DZCA

Last updated

DZCA
Broadcast area Metro Manila and surrounding areas
Frequency 1170 kHz
BrandingDZCA 1170
Programming
Format Silent
Ownership
Owner Office of Civil Defense
History
First air date
1960
Last air date
1993
Former frequencies
  • 830 kHz (1960-1978)
Call sign meaning
Civil Arms
Technical information
Licensing authority
NTC

DZCA (1170 AM) was a radio station owned and operated by the Office of Civil Defense.

It served as the official radio station of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or (PAGASA), wherein it aired the latest weather information in the country at the top of the hour. [1] [2]

The station went off the air in 1993 due to lack of funding. Despite being inactive, the frequency receives live broadcast of Voice of America via DWVA in La Union. [3]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">ABS-CBN</span> Commercial media network in the Philippines

ABS-CBN is a Philippine commercial broadcast network that serves as the flagship property of the ABS-CBN Corporation, a company under Lopez Holdings Corporation owned by the López family. The network is headquartered at the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center in Quezon City, with additional offices and production facilities in 25 major cities including Baguio, Naga, Bacolod, Iloilo, Cebu, Davao, and Bulacan, where ABS-CBN's production and post-production facility in Horizon IT Park is located. ABS-CBN is colloquially referred to as the Kapamilya Network; its brand was originally introduced in 1999 and was officially introduced in 2003 during the celebration of its 50th anniversary, and was used until it was forced by the National Telecommunications Commission to cease and desist from free-to-air broadcasting due to the lack of congressional franchise. ABS-CBN is the largest media company in the Philippines and oldest television broadcaster in Southeast Asia.

DZRH is a radio station owned and operated by MBC Media Group. It is the flagship station of MBC. The station's studio is located at the MBC Building, Star City, Vicente Sotto St., CCP Complex, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay; while its transmitter is located along I. Marcelo St., Brgy. Malanday, Valenzuela. The station has nationwide coverage through its relay stations located across the Philippines.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">DZRJ-AM</span> Radio station in Metro Manila, Philippines

DZRJRadyo Bandido is a radio station owned and operated by Rajah Broadcasting Network through its licensee Free Air Broadcasting Network, Inc. Its studio is located at the 2nd Floor, Ventures Building 1, General Luna St. cor. Makati Ave., Poblacion, Makati, while its transmitter is located along KM 21, Quirino Highway, Brgy. Pasong Putik, Novaliches, Quezon City.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">DZEC-AM</span> Radio station in Metro Manila, Philippines

DZECRadyo Agila is a radio station owned and operated by the Eagle Broadcasting Corporation in the Philippines. The station's studio is located at EBC Bldg., 25 Central Ave., Diliman, Quezon City, and its transmitter is located at Brgy. Paliwas, Obando, Bulacan. The station operates daily from 4:00 AM to 12:00 MN.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">DZXL</span> Radio station in the Philippines

DZXL News is a radio station owned and operated by the Radio Mindanao Network. The station's studio is located at the RMN Broadcast Center, Unit 809, 8th Floor, Atlanta Centre, #31 Annapolis Street, Greenhills, San Juan, Metro Manila, while its transmitter is located at Brgy. Taliptip, Bulakan, Bulacan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">DZMB</span> Radio station in Pasay

DZMB, broadcasting as 90.7 Love Radio, is a radio station owned and operated by MBC Media Group though its licensee Cebu Broadcasting Company. It serves as the flagship station of Love Radio Network. The station's studio is located at the Second Floor, MBC Building, Star City, Vicente Sotto St., CCP Complex, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay; while its transmitter is located at the BSA Twin Towers, Bank Drive, Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong, sharing the same site with 96.3 Easy Rock and 101.1 Yes FM.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">DWBM-FM</span> Radio station in Metro Manila, Philippines

DWBM, on-air as 105.1 Brigada News FM, is a radio station owned by Mareco Broadcasting Network and operated under an airtime lease agreement by Brigada Mass Media Corporation in the Philippines. It serves as a Luzon flagship station of the Brigada News FM Network. The station's studio is located at the 5th Floor of the Jacinta Building 2, #1840 EDSA, Brgy. Guadalupe Nuevo, Makati; its transmitter is located at San Carlos Heights, Binangonan. It operates 24 hours daily.

