dyRU was inaugurated on March 8, 1997 with no less than Mike Enriquez, GMA Vice President for Radio and RGMA President, together with Butch V. Also gracing the occasion was then GMA-RGMA Iloilo manager Eddie Laczi. aklan's media, business and civic leaders were
also present. On March 10, 1997, which was a Monday, the programs Ieitsahan, RGMA Network News noon and evening editions, Pasipeat and Par
ke de Libertad were officially launched. named as station manager was Butz J. Maquinto. Chief tech was and still is Tong Balairos. it was only much later that Dindin Estrella ( now Camus ) was designated as senior program director and Lyneth Mendoza as program director for news and public affairs. the other pioneering employees were Leeda Villanueva, who was admin assistant, Mafie Jorque ( now Matorre ), Jay Teofilo, Jay Tejada-who was later designated as news director, Winston Sayon, John Peter Madula, Ronel Barrida, Fred Pintor and Joey Alonzo. among the originals only Maquinto, Balairos, Mendoza, Barrida and Pintor are still with RGMA Kalibo. the current employees as of March 16, 2011 are the ff: station manager- Butz J. Maquinto, cheif tech- Tong Balairos, senior program director- Let-let Barrios-Rapio, admin asst.- Nina Melgar, program director for news/public affairs- Lyneth Mendoza, news director- Annie Lee Bautista, news/field reporters- Conrad Indelible, Jien Ismael, Jel Sy and Andrew Navarra, sr. tech Fred Pintor, techs Roderick Quimpo and Cathy Ismael, client liaison officer- Ronel Barrida, account executive- Jo Bugarin and Boracay correspondent- Harvey Gelito.
