DWDS
| City | Lipa City |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | West-Central Lipa City, Batangas |
| Branding | 106.1 Animo! FM |
| Slogan | The Best Campus Radio You Love |
| Frequency | 106.1 MHz |
| First air date | June 2008 |
| Format | Religious broadcasting, College radio, CHR |
| Power | 10 watts |
| ERP | 30 watts |
| Class | D |
| Callsign meaning | De La Salle Lipa |
| Owner |
De La Salle Lipa (AB Communications Radio Guild) |
| Website | De La Salle Lipa AB Communications Radio Guild |
DWDS,[1] branded as 106.1 Animo! FM is a college radio station owned by De La Salle Lipa in the Philippines and operated by the AB Communications Radio Guild.[2] Its studio is located at the 4th floor, Mabini Building, De La Salle Lipa while its transmitter site is located at the 7th floor. The station is licensed to operate from Mondays-Fridays, 7:00 am–5:00 pm.
As of 2016, DWDS is one of two remaining active campus radio stations in Batangas, the other being Batangas State University's DWPB-107.3.
Station history
2008-09: Launch and transmitter problems
DWDS was launched in June 2008 as a project of the Bachelor of Arts In Communication to gain an avenue for its students to test the radio medium for future employment. Plans for the station were already as early as 2007.
In April 2009, however, technical problems caused the transmitter to bug down, causing the station to cease operations.
2010-16: As a CHR format college radio
The station was relaunched in August 2010 after a year of inactivity, However, problems still hound the station as it only employs one technical personnel and programming has become more irregular.
Typhoon Glenda (Rammasun)'s onslaught forced the station to cease operations until October 2014.
2017-present: as a hybrid religious-CHR
On February 8, 2017, 106.1 Animo! FM underwent technical maintenance, causing the station to go off-air until it returned on April 17, 2017 under new program manager April Rose Magpantay as a hybrid CHR-religious campus radio format.
Under the reformatted grid, it mirrored that of ALFM 95.9 Radyo Totoo by adding a religious programming grid for its first 90 minutes after sign-on as The Daily Bread. As a compromise, its CHR formatting was cut to six and a half hours.
Area of coverage
DWDS covers the entire campus of De La Salle Lipa and the west-central portion of Lipa City. With a good radio receiver, listeners as far east as Barangay Talisay and as far south as the Ibaan, Batangas toll plaza of the STAR Tollway can pick up its 10-watt (ERP of 30 watt) signal.
References
- ↑ NTC Region 4A Database for DWDS
- ↑ AB Communications Radio Guild, actsdlsl.webnode.com