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WXB 102
WXB 102 is a former Metro Manila FM radio station and current Internet radio station that plays new wave, punk rock, gothic rock, synthpop, electronic music, dance-punk, post-punk, classic alternative rock and more from the UK, US, Philippines and the rest of the world.
Broadcasting at 102.7 MHz (initially at 102.5 MHz) on the FM dial, DWXB-FM, also referred to as WXB 102, was the first all-new wave music radio station in the Philippines. It was owned by Universal Broadcasting Corporation from 1982 to 1987. Tagged as "The Station That Dares to Be Different", WXB 102 targeted the youth demographic, bringing new wave music to the Philippine mainstream and inspiring regional rock artists such as the Dawn, Identity Crisis and Violent Playground, all of whom were championed by the station at a time when guitar-based OPM was ignored by the other local outlets with the exception of a weekly show on DZRJ-AM in the early 1980s.
Prior to switching to new wave, DWXB-FM was originally owned by the National Council of Churches in the Philippines with studios located at the Philippine Christian University in Taft Avenue, Manila. The management flirted with disco on its inception in 1978 and they were known at that time as DWXB Magic Disco 102. In 1982, they were acquired by Universal Broadcasting Corporation with their studios being moved to Donada St. in Pasay near the Rizal Memorial Coliseum and in that same year they adopted the American Top 40 format with the station being dubbed as Cute 102. By 1983, they started including new wave acts from the UK into the top 40 mix, due to the influence of the late DJ Mark Fournier and his uncle Eric Manuel eventually they would rebrand their station once again to WXB 102. In 1984, new wave began erupting in Manila's dance clubs thanks to the city's mobile discos, who often spun records imported from Europe, and the proliferation of new wave music videos on Philippine TV. WXB 102 gradually evolved into a new wave radio station with the Fournier, The Unbeatable, and Rico Severino, known as J.J. Michaels. WXB 102 briefly competed with another new wave and disco radio station in Manila, DZBM-FM 105.1 MHz (now DWBM-FM 105.1) which then dubbed as Power 105 BM FM in 1985 (now 105.1 Brigada News FM Manila).
It was only in 1986 when the station went full-blown "new music" in format with the line-up of The Morning Man or Inggo & his Request Round-Up at sign-on; Cool Carla; Julius Caesar; George Frederick, who was also the Program Director; Fat Albert & his program Rock Wave; and The Ghost. Later, Allan K (not the well-known comedian and television host) joined the staff deejays after an on-air search. A pair of blocktime shows that caught the youth market by the neck back then were Radio Manila and Capital Radio, specializing in local underground punk scene and UK and U.S. imports that characterized a harsher or more avant-garde side to alternative music. At this point, "The Station That Dares to Be Different" became the station's official slogan.
Despite the fact that this FM station was powered at a measly 1 kilowatt, WXB 102 developed a huge following in places where its signal could be picked up.
In 1986, WXB 102 was the Philippines' most influential music station, its popularity putting pressure on regional labels to belatedly release the entire discographies of several new wave artists. On the surface, their new wave format could be compared to overseas stations like KROQ-FM and CFNY-FM, but WXB 102 probed the genre for deeper cuts and more obscure acts, giving massive exposure to little-known or forgotten new wave artists from the UK. WXB 102, with the new wave market to itself and surprising Top 10 ratings, concentrated on pleasing its followers instead of playing to the masses.
By 1987, while the new wave era was sadly and mistakenly pronounced dead in America, the genre hadn't even reached its peak in Manila. Albums once unavailable were continuing to be licensed to Philippine labels, a lot of it being credited to WXB 102. However, 1987 would be WXB 102's final year. The new President Corazon Aquino administration through the newly-formed Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) began sequestering properties owned by her predecessor Ferdinand Marcos and his cronies, including the home studio that WXB FM beamed from.
On June 9, 1987, despite attempts to keep it on the air, WXB 102 finally pulled the plug in Manila.
