DWAN-AM

DWAN

Quezon City
Broadcast area	Mega Manila and surrounding areas
Frequency	1206 kHz
Branding	DWAN 1206
Programming
Language(s)	Tagalog
Format	News, Talk, Music
Ownership
Owner	Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation
Sister stations	DZTV-TV (IBC)
History
First air date	1973
Former call signs	DWWA (1973–1984)
Former names	DWWA (1973–1984) D' Wan (1984–1986, 1996–2004) IBC Broadkast Patrol (1986–1990) Islands Galing Broadkaster (1990–1992) MMDA Traffic Radio (2007–2010)
Former frequencies	1160 kHz (1973–1978)
Call sign meaning	D–WAN (pronounced "the one")
Technical information
Licensing authority	NTC
Power	10,000 watts
Links
Webcast	Live Stream

DWAN (1206 AM) is a radio station owned and operated by the Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation. The station's studio is located at the IBC Compound, Lot 3-B, Capitol Hills Drive cor. Zuzuarregui Street, Brgy. Matandang Balara, Diliman, Quezon City, and its transmitter is located in Brgy. Marulas, Valenzuela City.

The station was established in 1973 by the Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation, a company owned by the late Marcos crony Roberto Benedicto, on 1160 AM under the call letters DWWA. In November 1978, it transferred its frequency to 1206 AM, in response to the adoption of the 9 kHz spacing on AM radio stations in the Philippines under the Geneva Frequency Plan of 1975. In 1984, it changed its call letters to DWAN.

When BBC was dissolved as a television network after the 1986 EDSA Revolution, ownership of the station was transferred to the Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation under the name IBC Broadkast Patrol. Prior to this, IBC owned DWKW 1280/1386 AM. By this time, it was located at the now-demolished Broadcast City complex. Among its roster of presenters under the Broadkast Patrol brand after the People Power Revolution were the late Tita Betty Mendez, Henry Jones Ragas, Susan Enriquez and Friendly Nicky.

In 1996, DWAN came under the management of Bubby Dacer's Asia Pacific News and Features. Notable announcers included Rod Navarro, Cesar Chavez, the late John Susi and Pol Velasco. It went off the air in 2004.^[1]

On September 24, 2007, the station re-launched as MMDA Traffic Radio under the management of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority and transferred its studios to the agency's Communications and Command Center at EDSA corner Orense Street in Makati while maintaining its transmission facilities at Tapayan, Taytay, Rizal. Similar to American traveler's information stations and Japanese highway advisory radio, the station provided real-time traffic updates, public service reminders and tourism shows promoting the 17 cities and towns within Metro Manila. Some of its programs were later simulcast on cable television through MMDA TV.

Despite being managed by MMDA, it also tapped program writers and veteran radio announcers Barr Samson, Ben Paypon, Hero Robregado and Gani Oro in its first few months before being controversially dismissed due to policy differences.^[2]

In 2008, the Metro Manila Council endorsed a resolution for the agency to be granted its own legislative broadcasting franchise but never came into fruition in the Congress. ^[3]

On July 13, 2010, MMDA Traffic Radio went off the air as an effect of Typhoon Basyang (Conson)'s onslaught, but returned on-air after a week. However, on August 17, 2010, both the AM station and MMDA TeleRadyo permanently ceased operations as part of austerity measures. Prior to its closure, the radio and cable TV operation was costing the agency at least ₱1 million every month.^[4]

On January 18, 2024, IBC announced its plans to revive the frequency with a full-service format. It was launched on June 20, with programs launched on July 1.^[5] Two days later, its TeleRadyo feed was added as IBC's digital subchannel.

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