Century Broadcasting Network

Century Broadcasting Network
Company type	Private
Industry	Broadcast
Founded	January 25, 1985
Headquarters	Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines
Key people	Aimee Billones; President & CEO; Victoria Anne Billones; Vice President;
Owner	Century Communications Marketing Center, Inc.

Last updated August 31, 2024

Century Broadcasting Network is a Philippine radio network. Its corporate office is located at S-510, Comfoods Bldg., Gil Puyat Ave. cor. Chino Roces Ave., Makati. CBN operates a number of stations across places in the country under the Magik FM branding.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Profile

Century Communications Marketing Center, Inc. was established in 1984 as a broadcast management consultancy firm composed of industry professionals. In 1992, it expanded into FM broadcasting in key provinces under the name Century Broadcasting Network, in which these stations bear the Magik FM brand. Previously, it used to have stations in other cities affiliated with The Edge Radio. They were later on spun-off into its current owner Christian Music Power.

CBN stations

Branding	Callsign	Frequency	Power	Location
Magik FM Laoag	DWCK	92.3 MHz	5 kW	Laoag
Magik FM Vigan	DWVN	94.1 MHz	5 kW	Vigan
Magik FM Tuguegarao	DWCN	91.7 MHz	10 kW	Tuguegarao
Magik FM Cauayan	DWIX	90.5 MHz	10 kW	Cauayan
Magik FM Lucena	DWMZ	90.3 MHz	10 kW	Lucena
Magik FM Tacloban	DYXV	98.3 MHz	5 kW	Tacloban
Magik FM Butuan	DXMK	97.5 MHz	5 kW	Butuan
Magik FM Dipolog	DXKW	90.9 MHz	5 kW	Dipolog
Brigada News FM Naga^{[Note 1]}	DWKM	103.1 MHz	10 kW	Naga
Brigada News FM Legazpi^{[Note 1]}	DWED	91.5 MHz	5 kW	Legazpi

Notes

1 2 Operated by Brigada Mass Media Corporation.

Former stations

Callsign	Frequency	Power	Location	Current owners
DZKX	103.1 MHz	5 kW	Lucena	Y2H Broadcasting
DXMA	104.3 MHz	5 kW	Davao City	Hope Channel Philippines
DXMH	94.3 MHz	5 kW	Mati	Hope Channel Philippines

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[1] "Republic Act No. 8133". The Corpus Juris. Retrieved June 24, 2019.

[2] "KBP Members". Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas. Retrieved June 24, 2019.

[3] "House OKs on 2nd reading 3 franchise bills". ABS-CBN News . March 2, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.

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