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DWCQ, broadcasting as 98.3 Radyo Kidlat, is a radio station owned and operated by Zambales 2 Electric Cooperative. The station's studio and transmitter are located at ZAMECO 2 Main Office, National Highway, Brgy. Nagbunga, Castillejos. It is the first radio station owned by an electric cooperative.
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- ↑ "Siargao opens new radio station to strengthen info dissemination among residents – Office of the Press Secretary". ops.gov.ph. Office of the Press Secretary. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ↑ RadyoMaN Manila (28 June 2021). "FM radio station Radyo Kidlat 98.5, pormal nang inilunsad sa Dapa, Surigao del Norte". RMN Networks. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ↑ Baltazer, Alvin. "Radyo, pinakamabisa pa ring pamamaraan para maabot ang lahat ng impormasyon". Radyo Pilipinas. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ↑ Caraga In Focus
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