DYWV

DYWV is an FM radio station in the Philippines owned, operated and under the supervision of the College of Mass Communications, the leading mass communication school in Visayas and Mindanao, under the brand dyWV Radio West Visayas .

It is a free to air, non-commercial,academic and educational laboratory radio station manned by selected mass communications students with the supervision of broadcast council headed by the dean of the college.^[1]

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Programming

In the previous years, the programming was divided into two distinct programs namely: the AM format in the morning and the FM format in the afternoon. The AM formats include presentation of news, ranging from school events,local, national, international, business, sports, and environment and commentaries of current issues may directly or indirectly affect the lives students and members of the WVSU community in general.

However,during the academic year 2007 to date AM Programming was phased off.(note ED}

AM Programming

• 7:45 AM Music filler
• 8:00 Sign On
• 8:00-00 dyWV Morning Reports(News ranging from school events,local, national, international, business, sports, and environment.
• 9:00-9:15 dyWV Balita sa Aga ( Morning News)
• 9:15-10:00 Campus Affairs (c/o DevCom Society)
• 10:00-11:15- Nature Talks (MWF)
• 11:15-12:15 Estudyante Blues
• 12:15-12:30 dyWV Balita sa Udto( Noon News)

FM Programming

• 12:31-1:00 Notes from the Heart
• 1:00-2:00 Love Song's & Advice
• 1:00-2:30 Classical Afternoon
• 2:30-3:00 Old Songs (classic love songs, new wave, jazz)
• 3:00 3'o clock Prayer
• 3:01-3:15 dyWV Afternoon Newsbreak
• 3:15- 3:45 Dance and R&B
• 3:45- 4:15 Alternative
• 4:15-4:45 Folk/country Music
• 4:45- 5:00 Rock
• 5:01 Sign-OFF

In the recent years, DYWV changed its format to FM programming. Music, news, and several Radio magazine programs that continue to educate its listeners filled the entire day to day schedule of programming. The radio magazine programs would include Devcom Hour, Studiositas and Gender & Development hour. These programs are anchored by students and they usually invite speakers who can talk about certain topics which are very relevant to the students and faculty of West Visayas State University.

In the morning, DYWV airs news gathered from local, national and international scene. After the morning news, the station plays different genres of music. From Oldies but Goldies, Jazz, Pop and Love Songs, RnB, OPM, New Wave, Rock to Alternative. This very wide scope of music made DYWV differ from other radio stations.

History

Foreseeing the application of a comprehensive instruction of the broadcast media arts, several key equipment were purchased under the university's procurements program so that the future students and indeed graduates of embryonic Mass Communications center would have hands on experience on equipment operation.

However, the programming was then limited to FM (Frequency Modulation) formats only.

By 1991, AM or Amplitude Modulation programming was included so as to maximize the exposure of the students of Mass Communication to the different radio programs currently being used in the mainstream radio industry.

By inclusion of the AM format on the programming, students were further exposed to distinctly different form of radio management and programming.

The Development Communications instructions were also applied in the radio programming in order to prepare the students and to give them n academic experience regarding to other form of broadcasting, which is developmental in nature.

In 1993, when the Department of Mass Communication was applying for autonomy from the College of Arts and Science, the instructions of the elements of broadcasting were given emphasis. By this time, the campus radio station became a most important training and hands-on tool used by the students to sharpen their knowledge and skills they need and to acquire the necessary experience prior to graduation.

In the year 2001, the Institute of Mass Communications was finally and officially recognized as the College of Mass Communications and also saw the installation in the radio station of computerized broadcasting equipment and digitalization of production systems to keep up with the fast pace of developments in technology, in particular, in the field of communications.

By the year 2001, the campus radio station has become an integral part of instruction system of the College of Mass Communications, providing hands-on experience and comprehensive simulation of actual operations in a real radio station, thereby better equipping the graduates of the College of necessary skills to be applied to their future careers.

The radio station has been a good academy for region's best and well-respected broadcasters.

Gallery

References

1. ^ Station web-site