Carmela Corro Tiangco, professionally known as Mel Tiangco, is a Filipino television newscaster and television host. She is one of the news pillars of GMA News and Public Affairs and a multi-awarded news anchor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">DZRB-AM</span> Radio station in Metro Manila, Philippines

DZRB, on-air as Radyo Pilipinas Uno (RP1) or RP1 News, is a radio station owned and operated by the Presidential Broadcast Service, an attached agency under the Presidential Communications Office. It serves as the flagship station of the Radyo Pilipinas network. The station's studios are located at the 4/F, PIA/Media Center Building, Visayas Ave., Brgy. Vasra, Diliman, Quezon City, and its transmitter is located at Brgy. Marulas, Valenzuela City. The station operates Weekdays from 5:00 AM to 12:00 MN and Weekends from 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">DWWW</span> Radio station in Metro Manila, Philippines

DWWW is a C-QUAM radio station owned and operated by Interactive Broadcast Media. The studio is located at the RMN Broadcast Center, Unit 808, 8th Floor, Atlanta Centre, Annapolis St., Greenhills, San Juan, Metro Manila, while its transmitter is located along Tagalag Road, Brgy. Tagalag, Valenzuela, Metro Manila.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">DZUP</span> Radio station in Metro Manila, Philippines

DZUP is a campus radio station owned and operated by the University of the Philippines Diliman. Its studio facility is located at the 2nd floor, Media Center of the College of Mass Communication, U.P. Diliman campus, in Quezon City; while its transmitter is located at Village B corner Delos Reyes St., UP Village, Diliman, QC. At present, the station operates Weekdays from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, and is able to broadcast all year-round.

Jose Yumang Sonza, more commonly known as Jay Sonza, is a Filipino blogger and a former newscaster and talk show host. He was the former station manager of the terrestrial television station UNTV from 2005 to 2009.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sonshine Media Network International</span> Television channel in the Philippines

Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI), also known by its legal operating name Swara Sug Media Corporation (SSMC), is a Filipino broadcast media arm of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) led by the Filipino televangelist Apollo Quiboloy. Based in Davao City and Makati, it operates a network of radio and television broadcasting stations.

DWBC was a radio station owned and operated by ACWS - United Broadcasting Network from 1972 to 1999.

Mareco Broadcasting Network, Inc. is a radio network in the Philippines. Mareco stands for Mabuhay Records Corporation as its parent company also owns Villar Records and Mabuhay Records. Its headquarters is located at #6 Tirad Pass Street, Sta. Mesa Heights, Quezon City. It also provides management and marketing consultancy for radio companies in the country.

DXMBRMN Malaybalay is a radio station owned and operated by the Radio Mindanao Network. The station's studio and transmitter are located at Purok 2, Brgy. San Jose, Malaybalay.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ (4th Watch)</span> Christian denomination in the Philippines

The Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ , also known as PMCC, is a Pentecostal Christian denomination based in the Philippines. It was founded in 1972 by Arsenio T. Ferriol, who is the church's current executive minister, and registered on August 30, 1973. The church claims to be the 'One True Church of Christ', with its beliefs coming from the Bible as the sole basis for all its doctrines and prophecies about the 'Church of Jesus Christ' established by a living modern-day Apostle in the modern era The church has an estimated 1,000,000 members worldwide and 1000 local churches, with Marikina Main Church serving as the largest and headquarters of the denomination.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">DXDB-AM</span> Philippine radio station

DXDBRadyo Bandilyo is a radio station owned and operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Malaybalay. The station's main studio is located at the Ground Floor, Communications Media Center Bldg., San Isidro Cathedral, Murillo St. cor. San Isidro St., Brgy. 1, Malaybalay; its alternate studio is located at the Ground Floor, San Agustin Parish Church, Sayre Highway, Valencia; and its transmitter is located at Brgy. Kalasungay, Malaybalay.

Journalism during the Marcos dictatorship in the Philippines—a fourteen year period between the declaration of Martial Law in September 1972 until the People Power Revolution in February 1986—was heavily restricted under the dictatorial rule of President Ferdinand Marcos in order to suppress political opposition and prevent criticism of his administration.

References

  1. The Philippines: A Critical Review of Public Policy and Issues. University of the Philippines. 1986. p. 124-125. Retrieved January 28, 2024 via Google Books.
  2. The Philippines: A Critical Review of Public Policy and Issues. International Seminar on Regional Development Planning for Disaster Prevention. 1988. p. 40. Retrieved January 28, 2024 via Google Books.
  3. "PNP to set up radio station". Philippine Daily Inquirer . Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.