DWAV
radio station in Pasig, Philippines
DWAV (89.1 FM), broadcasting as Adventist World Radio 89.1, is a radio station owned by Blockbuster Broadcasting System and operated under an airtime lease agreement by the Adventist Media. The station's studio is located at the North Philippines Union Conference Compound, #210 San Juan St., Pasay, while its transmitter is located at Palos Verdes Executive Village, Brgy. Sta. Cruz, Sumulong Highway, Antipolo.
History
1975–1989: KB
The station first aired on September 1,1975 as KB 89.1 under the call letters DWKB-FM. It was under the ownership of the Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation. In a short time, it became one of the country's most listened easy listening FM stations.
In 1987, the management planned to reformat the station, which would play Pinoy music, for the announcers to be competitive; the latter preferred to carry on its old format.
1989–2001: 89 DMZ
The station later rebranded as 89 DMZ and also changed its callsign to DZMZ-FM. It was known for airing dance, techno-pop, hip-hop and remixed music throughout its existence. The late rapper, Francis Magalona, worked with the station beginning in 1994 through his program, "The Word-up Show", which aired on Saturday nights. It also became the home of the "Mobile Circuit" aired on Friday nights.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “DWAV” as radio station in Pasig, Philippines. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as radio station in Pasig, Philippines. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 21, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5206431. The first chronological checks are 1975, 1989, 1987 and 2001.
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This entry incorporates text from “DWAV” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.