DZAS

DZAS
Pasig;
Broadcast area	Mega Manila and surrounding areas
Frequency	702 kHz (C-QUAM)
Branding	702 DZAS
Programming
Language(s)	Filipino, English, Chinese (Amoy dialect)
Format	News, Public Affairs, Talk, Religious Radio
Ownership
Owner	Far East Broadcasting Company
Sister stations	98.7 DZFE
History
First air date	June 4, 1948
Former frequencies	680 kHz (1948–1978)
Call sign meaning	Agapay ng Sambayanan Airwaves of Salvation
Technical information
Licensing authority	NTC
Class	A (clear frequency)
Power	50,000 watts
Links
Website	dzas.febc.ph

DZAS (702 AM) is a non-commercial radio station owned and operated by the Far East Broadcasting Company. The station's studio is located at the 46th Floor, One Corporate Centre, Meralco Avenue cor. Doña Julia Vargas Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig, and its transmitter is located along MacArthur Highway, Barangay Wakas, Bocaue.^[1]

Few of the station's programs are also aired on cable television via GCTV and TBN Philippines.

Profile

The station began its broadcast on June 4, 1948, under the call letters KZAS, as the lyrics of the hymn “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name” wafted in the air for the first time, signaling the beginning of Gospel broadcasts in the country. KZAS eventually came to be known as 680 kilocycles (read "Six-Eighty") DZAS in the year 1948.^[2] In November 1978, DZAS moved to the present to frequency of 702 kHz in response to the adoption of the 9 kHz spacing implemented by the Geneva Frequency Plan of 1975 on AM radio stations in the Philippines and across the Asia-Pacific region. For seven decades now, (read "Seven-O-Two") 702 DZAS has been providing the Filipino household with news, music, information, and inspiration while sharing the Word of God. It is now one of the oldest radio stations still operating today.^[3]

702 DZAS, however, experienced a setback, when the station reduced its broadcast hours in November 2003, owing to its financial difficulties. In January 2004, the station resumed its regular broadcast hours.^[4]

In June 2012, DZAS and sister FM station 98.7 DZFE, moved to a new, modern office space located at the One Corporate Centre in Ortigas Center, Pasig to adjust to modern broadcast settings.

References

^ "DZAS". OnlineRadioBox.com.
^ Sterling, Christopher (December 2, 2003). Encyclopedia of Radio 3-Volume Set. Routledge. p. 920. ISBN 9781135456498. Retrieved August 26, 2020 – via Google Books.
^ Dearborn, Fitzroy (2004). The Museum of Broadcast Communications Encyclopedia of Radio: Vol. 2. Museum of Broadcast Communications. p. 570. ISBN 9781579584320. Retrieved August 26, 2020 – via Google Books.
^ Soan, Gabriel (2004). Help Wanted: Dumb Sheep Needs Shepherd. WestBow Press. p. 141. ISBN 9781490819679. Retrieved August 26, 2020 – via Google Books.

External links

DZAS homepage

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[1] "DZAS". OnlineRadioBox.com.

[2] Sterling, Christopher (December 2, 2003). Encyclopedia of Radio 3-Volume Set. Routledge. p. 920. ISBN 9781135456498. Retrieved August 26, 2020 – via Google Books.

[3] Dearborn, Fitzroy (2004). The Museum of Broadcast Communications Encyclopedia of Radio: Vol. 2. Museum of Broadcast Communications. p. 570. ISBN 9781579584320. Retrieved August 26, 2020 – via Google Books.

[4] Soan, Gabriel (2004). Help Wanted: Dumb Sheep Needs Shepherd. WestBow Press. p. 141. ISBN 9781490819679. Retrieved August 26, 2020 – via Google Books.

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