Catholic Media Network
Encyclopedia
Catholic Media Network, also known as CMN, is a Catholic
radio network
in the Philippines
.
network was owned and operated by different Catholic broadcast media corporations.
The name was changed to the Catholic Media Network to suit the network's mission.
, catholic, and community oriented..
stations, and 42 FM
stations. CMN broadcasts reach 11 regions and 35 provinces. It is the largest broadcaster in the Philippines, in terms of total number of stations and transmitting power per station.
-And selected cable TV stations nationwide.
-And selected cable TV stations nationwide.
* Owned by Global Broadcasting Systems.
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
radio network
Radio network
There are two types of radio networks currently in use around the world: the one-to-many broadcast type commonly used for public information and mass media entertainment; and the two-way type used more commonly for public safety and public services such as police, fire, taxicabs, and delivery...
in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
.
History
CMN was previously known as Philippine Federation of Catholic Broadcasters (PFBC). The radioRadio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
network was owned and operated by different Catholic broadcast media corporations.
The name was changed to the Catholic Media Network to suit the network's mission.
Content
CMN content varies depending on the station from which it is being broadcast. Stations broadcast news, sports, radio drama, and other programs. As a network, CMN's mission statement is to use community-based broadcasting to promote New Evangelizing and human development. Content is pro-lifePro-life
Opposition to the legalization of abortion is centered around the pro-life, or anti-abortion, movement, a social and political movement opposing elective abortion on moral grounds and supporting its legal prohibition or restriction...
, catholic, and community oriented..
Stations
The CMN operates 49 radio stations across the Philippines- 49 AMAM broadcasting
AM broadcasting is the process of radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation. AM was the first method of impressing sound on a radio signal and is still widely used today. Commercial and public AM broadcasting is carried out in the medium wave band world wide, and on long wave and short wave...
stations, and 42 FM
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
stations. CMN broadcasts reach 11 regions and 35 provinces. It is the largest broadcaster in the Philippines, in terms of total number of stations and transmitting power per station.
Veritas Radyo Totoo Nationwide
| Branding | Callsign | Frequency | Power | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veritas 846 Radyo Totoo* | DZRV DZRV Radio Veritas is an 24-hour Catholic AM station owned and operated by the Roman Catholic, Archdiocese of Manila through the Global Broadcasting System in the Philippines. The studio is located at Veritas Tower in EDSA corner West Avenue, Quezon City, and its transmitter is located at Barangay... |
846 kHz | 50 kW | Metro Manila Metro Manila Metropolitan Manila , the National Capital Region , or simply Metro Manila, is the metropolitan region encompassing the City of Manila and its surrounding areas in the Philippines... |
| Radyo Totoo Laoag | DZEA | 909 kHz | 10 kW | Laoag Laoag City The City of Laoag is a 1st class city in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. It is the capital city of Ilocos Norte, and the province's political, commercial, and industrial hub. It is the location of the Ilocos region's only commercial airport... |
| Radyo Totoo Vigan | DZNS | 963 kHz | 5 kW | Vigan Vigan City The City of Vigan is a 5th class city in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. It is the capital of the Province of Ilocos Sur... |
| Radyo Totoo Batangas | DWAL DWAL DWAL, operating as 95.9 Radyo Totoo, is a news/talk FM station owned by Catholic Media Network and the Archdiocese of Lipa. The station's studio and transmitter are located at Basilica of Immaculate Conception Parish, Batangas City, Philippines.... |
