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{{Short description|Radio station in Metro Manila, Philippines}}
{{Use Philippine English|date=February 2023}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| name                = DZAS
| logo                = DZAS.svg
| logo_size           = 150px
| city                = [[Pasig]]
| area                = [[Mega Manila]] and surrounding areas
| branding            = 702 DZAS
| airdate             = June 4, 1948
| frequency           = 702 kHz ([[C-QUAM]])
| format              = [[News]], [[Public affairs programming|Public Affairs]], [[Talk radio|Talk]], [[Religious Radio]]
| language            = [[Filipino language|Filipino]], [[English language|English]], [[Amoy language|Chinese (Amoy dialect)]]
| licensing_authority = [[National Telecommunications Commission (Philippines)|NTC]]
| power               = 50,000 watts
| class               = A (clear frequency)
| callsign_meaning    = '''A'''gapay ng '''S'''ambayanan
'''A'''irwaves of '''S'''alvation
| former_frequencies  = 680 kHz (1948–1978)
| owner               = [[Far East Broadcasting Company]]
| sister_stations     = [[DZFE|98.7 DZFE]]
| website             = {{URL|dzas.febc.ph}}
}}
'''DZAS''' (702 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[non-commercial]] radio station owned and operated by the [[Far East Broadcasting Company]]. The station's studio is located at the 46th Floor, [[One Corporate Centre]], [[Meralco Avenue]] cor. [[Doña Julia Vargas Avenue]], [[Ortigas Center]], [[Pasig]], and its transmitter is located along [[MacArthur Highway]], Barangay Wakas, [[Bocaue]].<ref>{{cite web |title=DZAS |url=https://onlineradiobox.com/ph/dzas/ |website=OnlineRadioBox.com |language=en}}</ref>
Few of the station's programs are also aired on cable television via GCTV and TBN Philippines.
==Profile==
The station began its broadcast on June 4, 1948, under the call letters KZAS, as the lyrics of the hymn “[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itUNSwS4q9E All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name]” wafted in the air for the first time, signaling the beginning of Gospel broadcasts in the country. KZAS eventually came to be known as 680 kilocycles (read ''"Six-Eighty"'') DZAS in the year 1948.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-UeveLMilioC|last=Sterling|first=Christopher|title=Encyclopedia of Radio 3-Volume Set|pages=920|date=December 2, 2003|publisher=[[Routledge]]|isbn=9781135456498|access-date=August 26, 2020|via=Google Books}}</ref> In November 1978, DZAS moved to the present to frequency of 702&nbsp;kHz in response to the adoption of the 9&nbsp;kHz spacing implemented by the [[Geneva Frequency Plan of 1975]] on AM radio stations in the Philippines and across the Asia-Pacific region. For seven decades now, (read ''"Seven-O-Two"'') 702 DZAS has been providing the Filipino household with news, music, information, and inspiration while sharing the Word of God. It is now one of the oldest radio stations still operating today.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4HDbAAAAMAAJ|last=Dearborn|first=Fitzroy|title=The Museum of Broadcast Communications Encyclopedia of Radio: Vol. 2|pages=570|date=2004|publisher=Museum of Broadcast Communications|isbn=9781579584320|access-date=August 26, 2020|via=Google Books}}</ref>
702 DZAS, however, experienced a setback, when the station reduced its broadcast hours in November 2003, owing to its financial difficulties. In January 2004, the station resumed its regular broadcast hours.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Zr45AwAAQBAJ|last=Soan|first=Gabriel|title=Help Wanted: Dumb Sheep Needs Shepherd|pages=141|date=2004|publisher=[[WestBow Press]]|isbn=9781490819679|access-date=August 26, 2020|via=Google Books}}</ref>
In June 2012, DZAS and sister FM station [[DZFE|98.7 DZFE]], moved to a new, modern office space located at the [[One Corporate Centre]] in Ortigas Center, [[Pasig]] to adjust to modern broadcast settings.
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.febc.ph/stations/dzas/ DZAS homepage]
{{Metro Manila Radio}}
{{AM Stereo radio stations}}
[[Category:Radio stations in Metro Manila]]
[[Category:Christian radio stations in the Philippines]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1948]]
[[Category:1948 establishments in the Philippines]]
[[Category:Far East Broadcasting Company]]
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