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WXB 102
WXB 102 is a former Metro Manila FM radio station and current Internet radio station that plays new wave, punk rock, gothic rock, synthpop, electronic music, dance-punk, post-punk, classic alternative rock and more from the UK, US, Philippines and the rest of the world.
Broadcasting at 102.7 MHz (initially at 102.5 MHz) on the FM dial, DWXB-FM, also referred to as WXB 102, was the first all-new wave music radio station in the Philippines. It was owned by Universal Broadcasting Corporation from 1982 to 1987. Tagged as "The Station That Dares to Be Different", WXB 102 targeted the youth demographic, bringing new wave music to the Philippine mainstream and inspiring regional rock artists such as the Dawn, Identity Crisis and Violent Playground, all of whom were championed by the station at a time when guitar-based OPM was ignored by the other local outlets with the exception of a weekly show on DZRJ-AM in the early 1980s.
Prior to switching to new wave, DWXB-FM was originally owned by the National Council of Churches in the Philippines with studios located at the Philippine Christian University in Taft Avenue, Manila. The management flirted with disco on its inception in 1978 and they were known at that time as DWXB Magic Disco 102. In 1982, they were acquired by Universal Broadcasting Corporation with their studios being moved to Donada St. in Pasay near the Rizal Memorial Coliseum and in that same year they adopted the American Top 40 format with the station being dubbed as Cute 102. By 1983, they started including new wave acts from the UK into the top 40 mix, due to the influence of the late DJ Mark Fournier and his uncle Eric Manuel eventually they would rebrand their station once again to WXB 102. In 1984, new wave began erupting in Manila's dance clubs thanks to the city's mobile discos, who often spun records imported from Europe, and the proliferation of new wave music videos on Philippine TV. WXB 102 gradually evolved into a new wave radio station with the Fournier, The Unbeatable, and Rico Severino, known as J.J. Michaels. WXB 102 briefly competed with another new wave and disco radio station in Manila, DZBM-FM 105.1 MHz (now DWBM-FM 105.1) which then dubbed as Power 105 BM FM in 1985 (now 105.1 Brigada News FM Manila).
It was only in 1986 when the station went full-blown "new music" in format with the line-up of The Morning Man or Inggo & his Request Round-Up at sign-on; Cool Carla; Julius Caesar; George Frederick, who was also the Program Director; Fat Albert & his program Rock Wave; and The Ghost. Later, Allan K (not the well-known comedian and television host) joined the staff deejays after an on-air search. A pair of blocktime shows that caught the youth market by the neck back then were Radio Manila and Capital Radio, specializing in local underground punk scene and UK and U.S. imports that characterized a harsher or more avant-garde side to alternative music. At this point, "The Station That Dares to Be Different" became the station's official slogan.
Despite the fact that this FM station was powered at a measly 1 kilowatt, WXB 102 developed a huge following in places where its signal could be picked up.
In 1986, WXB 102 was the Philippines' most influential music station, its popularity putting pressure on regional labels to belatedly release the entire discographies of several new wave artists. On the surface, their new wave format could be compared to overseas stations like KROQ-FM and CFNY-FM, but WXB 102 probed the genre for deeper cuts and more obscure acts, giving massive exposure to little-known or forgotten new wave artists from the UK. WXB 102, with the new wave market to itself and surprising Top 10 ratings, concentrated on pleasing its followers instead of playing to the masses.
By 1987, while the new wave era was sadly and mistakenly pronounced dead in America, the genre hadn't even reached its peak in Manila. Albums once unavailable were continuing to be licensed to Philippine labels, a lot of it being credited to WXB 102. However, 1987 would be WXB 102's final year. The new President Corazon Aquino administration through the newly-formed Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) began sequestering properties owned by her predecessor Ferdinand Marcos and his cronies, including the home studio that WXB FM beamed from.
On June 9, 1987, despite attempts to keep it on the air, WXB 102 finally pulled the plug in Manila.