DWSS-AM

DWSS
City of license Mandaluyong City
Broadcast area Metro Manila, surrounding areas
Branding DWSS
Slogan Let Your Heart Speak! (Music)
Entertainment Radio! (Blocktimers)
Frequency 1494 kHz
First air date 1991
Format Religious, Easy listening, Soft AC, Talk
Power 50,000 watts
ERP 100,000 watts
Callsign meaning Supreme Broadcasting Systems
Former callsigns DWLR (1991 - 1995)
Affiliations Family Radio, DZXQ Powerhouse Group
Owner Supreme Broadcasting Systems
Webcast Listen Live
Website

DWSS (pronounced DW-Double-S) (1494 kHz Metro Manila) is a blocktimer AM station of Supreme Broadcasting Systems in the Philippines. The station's studio is located at Unit 908 Paragon Plaza, EDSA, Mandaluyong City while its transmitter is located at Valenzuela City. It broadcasts daily from 5:00am to 10:00pm.

Since the demise of DZXQ (now UNTV Radio La Verdad 1350), it is the current home of Powerhouse Broadcasters.[1] Similar to DWWW 774, DWSS airs some Religious programs, and plays mostly non-stop music with a few commercial breaks in between songs. Every Sunday, it airs American-syndicated Religious programs.

History

The station launched in 1991 as DWLR, The station was previously owned by Ultrasonic Broadcasting System, owner of 106.7 Energy FM under the name 1494 K-LOVE managed by Manny Luzon, playing some love songs and oldies. In 1995, it changed its callsign to DWSS and its time slot was sold to blocktimers, despite still playing automated love songs and oldies. DZMM Aksyon Ngayon anchor Kaye Dacer started her broadcasting career in this station.

In 2004, The Vera Group, through Supreme Broadcasting Systems, acquired DWSS. Under new ownership, the station moved its studios from SYSU Building in Quezon City to Paragon Plaza in Mandaluyong City to share facilities with Mellow 947 and DWBL 1242 (both Mellow, DWBL and DWSS shared its studios in Unit 908), Magic 89.9 and 99.5 RT. Currently, DWSS is part of The Radio Partners, Inc. (The talk blocktimers, however, are managed by sister company FBS Radio Network).

In 2010, DWSS began broadcasting worldwide via audio streaming DWSS 1494 in this site.

During the 1st half of 2011, every night (6pm-10pm), it aired Family Radio in Tagalog except for 6-7pm slot which airs the English broadcast, including Open Forum hosted by Harold Camping. It was used to promote the Judgement Day (May 21).

After DZXQ went off the air on February 28, 2011, Nar Pineda and some of the Powerhouse Broadcasters joined the station.

Programming

References

  1. ↑ Abante Online

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