DWSS-AM

DWSS (Abante Radyo)

Location	Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila
Broadcast area	Metro Manila and surrounding areas
Frequency	1494 kHz
Branding	Abante Radyo 1494
Slogan	Una sa Balita at Serbisyo
Programming
Language(s)	Filipino, English (syndicated programs)
Format	News, Talk, Public affairs, Blocktime
Affiliations	Bilyonaryo News Channel
Ownership
Owner	FBS Radio Network (Supreme Broadcasting System)
Operator	Prage Management Corporation
Sister stations	Mellow 94.7 (DWLL) DWBL 1242 (DWBL)
History
First air date	1975
Former call signs	DWEE/DWWO (1975–1978) DWXY (1978–1980) DWCJ (1980–1988) DWLR (1991–1993) DWSS (1993–2020)
Former names	K–Love (1993–1996)
Call sign meaning	Sandigan ng Sambayanan (Former branding)
Technical information
Licensing authority	NTC
Class	B (regional)
Power	10,000 watts
ERP	10,000 watts
Links
Webcast	Template:Url

DWSS (1494 AM) Abante Radyo is a radio station owned by Supreme Broadcasting System, a subsidiary of FBS Radio Network and operated by Prage Management Corporation in the Philippines. The station's studio is located at Paragon Plaza Condominium, EDSA corner Reliance St., Mandaluyong, while its transmitter is located along Coloong 1 Rd., Brgy. Caloong, Valenzuela City (co–shared with sister station DWBL).

Profile

The 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. On 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.

In 1988, Ultrasonic Broadcasting System bought the station and changed its call letters to DWLR. It relocated to SYSU Bldg. in Quezon City. In 1993, it changed its call letters to DWSS, 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 Saved began airing on Energy FM years later. In 1996, Manny Luzon took over the station's operations and revamped DWSS as a blocktime station, carrying the tagline Sandigan ng Sambayanan.

In 2004, it was sold to FBS Radio Network, in exchange of the latter's stations in Dagupan and Cebu. Due to ownership restrictions, FBS uses the franchise of Supreme Broadcasting System for DWSS. It relocated to its current home in Paragon Plaza in Mandaluyong. It was once home of Nar Pineda, Ducky Paredes, Ruben Ilagan and other Powerhouse Broadcasters since the demise of DZXQ in March 2011, as well as the Tagalog-languaged 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. It is slated to go back on air this July as DWAR Abante Radyo. 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.

Notable presenters

• Jerry Codiñera
• Gerry Esplana
• Pinky Webb
• Korina Sanchez

References

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