DWSS (1494 AM) is a radio station owned and operated by Supreme Broadcasting System, a subsidiary of FBS Radio Network in the

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. The station's studio is located at Paragon Plaza Condominium, EDSA corner Reliance St.,

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, while its transmitter is located along Coloong 1 Rd., Brgy. Caloong,

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(co-shared with sister station

DWBL DWBL (1242 AM) is a radio station owned and operated by FBS Radio Network in the Philippines. The station's studio is located at Unit 908, Paragon Plaza, EDSA cor. Reliance Street, Mandaluyong, while its transmitter is located along Coloong 1 ...

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The station was established by Masscom Network of the

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in 1975 as DWEE. Back then, it was situated on 1380 kHz. On November 1978, it transferred to 1494 kHz due to the adoption of the 9-kHz spacing for medium wave stations per the

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(aka GE75), and changed its call letters to DWXY. Sometime in 1980, it was acquired by RADIO Inc. ( Radio Corporation of the Philippines) and changed its call letters to DWCJ. The station was located at the now

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campus in Taft Ave.,

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. The station then aired the programs similar to the past KZKZ. In 1988, Ultrasonic Broadcasting System bought the station and changed its call letters to DWLR. It relocated to SYSU Bldg. in

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. In 1993, it changed its call letters to DWSS, airing Christian music under the name 1494 K-LOVE. Considering the owner's strong family religious background, this was their 1st venture into religious programming, way before Saved began airing on Energy FM years later. In 1996, Manny Luzon took over the station's operations and revamped DWSS as a blocktime station, carrying the tagline ''Sandigan ng Sambayanan''. In 2004, it was sold to FBS Radio Network, in exchange of the latter's stations in

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and

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. Due to ownership restrictions, FBS uses the franchise of Supreme Broadcasting System for DWSS. It relocated to its current home in Paragon Plaza in

. It was once home of Nar Pineda, Ducky Paredes, Ruben Ilagan and other Powerhouse Broadcasters since the demise of

DZXQ DZXQ (1350 AM), on-air as Radyo La Verdad 1350, is a radio station owned by Information Broadcast Unlimited and operated by Breakthrough and Milestones Productions International. Its studio and offices are located at La Verdad Christian Colle ...

in March 2011, as well as the Tagalog-languaged broadcast of

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during evenings.

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External links

Old Website
FBS Radio Network DWSS Radio stations established in 1975 {{Philippines-radio-station-stub