Veritas 846 (DZRV)

Quezon City Philippines
Broadcast area	Mega Manila and surrounding areas
Frequency	846 kHz
Branding	Veritas 846 Radyo Veritas
Programming
Languages	Tagalog,English
Format	Religious broadcasting,Talk
Affiliations	Catholic Media Network
Ownership
Owner	Archdiocese of Manila (Radio Veritas - Global Broadcasting System)
Sister stations	CMN Radio TV Maria
History
First air date	April 11, 1969 (1969-04-11)
Former call signs	DZST (1950–1969) DWRV (1969–1991) DZNN (1991–1998)
Former frequencies	860 kHz (1950–1978)
Call sign meaning	RadioVeritas
Technical information
Licensing authority	NTC
Power	50,000 watts
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	Veritas 846

DZRV (846AM), on-air asVeritas 846 and commonly called asRadyo Veritas, is a radio station owned and operated by theArchdiocese of Manila under the Radio Veritas - Global Broadcasting System. It is the flagship member of theCatholic Media Network. The studio is located at Veritas Tower, 162West Ave. cor.EDSA, Brgy.Philam,Quezon City, and its transmitter is located in Brgy. Longos,Meycauayan.^[1]

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• April 11, 1969 – Radyo Veritas was inaugurated with Asian bishops as guests. CardinalAntonio Samorè representedPope Paul VI. It began broadcasting on the frequency formerly assigned toDZST 860 kHz, another Catholic radio station formerly operated by theUniversity of Santo Tomas. By that time, it was then owned by the Philippine Radio Educational and Information Center, Inc.^[1]
• November 29, 1970 – Pope Paul VI, on his pastoral visit to the country, blessed Radyo Veritas' studios withPresidentFerdinand E. Marcos in attendance.^[1]
• November 23, 1978 – Radyo Veritas reassigned to its new frequency of 846 kHz due to the implementation of 9 kHz spacing for medium-wave stations as stipulated by theGeneva Frequency Plan of 1975, superseding the 10 kHzNARBA spacing rule.
• February 17–22, 1981 – Radyo Veritas covered the first papal visit ofPope John Paul II inMetro Manila,Cebu,Davao City,Bacolod City,Iloilo,Legazpi City,Baguio andMorong.
• August 21, 1983 – Radyo Veritas covered theassassination of former SenatorBenigno Aquino Jr. Radio Veritas personnel were stationed at the thenManila International Airport, and news surrounding the shooting were aired live. It was also the only station to broadcast the senator's funeral procession fromSanto Domingo Church toManila Memorial Park, with two million people lining the streets.
• February 22–25, 1986 – Radyo Veritas kept local and overseas audiences informed of events related to thePeople Power Revolution, after CardinalJaime Sin,Archbishop of Manila, called on the Filipinos to supportDefense MinisterJuan Ponce Enrile andPhilippine Constabulary Chief Lt. GeneralFidel V. Ramos who had defected from the Marcos government. The three-day peaceful revolution eventually removed Marcos from power and installedCorazon Aquino as the eleventh President. Despite the blow-by-blow airing of the events during the EDSA revolt, several armed groups forced to destroy Radyo Veritas' transmitter in Malolos, Bulacan, of which several personnel were hurt. Later, they moved its transmitter location to Taliptip, Bulakan, Bulacan. By the same year, Radio Veritas awarded theRamon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature, and Creative Communication Arts for the station's role in delivering timely events during the 4-day revolution.^[2]
• May 17, 1991 – Radyo Veritas was acquired by the Global Broadcasting System from the original owner, Radio Veritas Asia of PREIC, and at the same time it began its commercial operations as DZNN, known asKaibigang Totoo (Your True Friend) andThe Spirit of the Philippines. DZNN also moved its studios to Makati (later moved to Ortigas) and became home to some of the notable broadcasters such asLouie Beltran,Ramon Tulfo,Rey Langit,Jay Sonza, Orly Punzalan,Joel Reyes Zobel, Melo Acuña, and Dave Sta. Ana among others.
• June 15, 1991 – Radyo Veritas covered theeruption of Mount Pinatubo. Radio Veritas personnel were stationed atZambales,Tarlac andPampanga and broadcast news of the volcanic eruption and damage brought bylahar that killed 847 people.
• January 10–15, 1995 – Radyo Veritas covered the second papal visit ofPope John Paul II along with theWorld Youth Day inMetro Manila.
• January 16–20, 2001 – DZRV-Radyo Veritas was once again involved in Philippine history when Cardinal Sin used the station to rally Filipinos to theEDSA Shrine in what became theEDSA Revolution of 2001. Millions of protestors converged on the Shrine, eventually ousting PresidentJoseph Estrada fromMalacañang and handing power to hisVice-president,Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
• May 3, 2005 – A new management took over the operations of Radyo Veritas. It launched its new logo and new programs centered on faith and religion. The longest-running station ID jingle of Radyo Veritas was retained (except for theZNN part).
• April 2007 – DZRV-Radyo Veritas launched its own website (veritas846.ph) in a bid to further expand its reach in promoting the Catholic faith and teachings through different media portals.
• 2008 – DZRV-Radyo Veritas established itsKapanalig Radio Community to further engage its listeners and deepen its vision and mission as the station for truth and evangelization.
• January 15–19, 2015 – DZRV-Radyo Veritas covered the firstpapal visit ofPope Francis inMetro Manila,Tacloban andPalo,Leyte.
• January 24–31, 2016 – DZRV-Radyo Veritas covered the51st International Eucharistic Congress inCebu City.
• April 2018 – Veritas 846 was rebranded fromRadyo Totoo toAng Radyo ng Simbahan (lit. The Station of the Church) as part of the station's mission to strengthen the faith of the Catholic faithful in the country, and as preparation for the station's 50th anniversary in 2019 and the 500th anniversary of the establishment of theCatholic Church in the Philippines in 2021.^[3]
• April 2019 – Veritas 846 launched its official station jingle, on the 50th anniversary of the said station, entitledManatili ka sa‘min (lit. Stay with us), performed by formerX-Factor UK contestant Alisah Bonaobra. The station jingle of DZRV gives praise and worship to the Almighty Father and also asks him to reside in all of us amidst all the pain and struggles currently faced by the world.^[1]
• March 2020 – DZRV-Radyo Veritas andTV Maria launched its regular daily masses on radio, television and Facebook live streaming to the local and overseas audiences, following of the suspension of Catholic mass services as Luzon undergoes a month-longenhanced community quarantine due to theCOVID-19 pandemic from March 17 to May 31.^[4]
• April 2021 – DZRV-Radyo Veritas covered theQuincentennial of Christianity in the Philippines inMetro Manila andCebu City.
• April 14, 2021 – DZRV-Radyo Veritas was placed under a "temporary lockdown" after some of its employees tested positive for COVID-19. However, the regular programming of the said station, which include the online masses, reflections of priests and bishops and the activities of the 500 years of the arrival of Christianity in the Philippines, were continued throughout the temporarily use of its transmitter in Taliptip, Bulacan.^[5]
• June 29, 2021 – DZRV-Radyo Veritas launched its midnight healing mass program to attend to the spiritual needs of the faithful, particularly overseas Filipino workers and Filipino immigrants.^[6]
• November 1, 2021 – Veritas 846 began simulcasting its programs on ateleradio TV channel overSky Cable Channel 211 in Metro Manila.^[7]
• September 8, 2025 – Veritas 846 began broadcasting from its brand new transmitter site at Brgy. Longos, Meycauayan, Bulacan, using the station's brand-new, state-of-the-art 50 kW Nautel transmitter.^[8]

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