DXYZ-AM
Broadcast area | Zamboanga |
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Frequency | 963 kHz |
Branding | DXYZ Sonshine Radio Zamboanga |
Programming | |
Format | Music, News, Public Affairs, Religious Broadcasting |
Ownership | |
Owner | Sonshine Media Network International |
History | |
First air date | 1963 (NBC DXYZ 963) 1998 (as DXYZ Angel Radyo) 2005 (as DXYZ Sonshine Radio) |
Call sign meaning | Yabut Zamboanga (former owner of NBC) |
Technical information | |
Power | 15,000 watts |
Links | |
Website | www.sonshineradio.com |
DXYZ (963 kHz Zamboanga City) Sonshine Radio is an AM radio station of Sonshine Media Network International in the Philippines. The station's studio is located at 4F MindPro Building, La Purisima Street, Zamboanga City. The main format of the station is news, public service & religion.
History
DXYZ is the first ever radio station of the network Nation Broadcasting Corporation under Abelardo Yabut, which started broadcasting in 1963 using a surplus transmitter he bought from Deeco Electronics, until PLDT media subsidiary MediaQuest Holdings bought NBC from the consortium led by the Yabut family and real estate magnate Manny Villar in 1998. It has known as NBC DXYZ Radyo 963 later Angel Radyo 963 in the 1990s. In 2005, The Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) leader, Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy purchased all of NBC AM radio stations including DXYZ and rebranded "Sonshine Radio".
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