Catholic Media Network, also known as CMN, is a Catholic radio network in the Philippines. CMN serves as the broadcasting arm of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines, the governing body of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines.KBP Members (see Mabuhay Broadcasting System profile) Accessed on July 10, 2019
History CMN was known as the Philippine Federation of Catholic Broadcasters (PFCB), a radio network founded through the efforts of Fr. James Reuter, SJ and Fr. George Dion, OMI in 1966. The radio network was owned and operated by different Catholic broadcast media corporations.
In 1997, the name was changed to the Catholic Media Network to suit the network's mission and also the new slogan "The Spirit of The Philippines".
In October 2017, the House of Representatives threatened not to renew the 25-year franchise of the CBCP's broadcast radio operations (including some of the CMN member stations), citing criticism on the Duterte administration over war on drugs. However, CMN's de facto flagship station DZRV, was not part of it as it is operated by CBCP's affiliate Global Broadcasting System, which its franchise was already renewed by the Aquino administration a year earlier.
Eventually, in July 2019, CBCP broadcast franchise was renewed for 25 years after its respective bill was lapsed into law as President Rodrigo Duterte did not sign it within the period set by the Constitution.
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 Evangelization and human development. Content is anti-abortion, catholic, and community oriented.
Stations CMN has 54 radio stations across the Philippines and its 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.
Most of its stations are operated by their respective dioceses either through CBCP or their dioceses' own media arms. These stations, along with its diocesan licensees and affiliates, form the network chain and these individual stations credit their promotions as "members of" and not "owned by" CMN.
AM stations CMN's AM stations are grouped as Radyo Totoo (Tagalog, “Radio True”), with the exception of DWAL in Batangas. Several provincial stations have their own local branding other than Radyo Totoo. Branding Callsign Frequency Location Owner Veritas 846 DZRV 846 kHz Mega Manila Archdiocese of Manila Radyo Totoo Laoag DZEA 909 kHz Laoag Diocese of Laoag Radyo Totoo Vigan DZNS 963 kHz Vigan Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia Radyo Totoo Abra DZPA 873 kHz Bangued Abra Community Broadcasting Corporation Radyo Totoo Baguio DZWT 540 kHz Baguio Mountain Province Broadcasting Corporation Radyo Totoo Alaminos DZWM 864 kHz Alaminos Alaminos Community Broadcasting Corporation Radyo Veritas Nueva Vizcaya DWRV 1233 kHz Bayombong Diocese of Bayombong Radyo Totoo Mindoro DZVT 1395 kHz San Jose Apostolic Vicariate of San Jose in Mindoro Radyo Veritas Legazpi DWBS 1008 kHz Legaspi Diocesan Multi-Media Services, Inc. Ang Dios Gugma Radio DYDA 1053 kHz Iloilo City Ang Dios Gugma Catholic Ministries Radyo Totoo Bacolod DYAF 1143 kHz Bacolod Diocese of Bacolod Radyo Totoo Antique DYKA 801 kHz San Jose Kauswagan Broadcasting Corporation Radio Fuerza DYRF 1215 kHz Cebu Word Broadcasting Corporation DYDM DYDM 1548 kHz Maasin Diocese of Maasin DYVW DYVW 1368 kHz Borongan Voice of the Word Media Network Radyo Verdadero Zamboanga DXVP 1467 kHz Zamboanga Archdiocese of Zamboanga Radyo Totoo Malaybalay DXDB 594 kHz Malaybalay Diocese of Malaybalay Radyo Kampana DXDD 657 kHz Ozamiz Dan-ag sa Dakbayan Broadcasting Corporation Heart of Mary DXHM 549 kHz Mati Diocese of Mati Radyo Totoo General Santos DXCP 585 kHz General Santos South Cotabato Communications Corporation Radyo Bida Koronadal DXOM 963 kHz KoronadalNotre Dame Broadcasting Corporation Radyo Bida Kidapawan DXND 747 kHz Kidapawan Radyo Bida Cotabato DXMS 882 kHz Cotabato DXMM DXMM 927 kHz JoloSulu Tawi-Tawi Broadcasting Foundation
FM stations CMN's FM stations are grouped as Spirit FM, and prior to 1997, these had unique local branding. A majority of these stations carry a hybrid of masa and religious content while some carry their own music formats (whether religious, Top 40, or country), with a few functioning as overflow stations for their AM sisters. Similar to its sister AM network, some FM stations still operate under local identities other than the Spirit FM branding.
