WXB 102
former radio station in Metro Manila, Philippines
WXB 102 is a former Metro Manila FM radio station and current Internet radio station that plays new wave, punk rock, gothic rock, synthpop, electronic music, dance-punk, post-punk, classic alternative rock and more from the UK, US, Philippines and the rest of the world.
History
Broadcasting at 102.7 MHz (initially at 102.5 MHz) on the FM dial, DWXB-FM, also referred to as WXB 102, was the first all-new wave music radio station in the Philippines. It was owned by Universal Broadcasting Corporation from 1982 to 1987. Tagged as "The Station That Dares to Be Different", WXB 102 targeted the youth demographic, bringing new wave music to the Philippine mainstream and inspiring regional rock artists such as the Dawn, Identity Crisis and Violent Playground, all of whom were championed by the station at a time when guitar-based OPM was ignored by the other local outlets with the exception of a weekly show on DZRJ-AM in the early 1980s.
Prior to switching to new wave, DWXB-FM was originally owned by the National Council of Churches in the Philippines with studios located at the Philippine Christian University in Taft Avenue, Manila.
The management flirted with disco on its inception in 1978 and they were known at that time as DWXB Magic Disco 102. In 1982, they were acquired by Universal Broadcasting Corporation with their studios being moved to Donada St. in Pasay near the Rizal Memorial Coliseum and in that same year they adopted the American Top 40 format with the station being dubbed as Cute 102. By 1983, they started including new wave acts from the UK into the top 40 mix, due to the influence of the late DJ Mark Fournier and his uncle Eric Manuel eventually they would rebrand their station once again to WXB 102. In 1984, new wave began erupting in Manila's dance clubs thanks to the city's mobile discos, who often spun records imported from Europe, and the proliferation of new wave music videos on Philippine TV. WXB 102 gradually evolved into a new wave radio station with the Fournier, The Unbeatable, and Rico Severino, known as J.J. Michaels.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Feb 19, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7957582. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1982, 1987, 1978 and 1983.
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