DWJM

**DWJM (Jam 88.3)**
 Branding
 Former callsigns
 Affiliations

**DWJM**, broadcasting as **Jam 88.3**, is a 24-hour radio station in Metro Manila offering independent and alternative music. It is owned and operated by Jesus is Lord Church, and is one of the member stations of Raven Broadcasting Corporation/Tiger 22 Media Corporation. The station's studio is located at Unit 202, Strata 2000 Building, F. Ortigas Jr. Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig City, while the transmitter is located at Palos Verdes Executive Village, Brgy. Sta. Cruz, Sumulong Highway, Antipolo City, Rizal.

Despite maximizing transmission operations to full-power after two months of test broadcasts, the station's formal launch remains pending until further announcement.

## History

### **Citylite 88.3 (1988-2003)**

On July 26, 1986, Citylite 88.3 was inaugurated with DWFR as its callsign. It was owned by Francisco Ravina, along with 7 Board members at the launch of the station, namely Gerry Geronimo, Steve Salonga, Alex Limjuco, Kit Ravina, Francis Lumen, Bong Sierra and Mike Pedero, who was also the program director at the time.

Initially a Soft AC station, it played a smooth jazz track every hour. After several months, more jazz tracks were played than usual. In October 1988, it changed its call letters to DWCT, and became a fully fledged smooth jazz station, playing smooth jazz, contemporary pieces and rhythm and blues.

The original staff consisted of only 7 radio personalities namely: Pancho Alvarez 6am to 10am, Pinky Aseron 10am to 2 PM, Mike Taylor(Adam Kite) 2pm to 6 pm, Ramon Cruz (Joey Pizza) 6PM to 10 PM and J.Zorrilla (Jlatin) 10pm to 2AM. The other 2 personalities were Eya Perdigon and Wickette who handled the daily news broadcasts. It was the forerunner of R&B, contemporary music and Jazz after an absence of the genre for over 10 years. 105.1 Crossover and Kiss Jazz 101.1 (now 101.1 Yes The Best) just followed suit after the success of the station with the A and B crowd. It was also the official radio station of CNN and Asia Business News and was also affiliated with the American expats in the country.

In October 1996, Citylite 88.3 launched on the internet with its live streaming on the old website. After 2 years, Raven Broadcasting Corporation was acquired by The Radio Partners, Inc. while Francis Lumen switched to Joey @ Rhythms 92.3. From March 2001 to June 2003, it was known as Smooth Jazz Citylite 88.3. On June 30, 2003, after 15 years on DWCT-FM, Citylite 88.3 bid farewell. It played Eumir Deodato’s “Love Island” on the program “Smooth Classic Sunday” with DJ Harry as its swansong before finally signing off.

### **Jam 88.3 (2003–present)**

On July 1, 2003, Raven Broadcasting Corporation rebranded the station as **Jam 88.3** (and its call letters to DWJM[citation needed]) with a Modern AC format to cater to a larger more advertiser-friendly audience.

In 2011, Jam gradually shifted its format to alternative/modern rock, even after the demise of the two defunct rock stations NU 107 (now Wish 1075) and UR 105.9 (now Retro 105.9 DCG FM).

Last September 11, 2012, it was relaunched as **The New Jam**, adding indie music to its format and launched a few new programs.

Since 2013, the station became the home of playing songs from local and unsigned Filipino independent artists/bands through its supplemental program *Fresh Filter*. Some indie acts became popular (and eventually rise into mainstream) such as Autotelic, Bullet Dumas, Yolanda Moon and others. The program ended in March 2017 and was replaced by *Locals Only*, a program similar to *Fresh Filter*.

## Compilation albums

* *Jam Sessions - Radio Live* (2004)
* *Jam 88.3's Not Another Christmas Album* (2004)
* *The Blend: a Jam-cappella album* (Star Music, 2005)
* *Doobie Nights* (Independent Music, 2005)
* *UltraelectromagneticJam: The Music of The Eraserheads* (Ivory Music Philippines, 2005)
* *Not Another Christmas Album* (PolyEast Records, 2006)
* *Indiscreet: Fresh Music Exposed* (PolyEast Records Philippines, 2010)
* *Fresh Filter: Volume 1*: a compilation album on vinyl consisting of 12 songs from different Filipino independent music acts, co-produced by Satchmi.
* *Bigkas Pilipinas on Jam 88.3* (self-released, 2018)

## Awards

* 17th KBP Golden Dove Award for BEST FM RADIO STATION (2008)
* 16th KBP Golden Dove Award for Best Magazine Program Host (Patti, 2007)
* 16th KBP Golden Dove Award for Best Radio Documentary Program (Audiofiles, 2007)
* KBP Golden Dove Award for Outstanding Station Produced Radio Commercial (Team Asia Seminar, 2004)
* KBP Golden Dove Award for Outstanding Station Promotion Material - Radio (Info Jam, 2004)
* 7th Philippine Web Awards (2004)Best Web Site Media & Entertainment JAM 88.3 your kind of mix www.jam883.fm
* 8th Philippine Web Awards (2005)Best Web Site Entertainment Jam 88.3- Your Kind of Mix www.jam883.fm

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Caña, Paul John (August 1, 2015). "Twelve years of relevant radio". *GMA News Online*. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Caña, Paul John (May 20, 2015). "The best of Pinoy indie on vinyl". *GMA News Online*. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Liwanag, Punch (June 15, 2015). "Audio Junkie: Spin the black circle". *Manila Bulletin*. Archived from the original on September 27, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
4. ↑ "INTERVIEW: RUSS DAVIS ON FRESH FILTER AND INDEPENDENT MUSIC". Radio Republic. January 28, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
5. ↑ "Bigkas Pilipinas on Jam 88.3". iTunes. June 22, 2018.