DWRD explained

DWRD
City:Legazpi
Area:Albay and surrounding areas
Airdate:1995 (as Star Radio)
1997 (as ABS-CBN Radio)
July 14, 2001 (as My Only Radio)
Last Airdate:May 5, 2020 (legislative franchise lapsed)
Frequency:93.9 MHz
Format:Silent
Licensing Authority:NTC
Callsign Meaning:RaDio
Owner:ABS-CBN Corporation

DWRD (93.9 FM), formerly known as MOR 93.9 For Life!, was a radio station owned and operated by the ABS-CBN Corporation. Its studios and broadcast facilities are located at the ABS-CBN Compound, Vel-Amor Subd., Brgy. Cabangan, Legazpi, Albay, and its transmitter is located at Mount Bariw, Estanza, Legazpi, Albay.[1] [2]

On May 5, 2020, the station, along with the other My Only Radio stations, went off the air due to the cease and desist order of the National Telecommunications Commission following the shutdown of ABS-CBN broadcasting. It currently operates as an online platform.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT NTC Region 5 . December 4, 2020 . October 25, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221025131109/https://ntc5.ntc.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2015-Annual-Performance-Report.pdf . dead .
  2. Web site: List of Albay stations . December 4, 2020 . July 24, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220724122610/http://rsso05.psa.gov.ph/Albay-Tourism/Radio%20Stations/List%20of%20Radio%20Stations.html . dead .
  3. https://www.msn.com/en-ph/entertainment/other/tahanan-po-ang-mor-for-12-years-sorry-dj-chacha-bids-tearful-goodbye-as-mor-my-only-radio-faces-closure/ar-BB16PyM4 ‘Tahanan po ang MOR for 12 years. Sorry.’ DJ Chacha bids tearful goodbye as MOR, ‘My Only Radio’, faces closure