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DWWA
1973–1976
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The station was established in 1973 by the Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation, a company owned by the late Marcos crony, Roberto Benedicto, on 1160 AM under the call letters DWWA. The frequency was formerly held by an ABS-CBN station, DZQL, before ABS-CBN was forcibly closed in September 23, 1972.
In 1975, it became the sole AM station of BBC when new regulations restricting broadcast companies to owning just one AM station led to BBC shutting down its other AM station, DWWX 620 (also formerly of another ABS-CBN station, DZXL), DWWW of RPN taking its place there, and RPN giving DWKW 600 (which then moved to 1280, the former frequency of DWWW) to IBC, which RPN's owner Roberto Benedicto acquired on February 1 that year.
1976–1978
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1978–1984
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DWAN
D' Wan 1206 kHz (first era)
1984–1986
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In 1984, it changed its call letters to DWAN.
In March 1986, after the People Power revolution toppled Ferdinand Marcos, DWAN and all other BBC stations, as were those of RPN and IBC, were sequestered by the Aquino administration through the newly formed Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG).
DWAN IBC Broadkast Patrol 1206 kHz
1986–1990
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IBC began operating the station along with BBC's radio outlets, under the name IBC Broadkast Patrol. Prior to this, IBC owned DWKW 1280/1386 AM. By this time, it was located at the now-demolished Broadcast City complex.
DWAN Radio Islands Galing Broadkaster 1206 kHz
1990–1992
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D' Wan 1206 kHz (second era)
1996–2004
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On November 25, 1996, DWAN came under the management of Asia Pacific News and Features, owned by Bubby Dacer. It went off the air in 2004 - as BBC was dissolved after 31 years.
MMDA Traffic Radio 1206 kHz
2007–2010
On September 24, 2007, the station was relaunched as MMDA Traffic Radio under the management of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority. On July 13, 2010, MMDA Traffic Radio went off the air as an effect of Typhoon Conson's onslaught, but returned on-air after a week. However, on August 17, 2010, both the AM station and MMDA Traffic Radio permanently ceased operations as part of austerity measures. Prior to its closure, the radio and cable TV operation was costing the agency at least PHP1 million (US$ 22 million) in every month.
DWAN 1206: The Future of AM Radio
2024–present
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On January 18, 2024, nearly 14 years after the end of MMDA Traffic Radio, IBC announced its plans to revive the frequency with a full-service format. It was launched on June 20, with programs launched on July 1. It also returned its original logo that it was used from 1984 until 1986.
See also
| Radio Stations Metro Manila: Affiliate Stations Defunct: Notes
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| Part of Government Communications Group under the Presidential Communications Office
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