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DZRC

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DZRC
Broadcast areaAlbay and surrounding areas
Frequency873 kHz
Programming
FormatSilent
Ownership
OwnerFilipinas Broadcasting Network
Sigaw 95.5 Music & News FM
History
First air date
1960
Last air date
2017
Former names
Radyo Champion
Former frequencies
890 kHz (1960–1978)
Call sign meaning
Radyo Champion
Technical information
Licensing authority
NTC

DZRC (873 AM) was a radio station owned and operated by Filipinas Broadcasting Network. The station's studio and transmitter were located along Capt. F. Aquende Dr., Legazpi, Albay.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Incidents

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On January 28, 1991, past 1 a.m., an explosion occurred at the station's compound, damaging glass windows and ceiling inside the building, as well as four nearby houses;[8] and slightly injuring an employee.[9] According to the police, unidentified men aboard a motorized tricycle left dynamite along with a note[8] with message purportedly supporting Iraqi president Saddam Hussein"Long Live Saddam, Criminal Bush"—believed to mislead investigators.[9] The station manager reported that the station had received some threats from unknown groups through phone calls, as it aired commentaries concerning both issues in the locality and the Gulf War based on reports from news sources, particularly Voice of America and Radio Baghdad; but not towards Muslims and Iraqis in the city.[9] The incident, along with another which was happened almost two hours later at another radio station in Kidapawan, Cotabato, was believed related to the war.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "2015 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT | NTC Region 5" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-07-13. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  2. ^ List of Albay stations
  3. ^ President signs four laws extending various broadcast franchises
  4. ^ Dead newsmen tell no tales
  5. ^ NPA owns gunslaying of ex-Legazpi City radioman
  6. ^ Balagtasan Bikol-style and the piece “Sagkod Ngunian”
  7. ^ G.R. NO. 141994
  8. ^ a b c "Bombs detonated around the world". The Bryan Times. Bryan, Ohio. United Press International. January 29, 1991. p. 9. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ a b c "Radio station bombed, pro-Saddam message left". Manila Standard. Manila. Associated Press. January 29, 1991. p. 6. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Google News Archive.