MOR Entertainment
radio station in the Philippines
MOR Entertainment is a new media audio streaming service owned and operated by ABS-CBN Corporation.
The MOR brand started in 2001 as the FM brand of ABS-CBN Regional and terrestrially operated 15 radio stations in the Philippines. As a broadcast radio network, MOR stations played contemporary MOR and OPM, as well as radio drama, talk content and news (via TV Patrol Regional over select stations).
Since the forced shutdown of the company's terrestrial assets brought about by the congressional denial of its franchise, MOR resurfaced as an online radio station since September 14, 2020. MOR's content and music streaming remains available via Facebook, Kumu, Spotify, Zeno, TuneIn and iWant.
History and background
Radio Romance (1989–1993)
ABS-CBN's Manila FM station, DWRR 101.9, rebranded as 101.9 Radio Romance on July 16, 1989, shifting to an easy-listening love song format. Notably, it was the first FM station to use CDs for its playlists and initially featured an all-female DJ lineup, including Amy Perez.
Radio Romance expanded nationwide on August 1, 1989, with DZRR 103.1 Baguio becoming its first relay station. This was followed by DYLS 97.1 Cebu (January 20, 1992) and DXRR 101.1 Davao (January 25, 1992). In the early 1990s, the station began satellite simulcasting across the country, adopting the name Radio Romance: Nationwide.
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