 25,000 watts |
| ERP | 75,000 watts |
| Class | C, D, E |
| Callsign meaning | Edward Tan (former president of ABC 5, deceased) |
| Owner | Ultrasonic Broadcasting System |
| Webcast | 106.7 Energy FM on Ustream |
| Website |
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DWET (106.7 FM), branded as 106.7 Energy FM, is the radio station, airing a Hot AC format. It is owned by Ultrasonic Broadcasting System. Its studios, offices & transmitter are located at Unit D-1, 15th floor, Strata 2000 Building, F. Ortigas Jr. Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig City in the Philippines. It is also used as a shared station from SAVED Radio which plays Christian music every Sunday.
History
Several reformats
When Kool 106 first went on-air in February 1992 (together with ABC 5) with radio veteran George Mercardo at the helm, its format was Hot Adult Contemporary, showcasing music from the 70s and 80s, alongside Top 40 hits back then. In 1995, when Marc Gorospe assumed the Station Manager post, Kool 106 flipped into a mainstream format playing mostly pop hits. Between 1999 & 2001 it became 106.7 Kool, that plays mostly foreign song especially R&B with a very few OPM hits. In 2001, the station went off the air for one month and completely changed its format. It became known as Ritmo Latino RIO 106.7, the first radio station in the country that played Latin music.
Kool 106 (2002–2004)
In April 2002, Kool 106 resurrected as a Masa station with its format playing mainstream pop and OPM music. During the relaunch, Kool 106 and ABC-5 teamed up to produce a 30-minute interactive music show called "Kool on Kam", originally aired as a hookup with Kool 106 where the jocks can now be seen on TV with music videos. Kool on Kam moved to a primetime slot and increased to 1 hour without the radio hookup where the jocks interviews with its featured celebrity of the week and the show launched its segments. Kool on Kam lasted for a year and a half. The station also has its first ever countdown separated where the top 10 OPM songs and top 10 foreign songs are aired at noontime and 6pm respectively on Sundays. Kool 106 has also developed its "By Request" program aired weekdays 9pm-12mn and Sundays where listeners can call and ask for their requested song. Kool 106 as a masa station lasted for 2 years.
106.7 Dream FM (2004–2011)
In April 2004, 6 months after Tonyboy Cojuangco took over the management of ABC, 106.7 was reformatted as Dream FM. The station aired in a smooth jazz format added up with R&B, Soul, Bossa Nova and House.
After MediaQuest Holdings, Inc. acquired TV5 in 2010, Dream FM and its affiliate stations in other parts of the country remained under the Cojuangco management led by former ABC stockholder Anton Lagdameo. They became collectively known as the Dream FM Network, with TV5 as its licensee until June 2011. On the other hand, MediaQuest manages Radyo5 92.3 News FM, owned by its sister company, Nation Broadcasting Corporation.
Dream FM signed off on June 30, 2011 after 7 years with the song, "Till We Meet Again". Only DWFM remained on the said network even after the loss of DWET-FM.
106.7 Energy FM (2011–present)
Throughout the last week of June, plugs were aired on 106.7 with the statement "Si Pangga, Dreaming!", where the slogan of Energy FM Pangga and Dream FM's name is used. This is a temporary partnership between Cojuangco and UBSI, which took part-ownership of the station.
Energy FM, who used to air on 91.5 transferred to 106.7 on July 1, 2011. Its programs and DJs premiered on July 4.[1][2] Kenji is the only Dream FM DJ who joined the Energy FM staff.
Energy FM also has a radio segment called Saved on Energy FM, which plays Christian music of praise and worship to God. It is run by Becca Music Inc., a Christian events company. It first aired on February 6, 2011 (while Energy FM was still on 91.5) and airs every Sunday 9pm to 12mn. In mid-2015, it expanded its airtime to 18 hours on Sunday. Recently, it can be heard on Sunday all day.
Energy FM was the 1st station to promote K-Pop in this country, through its radio segment called KPOP Sarap. Initially an hourly Top 5 countdown segment of Ray Mambo's Radioactive Countdown, it expanded into a 2-hour segment. After Mambo's demise from the station, it became a fully fledged KPOP-program.
Last March 17, 2014, the station launched its new tagline, Ang Sarap! Ang Sharap!, inspired by Instagram. Most of the station's veteran jocks were dismissed including Cathy G and DJ Mac and replaced by younger jocks, mostly from other masa stations. Marketing Consultant Joee "Brother Joe" Guilas aims the station to serve its listeners with a new menu of fun and entertainment, which was never heard on radio before.[3]
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