Campus Radio Online
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Campus Radio Online is a defunct Metro Manila FM
radio station
and Internet radio
station provided by a joint venture of two former Campus Radio DJs (John Hendrix and the Triggerman) and Pangasinan
-based eRadioPortal powered by Bitstop Network Services. The main format was Top 40/CHR
and OPM.
This was previously heard on DWLS-FM from 1990s to 2007 (now known as Barangay LS 97.1), and then on DWRT-FM from March to August 2008.
Most Campus Radio stations in the Philippines, under GMA Network
subsidiary RGMA, however, continues to exist as Hot AC ("masa") stations.
97.1 WLS-FM was born and pop, rock, disco and OPM music as well as love songs are introduced. When GMA renamed as the Rainbow Satellite Network, RBS renamed as Campus Radio in the early 1990s. In 1992, Campus Aircheck was opened as an institution for future radio DJ,s to hire on the said FM station and the first school on the air.
Until midnight of February 13, 2007, the station was known as Campus Radio 97.1 WLS-FM, and even in its earlier existence, The Giant 97.1 WLS-FM. For several years (beginning late 1990s) it only aired modern pop, RnB, rock and OPM hits, mostly Top 40/CHR, during its weekday run while hits from the recent years were mixed in with the current hits during weekends.
The longest-running program on the station was the Top 20 at 12 where the top 20 songs of the day were counted down in the mold of BBC Radio 1
's The Official Chart Show at noontime. On weekdays and Saturdays, only the top 12 songs were actually played, while the Sunday edition is for the cumulative results for the whole week, where all 20 songs were played. At New Year's Eve, the top twenty songs of the year were played until the stroke of midnight. Top 20 at 12 is the longest-running chart show in Philippine FM history. Its Manila edition has been shelved to make way for the station's 2007 reformat, while for a time it has been included as standard programming in RGMA's provincial stations, albeit the chart listings are local. [The provincial edition was later renamed Top 5 Ngayon, Hindi Kahapon (Top 5 Today, Not Yesterday), which still broadcasts at the stroke of noon on weekdays.] The last song that was #1 before the reformat was "Love Team" by Itchyworms
.
On the afternoon of August 14 at 4:00 pm, the management abruptly discontinued Campus 99.5, due to management difficulties. The station then switched to an automated all-music format with only pre-recorded station ID's played intermittently between songs. The BrewRats program continued on its usual schedule until August 21, after which it went on a one week hiatus. On August 24, a new set of stingers announced that a new format and station image would be premiered in days before the station itself reverted back to 99.5 RT on September 1, 2008.
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and Internet radio
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station provided by a joint venture of two former Campus Radio DJs (John Hendrix and the Triggerman) and Pangasinan
Pangasinan
Pangasinan is a province of the Republic of the Philippines. The provincial capital is Lingayen. Pangasinan is located on the west central and peripheral area of the island of Luzon along the Lingayen Gulf, with the total land area being 5,368.82 square kilometers . According to the latest census,...
-based eRadioPortal powered by Bitstop Network Services. The main format was Top 40/CHR
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
and OPM.
This was previously heard on DWLS-FM from 1990s to 2007 (now known as Barangay LS 97.1), and then on DWRT-FM from March to August 2008.
Most Campus Radio stations in the Philippines, under GMA Network
GMA Network
GMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company...
subsidiary RGMA, however, continues to exist as Hot AC ("masa") stations.
DWLS-FM (1986-2007)
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97.1 WLS-FM was born and pop, rock, disco and OPM music as well as love songs are introduced. When GMA renamed as the Rainbow Satellite Network, RBS renamed as Campus Radio in the early 1990s. In 1992, Campus Aircheck was opened as an institution for future radio DJ,s to hire on the said FM station and the first school on the air.
Until midnight of February 13, 2007, the station was known as Campus Radio 97.1 WLS-FM, and even in its earlier existence, The Giant 97.1 WLS-FM. For several years (beginning late 1990s) it only aired modern pop, RnB, rock and OPM hits, mostly Top 40/CHR, during its weekday run while hits from the recent years were mixed in with the current hits during weekends.
The longest-running program on the station was the Top 20 at 12 where the top 20 songs of the day were counted down in the mold of BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
's The Official Chart Show at noontime. On weekdays and Saturdays, only the top 12 songs were actually played, while the Sunday edition is for the cumulative results for the whole week, where all 20 songs were played. At New Year's Eve, the top twenty songs of the year were played until the stroke of midnight. Top 20 at 12 is the longest-running chart show in Philippine FM history. Its Manila edition has been shelved to make way for the station's 2007 reformat, while for a time it has been included as standard programming in RGMA's provincial stations, albeit the chart listings are local. [The provincial edition was later renamed Top 5 Ngayon, Hindi Kahapon (Top 5 Today, Not Yesterday), which still broadcasts at the stroke of noon on weekdays.] The last song that was #1 before the reformat was "Love Team" by Itchyworms
Itchyworms
The Itchyworms is a Filipino rock band whose music is primarily guitar-driven rock with pronounced 1960s and 1980s pop sensibilities and embellished with two- or three-part vocal harmonies...
.
As Campus 99.5 (2008)
The Campus branding was resurfaced to the 99.5 frequency as 99.5 Campus FM on Easter Sunday, March 23, 2008, with some of the announcers coming from Barangay LS 97.1 (formerly "Campus Radio 97.1") and some of the retained Hit FM jocks. The new incarnation of 99.5 reflected the spirit of the former Campus Radio. Early in May, 2008, it was renamed Campus 99.5. The on-air format was essentially the same, with familiar programs and segments and jocks from Campus Radio 97.1 re-introduced later on.On the afternoon of August 14 at 4:00 pm, the management abruptly discontinued Campus 99.5, due to management difficulties. The station then switched to an automated all-music format with only pre-recorded station ID's played intermittently between songs. The BrewRats program continued on its usual schedule until August 21, after which it went on a one week hiatus. On August 24, a new set of stingers announced that a new format and station image would be premiered in days before the station itself reverted back to 99.5 RT on September 1, 2008.