95.9 MHz | 5 kW | Batangas Batangas City - Foreign Rule :The first Spanish missionaries arrived in Batangas City since 1572. Finally on 1581 Spanish authorities governing the Philippines created a pueblo in the area which included the hill where the present Provincial Capitol of Batangas stands after the formal end of the Coumintang... |
| Radyo Totoo Alaminos | DZWM | 891 kHz | 10 kW | Alaminos Alaminos Alaminos may refer to:* Alaminos, Cyprus* Alaminos, Guadalajara in Spain* Alaminos, Pangasinan, Philippines* Alaminos, Laguna, Philippines... |
| Veritas 1233 Bayombong* | DWRV | 1233 kHz | 5 kW | Bayombong Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya Bayombong is a 1st class municipality in the province of Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. It is the capital municipality of Nueva Vizcaya. According to the latest census, it has a population of 54,417 people in 10,693 households.-Barangays:... |
| Radyo Totoo Legaspi | DWBS | 1008 kHz | 10 kW | Legaspi |
| Radyo Totoo Borongan | DYBW | 1386 kHz | 5 kW | Borongan |
| Radyo Diwa Tacloban | DYDW DYDW DYDW, currently broadcasting as POWER 89.1, is a music FM radio station owned by Word Broadcasting Corporation. The station's studio and transmitter are located at GALLARDO Building, Mango ave. , Cebu City.-History:... |
1413 kHz | 5 kW | Tacloban Tacloban City The City of Tacloban is a port city approximately 360 miles southeast of Manila. It is the first in Eastern Visayas to be classified as a Highly Urbanized City. It is the capital of the Philippine province of Leyte and is the largest city in terms of population in Eastern Visayas... |
| Veritas 801 Radyo Totoo Antique | DYKA | 801 kHz | 10 kW | San Jose, Antique San Jose, Antique San Jose is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Antique, Philippines. It is the capital municipality of Antique... |
| Veritas 1143 Radyo Totoo Bacolod | DYAF | 1143 kHz | 5 kW | Bacolod Bacolod City The City of Bacolod , is a highly urbanized midsize Philippine city. It is the capital of the Negros Occidental province. Having a total of 499,497 inhabitants as of August 1, 2007, it is the most populous city in the Western Visayas Region. It is currently ranked as the 17th most populous city in... |
| Radyo Fuerza Cebu | DYRF | 1215 kHz | 50 kW | Cebu Cebu City The City of Cebu is the capital city of Cebu and is the second largest city in the Philippines, the second most significant metropolitan centre in the Philippines and known as the oldest settlement established by the Spaniards in the country.The city is located on the eastern shore of Cebu and was... |
| Radyo Totoo Cagayan de Oro | DXSI | 1440 kHz | 10 kW | Cagayan de Oro Cagayan de Oro City Cagayan de Oro; , officially the City of Cagayan de Oro, is the provincial capital city of the province of Misamis Oriental in the Philippines... |
| DXDD Ozamiz City | DXDD DXDD Cool Radio 100.7 is an FM station owned and operated by the Dan-ag sa Dakbayan Broadcasting Network in the Philippines. Its studios are located at New DXDD Bldg., Rizal Ave., Ozamiz City & its tranmitter is located at Tinago, Ozamiz City.... |
657 kHz | 50 kW | Ozamiz Ozamiz City Ozamiz is a 2nd class city in the province of Misamis Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 123,137.- History :... |
| Veritas 549 Davao* | DXHN | 549 kHz | 50 kW | Davao Davao City The City of Davao is the largest city in the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. Its international airport and seaports are among the busiest cargo hubs in the Philippines.... |
| Radyo Totoo General Santos | DXCP | 585 kHz | 5 kW | General Santos General Santos City The City of General Santos is the southernmost port city of the Philippines. Being a highly urbanized first class city, GenSan is one of the most populous urban centers in the country with a population of 679,588 as per census data of 2010... |
| Radyo Totoo Cotabato | DXMS DXMS DXMS 882khz. is the oldest Catholic radio station in the Philippines. Its studios and transmitter are located on the newly-conglomerated Oblate Media Center along Sinsuat Avenue, Cotabato City... |
