DYWT
105.9 Wild FM (DYWT 105.9 MHz Iloilo City) is one of FM station of UM Broadcasting Network in the Philippines. The station's studio and transmitter is located at the fourth floor of Perpetual Succor Bldg.(Encanto Bldg.), Jalandoni Street in Iloilo City. It broadcasts daily from 5:00 AM to 12:00 MN.
| City | Iloilo City |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Iloilo City |
| Frequency | 105.9 MHz |
| Branding | 105.9 Wild FM Iloilo |
| Slogan | "Naminami gid yah" |
| Programming | |
| Format | CHR/Top 40, OPM |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | UM Broadcasting Network |
| History | |
| First air date | 1992 |
| Former frequencies | 92.7 MHz (1997-2016) |
| Call sign meaning | Willie Torres |
| Technical information | |
| Class | A,B,C,D,E |
| Power | 10,000 watts |
| ERP | 20,000 watts |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.umbn.com.ph/wildfm |
History
The station was put-up by Amcara Broadcasting Network after Iloilo's Alternative Radio DYMC Magic 91.1 FM (now MOR 91.1) in 1992. After Amcara Broadcasting Network was bought by ABS-CBN in 1995, the station ceased its broadcast. UMBN acquired the station frequency 92.7 in 1997 and changed its call sign to DYWT.
In April 2011, it was approved by NTC to move to Iloilo City as UMBN initially applied. In May 2011, it was formally launched in Iloilo City with a power of 3,000 watts and license to broadcast up to 10,000 watts. The transmitter is poor in grounding and had a lot of scattered frequency around the said frequency broadcast band within 300–500 meters away from the transmitter site in Jalandoni Street (near San Agustin Gym where Z100 and DYSA-AM was located before), Iloilo City.
In September 2016, Wild FM moved its frequency to 105.9 for better signal reception.
On April 8, 2017 at 12:55 am the station was damaged by a fire started beside the station studio in the 4th floor of Perpetual Succor Bldg.(Encanto Bldg.), Jalandoni Street, Iloilo City Proper. The station's transmitter was believed to have been damaged by heat from the fire and water damage due to fire fighters' work to save the building at the 5th floor above the station's studio. It was declared by BFP (Bureau of Fire Prevention) fire out around an hour past 2am. A few days later after the fire incident, the station resumed its broadcast.