# DYDC > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/DYDC > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/DYDC.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DYDC > Source revision: 1339249666 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Radio station in Leyte, Philippines DYDC Baybay Philippines Broadcast area Baybay and surrounding areas Frequency 104.7 MHz Branding DYDC 104.7 Programming Languages Baybay, Filipino, English Format Campus Radio, Community Radio Affiliations Presidential Broadcast Service Ownership Owner Visayas State University History First air date 1982 (on AM) June 9, 2014 (on FM) Former call signs DYAC (1982–2013) Former frequencies 1449 kHz (1982–2013) Call sign meaning Development Campus Technical information Licensing authority NTC Power 100 watts Links Website [1] **DYDC** (104.7 [FM](/source/FM_broadcasting)) is a [low-power](/source/Low-power_broadcasting) radio station owned and operated by the [Visayas State University](/source/Visayas_State_University). Its studios are located at the 2nd Floor, ADE Bldg., Visayas State University, Brgy. Pangasugan, [Baybay](/source/Baybay). DYDC operates Weekdays from 7 am to 5 pm on terrestrial radio and online 24 hours daily via [Zeno Radio](/source/Zeno_Media).[1][2][3] The station serves as a training ground for community broadcasting and [Development communication](/source/Development_communication) students of the [Visayas State University](/source/Visayas_State_University).[4] ## History A Development Communication Community Broadcasting major (left) is being trained by the DYDC-FM staff on a live on-air music program. VSU President [Dr. Edgardo E. Tulin](https://www.facebook.com/edgardo.tulin.vsu/) (left) interviewed by Buen Andrade as guest of the weekly radio program Campus Talk. The "On-Air" Sign of DYDC-FM. The broadcasting equipment at the Announcer's Booth of DYDC-FM. The broadcasting equipment at the Announcer's Booth of DYDC-FM. DYDC was established in 1982 on AM with a frequency of 1449 kHz. Back then, it could receive signal from the major parts of [Western Leyte](/source/Leyte), [Eastern Visayas](/source/Eastern_Visayas), parts of [Northern Mindanao](/source/Northern_Mindanao), and [Southern Luzon](/source/Southern_Luzon). The station's various developmental programs in [agriculture](/source/Agriculture) like the school-on-the-air has benefited several farmers. It initially operated 12 hours a day: from 7 am to 7 pm.[5] In 2013, it ceased operations after its transmitter was damaged by [Typhoon Haiyan](/source/Typhoon_Haiyan). In the rebuilding efforts following the devastation, the [Commission on Higher Education](/source/Commission_on_Higher_Education_(Philippines)) granted VSU P1 million pesos for the repair of the station. On June 9, 2014, it was relaunched, this time on FM in response to the listeners’ survey which showed that most people listen to FM than AM radio.[6] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [90 years of VSU: ready, set, steady?](https://www.amaranthvsu.com/views/12-editorial/3-90-years-of-vsu-ready-set-steady) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Reviving Abaca: The National Abaca Summit Held at SLSU"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220804075753/http://slsuonline.edu.ph/v4/index.php/en/joomla/content/list-all-category/45-rde-news/495-reviving-abaca-the-national-abaca-summit-held-at-slsu). Archived from [the original](http://slsuonline.edu.ph/v4/index.php/en/joomla/content/list-all-category/45-rde-news/495-reviving-abaca-the-national-abaca-summit-held-at-slsu) on 2022-08-04. Retrieved 2020-05-27. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [City Ordinance No. 007](https://baybaycity.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/CO007A-1.pdf) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["WorldFish launches abaca rehab coalition in Sogod, So. Leyte | Visayas State University"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170312063240/http://www.vsu.edu.ph/articles/news/11-news-obelisk/580-worldfish-launches-abaca-rehab-coalition-in-sogod-so-leyte). Archived from [the original](http://www.vsu.edu.ph/articles/news/11-news-obelisk/580-worldfish-launches-abaca-rehab-coalition-in-sogod-so-leyte) on 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2017-03-09. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["DOST-8 leads the inception meeting for STCBF abaca project | Visayas State University"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170312041738/http://www.vsu.edu.ph/articles/news/11-news-obelisk/589-dost-8-leads-the-inception-meeting-for-stcbf-abaca-project). Archived from [the original](http://www.vsu.edu.ph/articles/news/11-news-obelisk/589-dost-8-leads-the-inception-meeting-for-stcbf-abaca-project) on 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2017-03-09. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [VSU's campus radio is back on air](http://amaranthvsu.com/index.php/feature/26-people-events/13-vsu-is-back-on-air) v t e Radio stations in the Tacloban-Ormoc market By AM frequency DYVL 819 DYTH 990 By FM frequency DYMP 87.7 DYAW 89.5 DYAJ 90.3 (Ormoc) DYPH 90.3 (Tolosa) DYTM 91.1 DYBK 92.5 DYTY 93.5 DYPL 94.3 DYDV 94.9 DYTX 95.1 DYCJ 96.7 DYFE 97.5 DYXV 98.3 DYXY 99.1 DYTA 99.9 (Tacloban) DYOC 99.9 (Ormoc) DYDR 100.7 101.5 DYTG 103.1 (Tacloban) DYNG 103.1 (Palompon) DYAB 104.7 (Tacloban) DYDC 104.7 (Baybay) DYOD 106.3 DYXC 107.1 107.9 Defunct/Inactive callsigns DYAC 14491 DYBR 711 DYCT 102.3 DYDW 531 DYJP 101.5 DYOU 97.51 DYRR 792 DYTC 94.3 DYWR 5941 1Technically still active, but with new call letters and different intellectual property. 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