882 kHz | 1 kW | Cotabato Cotabato City The City of Cotabato is one of the cities of the Philippines located in Mindanao. Cotabato City is an exclave of the SOCCSKSARGEN region found within the boundaries of Maguindanao province, but is independent of that province... |
| Radyo Totoo Surigao | DXSN | 1017 kHz | 5 kW | Surigao Surigao City The City of Surigao The City of Surigao The City of Surigao (Filipino Pronunciation: (sů-rēh-GAŮ) ( Filipino: Lungsod ng Surigao; Surigaonon: Siyudad nan Surigao) located at the northeasternmost tip of Mindanao Island in the Philippines and the capital of the province of Surigao del Norte,... |
| Radyo Verdadero Zamboanga | DXVP DXVP DXVP Radyo Verdadero 1467 kHz Zamboanga City is a radio station that is owned and operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zamboanga through the Catholic Media Network. Its studios are located at the Sacred Heart Center, R.T. Lim Boulevard, Zamboanga City... |
1467 kHz | 50 kW | Zamboanga Zamboanga City The City of Zamboanga : is a highly urbanized, independent and a chartered city located in Mindanao, Philippines.... |
Spirit FM
| Branding | Callsign | Frequency | Power | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit FM 96.7 Abra | DWWM | 96.7 mHz | 5 kW | Bangued, Abra Bangued, Abra Bangued is a first class municipality in the province of Abra in the Cordillera Administrative Region of the Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 46,179 in 8,071 households.-History:... |
| Spirit FM 104.3 La Union | DZUL DZUL 104.3 Spirit FM is an FM radio station of Catholic Media Network. Its studios are located at San Fernando, La Union.... |
104.3 mHz | 5 kW | San Fernando, La Union |
| Spirit FM 101.1 Baler | DZJO | 101.1 mHz | 5 kW | Baler, Aurora Baler, Aurora Baler is a 4th class municipality in the province of Aurora, Philippines. It is the provincial capital of Aurora. According to the latest census, it has a population of 34,492 people and 5.955 members per household.... |
| Spirit FM 102.3 Sorsogon | DZGN | 102.3 mHz | 5 kW | Sorsogon City Sorsogon City Sorsogon City is a 2nd class city in Sorsogon, Philippines. It is the capital city of the province of Sorsogon The city is located at southernmost tip province of Luzon. This city was formed by merging the Bacon and Sorsogon towns. The city serves a trans-shipment point from the Visayas and... |
| Spirit FM 92.7 Santiago | DWMX | 97.7 mHz | 5 kW | Santiago, Isabela Santiago City The City of Santiago is a city in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 126,244 people in 22,401 households. Santiago is situated 79 kilometers south of Ilagan, the provincial capital, and about 326 kilometers North of Metro Manila... |
| Spirit FM 99.9 Baguio | DZWR | 99.9 mHz | 5 kW | Baguio Baguio City The City of Baguio is a highly urbanized city in northern Luzon in the Philippines. Baguio City was established by Americans in 1900 at the site of an Ibaloi village known as Kafagway... |
| Spirit FM 90.1 Bayombong* | DWRV | 90.1 mHz | 5 kW | Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya Bayombong is a 1st class municipality in the province of Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. It is the capital municipality of Nueva Vizcaya. According to the latest census, it has a population of 54,417 people in 10,693 households.-Barangays:... |
| Spirit FM 88.7 Cabanatuan | DWYC DWYC DWYC or Radyo5 88.7 News FM Cabanatuan is an flagship FM radio station owned by Nation Broadcasting Corporation and operated by TV5 in the Philippines. The station's studio is located at Brgy. Poblacion, Cabanatuan.-History:... |
88.7 MHz | 5 kW | Cabanatuan Cabanatuan City The City of Cabanatuan is a first class, urban city in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. It is considered the commercial, industrial and educational hub of the province. According to the latest census, it has a population of 259,267 people in 45,424 households which makes it the largest... |
| Radio Maria 99.7 Tarlac | DZRM | 99.7 mHz | 5 kW | Tarlac Tarlac City The City of Tarlac is a 1st class city in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. Tarlac provincial capitol building is shown on the back of the Philippines 500 peso note that features former Senator Benigno Aquino Jr... |
