DZBR

Bible Radio (DZBR)
NTC
Class	B-Provincial
Power	10,000 watts
ERP	30 kW
Links
Website	www.bible.radio

DZBR (531 AM) Bible Radio is a radio station in the Philippines owned by the Allied Broadcasting Center and operated by the Cathedral of Praise. Its studios are located at #350 Taft Avenue, Ermita, Manila, and its transmitter is located at the Angel One Tower, Tanauan, Batangas. DZBR operates daily from 5:00 AM to 12:00 MN on terrestrial radio, and 24/7 through mobile applications and website.

History

1981-2002: Radyo Balisong

DZBR was once known as Radyo Balisong of the Kumintang Broadcasting System^[1] and served as a full service station of Batangas from its launch in 1981. Veteran local radio personalities such as Danny Debolgado also known as Agila ng Batangas, Beting Mauhay, Erwin Aguilon and Dennis Datu were mainstays of the station,^[2] as well as neophytes Grace Beredo, Renz Belda and Larry Karangalan who had later successes in the field. Datu is currently with ABS-CBN, Aguilon left media industry after his stints in DWIZ and Radyo Inquirer and now working with the Commission on Elections, while Belda is with DZRH and DWAL-FM while Karangalan currently works with Radyo Natin Padre Garcia. It won in the 11th Golden Dove Awards as Best Provincial AM Radio Station, and its program Usapang Pangkababaihan as Best Provincial Radio Special.^[3]^[4]^[5] Radyo Balisong closed shop in 2002 as a part of cost-cutting measures and competition from FM stations.

2017-present: Bible Radio

In mid 2016, DZBR secured its operations permit from the National Telecommunications Commission to return on the air under new ownership. Teasers of the new station were already posted as early as August 2016 while procuring its materials and assembling its hybrid feeds from Tanauan and Manila. DZBR returned on the air in January 2017 as a test broadcast before its full launch two months later. Programs of the Cathedral of Praise are fed on a hybrid pattern from Manila and Tanauan, respectively at different times of the day.^[6]

References

v t e Radio stations in Batangas-Lipa market
By AM frequency	DZBR 531
By FM frequency	DWLD 88.7 DWEG 89.5 DWCH 91.9 DWAL 95.9 DZLC 98.5 DWAM 99.1 DZGV 99.9 DWLC 102.3 (Lemery) DWKV 102.3 (Lipa) DWEY 104.7 DZVI 105.3 DWDS 106.1 DWPB 107.3
Defunct/Inactive callsigns	DWAM 1080¹ DWAW 999 DZWI 107.9
¹Technically still active, but with new call letters and different intellectual property. Philippine radio markets Metro Manila Ilocos & CAR Laoag Vigan-Bangued San Fernando-Agoo Baguio Dagupan Cagayan Valley Tuguegarao Cauayan-Santiago Bayombong Central Luzon Cabanatuan Tarlac San Fernando-Angeles Olongapo-Subic Calabarzon Western Laguna Batangas-Lipa Lucena-San Pablo Mimaropa Calapan San Jose Puerto Princesa Bicol Daet Naga-Iriga Legazpi Virac Sorsogon Masbate Western Visayas Kalibo Roxas San Jose Iloilo Bacolod Central Visayas Northeast Negros Dumaguete North Cebu Cebu City Bohol Eastern Visayas Calbayog-Catarman Borongan Catbalogan Tacloban-Ormoc Maasin-Sogod Zamboanga Dipolog Pagadian Ipil-Liloy Zamboanga City Northern Mindanao Ozamiz-Oroquieta Iligan Cagayan de Oro Gingoog Malaybalay-Valencia Davao Davao Malita Mati Southern Mindanao Kidapawan Tacurong-Isulan Koronadal-Surallah General Santos Caraga Surigao City Butuan Tandag San Francisco Bislig-Trento BARMM Cotabato City-Midsayap Sulu and Tawi-Tawi

