DZRV
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| Veritas 846 | |
| City of license | Quezon City |
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| Broadcast area | Metro Manila |
| Branding | Veritas 846 |
| Slogan | Radyo Totoo |
| Frequency | 846 kHz |
| First air date | April 11, 1953 |
| Format | news, public affairs, religious |
| Power | 50,000 Watts |
| ERP | 100,000 Watts |
| Callsign meaning | DZ Radio Veritas |
| Owner | Global Broadcasting System |
| Website | Official Website |
Radio Veritas (DZRV 846 kHz Metro Manila) is an AM station owned and operated by the Roman Catholic Church, Archdiocese of Manila through the Global Broadcasting System in the Philippines. The studio is located at Veritas Tower in Quezon City and its transmitter are located at Brgy Look, Malolos, Bulacan.
[edit] Radio Veritas stations
- DZRV 846 kHz-Manila
- DWRV 1233 kHz-Bayombong
- DZRV 90.1 MHz-Bayombong
- DWRV 98.3 MHz-Naga
- DWVR 1467 kHz-San Jose City, Nueva Ecija
- DYMI-FM 94.7 - Calinog, Iloilo
[edit] History
- 1953 - DZRV 846khz, the first catholic radio station, was launched by Radio Veritas (then known as Peninsula Broadcasting System). It first aired a four-hour-a-day schedule (6:00-10:00pm), transmitting on a 50-mile radius within Manila and nearby islands. The station's 702-foot transmission tower (then the tallest structure in Manila)
- 1973 - After the declaration of Martial Law by then-President Ferdinand Marcos, and the takeover of Radio Veritas by his crony, Roberto Benedicto, DZRV-AM reopened as DZNN-AM, and became part of the Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation.
- 1978 - 846kHz became an owned-and-operated station of the commercial-owned Nation Broadcasting Corporation. The call letters were reverted to the original DZRV-AM.
- 1988 - DZRV-AM reopened under Radio Veritas, its original owner.
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