| Spirit FM 99.1 Batangas | DWAM DWAM DWAM-FM, operating as 99.1 Spirit FM, is a music FM station owned by Archdiocese of Lipa and a member of the Catholic Media Network. The station's studio is located at the Basilica of Immaculate Conception and transmitter are located at Brgy. Sto. Domingo, Batangas City, Philippines.-Disc Jockeys:*... |
99.1 mHz | 5 kW | Batangas Batangas City - Foreign Rule :The first Spanish missionaries arrived in Batangas City since 1572. Finally on 1581 Spanish authorities governing the Philippines created a pueblo in the area which included the hill where the present Provincial Capitol of Batangas stands after the formal end of the Coumintang... |
| Spirit FM 103.9 Lucena | DWVM | 103.9 mHz | 5 kW | Lucena Lucena City Metro Lucena has an estimated population of 700,000 which is mostly concentrated in the flat south-central portion of Quezon, which includes the cities of Lucena and Tayabas, Sariaya, Candelaria, Lucban & Pagbilao . The people are often characterized as friendly and hardworking... |
| Mother's Touch 98.3 Naga* | DWRV | 98.3 MHz | 5 kW | Naga Naga City The City of Naga is a first class independent component city in the Philippines... |
| Spirit FM 91.7 Dumaguete | DYGB | 91.7 MHz | 5 kW | Dumaguete Dumaguete City The City of Dumaguete is a city in the Philippine province of Negros Oriental. It is the capital, principal seaport, and largest city of the province. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 133,470 people. A person from Dumaguete is called a "Dumagueteño"... |
| Power 89.1 Cebu | DYDW DYDW DYDW, currently broadcasting as POWER 89.1, is a music FM radio station owned by Word Broadcasting Corporation. The station's studio and transmitter are located at GALLARDO Building, Mango ave. , Cebu City.-History:... |
89.1 mHz | 10 kW | Cebu Cebu City The City of Cebu is the capital city of Cebu and is the second largest city in the Philippines, the second most significant metropolitan centre in the Philippines and known as the oldest settlement established by the Spaniards in the country.The city is located on the eastern shore of Cebu and was... |
| Shine Radio 94.7 Iloilo* | DYMI Dymi There are places that have the name Dymi :*Dymi, Achaea, a municipality named after the ancient site near Lappa. The seat is Kato Achaia.*Ancient Dyme*Dymi, Rhodope, part of the municipality of Sostis, Rhodope prefecture... |
94.7 mHz | 5 kW | Iloilo Iloilo City The City of Iloilo is a highly urbanized city in the Philippines and the capital city of Iloilo province. It is the regional center of the Western Visayas, as well as the center of the Iloilo-Guimaras Metropolitan Area... |
| Spirit FM 94.1 San Jose | DYKA-FM | 94.1 mHz | 5 kW | San Jose, Antique San Jose, Antique San Jose is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Antique, Philippines. It is the capital municipality of Antique... |
| Power 90.3 Ormoc | DYAJ | 90.3 mHz | 5 kW | Ormoc Ormoc City The City of Ormoc is a 1st class city in the province of Leyte, Philippines. The city's name is derived from ogmok, an old Visayan term for lowland or depressed plain. It is the first non-provincial city of the Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 177,524 people... |
| 100.7 Cool Radio Ozamis | DXDD DXDD Cool Radio 100.7 is an FM station owned and operated by the Dan-ag sa Dakbayan Broadcasting Network in the Philippines. Its studios are located at New DXDD Bldg., Rizal Ave., Ozamiz City & its tranmitter is located at Tinago, Ozamiz City.... |
100.7 mHz | 5 kW | Ozamis |
| Spirit FM 89.9 Davao* | DXGN DXGN DXGN 89.9FM is a commercial broadcast radio station owned and operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Davao]. Its transmitter and studios are located at the compound of San Pablo Parish, juna Subdivision, Matina, Davao City.... |
89.9 mHz | 10 kW | Davao Davao City The City of Davao is the largest city in the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. Its international airport and seaports are among the busiest cargo hubs in the Philippines.... |
