callsign that operated under the brand 96.3 wrock between 1988 and 2008 see wrock online . dwrk 96.3 easy rock city pasay city broadcast area metro manila surrounding areas branding 96.3 easy rock slogan just the rite rock remember someone today frequency 96.3 mhz first air date 1972 as dwbc fm 96.3 1980 as rk96 real radio october 15 1988 as 96.3 wrock may 18 2009 as 96.3 easy rock format soft rock power 25 000 watts erp 50 000 watts callsign meaning dwrock former branding former callsigns dwbc fm 1972 1980 owner manila broadcasting company cebu broadcasting company sister stations dzrh 90.7 love radio yes fm 101.1 website www.easyrock.com.ph dwrk 96.3 fm broadcasting as 96.3 easy rock is a music fm radio station airing a soft rock format . this is the flagship station of the easy rock network owned by cebu broadcasting company an affiliate of manila broadcasting company . the station is currently broadcasting from star city complex pasay city and its transmitter is located atop the bsa twin towers in mandaluyong city sharing the same site with 90.7 love radio & 101.1 yes fm . it is the station preferedly known listeners by the motorists such as uv express service bus taxi and tamaraw fx . contents 1 history 1.1 dwbc rk 96 real radio 1.2 96.3 wrock 1.3 96.3 easy rock 2 easy rock stations 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit dwbc rk 96 real radio edit acws united broadcasting network established dwbc fm in 1972 as a simulcast of 940 khz . in 1980 rk 96 was launched it also changed its callsign to dwrk . headed by mike pedero who established nu 107 in 1987 it played adult contemporary music competing with 99.5 rt magic 89.9 101.1 kiss fm and other ac stations before reformatting in 1988 . 96.3 wrock edit the station underwent rebranding and reformat as 96.3 wrock with a lite rock format on october 15 1988 . the new format plays also love songs along with its lite rock songs . during the 1990s it had a copyright infringement with 103.5 k lite with its use of the stinger it s the true light rock and light rock with a kick . they also owned ultravision 25 now net 25 owned by eagle broadcasting corporation . during the 2000s until its acquisition by mbc it hosted events and played music that inspired a generation up to october 26 2008 when its dj s aired the final edition of lite rock favorites of the week with djs cherry and dylan thomas . 1 on october 6 2008 it has been announced that the elizalde group of companies manila broadcasting company has purchased wrock from the hodreal s acws ubn for php229 .6 million . except for the acquisition price further terms were not disclosed . however radio guidelines dictate that an entity could declare no more than one station under its direct ownership ; hence as mbc is the declared owner of 90.7 love radio and its sister am station dzrh it could not be the declared owner of 96.3 fm . as such the frequency was assigned to mbc affiliate cebu broadcasting company . 2 96.3 easy rock edit on october 26 2008 wrock signed off permanently on its frequency but revived as an online station . after that mbc scrapped all programs associated with wrock and even acws ubn . the new wrock played automated music and some liners from its new djs . mbc tried its best to maintain dwrk s upscale and niche market on air identity and programming format as 96.3 wrock from october 2008 to may 17 2009 unlike many other stations which reformatted after being sold . in december 2008 its studios moved to the star city complex pasay next to its new sister stations . on may 18 2009 dwrk rebranded as 96.3 easy rock ending 20 years of broadcasting under the wrock brand to reflect the change . this was mbc s first venture into class a b & c market . furthermore on june 20 2012 easy rock made a lot of changes on its playlist to make it quite similar to love radio and yes fm s playlist . easy rock stations edit main article easy rock network easy rock is also broadcast to 7 provincial stations in the philippines . 3 see also edit manila broadcasting company parent company of cebu broadcasting company . references edit 1 elizaldes manila broadcasting acquires 96.3 wrock the birth of the easy rock network manila broadcasting company retrieved 30 july 2009 external links edit official website v t e manila broadcasting company chairman ceo fred j. elizalde senior vice president juan elizalde president ruperto nicdao jr. founders jm elizalde manuel elizalde board of directors hadrian arroyo eduardo cordova julio macuja ii jose taruc george goduco santiago ureta independent director radio networks dzrh nationwide aksyon radyo aksyon radyo u.s. love radio yes fm hot fm easy rock radyo natin television networks dzrh news television tv natin affiliates pacific broadcasting systems radyo natin network related topics star city aliwan fiesta stock symbol pse mbc official website manilabroadcasting.com mbcsales.com.ph v t e radio stations in the metro manila market by fm frequency dwjm 88.3 dwav 89.1 dwtm 89.9 dzmb 90.7 dwky 91.5 dwfm 92.3 dwrx 93.1 dwkc 93.9 dwll 94.7 dwdm 95.5 dwrk 96.3 dwls 97.1 dwqz 97.9 dzfe 98.7 dwrt 99.5 dzrj 100.3 dwys 101.1 dwrr 101.9 dwsm 102.7 dwkx 103.5 dwbr 104.3 dwey 104.71 dwbm 105.1 dwla 105.9 dwet 106.7 dwnu 107.5 dzur 107.9 by am frequency dzxl 558 dzbb 594 dzmm 630 dzrh 666 dzas 702 dzrb 738 dwww 774 dzrj 810 dzrv 846 dwiz 882 dzsr 918 dzem 954 dziq 990 dzar 1026 dzec 1062 dwad 1098 dwdd 1134 dwbl 1242 dzrm 1278 dwxi 1314 dwun 1350 dzjv 14581 dwss 1494 dzme 1530 dzup 1602 dzbf 1674 hd digital radio 90.7 1 91.5 1 93.9 1 93.9 2 93.9 3 95.5 1 98.7 1 100.3 1 101.1 1 101.9 1 101.9 2 101.9 3 105.1 1 internet radio wxb 102 89 dmz defunct call signs dwcd fm2 dwcs2 dwnu2 dwrt am2 dwst2 dwxb2 dzfx2 dzmz2 dzwi2 kzkz dzca dwan dztv am dwbc am dzhh dzst2 dzxq2 1transmitting outside metro manila . 2technically still active but with new call letters and different intellectual property . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title dwrk & oldid 736030161 categories adult contemporary radio stations in the philippineseasy rock network stationsradio stations in metro manilaradio stations established in 2008hidden categories metro manila articles missing geocoordinate dataall articles needing coordinates navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages tagalog edit links this page was last modified on 24 august 2016 at 18 00 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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