DXGD

DXGD
Broadcast area
Tawi-Tawi
Frequency549 kHz
Programming
FormatSilent
Ownership
OwnerSulu-Tawi-Tawi Broadcasting Foundation
History
First air date
1948
Last air date
June 2023
Call sign meaning
Bishop George Dion
(co-founder of the Oblates of Notre Dame)
Technical information
Licensing authority
NTC

DXGD (549 AM) was a radio station owned and operated by Sulu-Tawi-Tawi Broadcasting Foundation, the media arm of the Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo.

History

It began as a media apostolate of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, a religious congregation of men pioneering in missions in the Mindanao and Sulu archipelago regions. In June 2023, it went off the air.

References

  1. ↑ "Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo". Archived from the original on 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  2. ↑ "Infoasaid (P. 126)". Archived from the original on 2019-09-07. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  3. ↑ "DXGD-Am, Bonggao Tawi-Tawi". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
  4. ↑ The social relevance of Church-owned radio
  5. ↑ Broadcast journalist shot dead in Tawi-tawi
  6. ↑ #BBLWatch in Tawi-tawi: Highlights of the proceedings