DWAN-AM
Radio station in Metro Manila, Philippines
- Quezon City
Sister stations
First air date
- 1973 (first incarnation)
- 2007 (second incarnation)
- June 20, 2024 (third incarnation)
Last air date
August 17, 2010 (second incarnation)
Former call signs
Former names
- DWWA (1973-1984)
- D' Wan (1984-1986, 1996-2004)
- IBC Broadkast Patrol (1986-1990)
- Islands Galing Broadkaster (1990-1992)
- MMDA Traffic Radio (2007-2010)
Former frequencies
Call sign meaning
Licensing authority
DWAN (1206 AM) is an upcoming radio station owned and operated by the Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation. The station's studio is located at the IBC Compound, Lot 3-B, Capitol Hills Drive cor. Zuzuarregui Street, Brgy. Matandang Balara, Diliman, Quezon City and its transmitter is located in Brgy. Marulas, Valenzuela City.
History
The station was established in 1973 by Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation, a company owned by the late Marcos crony Roberto Benedicto, on 1160 AM under the call letters DWWA. In November 1978, it transferred its frequency to 1206 AM, in response to the adoption of the 9 kHz spacing on AM radio stations in the Philippines under the Geneva Frequency Plan of 1975. In 1984, it changed its call letters to DWAN.
When BBC was dissolved after the 1986 EDSA Revolution, ownership of the station was transferred to the Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation under the name IBC Broadkast Patrol. By this time, it was located in Broadcast City. In 1996, DWAN went back on air, this time under the management of Bubby Dacer's Asia Pacific News and Features. Notable announcers included Rod Navarro, Cesar Chavez, the late John Susi and Pol Velasco. It went off the air in 2004.[1]
In late 2007, the station went back on air, this time as MMDA Traffic Radio under the management of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority. It transferred to its home in MMDA's Communications and Command Center in Makati. The station provided real-time traffic updates and public service reminders. Some of its programs were simulcast on MMDA TV.[2]
On July 13, 2010, MMDA Traffic Radio went off the air as an effect of Typhoon Basyang (Conson), but returned on-air after a week. However, the following month, both the station and MMDA TeleRadyo permanently ceased operations on August 17, 2010, for cost-cutting measures, which were costing the agency at least ₱1 million every month.[3]
On January 18, 2024, IBC announced its plans to re-utilize the station with a full-service format. It is slated to launch on June 20, 2024.[4]
Notable personalities
- Marc Logan
- Senator Francis Tolentino
- Ramon Tulfo
References
- ^ "DWAN Back on Air". Manila Standard. Philippine Manila Standard Publishing. November 22, 1996. p. 39. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Google News.
- ^ Villanueva, Rhodina (September 7, 2008). "Metro mayors endorse MMDA radio franchise". The Philippine Star. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
- ^ "Inquirer.net, MMDA stops radio, TV operations". Archived from the original on August 20, 2010. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
- ^ Velasco, Bill (June 1, 2024). "DWAN returns". Philstar.com. Philstar Global Corp. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
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- Headquarters
- IBC Compound, Lot 3-B, Capitol Hills Drive, Diliman, Quezon City
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