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| | branding = 99.5 Campus FM | |||
| | slogan = "The #1 Hit Music Station in Metro Manila" | |||
| | airdate = March 23, 2008 | |||
| | frequency = 99.5 MHz | |||
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| | power = 25,000 ]s | |||
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| | callsign_meaning= '''DW'''<br>'''R'''emedios<br>'''T'''uason''' | |||
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| '''99.5 Campus FM''' (DWRT 99.5 MHz ]) is an ] radio station owned and operated by Real Radio Network Inc. Its ] is located at the 9/F of Paragon Plaza, Edsa corner Reliance St., ]. | |||
| ==The Comeback of Campus Radio== | |||
| Campus Radio resurrected as '''99.5 Campus FM''' on Easter Sunday, March 23, 2008, with most of the announcers coming from ] (formerly "Campus Radio 97.1"). | |||
| ==Special Programs== | |||
| *''Campus Classic Weekend'' - featuring classic songs from the 90's and early 2000s, played on Saturdays and Sundays. | |||
| *''Campus Aircheck'' - students from Metro Manila colleges and universities are given a hands-on deejaying experience. | |||
| Two programs from its predecessor, 99.5 Hit FM, were retained for the Campus FM format: | |||
| *''BrewRats'' - starring Ramon Bautista, Tado and Angel from the TV show, ], in a three hour, anything goes radio show; and | |||
| *''David's House'''' - David Ardiente hosts and spins the best house music on FM radio on Saturday nights. | |||
| ==Jocks/Hosts== | |||
| *John Hendrix | |||
| *Joe Spinner | |||
| *Jaybee | |||
| *Jimmy Jam | |||
| *Zack Attack | |||
| *Big Z | |||
| *Mister E | |||
| *Boytoy | |||
| *David Ardiente | |||
| *Jagger (pinch-hitter) | |||
| *Hot Mama Maria (traffic reporter) | |||
| *The BrewRats! | |||
| **Ramon Bautista | |||
| **Angel | |||
| **Tado | |||
| ==Newscasters== | |||
| *Nana (previously Christina of the Hit Morning Crew) | |||
| *Dada | |||
| == 99.5 RT == | |||
| From 1976-2006, DWRT-FM was an FM music station operated under the name 99.5 RT. It was owned by Trans-Radio Broadcasting Corp. of the Tuason family (now GVM Radio/TV Corporation) from its inception to 1996, when they sold it to Real Radio Network Inc. | |||
| Its studios were first located on ] in the central business district of ], at one time in Pacific Bank Building, then later at Royal Match Building. In 1998, it was moved to Paragon Plaza, ] , ]. In 2006, management decided to drop the "RT" and renamed it "HiT FM". | |||
| ===At The Cutting Edge=== | |||
| 99.5 RT was considered as one of the first FM radio stations to set the trend in using the Contemporary Hit Radio format first popularized in the United States, commonly known to as "Pop" or "Top 40". RT first began broadcasting in 1976 under the helm of Emilio Tuason, who also became one of the deejays (his call name was ET), until a drug problem forced his retirement from the station in the 1980s. | |||
| 99.5 RT became famous for playing the hits months ahead of most other music stations because its programming philosophy did not pander to the masses nor cater to the lowest common denominator. It was more concerned with bringing the latest hits to the audience as soon as they were released by the artists. One of the most remembered examples of this was in the early 1980s when RT broke in the song "More To Lose" by the obscure English duo, ] (one-half of which is the now famous lead actor and comic of the British television hit series ''The Office'', ]). The station kept everyone guessing about the identity of the song by announcing the title as "Medium" and done by the artist "Fade", two words which were actually descriptions of the song: medium tempo with an ending that faded out. In a sense, it worked to educate listeners on what great radio should sound like.<ref></ref> | |||
| Over the years, RT became popular with different slogans such as "The Rhythm Of The City", "Red Hot Radio", "Maximum Music Authority", and "Source For The Best Hits". For the last two years, it was dubbed as "The Most Hit Music". | |||
| Some of Metro Manila's best deejays became legends at 99.5 RT including, Mike Pedero, who initiated the Top 40/CHR format of the station, Al W. Leader, Eric Caine, Mike Taylor, Joey Pizza, The Kaizer, Jeremiah Junior, Bob Kcurry, The Mighty Thor, North Andrew, Boo Kyler, Jiggy, Joshua, OB Hollywood Andrew, Mark Cross and Vince St. Price. The RT deejay became the gold standard for all other deejays in the Philippines. | |||
