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DWSS[1] (1494 AM), broadcasting as DWAR Abante, is a radio station owned by Supreme Broadcasting System and operated by Prage Management Corporation. The station's studio is located at 60 P. Tuazon Boulevard, Barangay Kaunlaran, Cubao, Quezon City, while its transmitter is located along Coloong 1 Rd., Brgy. Coloong, Valenzuela City.
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| Broadcast area | Metro Manila and surrounding areas |
| Frequency | 1494 kHz |
| Branding | DWAR Abante |
| Programming | |
| Language | Filipino |
| Format | News, Public Affairs, Talk |
| Affiliations | Abante RadyoTV Bilyonaryo News Channel K5 News FM |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| Operator | Prage Management Corporation |
| Through FBS: DWBL Through Prage: Mellow 94.7 BFM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1975 |
Former call signs |
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Former names | K-Love (1993–1996) |
Former frequencies | 1380 kHz (1975–1978) |
Call sign meaning | Sandigan ng Sambayanan (former branding) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | NTC |
| Class | B (Regional) |
| Power | 10,000 watts |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Abante Radyo Facebook Page Abante Radyo on YouTube |
Several programs of Abante are also aired on Abante RadyoTV on SkyCable Channel 85, Converge Channel 79, Samsung TV Plus on Samsung Smart TVs, TCL Smart TVs and through selected K5 News FM stations in the Philippines, Blast TV, and on its digital streaming channel DWAR Abante Radyo on YouTube, Facebook, and TikTok.
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editThe 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. In 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.[2]
In 1988, Ultrasonic Broadcasting System bought the station and changed its call letters to DWLR.[3] It relocated to SYSU Bldg. in Quezon City. In 1993, it changed its call letters to DWSS and switched to 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 launching Saved Radio on Energy FM in the 2000s. In 1996, Manny Luzon took over the station's operations and revamped DWSS as a blocktime station with the tagline Sandigan ng Sambayanan.
In 2004, DWSS was sold to FBS Radio Network in exchange of the latter's stations in Dagupan and Cebu.[4] Due to ownership restrictions, its license was assigned to FBS subsidiary Supreme Broadcasting System.[5] Following the trade's consummation, the station transferred to Paragon Plaza in Mandaluyong. It was once home of Nar Pineda, Ducky Paredes, Ruben Ilagan and other Powerhouse Broadcasters since the demise of the old DZXQ (now Radyo La Verdad) in March 2011,[6] 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.
In May 2024, Prage Management Corporation, owner of tabloid newspaper Abante, took over the station's operations.[disputed (for: is this the same radio station?) – discuss] On July 8, 2024, it went on the air on test broadcast as Abante Radyo. It serves as the terrestrial extension of Abante Teletabloid, the paper's digital news service which was launched in 2022. Its call letters, DWAR, were formerly held by Sonshine Radio's AM radio outlet in Laoag.
Since August 15, 2025, some programs of the Abante Radyo, along with Bilyonaryo News Channel's flagship newscast Agenda, began airing on selected K5 News FM provincial stations after inking a partnership agreement with the network's operator 5K Broadcasting Network. [7]
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editReferences
edit- ^ "List of Authorized Broadcast Stations (AM) - June 2025" (PDF). National Telecommunications Commission. July 29, 2025. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
- ^ The Asian Press and Media Directory
- ^ Mass Media Infrastructure in the Philippines (August 1988)
- ^ "OneRadioManila.com". Archived from the original on March 23, 2010. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
- ^ "Republic Act No. 9186". 16 January 2003.
- ^ "Ducky Paredes: Kaibigan Inc". Archived from the original on March 18, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
- ^ "Abante, K5 News FM nagsanib-puwersa!". Abante TNT. August 15, 2025. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
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