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{{Short description|Defunct radio station in Tacloban, Philippines}}
{{Use Philippine English|date=January 2023}}
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{{infobox radio station
| name                = DYTC (MOR Tacloban)
| logo                = MOR 94.3 Tacloban logo 2018.jpg
| logo_caption        = Final Logo of MOR 94.3 Tacloban
| city                = [[Tacloban]]
| area                = [[Eastern Visayas]]
| branding            = MOR 94.3
| airdate             = 1993 (as Radio Romance)<br>1997 (as ABS-CBN Radio)<br>1998 (as Prostar)<br>1999 (as AB 94.3)<br>2001 (as My Only Radio)
| last_airdate        = May 5, 2020 (legislative franchise lapsed)
| frequency           = 94.3 MHz
| format              = [[Dark (broadcasting)|Silent]]
| language            = [[Waray language|Waray]], [[Filipino language|Filipino]]
| licensing_authority = [[National Telecommunications Commission (Philippines)|NTC]]
| power               = 10,000 watts
| erp                 =
| class               =
| callsign_meaning    = [[Tacloban|'''T'''acloban '''C'''ity]]
| former_callsigns    = [[DYAB-FM]] (1993–1995)
| network             = [[MOR Philippines]]
| owner               = [[ABS-CBN Corporation]]
| webcast             = {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124055916/https://mor.abs-cbn.com/tacloban|title=Archived official website}}
| coordinates         =
}}
'''DYTC''' (94.3 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]), broadcasting as '''MOR 94.3 For Life!''', was a Philippine radio station owned and operated by [[ABS-CBN Corporation]]. Its studio is located at the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, 5th Floor, Uytingkoc Bldg., Avenida Veteranos St., [[Tacloban]].
==History==
The station was inaugurated in 1993 as ABS-CBN Radio Romance under the callsign DYAB-FM, followed by launching of [[DYAB-TV]] (since 1988). In 1995, it was renamed to ABS-CBN Star Radio following the callsign changed to DYTC earlier.
In 1996 launch AMCARA Broadcasting Network in MOR 94.3 Tacloban. In 1997, it renamed as ABS-CBN Radio after all regional stations we're renamed to avoid confusion with [[Bombo Radyo Philippines|Star FM]]. A year later, it was renamed as Prostar, along with selected regional stations. In 1999, it renamed again as ABS-CBN For Life (with the on screen as TC 94.3), along with all ABS-CBN Radio and ProStar regional stations being renamed to the branding. In 2001, all of ABS-CBN and Prostar radio stations renamed as MOR (My Only Radio). It become No. 1 in Tacloban due to its positive feedback and comments.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://issuu.com/leytesamardailyexpress/docs/lsde_march_7__2013/|title=MOR 94.3 Tacloban Proclaimed No. 1 Radio Station by Kantar Media-RRC Survey|journal=Leyte Samar Daily Express  |volume=25 |issue=72|pages=10|date=March 7, 2013 |accessdate=September 15, 2020}}</ref>
Amid the [[Typhoon Haiyan]] (Yolanda) last November 8, 2013, the station simulcasted the radio programs of [[DZMM-AM|DZMM Radyo Patrol 630]] via satellite from Manila to provide news updates and public service for the survivors of the calamity since many homes in [[Leyte (province)|Leyte]] have no electricity brought about by the typhoon. Since then, it aired a simulcast of [[TV Patrol Eastern Visayas]].
On May 5, 2020, the station, along with the other [[MOR Philippines|My Only Radio]] stations, went off the air due to the cease and desist order of the [[National Telecommunications Commission]] following the [[ABS-CBN franchise renewal controversy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-ph/entertainment/other/tahanan-po-ang-mor-for-12-years-sorry-dj-chacha-bids-tearful-goodbye-as-mor-my-only-radio-faces-closure/ar-BB16PyM4|title=Tahanan po ang MOR for 12 years. Sorry.' DJ Chacha bids tearful goodbye as MOR, 'My Only Radio', faces closure|website=MSN Entertainment|date=July 11, 2015|accessdate=October 6, 2020}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*{{facebook|MORPhilippinesTacloban/|94.3 MOR Tacloban}}
{{ABS-CBN}}
{{Tacloban Radio}}
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[[Category:MOR Philippines stations]]
[[Category:OPM formatted radio stations in the Philippines]]
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