1969-1976: DXBB DXDB traces its origins to its forerunner DXBB. The
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine of the
Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro, where
Bukidnon was under its ecclesiastical jurisdiction until 1969, had planned to put up a radio station for the purpose of teaching of
Catholicism in the province. Despite a failed appeal for a grant, the CCD's Communications Media Center of the newly created
Prelature of Malaybalay realized the plan. After a series of test (began May 26, 1971) and later, experimental (began July 1) broadcasts,
DXBB, located at
Malaybalay and operating at 540 kHz with the power of 2.5 kW, under Bukidnon Broadcasting Corporation, eventually began its full-time broadcasting on September 11. Under the helm of CMC director Fr. Joseph Stoffel and prelate
Bishop Francisco Claver, it became the province's pioneer radio station; and tagged as
"Bandilyo sa Bukidnon" (town crier), it quickly became the most listened. By that time, DXBB aired educational programs by the peasant organization
Federation of Free Farmers, incurring annoyance by the local civil government, aside from that by the local military authorities. DXBB though obtained the permit from
the government and resumed broadcasting on February 9, 1973; its licensee since then was the Catholic Welfare Organization. DXBB was able to operate through financial aids. Its closure, along with another Catholic radio station DXCD of the
then Prelature of
Tagum, Davao del Norte, was due to allegations that these were used by the
Communist Party of the Philippines for ideological training purposes and broadcast coded messages to the
New People's Army rebels. The military later admitted that charges of
rebellion against these stations were baseless. By mid-1990s, the station increased its power to 10 kW, but was later reverted to the originally
National Telecommunications Commission-authorized and present-day 5 kW. On January 10, 2003, DXDB was officially registered to
Securities and Exchange Commission under the name
Catholic Radio Station DXDB-AM of Malaybalay, Inc. ==Notes==