Another Top 40/Dance Station In Manilla, The Phillipines - 103.5 Max FM

[CHRles]

http://www.1035max.fm/

Looks like one of Manilla's many 103.5 CHR/Pop outlets, 103.5 Max FM, recently decided to go in a CHR/Dance direction. You can listen to the station live and direct at:
http://www.1035max.fm/internetradio.asx

Max FM has a full market signal in metro Manilla (25,000 watts), to the best of my knowledge. Manilla already has underground Dance outlet U-Radio 107.9, which has a 500 watt transmitter.

 

[Mid West Clubber]

Ive know of this station for awhile, but I didnt know it was Dancy...COOL..... U radio is actually a pirate station.. My fav Mailla CHR is still Monster RX 93.1,, and they are known to play a dance song once in awhile.... Thanks for the update Chrles....

 

[CHRles]

To the best of my knowledge, U-Radio is not a pirate, but its precursor was:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U_Radio

 

[only1moore]

To the best of my knowledge, U-Radio is not a pirate, but its precursor was:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U_Radio

CHRles is right about DZUR. It is a licensed station. I was in Manila in 2008 and you can hear them in the metro and outlying areas. BTW Manila does have a exciting club scene, so its great to see two Dance outlets with different styles thrive there.

 

[Mid West Clubber]

Thats great that DZUR is legal now,, I think its still non for profit,,,Correct... Manilla is a good place for radio anyway,, I hear the people their are really nice, but the food leaves much to be desired... Did you like it when you were stationed there Mr. Moore??????

 

[only1moore]

Thats great that DZUR is legal now,, I think its still non for profit,,,Correct... Manilla is a good place for radio anyway,, I hear the people their are really nice, but the food leaves much to be desired... Did you like it when you were stationed there Mr. Moore??????

DZUR does have some sponsors though (mostly clubs) and at times do look for business to buy spots. As for the city itself, its friendly and the food is good, just as long as you avoid certain parts of town, which includes the prostitutes, the homeless slums, and the expressway going north towards the Zambales province (where Subic Bay/Olongapo is located at). The nightclub scene are mostly found in the Ermita and Gay-friendly Malate areas.

BTW from 1988 to 2000 Manila had a Dance outlet with the call letters DZMZ, "89.1 Dance Zone." That station is now Rhythmic Top 40 DWAV "Wave 891," who happens to be the semi-sister station of DWKX (103.5 Max FM). I can tell you that DZMZ's Dance-intensive format made stations at the time like KPWR, KKFR, CING, Kiss 100, WPOW, WLUM and even Singapore's WKRZ looked like Rhythmic AC's.

As for being stationed there when Subic Bay was opened in 1990, Yes I liked it. Its too bad that when I came back in '08 that most of the clubs there shut down. Still there were new clubs opening up there but most of them were into Hip-Hop and avoiding anyone whose name happens to September or Freemasons.

Oh BTW I'm retired from the Navy.

 

[Mid West Clubber]

I heard they eat bugs their and stuff, but im sure they have good conventional food as well. Are most the radio stations located in the safer -parts of town,,, id hate to DJ in a dangerous area. Nothing wrong with the gay crowd,,, Knowing several of them and having a brother and cousin who is openly gay, I can tell you that they are usually very polite and friendly....

 

[only1moore]

I heard they eat bugs their and stuff, but im sure they have good conventional food as well. Are most the radio stations located in the safer -parts of town,,, id hate to DJ in a dangerous area. Nothing wrong with the gay crowd,,, Knowing several of them and having a brother and cousin who is openly gay, I can tell you that they are usually very polite and friendly....

Unfortunately, I have a lot of Filippino friends and I have been to their homes in the PI, so you can kill that eating bugs speculation and they tend to eat better than we do. Even the fast food joints there serve better stuff than the US counterparts. I went the SM Mall of Asia and found a Pizza Hut that was really upscale and was nothing like the American version, and a McDonald's that had spaghetti on their menu. But if you want the local fast food experience, check out Jolibee.

As for the broadcasting outlets themselves, yes they are mostly located in the usually safe suburbs of Pasig City or Quezon City (another area with a growing club scene, located around Quezon Avenue, Timog/South Avenue and West Avenue) where every broadcaster have HQs there.

I have yet to see anyone DJ in a seedy part of the Manila Metro and most the clubs that advertise on these stations or send out flyers around town are legit. And don't be surprised if people like Tiesto or Kaskade come to Manila and sell out shows here.

So in a nutshell, Manila is as safe and friendly as Honolulu.

 

[Mid West Clubber]

Is new wave still got a following there.. CHR staions like Y101 flood the airwaves with new wave.. I dont think Y101 is in Manilla there.... Id like to go sometime.

 

[CHRles]

Y-101 can be heard in Cebu City. Close to 2.5 million people live in the metro area, and Y-101 is the dominant CHR in the area though it has several competitors.
Aside from metro Manilla (which includes cities like Quezon City and the skyscraper cities of Makati City and Pasig) and Cebu, the other major metro area is Davao City. In the past decade Quezon City, which is part of metro Manila, has overtaken the city of Manila as the Philippines most populated city - 2.5 million in Quezon City versus 1.6 million in Manila.