Branding Callsign Frequency Location Owner Spirit FM Abra DWWM 96.9 MHz Bangued Abra Community Broadcasting Corporation 99.9 Country DZWR 99.9 MHz Baguio Mountain Province Broadcasting Corporation Spirit FM Alaminos DWTJ 99.3 MHz Alaminos Alaminos Community Broadcasting Corporation Manaoag Dominican Radio 102.7 MHz Manaoag Our Lady of ManaoagRadio Maria DZRM 99.7 MHz Tarlac CityRadio Maria Philippines DZRD 101.5 MHz Tuguegarao DZRC 102.1 MHz Santiago DWCX 95.9 MHz Olongapo Spirit FM Bayombong DZRV 90.1 MHz Bayombong Diocese of Bayombong Bright FM DWBL 91.9 MHz San Fernando Archdiocese of San Fernando Spirit FM Baler DZJO 101.7 MHz Baler Territorial Prelature of Infanta Spirit FM Batangas DWAM 99.1 MHzBatangas Radyo Bayanihan System Radyo Totoo Batangas DWAL 95.9 MHz Spirit FM Lucena DWVM 103.9 MHz Lucena Diocese of Lucena Spirit FM Gumaca DWDG 91.7 MHz Gumaca Diocese of Gumaca Spirit FM Infanta DWJO 92.7 MHz Infanta Territorial Prelature of Infanta Spirit FM Calapan DZSB 104.1 MHz Calapan Diocese of Calapan Spirit FM Occidental Mindoro DZVT 93.7 MHz San Jose Apostolic Vicariate of San Jose in Mindoro Spirit FM Legazpi DWCZ 94.7 MHz Legazpi Diocesan Multi-Media Services, Inc. The Mother's Touch DWRV 98.3 MHz Naga Archdiocese of Cáceres Spirit FM Sorsogon DZGN 102.3 MHz Sorsogon City Good News Sorsogon Foundation Spirit FM Masbate DZIM 98.3 MHz Masbate City Diocese of Masbate XFM Iloilo DYOZ 100.7 MHz Iloilo Global Broadcasting System Spirit FM Calinog DYMI 94.7 MHz Calinog Archdiocese of Jaro Spirit FM Antique DYKA 94.1 MHz San Jose Kauswagan Broadcasting Corporation Spirit FM Roxas DYCW 88.1 MHz Roxas City Archdiocese of Capiz Juander Radyo Cebu DYDW 89.1 MHz Cebu CityWord Broadcasting Corporation Juander Radyo Ormoc DYAJ 90.3 MHz Ormoc Marian Radio 91.9 MHz Cagayan de Oro Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro Cool Radio DXDD 100.7 MHz Ozamiz Dan-ag sa Dakbayan Broadcasting Corporation Spirit FM Davao DXGN 89.9 MHz Davao City Davao Verbum Dei Media Foundation, Inc. Spirit FM Mati DXDV 97.5 MHz Mati Diocese of Mati Happy FM Koronadal DXOM 91.7 MHz KoronadalNotre Dame Broadcasting Corporation Happy FM Kidapawan DXDM 88.7 MHz Kidapawan Happy FM Cotabato DXOL 92.7 MHz Cotabato City Radyo Magbalantay 98.1 MHz Surigao Silangan Broadcasting Corporation Unitas Radio DXMW 103.1 MHz Tandag Diocese of Tandag
CMN Radio
Notable diocesan/regional licensees and affiliates Notre Dame Broadcasting Corporation (Cotabato - Oblates of Mary Immaculate) Word Broadcasting Corporation (Cebu - Society of the Divine Word) Global Broadcasting System (Manila - Archdiocese of Manila) Radio Maria Philippines (Northern Luzon - Radio Maria)
International affiliations EWTN Global Catholic Radio The World Family of Radio Maria
References
External links Catholic Media Network Official website DXDD WEBSITE DZRV WEBSITE Mirror site of CMN