DWBC
Broadcast areaMetro Manila and surrounding areas
Frequency1422 kHz
Programming
FormatSilent
Ownership
OwnerACWS - United Broadcasting Network
History
First air date
1972
Last air date
1999
Former frequencies
940 kHz (1972 - 1978)
954 kHz (1978 - 1987)[1]
Technical information
Licensing authority
NTC

DWBC (1422 AM) was a radio station owned and operated by ACWS - United Broadcasting Network from 1972 to 1999.[2][3]

History

DWBC was established in 1972 by the ACWS - United Broadcasting Network, along with sister station DWRK. In November 1978, it moved to 954 kHz from its original frequency 940 kHz, in response to the adoption of the 9 kHz spacing on AM radio stations in the Philippines under the Geneva Frequency Plan of 1975.[1]

In April 1987, it moved to its present frequency 1422 kHz. Its former frequency is currently used by DZEM.[4] In October that year, it was one of the stations closed by the National Telecommunications Commission, through the order of then-president Corazon Aquino, for a few months for airing right-wing commentary programs that were critical of Mrs. Aquino's Administration. On January 1, 1988, it returned on the air.[5]

It went off the air sometime in 1999. The frequency is currently owned by the Advanced Media Broadcasting System.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b 1987 Media Directory. University of Michigan. 1987. p. 68. Retrieved January 3, 2024 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Carpio, J. (November 21, 2002). "G.R. No. 136762". Lawphil. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  3. ^ "Report In Manila Of New Coup Plot". The New York Times. October 8, 1987. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  4. ^ "TABLE 20.7a" (PDF), 2011 Philippine Yearbook, Philippine Statistics Authority: 18–45, 2011, retrieved January 2, 2024
  5. ^ Guerrero, Eileen (October 7, 1987). "Aquino Orders Crackdown On Radio Stations, New Coup Plot Reported". Associated Press. Archived from the original on January 3, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  6. ^ "2021 NTC AM Stations" (PDF). NTC. Retrieved January 2, 2024.

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