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| Broadcast area | Metro Manila |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 990 kHz |
| Branding | DWRT 990 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Trans-Radio Broadcasting Corporation |
| History | |
First air date | 1950s (as DZHF) 1960s (as DZTR) 1985 (as 99 Rock) 1994 (as DWRT 990) March 2006 (as Rock 990) December 2008 (DWRT Nueve Noventa) |
Former frequencies | 1250 kHz (1950s-1970s) 980 kHz (1970s-1978) |
Call sign meaning | EmilioRemediosTuason |
| Technical information | |
| Power | 10,000 watts |
| ERP | 25,000 watts |
DWRT-AM (990 kHzMetro Manila) was anAM musicradio station owned and operated by Trans-Radio Broadcasting Corporation in thePhilippines. Since September 9, 2010, the 990 kHz frequency has been airing under thecall signDZIQ-AM, through ablocktime arrangement.
The first AM station owned by Trans-Radio Broadcasting Corporation was 980 kHz, which was acquired from Transit Broadcasting Corporation in 1971. Under Trans-Radio, the station became known asDZTR - Radyo Pilipino. DZTR was a music AM station and features celebrities such asVilma Santos,Tirso Cruz III,German Moreno and others. On September 5, 1976, the station signed off to pave way for the launch of99.5 RT the following day.[1]
In 1977 it was revived as DWWJ 980 featuring Oldies/Full service. A year later, it was changed to 990 kHz due to NARBA to GE75 conversion. It return it's old callsign in 1985 and launched as99 Rock, playingAOR. A few years later, it shifted from rock to gospel. In 1994, it changed its format again to news & talk asDWRT 990. Its studios were moved toCaloocan. It aired music, public service & religious programing until it ceased broadcast in 2002. These were the years whenSuper Radyo DYSS 999 Cebu aired in Metro Manila via weak signal.
In March 2006, the station returned on air asRock 990, adopting theClassic Rock format. At that time, the studios were moved to Makati. Its music formula started off as an experimental program on its Cebu's sister radio stationY101 as an inspiration by Martha Tuason, and eventually led into the decision to re-open this station. The station utilized a computer backed programming which allowed it to belive streamed over theInternet.
Rock 990 went off air in the first week of November 2006 due to transmitter facilities.
In December 2008, the station went back on air asNueve Noventa (Nine-Ninety), after a series of test broadcasts beginning October. It broadcast from 9:30 am – 5:00 pm, playing oldies, Original Pilipino Music (OPM) and love songs, accompanied by a pre-recorded stinger saying, "Ito ang Trans-Radio Broadcasting Corporation ...Nueve Noventa!" (This is Trans-Radio Broadcasting Corporation... Nine-Ninety!). During Christmas 2008, it aired information plugs about Christmas traditions in the Philippines, followed by Christmas songs whether local or foreign. By April 2009, it ceased broadcast temporarily and resumed briefly in July 2009 before going off-air again.
After the national elections of May 2010,Philippine Daily Inquirer acquired the station'sblocktime and changed itscall sign toDZIQ, branded asRadyo Inquirer.[2] On August 16, 2010, Radyo Inquirer went on the air on terrestrial radio and its official launch was on September 9, 2010.[3] The Inquirer group subsequently acquired TRBC, making it as Inquirer's official broadcast arm.
In July 2013, DZIQ-AM was rebranded asInquirer Radio, maintaining most ofRadyo Inquirer’s format with minor program changes and the use of English similar to the current format ofDZRJ 810 AM: The Voice of the Philippines. The move was abandoned after about a year and then in 2015, the station was renamed back asRadyo Inquirer and it changed back to all-Filipino language.