DWSS
Broadcast areaMetro Manila and surrounding areas
Frequency1494 kHz
BrandingDWSS 1494
Programming
Language(s)Filipino, English (syndicated programs)
FormatSilent
Ownership
Owner
DWBL 1242, Mellow 94.7
History
First air date
1975
Last air date
August 1, 2020
Former call signs
  • DWEE/DWWO (1975-1978)
  • DWXY (1978-1980)
  • DWCJ (1980-1988)
  • DWLR (1988-1993)
Former names
K-Love (1993-1996)
Entertainment Radio (1996-2020)
Former frequencies
1380 kHz (1975-1978)
Call sign meaning
Sandigan ng
Sambayanan
(Former branding)
Technical information
Licensing authority
NTC
ClassB (regional)
Power10,000 watts
Links
WebcastDWSS 1494
DWSS Facebook Page

DWSS (1494 AM) was a radio station owned and operated by FBS Radio Network through its licensee Supreme Broadcasting System. The station's studio was located at Paragon Plaza Condominium, EDSA corner Reliance St., Mandaluyong, while its transmitter was located along Coloong 1 Rd., Brgy. Caloong, Valenzuela City (co-shared with sister station DWBL).

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The station was established by Masscom Network of the National Council of Churches in the Philippines 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 Geneva Frequency Plan of 1975 (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 Philippine Christian University campus in Taft Ave., Manila. The station then aired the programs similar to the past KZKZ.[1]

In 1988, Ultrasonic Broadcasting System bought the station and changed its call letters to DWLR.[2] It relocated to SYSU Bldg. in Quezon City. 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 Dagupan and Cebu.[3] Due to ownership restrictions, FBS uses the franchise of Supreme Broadcasting System for DWSS.[4] It relocated to its current home in Paragon Plaza in Mandaluyong. It was once home of Nar Pineda, Ducky Paredes, Ruben Ilagan and other Powerhouse Broadcasters since the demise of DZXQ in March 2011,[5] as well as the Tagalog-language broadcast of Family Radio during evenings.

In March 2020, at the height of the pandemic, DWSS went off the air. A couple of months later, most of its programs transferred to DWBL.

References

  1. ↑ The Asian Press and Media Directory
  2. ↑ Mass Media Infrastructure in the Philippines (August 1988)
  3. ↑ "OneRadioManila.com". Archived from the original on March 23, 2010. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Republic Act No. 9186".
  5. ↑ "Ducky Paredes: Kaibigan Inc". Archived from the original on March 18, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2015.

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