107.9 is back on air as RPN's newest FM station

October 10, 2022

***Jude Rocha: It’s U Radio out, 9FM in for the station's 107.9 as it switched into a CHR FM station and unveil new booth for the millennials.***

Today (Monday). September 11, Mega Manila's 107.9 makes a grand comeback, this time as the new-improved 9FM, the newest flagship FM radio station of the Radio Philippines Network, Inc. (RPN) to conquer the radio airwaves anew and for good by playing the music of today. It goes live in the newly–renovated studio booth at #97 Panay Avenue in Brgy. South Triangle, Quezon City.

From the former U Radio, the 107.9 sidekick is back with a new sound, new twist, and new voices, redefining the meaning of radio entertainment by providing providing innovative, engaging, informative and entertaining programs through a CHR Local (Mainstream Top 40 Contemporary Hit Radio) format, targeting the 15–35 age bracket of 60% female and 40% male in the upscale classes of A, B, and C as an ever-changing demographic,

"With 107.9's comeback as 9FM, we're not just putting fun back in the airwaves, but also now bringing Top 40 hits and local favorites, which has been lacking nowadays," says Jude Rocha, 9FM Station Manager. 9FM offers what its executives call "today's hottest hits"–entertainment through good new music, cool artists, irresistible events, and on–air interactivities and promos.

Some Top 40 (CHR) stations are targeting millenials as a younger demographics, 9FM is just right. Advertisers are targeting the younger demographic, and 9FM is set to appeal to younger listeners.

Side-by-side the glorious re-entry into the FM sphere is 9FM's fresh voices owned by good looking disc jockeys. "Our on-air staff is going to be very accommodating and friendly, and will be keeping their ears open to the listening public," Rocha enthused.

Attracting a large amount of younger followers, most of whom grew up in the social media age, 9FM is made of a contemporary-hit radio (CHR) format or what is commonly known as “Top 40,” with emphasis on original Pilipino music (OPM). The new “on-air persona” got the attention of the Filipino youth and homegrown millennials.

As the home of today's top hits, 9FM features DJs are Laura Lehmann who go first every weekday morning energy for the power-pop hi-octane fast hits mix, Wil Dasovich loves in a cool weekday mid morning slot for today's Top 40 and local favorites, Tricia Robredo for weekday early and late afternoons who will hear the best of high octane Top 40 hits, Vince Velasco has a weekday drive time devoted to greetings and requests, Jeanine Tsoi for weekday evening, Marlon Tagalicud a.k.a. DJ Marlon, Marco Mañalac, and Stef Monce.

For two-day throwback music and classic hits, 9FM will also have two retro-oriented program namely, *Flashback 9* Wednesday and *Guilty Pleasures* Thursday.

Every Flashback Wednesday, *Flashback 9* plays the perfect music mix of the 80s and 90s (80–99).

Every Throwback Thursday, *Guilty Pleasures* plays the hits from 2000 to 2012 (2000s and mid 2010s).

Every Friday (5 to 7 p.m.), the cool DJ Vince, who will accommodate all the listeners' request complemented by *9.20* (5 to 7 p.m.), the 9FM Top 20 weekly countdown of today's hit songs tabulated by the 9FM tally central for the hitlist.

9FM also brings the party vibes to your home every Friday via the remix program *Club 9* (from 8 p.m. to 12 midnight) where the house party music mix in town with DJ Marlon and featuring the hottest DJs (local or foreign) of this generation playing EDM anthems over the airwaves.

Other programs include: international-syndicated countdown chart show *Rick Dees Weekly Top 40* (Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; and replay on Sundays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.) makes a comeback with a fresh; *9 Electric* (2 to 5 p.m. Saturdays) with mix of OPM, K-pop, C-pop, and Latin pop; followed by *Weekend Date* (5 to 8 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays); and *Bigfish Radio* (now on its new home, Saturdays, 8 p.m. to 12 midnight), hosted by DJ John Paul Lee featuring international Electronic dance music shows by various international DJs.

9FM successfully launched its student DJ search called *Student 1079* (Sundays, 9 to 11 a.m.) where aspiring young announcers were tapped from different schools and universities around the country.

Slowdown or slowjam music give way to a relax on the soothing Sunday nights from 8 to 12 midnight for *Slow 9*.

With hopes of reaching further and bringing only the best music and entertainment to their audience, their new facilities will be available for live performances of guest artists and musicians to be heard on air and viewed live via online.

Followers from anywhere around the world can also tune in and listening live online through its website 9fm.com.

107.9 U Radio was changed into 9FM because it wanted to attract younger listeners. Its two–days throwback format are Flashback 9 on Wednesdays with songs from 1980 until 1999 and Guilty Pleasures on Thursdays with songs from 2000 until 2010.
Aspiring to reach further and bring only the best music and entertainment to our audience, 9FM 107.9 uncovers its newly–renovated studio booth. With the new facilities available, the studio is ready and will soon be available for live performances of guest artists to be heard on-air and viewed live via online.
The station targets millennials with today’s hottest music.
When 107.9 FM went back on-air for the first time as 9FM on September 11, 2017 (as a radio station of RPN 9) with radio jockey Jude Rocha at the helm, its format will be Contemporary Hit Radio, playing a mix of Top 40 hits and OPM music.

### Gary V's Throwback (Magic 89.9)

FRIDAY MADNESS (80s and 90s)

* Growing Up
* Hang On
* You Got Me Working
* Fool Till the End
* Betty's in Bed
* Love of Mine
* Reaching Out
* Hotshots
* Move Your Body
* Paano
* Di Bale Na Lang
* 'Wag Mo Na Sanang Isipin
* 'Di Na Natuto
* Take Me Out Of The Dark
* Eto Na Naman
* What More Can I Say
* Laughter All The Time
* Each Passing Night – feat. Regine Velasquez
* Letting Go
* Mahal Na Mahal Ko Siya
* Natutulog Ba Ang Diyos
* Look in Her Eyes
* That's Why
* Shout for Joy
* Could You Be Messiah?
* Gaya ng Dati
* Hataw Na
* Tara Na
* Sa Yahweh
* Muli – feat. Regine Velasquez
* Babalik Ka Rin
* These Eyes
* The Perfect Year – feat. Regine Velasquez
* Until Then
* After All
* As You Are
* (Everybody) Get Down
* More and More

SATURDAY SLAM (2000s)

* Can We Just Stop And Talk Awhile – feat. Kyla
* Wait Forever
* Only Hope
* Ayt! – feat. Sponge Cola
* Did It Ever
* It Might Be You
* Ngiti – feat. Young JV
* Saytay