DZUR, operating as 107.9 U Radio, is a low power FM radio station owned and operated by Brainstone Broadcasting Inc. in the Philippines. The station's studio is in Pasig City and its transmitter site is located in Tagaytay City, Cavite.
In the year 2000 it used to be Power 108 FM, which plays rap, hip-hop and RnB. It was owned and operated by ConAmor Broadcasting Systems, the owner of 95.1 Kiss FM. In 2004, it closed down because of speculation that it was a pirate radio station.
On June 2007, the station was back on air with a stronger signal and with a new name "107.9 U-Radio" They moved their transmitter facilities to Tagaytay City and the studio is now located in Pasig. It is now owned and operated by Brainstone Broadcasting Inc, formed by a group of young entrepreneurs who helped bring the station back on air. The station is now broadcasting with an Effective Radiated Power (ERP) of 2500W. Its reach comprises the whole of Metro Manila, as well as some areas in the north (Bulacan, Pampanga) and south (Cavite, Batangas). In addition, it also started doing live broadcast feeds from different bars and clubs (Embassy SuperClub, Embassy Cuisine, Warehouse 135, Alchemy, Opus Bar, and others) in the metro.
On September 7, 2008, the station increased its power from 500 watts to 1,000 watts because of another station that reached Southern Luzon. However, around late September, it temporarily ceased broadcasting because its broadcasting facilities were raided by police due to a complaint from the National Telecommunications Commission that the station was operating with an expired permit. After almost two weeks, on October 12, it resumed broadcasting after renewed its radio permit license, albeit reverting to its original power of 500 watts.
At the start of 2011, the station began its live remote broadcast from Encore Super Club in Makati every Wednesday for Underground@Encore.
On late May 2011, it went off the air, upgrading its facilities and installing its new transmitter. On June 2011, it resumed its broadcast.
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