DZVV
Radio station in Vigan City
title: "DZVV" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["news-and-talk-radio-stations-in-the-philippines", "radio-stations-in-ilocos-sur", "radio-stations-established-in-1967"] description: "Radio station in Vigan City" topic_path: "geography/philippines" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DZVV" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Radio station in Vigan City ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox radio station"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Bombo Radyo Vigan |
| callsign | DZVV |
| logo | 5nbVgcFh2E.jpeg |
| city | Vigan City |
| area | Ilocos Sur, Abra and surrounding areas |
| branding | DZVV Bombo Radyo |
| airdate | 1967 |
| frequency | 603 kHz |
| former_frequencies | 570 kHz (1967–1978) |
| 585 kHz (1978–1986) | |
| format | News, Public Affairs, Talk |
| language | Ilocano, Filipino |
| licensing_authority | NTC |
| power | 5,000 watts |
| erp | 10,000 watts |
| callsign_meaning | Voice of Vigan or VV (used in double V and starting with W) |
| network | Bombo Radyo |
| owner | Bombo Radyo Philippines |
| licensee | People's Broadcasting Service, Inc. |
| webcast | Listen Live |
| website | Bombo Radyo Vigan |
| :: |
| name = Bombo Radyo Vigan | callsign = DZVV | logo = 5nbVgcFh2E.jpeg | city = Vigan City | area = Ilocos Sur, Abra and surrounding areas | branding = DZVV Bombo Radyo | airdate = 1967 | frequency = 603 kHz | former_frequencies = 570 kHz (1967–1978) 585 kHz (1978–1986) | format = News, Public Affairs, Talk | language = Ilocano, Filipino | licensing_authority = NTC | power = 5,000 watts | erp = 10,000 watts | callsign_meaning = Voice of Vigan or VV (used in double V and starting with W) | network = Bombo Radyo | owner = Bombo Radyo Philippines | licensee = People's Broadcasting Service, Inc. | webcast = Listen Live | website = Bombo Radyo Vigan
DZVV (603 AM) Bombo Radyo is a radio station owned and operated by Bombo Radyo Philippines through its licensee People's Broadcasting Service. Its studio, offices and transmitter are located at Bombo Radyo Broadcast Center, Brgy. Tamag, Vigan, a stone's throw away from the University of Northern Philippines.
History
DZVV started broadcasting in 1967 at its former home along General Luna St., which is the current site of a private school. Its former transmitter tower was located along the banks of the Govantes River, near the boundary between Vigan and Bantay (its base can be seen to this day in its original location). The station launched the careers of radio personalities Danny Tajon, Heny Tabangcura, and the late Gil Ballesteros.
In 1984, the station moved to its present location in Brgy. Tamag, a few years after Bombo Radyo acquired the station. A few years later, it moved its frequency from 585 kHz AM to 603 kHz AM for better signal reception.
For five decades, even back in the days when the feared "Saka-saka" armies sowed terror and burned villages during Ilocos Sur's Dark Era; and even the Martial Law era, DZVV is already a household name, recognized and respected for its fearless views and commentaries. This penchant of theirs once caused their station to be strafed by these "Saka-saka" armed groups.
References
References
- [http://www.ilocossur.gov.ph/index.php/gen-info/infastructure-and-utilities/communication Communication. Ilocos Sur]{{Dead link. (July 2025)
- [https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1031204 ECC intensifies awareness drive on Employees' Compensation Program]
- [https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1012103 PRC Ilocos Sur recognizes partners in voluntary blood donation]
- [http://nta.da.gov.ph/news_articles_orastimanalon.html NTA expands “Oras ni Mannalon ti Tabako” broadcast coverage]
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