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DXCO is a Philippine AM radio station serving Cagayan de Oro and surrounding areas under the Radyo Pilipino name.

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Overview

DXCO is an AM radio station in the Philippines, identified on air as 1044 AM Radyo Pilipino. It serves Cagayan de Oro and nearby communities in Misamis Oriental. The station is owned and operated by Radio Corporation of the Philippines, a Philippine radio company whose stations operate under the Radyo Pilipino identity. DXCO’s studio is located in the ATCO Building at the corner of Capistrano and Gomez streets in Cagayan de Oro, while its transmitter is situated in Barangay Igpit, Opol, Misamis Oriental. The station’s basic offering is terrestrial AM broadcasting, including radio programming intended for its local and regional audience. Publicly available reference material does not provide a confirmed launch year, founder, current management roster, detailed programming schedule, audience figures, or financial information. DXCO is therefore best understood as a local broadcast-station brand rather than a standalone corporate enterprise. Its operating identity is tied to its frequency, call sign, geographic service area, and the Radyo Pilipino network affiliation. In 2011, the station became the subject of a law-enforcement and investigative-media action concerning alleged illegal gambling conducted over the air. The Philippine National Police and GMA Network’s public-service program Imbestigador raided the station during an episode broadcast on July 2, 2011. Available material describes the allegation and raid but does not establish the full legal outcome, penalties, or any subsequent corporate response. No other major campaigns, acquisitions, product launches, leadership changes, recalls, or financial events are documented in the supplied sources.

History

DXCO is a Philippine AM radio station operating on 1044 kHz and using the Radyo Pilipino identity. It is associated with Radio Corporation of the Philippines, which owns and operates the station. The available reference material does not state when DXCO was founded, when it first went on air, or who established it. Its documented physical facilities place the studio at the ATCO Building on Capistrano and Gomez streets in Cagayan de Oro, in Misamis Oriental, while the transmitter is located in Barangay Igpit, Opol. This configuration reflects the station’s role as a locally based broadcaster serving Cagayan de Oro and adjacent parts of the province. The station’s principal activity is terrestrial AM broadcasting. Its public-facing identity consists of the DXCO call sign, the 1044 AM frequency, and the Radyo Pilipino brand. The supplied sources do not provide a complete programming archive, detailed schedule, audience data, advertising profile, ownership history, or list of station executives. Accordingly, DXCO’s historical record is more limited than that of a national media group: it is documented primarily through its station identity, facilities, ownership relationship, and one significant regulatory controversy. On July 2, 2011, DXCO was featured in an episode of GMA Network’s public-service and investigative program Imbestigador after the Philippine National Police and the program’s team raided the station over alleged nonstop on-air illegal gambling. The incident is the principal controversy associated with DXCO in the supplied reference material. The sources identify the alleged conduct and the raid, but do not specify the final legal disposition, any convictions, administrative sanctions, license consequences, or a confirmed remedial program. No reliable source material supplied for this entry documents later ownership changes, rebranding, expansion, shutdown, acquisition, or other major strategic developments. The station is currently treated as active because it remains described as a broadcasting station in the reference material, although a current operating schedule or independently verified recent broadcast status is not provided.

  • 2011

    Raid related to alleged illegal gambling broadcasts

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    The Philippine National Police and GMA Network’s Imbestigador program raided DXCO in connection with alleged nonstop illegal gambling conducted on air. The action was covered in an episode broadcast on July 2, 2011.

Products and positioning

A local AM radio service combining the DXCO call sign with the Radyo Pilipino network identity for audiences in Cagayan de Oro and Misamis Oriental.

  • AM radio broadcasting

    1044 AM Radyo Pilipino

    DXCO’s core offering is its terrestrial AM radio service on 1044 kHz under the Radyo Pilipino name. The station is based in Cagayan de Oro and serves listeners in the surrounding area of Misamis Oriental. Available sources identify the service and facilities but do not provide a complete current schedule or a detailed breakdown of individual programs.

Controversies

  • 2011

    Alleged illegal gambling broadcasts

    DXCO was raided by the Philippine National Police and GMA Network’s Imbestigador team over allegations that illegal gambling was being broadcast continuously on the station. The available account does not report the final legal or regulatory outcome.

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