DYQN (89.5 FM), broadcasting as 89.5 Home Radio, is a radio station owned and operated by Aliw Broadcasting Corporation. Its studio and transmitter are located along 3/F Eternal Plans Bldg., J.M. Basa cor. Ortiz St., Iloilo City.The P14,000 Peter Solis Nery talk
History DYQN was the first FM radio station established by Aliw Broadcasting Corporation on February 14, 1994. At that time, it was known as Q89 and carried a Top 40 format.Ritz School Summer Speaking & Writing Programmes In 1999, the station rebranded as Home Radio Q89 and switched to an easy listening format. The Q89 brand was dropped the following year.
On March 17, 2014, Home Radio, along with the other provincial stations, reformatted into a mass-based format, with "Natural!" as its slogan.
On April 5, 2015, the station switched back to its Top 40 format mixed with OPM, simply known as CHR Local. On late 2015, the station adopted the slogan "The Music of Now" and shifted to a fully-fledged Top 40 format.
In July 2017, Home Radio flipped back to its easy listening format. In 2018, Home Radio's provincial stations started simulcasting DWIZ's program Karambola, thus allowing the station to include news and commentaries in the morning to the station's format, which lasted until April 2026. In 2021, the simulcast expanded to include the entire morning block of DWIZ.
On January 16, 2023, the station dropped the Home Radio branding. On January 30, 2023, it was relaunched under the DWIZ network with a news and talk format. On April 30, 2026, DWIZ News FM made its final broadcast.
On May 8, 2026, after a week of music automation, the station brought back the Home Radio brand and its original format.
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