| RT was also home to some of America's popular hit countdown shows like "American Top 40" and the "Rick Dees Weekly Top 40". In the early 80's (specifically 1983-1984), RT also ventured into the music-video business. As one of the pioneer music video shows in the Philippines, "Rhythm Of The City" which aired on Tuesdays at 7:30 pm on then government-owned MBS Channel 4 (now ]), showcased then ground-breaking videos from artists such as Men At Work, Naked Eyes, Real Life, Michael Jackson, and some of the best acts in North America during a time when then-fledgling MTV had not yet established its presence in the Asian region. | |||
| It is also known for one of the best oldies shows in Philippine radio, ''']''' which gold standard classics from the 70's, 80's and 90's. | |||
| It was also known as the first radio station to have ventured into having a home on the World Wide Web, launching its website in 1995. This was during the time when not too many people were wired to the Internet yet. | |||
| ===The Post-Tuason Years=== | |||
| In 1996, the Tuason family sold RT, lock, stock and barrel, to Real Radio Network Inc. Under new management, the station kept its on-air identity and programming format unlike most other stations which are reformatted after being sold. | |||
| ===The End Of An Era=== | |||
| At 12:00 am on December 18, 2006, the station signed off as "99.5 RT" for the last time and was replaced by "99.5 HiT FM". | |||
| ==99.5 Hit FM== | |||
| "99.5 Hit FM" was the latest incarnation of the legendary radio station ] which signed off at the close of 2006. It first broadcast as '''99.5 Hit FM''' on January 1, 2007 and its new programs officially debuted on January 8, 2007, a week after the name change. | |||
| ===Programming=== | |||
| Much like ], HiT FM was a CHR format-based station playing a well rounded set of today's hit music. It caters to a young audience, whose demographics include kids in high-school and college from the aspirational to the affluent backgrounds. It now uses cutting edge production techniques and materials to accent the music with an upbeat and hip sound image that identifies the station distinctly from competition. | |||
| There were special programs to highlight the variety of music played on HiT FM. These include: | |||
| *''The #1 Hit Weekend'' - where the hottest songs from the 90s were played on request | |||
| *''Sunday Sessions'' - The hot OPM bands come in to the HiT FM studio to play their hits live | |||
| *''The 24K Experience'' - Yesterday's hottest hits of the 70's and 80's, based on the 24K Friday format of the original 99.5 RT | |||
| ===All-time 8-Ball songs=== | |||
| The daily countdown program was the "8-Ball". There was no weekly countdown program. The final edition of the 8-Ball was devoted to the best-performing songs in its existence. | |||
| # "]" by ] | |||
| # "]" by ] | |||
| # "]" by ] | |||
| # "Cat and Mouse" by ] | |||
| # "]" by ] featuring ] | |||
| # "]" by ] | |||
| # "''Di Ko Alam''" by ] | |||
| # "]" by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus | |||
| ===Previous Members of the HiT Squad Before the Rebrand=== | |||
| *Dick Rees | |||
| *Sonny B. | |||
| *Robi the Rascal | |||
| *Chevy Chase | |||
| *Issa Litton | |||
| *Brian Aaron/BA | |||
| *Rain | |||
| *Enrique | |||
| *Kelly | |||
| *Tin | |||
| *Tracy Abad | |||
| ===Specials=== | |||
| ''BrewRats!'' featured a radio drama entitled "''Iputok Mo Sa Labas''" ("Shoot It Outside"). It was aired on December 31, 2007 till the first day of 2008 on the same timeslot. It was the first of its kind on Philippine FM radio. | |||
| '''Cast:''' | |||
| *Tado - Efren Reynes III/Aling Bubbles | |||
| *Ramon Bautista - Carding | |||
| *Angel Rivero - Nek Nek, ang babaeng patapon | |||
| *Boy Bad Trip - Trailer Narrator, various parts | |||
| ===The End of Hit FM=== | |||
| 99.5 Hit FM signed off for the last time on Holy Wednesday, March 19, 2008. Some Hit FM jocks were later moved to ] and ]. On March 23, 2008, the station resumed its broadcast as ]. | |||
| The last song played by Hit FM was "Nice to Know You" by ]. | |||
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