v t e Radio stations in the Metro Manila market
By AM frequency	DZBR 531¹ DZXL 558 DZBB 594 DWPM 630 DZRH 666 DZAS 702 DZRB 738 DWWW 774 DZRJ 810 DZRV 846 DWIZ 882 DZSR 918 DZEM 954 DZEC 1062 DWAD 1098 DWDD 1134 DWBL 1242 DZRM 1278 DWXI 1314 DZXQ 1350 DZJV 1458¹ DZME 1530 DZUP 1602 DZBF 1674
By FM frequency	DWFO 87.5 87.9³ DWJM 88.3 DWAV 89.1 DWTM 89.9 DWJC 90.3¹ DZMB 90.7 DWKY 91.5 DWFM 92.3 DWRX 93.1 DWKC 93.9 DWLL 94.7 DWDM 95.5 DWSU 95.9¹ DWRK 96.3 DWLS 97.1 DWQZ 97.9 98.3 ⁴ 98.4 (Cavite)¹ DZFE 98.7 DWRT 99.5 99.9⁴ DZRJ 100.3 DWYS 101.1 DWBS 101.5³ DWSM 102.7 DWOW 103.5 DWFT 104.3 DWBM 105.1 DWLA 105.9 DWET 106.7 107.1⁴ DWNU 107.5
Digital radio by frequency and subchannel	90.7-1 91.5-1 93.9-1 93.9-2 93.9-3 95.5-1 96.3-1 96.3-2 96.3-3 98.7-1 98.7-2 98.7-3 100.3-1 101.1-1 101.9-1 101.9-2 101.9-3
Internet	Crossover Online FMR Philippines Green Giant FM iDMZ MOR On-Line One FM Manila Radyo Pilipino Radyo Tabloidista Radyo QC Rakista Radio Saved Radio UST Tiger Radio WXB 102
Defunct/Inactive call signs	DZMZ 89.1 ² DWCD 97.9² DZFX 101.1 ² DWST 101.1 ² DWRR 101.9 DWXB 102.7² DWCS 103.5 ² DWKX 103.5 ² DZWI 107.9² DZMM 630² KZKZ 729 DZST 860² DZPI 882 ² DWRT 990² DZIQ 990 DZAR 1026 DZCA 1170 DWAN 1206 DWBC 1422 DWSS 1494 DZHH 1566
¹Transmitting outside Metro Manila. ²Technically still active, but with new call letters and different intellectual property. ³Licensed low-power community station. ⁴Unlicensed (pirate radio). Philippine radio markets Metro Manila Ilocos & CAR Laoag Vigan-Bangued San Fernando-Agoo Baguio Dagupan Cagayan Valley Tuguegarao Cauayan-Santiago Bayombong Central Luzon Cabanatuan Tarlac San Fernando-Angeles Olongapo-Subic Calabarzon Western Laguna Batangas-Lipa Lucena-San Pablo Mimaropa Calapan San Jose Puerto Princesa Bicol Daet Naga-Iriga Legazpi Virac Sorsogon Masbate Western Visayas Kalibo Roxas San Jose Iloilo Bacolod Central Visayas Northeast Negros Dumaguete North Cebu Cebu City Bohol Eastern Visayas Calbayog-Catarman Borongan Catbalogan Tacloban-Ormoc Maasin-Sogod Zamboanga Dipolog Pagadian Ipil-Liloy Zamboanga City Northern Mindanao Ozamiz-Oroquieta Iligan Cagayan de Oro Gingoog Malaybalay-Valencia Davao Davao Malita Mati Southern Mindanao Kidapawan Tacurong-Isulan Koronadal-Surallah General Santos Caraga Surigao City Butuan Tandag San Francisco Bislig-Trento BARMM Cotabato City-Midsayap Sulu and Tawi-Tawi

History

1981-2002: Radyo Balisong

2017-present: Bible Radio

See also

References