DWIZ-FM

DWIZ-FM

DWIZ 89.3 FM News Radio Dagupan Logo
City Dagupan City
Broadcast area Pangasinan, Tarlac, Baguio City and Nueva Ecija
Branding DWIZ 89.3 Dagupan
Slogan Mas Todong Lakas!
Your Music and News Radio
Frequency 89.3 MHz
First air date 2010 (as Home Radio)
July 15, 2013 (as DWIZ 89.3 Dagupan)
Format News, Public affairs, Talk, Music
Power 10,000 watts
Former callsigns DWQT (2010-2013)
Affiliations DWIZ 882 Manila
Owner Aliw Broadcasting Corporation
Webcast Listen Live (via Ustream)

DWIZ-FM (89.3 MHz) is an FM radio station owned by the Aliw Broadcasting Corporation, broadcasting with a music, news and talk format. This is the first in Philippine radio history to have a DWIZ-branded FM station replacing the Home Radio brand which existed from 2010 to July 2013. The station's studio and transmitter are located at 4/F, Orchids Hotel Building, Rizal St., Dagupan City, Pangasinan, Philippines. It operates daily from 5:00 AM to 10:00 PM (except Holy Week of each year where it signs off at 10:00 PM of Holy Wednesday until 5:00 AM of Easter Sunday).

History

Home Radio era

In 2010, Aliw Broadcasting Corporation, owner and operator of DWIZ, launched Home Radio in Dagupan City, operating at 89.3 FM with an authorized broadcast power of 10,000 watts.

The station's format was easy listening on weekdays, with variety hits on Sundays. It also provided various programs and segments to cater its listeners in Dagupan City and the entire broadcast area of Pangasinan.

One of the station's notable programs is The Weekend Easy 10, wherein texters can vote in for their favorite songs. The program continued until Home Radio's demise in Dagupan City.

89dot3 Home Radio in Dagupan City made its final broadcast on July 14, 2013.

Rebranding as DWIZ 89.3 News Radio Dagupan

In June 2013, ABC Chairman, Amb. Antonio Cabangon-Chua announced that 89.3 FM would be reformatted into a news/talk station with the branding, DWIZ 89.3 News Radio Dagupan.

Launch

On July 15, 2013 at 5:00 am, DWIZ 89.3 had its maiden broadcast, with Todo Balita as its first program, The station operated back then from 5:00 am to midnight.

Music programming returned to DWIZ 89.3 with the program Music and Memories.

A week later, the station had its grand launching and blessing of the station's studio, located at Orchids Hotel Dagupan.

Programming expansion

In 2014, the management decided to rebrand as simply DWIZ 89.3 Dagupan with the slogan, Your Music and News Radio, and revised its programming lineup, thus reducing its operating hours, this time from 5:00am to 10:00pm.

In 2015, DWIZ announced the nationwide broadcast of Mr. Lonely, hosted by Rey Langit. The program airs from 12:30pm to 1:00pm, and it is simulcast on DWIZ's Manila, Dagupan, Palawan and MIMAROPA stations.

Programs

Simulcast from DWIZ 882 Manila

*Also broadcast on DWIZ 882 Manila

On-air staff

Former on-air staff

See also

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