702 DZAS AM
DZAS 702 is the flagship AM radio station of Far East Broadcasting Company (Philippines), Inc., an international Christian network of broadcast stations founded by American missionaries. While its primary mission is to spread Christianity throughout Asia by sharing the Gospel, the station also airs news, current affairs and public service content, along with music, live counseling, drama and educational shows.
Its programs are accessible online and overseas, and can be viewed on 702 DZAS Radyo TV cable television.
Broadcast operations in the Philippines started after the Japanese occupation and had been instrumental in strengthening America’s influence in the Philippines. 702 DZAS made its first broadcast in July 1948, two years after being granted a congressional franchise and securing a broadcast facility in Karuhatan, Valenzuela.
It is owned by FEBC, an international Christian broadcasting network founded and managed by American missionaries. In the Philippines, its board of trustees is composed of church leaders.
In 1960, FEBC had its 50,000-watt transmitter in Bulacan inaugurated by former president Carlos P. Garcia. According to the Official Gazette, Garcia underscored in his message the important influence of the United States in sowing the seeds of democracy and freedom in the region through the Philippines.
Its current operations are backed by a renewed franchise that took effect in 2021 through Republic Act 10819.
The company initially planned to operate in China to reach its desired audience in Asia but the plan did not push through. The missionaries saw an opportunity to put up their operations in the Philippines instead, and continues to go strong until today with a 2.43% rating from Nielsen’s CMV Q2 2023 report.
FEBC currently owns 10 AM and FM stations in the Philippines with international broadcast reach in China and parts of Southeast Asia.
Their broadcast station is located in Ortigas Center, Pasig City, Metro Manila.
Audience Share
2.43%
Ownership Type
Private
Geographic Coverage
National
Content Type
Free content
Media Companies / Groups
Far East Broadcasting Company (Philippines), Inc.
Ownership Structure
702 DZAS AM radio is owned by Far East Broadcasting Company (Philippines), Inc., a nonprofit Christian network of broadcast stations
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General Information
Founding Year
1948
Affiliated Interests Founder
were American missionaries who founded FEBC in California. They went to the Philippines and set-up a transmitter that would broadcast English programs to Southeast Asia.
Affiliated Interests Ceo
is the President and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Far East Broadcasting Company (Philippines), Inc.
Affiliated Interests Editor-In-Chief
is the Station Manager of 702 DZAS AM radio station and the Director for Broadcast Operations of FEBC Philippines
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Contact
46/F One Corporate Centre,
Doña Julia Vargas cor. Meralco Avenues,
Ortigas Center, Pasig City 1605
Tel./Fax: +63 2 8654-3322 loc. 201
Mobile: +63 917 430-4347 (GLOBE) / +63 999 223-5675 (SMART)
Email: dzasinfo@febc.ph
Website: dzas.febc.ph
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Meta Data
Founding year based on date of incorporation as reflected in the Securities and Exchange Commission documents.
Audience share is based on Nielsen’s Mega Manila Radio Audience Measurement from April to June 2023.
Sources
Media Landscape Report for Quarter 2, 2023, available upon purchase from Nielsen Company (US), LLC
