DZRD

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Sonshine Radio Dagupan (DZRD)
Broadcast area Pangasinan and surrounding areas
Frequency 981 kHz
BrandingDZRD 981 Sonshine Radio Dagupan
Programming
Language(s) Pangasinense, Filipino
Format Silent
NetworkSonshine Radio
Ownership
Owner Swara Sug Media Corporation
History
First air date
1967 (as NBC DZRD)
1998 (as Angel Radyo)
2005 (as Sonshine Radio)
Last air date
December 2023 (NTC suspension order)
Former frequencies
980 kHz (1967–1978)
Call sign meaning
Radio Dagupan
Technical information
Licensing authority
NTC
Power 10,000 watts
Links
Website http://dzrd981.sonshineradio.com/

DZRD (981 AM) Sonshine Radio is a radio station owned and operated by Swara Sug Media Corporation. The station's studio and transmitter are located along Catacadang Rd., Brgy. Bonuan Gueset, Dagupan. [1] [2] [3] [4]

On mid-December 2023, the station, along with the rest of the network, had its operations suspended by the National Telecommunications Commission for 30 days, through an order dated December 19 but was publicized two days later, in response to a House of Representatives resolution, in relation to the alleged franchise violations. [5]

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