DYKC (675 AM) Radyo Ronda is a radio station owned and operated by the Radio Philippines Network. The station's studio is located inside the SMC Warehouse Compound, A. del Rosario, Tipolo, Mandaue, while its transmitter is located at Brgy. Suba Basbas, Lapu-Lapu City.CEBU BROADCAST STATIONS | NTC Region 7‘Siete Palabras’ mabati sa dyKCRPN Cebu employees hit by station’s downsizing DYKC is the pioneer AM radio station in Cebu.
History
The station was established in 1965 under the ownership of Visayan Broadcasting Network of Eduardo Lopez and Co. It initially bared the call letters DYBC and was broadcasting on 660 kHz. It was first located at Filomelia Bldg. in Cebu City.The Fookien Times Yearbook 1968. p. 315
On October 28, 1969, Kanlaon Broadcasting System (now known as the Radio Philippines Network) took over the station's operations.Philippine Radio and Television Factbook 1971. p. 59 In 1972, KBS fully acquired the station. To reflect the change, the station changed its call letters to DYKC. It moved its operations to Brgy. Maguikay, Mandaue and its transmitter facilities to Brgy. Opao. It is the only radio station in Cebu whose operations were not disrupted during the Martial Law period.
In 1975, DYKC transferred to 1260 kHz. On November 23, 1978, DYKC transferred to 675 kHz, in response to the adoption of the 9 kHz spacing on AM radio stations in the Philippines under the Geneva Frequency Plan of 1975.
In 2024, DYKC moved to its current home inside the SMC Warehouse Compound.
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