DWNU, a radio station in Mega Manila, was broadcasting from 1987 to 2010 as NU 107 that played mainly rock music.

Banker Atom Henares started the radio station in 1987, playing new wave music for about six weeks on the 107.5 MHz frequency.

Back then, its studios were located at the Solidbank Building (now PSBank Center) along Paseo de Roxas in Makati.

In the 1990s, NU 107 mainly played American grunge and alternative rock hits from bands like Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam and Silverchair.

As a result, bands such as The Youth, Yano, Razorback, Wolfgang, Eraserheads, AfterImage and Rivermaya, among others, became highly popular as the Pinoy rock scene surged the airwaves.

[3] NU 107 then played nu metal music (popularly known among Filipino rock fans as the "kupaw" subgenre) popularized by Filipino bands Slapshock, Greyhoundz, Queso (formerly Cheese), and Chicosci (formerly Chico Science); and foreign bands like the Deftones, Korn, Limp Bizkit and Slipknot.

Later, the station popularized Cebuano rock bands like Urbandub, Frank!, Sheila and the Insects, Junior Kilat, and Franco.

The TV station, now operated and managed by Breakthrough and Milestones Productions International, an affiliate of a religious group known for its program Ang Dating Daan, the Members Church of God International (MCGI), used to play music videos of songs played on NU 107.

Also in this decade, bands who were first featured on "In The Raw" like Sugarfree, Twisted Halo, Itchyworms and Silent Sanctuary rose to mainstream fame.

"[8] Former DJ Joyce Ann Burton Titular, popularly known as Jaedee, disclosed on her blog that NU 107 would close down in 2011, reportedly due to financial constraints (brought about by lack of advertisers' support) and poor ratings (as it struggled against other stations such as 90.7 Love Radio, IFM 93.9, Barangay LS 97.1 and Tambayan 101.9), which was later confirmed at the 2010 NU Rock Awards.

On Sunday, November 7, speakers were set up outside NU 107's studio where a crowd had gathered carrying candles as a sign of support.

NU 107 signed off on November 8, 12:05 a.m, after the usual sign-off notice and the Philippine national anthem "Lupang Hinirang", sung by everyone gathered inside the station and outside the building premises,[11] especially the final line of the anthem, which was sung fortississimo in unison, thus marking the end of NU 107 after 23 years of broadcasting.

[12][13] "Lumapit" by Archipelago was the last song that stayed at the number 1 spot on the NU 107 "Stairway to Seven" charts before the station closed down after 23 years.

From being a simple gathering to honor the year's best rock artists, the event had grown into one of the most prestigious awards shows in the Philippines.