| Spirit FM 92.7 Cotabato | DXOL DXOL DXOL 92.7FM is the first FM station in Cotabato City owned and operated by Notre Dame Broadcasting Corporation, which is managed by the Missionary oblates of Mary Immaculate. The station is located along Sinsuat Avenue, Cotabato City and is one of the entities belonging to the newly-conglomerated... |
92.7 mHz | 5 kW | Cotabato Cotabato City The City of Cotabato is one of the cities of the Philippines located in Mindanao. Cotabato City is an exclave of the SOCCSKSARGEN region found within the boundaries of Maguindanao province, but is independent of that province... |
| Spirit FM 90.3 General Santos | DXNG DXNG DXNG, currently broadcasting as Spirit FM 90.3 General Santos, is a music FM radio station owned by Catholic Media Network. The station's studio and transmitter are located at General Santos City-See also:*Catholic Media Network... |
90.3 MHz | 5 kW | General Santos General Santos City The City of General Santos is the southernmost port city of the Philippines. Being a highly urbanized first class city, GenSan is one of the most populous urban centers in the country with a population of 679,588 as per census data of 2010... |
CMN TV stations
| Branding | Cable/Satellite Provider | Ch. # | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMN Radio | Dream Satellite TV Dream Satellite TV Dream Satellite TV is the first all-digital Direct-To-Home television broadcasting service via satellite in the Philippines.Broadcasting from the Dream Broadcast Center located at the Clark Special Economic Zone in Pampanga... |
204 | Nationwide |
-And selected cable TV stations nationwide.
| Branding | Cable/Satellite Provider | Ch. # | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| TV Maria | SkyCable SkyCable SkyCable is a direct-to-home cable TV subscription service and the largest cable company in the Philippines. It is established by the Lopez and Central CATV group of companies, and one of ABS-CBN Corporation subsidiaries. In January 1990, SkyCable was founded and started its CATV operation on... |
160 | Metro Manila Metro Manila Metropolitan Manila , the National Capital Region , or simply Metro Manila, is the metropolitan region encompassing the City of Manila and its surrounding areas in the Philippines... |
| TV Maria | Global Destiny Cable Global Destiny Cable Global Destiny Cable is a direct-to-home cable TV subscription service. Global Destiny Cable is the 2nd largest cable TV company in the Philippines.- History :... |
94 | Metro Manila Metro Manila Metropolitan Manila , the National Capital Region , or simply Metro Manila, is the metropolitan region encompassing the City of Manila and its surrounding areas in the Philippines... |
| TV Maria | Dream Satellite TV Dream Satellite TV Dream Satellite TV is the first all-digital Direct-To-Home television broadcasting service via satellite in the Philippines.Broadcasting from the Dream Broadcast Center located at the Clark Special Economic Zone in Pampanga... |
12 | Nationwide |
| TV Maria | Cable Star Iloilo Cable Star Iloilo Cable Star Iloilo is a direct-to-home cable TV subscription service in Iloilo, Philippines.-Service area:*Iloilo Province: Iloilo City, Oton, Pavia, Santa Barbara, San Miguel, Alimodian, Leon, Tigbaoan, Cabatuan, Estancia, Balasan and Carles.... |
10 | Iloilo Iloilo Iloilo is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Iloilo occupies the southeast portion of Panay Island and is bordered by Antique Province to the west and Capiz Province and the Jintotolo Channel to the north. Just off Iloilo's southeast coast is Guimaras Province,... |
| TV Maria | Unicable Cebu | 17 | Cebu City Cebu City The City of Cebu is the capital city of Cebu and is the second largest city in the Philippines, the second most significant metropolitan centre in the Philippines and known as the oldest settlement established by the Spaniards in the country.The city is located on the eastern shore of Cebu and was... |
-And selected cable TV stations nationwide.
Affiliations
- United Christian Broadcasters (Philippines)
- Global Broadcasting System
- Notre Dame Broadcasting CorporationNotre Dame Broadcasting CorporationNotre Dame Broadcasting Corporation is a radio network based in Kidapawan; it is an affiliate of Catholic Media Network.-Radio stations:...
- Sulu-Tawi Tawi Broadcasting Foundation