# Catholic Media Network

Catholic Media Network, also known as CMN, is a Catholic radio network in the Philippines. CMN serves as the broadcasting arm of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines, the governing body of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines.

## History

CMN was known as the Philippine Federation of Catholic Broadcasters (PFCB), a radio network founded through the efforts of Fr. James Reuter, SJ and Fr. George Dion, OMI in 1966. The radio network was owned and operated by different Catholic broadcast media corporations.
In 1997, the name was changed to the Catholic Media Network to suit the network's mission and also the new slogan "The Spirit of The Philippines".
In October 2017, the House of Representatives threatened not to renew the 25-year franchise of the CBCP's broadcast radio operations (including some of the CMN member stations), citing criticism on the Duterte administration over war on drugs. However, CMN's de facto flagship station DZRV, was not part of it as it is operated by CBCP's affiliate Global Broadcasting System, which its franchise was already renewed by the Aquino administration a year earlier.
Eventually, in July 2019, CBCP broadcast franchise was renewed for 25 years after its respective bill was lapsed into law as President Rodrigo Duterte did not signed it within the period set by the Constitution.

## Content

CMN content varies depending on the station from which it is being broadcast. Stations broadcast news, sports, radio drama, and other programs. As a network, CMN's mission statement is to use community-based broadcasting to promote New Evangelization and human development. Content is anti-abortion, catholic, and community oriented.

## Stations

CMN has 54 radio stations across the Philippines and its broadcasts reach 11 regions and 35 provinces. It is the largest broadcaster in the Philippines, in terms of total number of stations and transmitting power per station.
Most of its stations are operated by their respective dioceses either through CBCP or their dioceses' own media arms. These stations, along with its diocesan licensees and affiliates, form the network chain and these individual stations credit their promotions as "members of" and not "owned by" CMN.

### AM stations

CMN's AM stations are grouped as Radyo Totoo (Tagalog, “Radio True”), with the exception of DWAL in Batangas. Several provincial stations have their own local branding other than Radyo Totoo.
| Branding | Callsign | Frequency | Power | Location | Owner |
| Veritas 846 | DZRV | 846 kHz | 50 kW | Mega Manila | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila |
| Radyo Totoo Abra | DZPA | 873 kHz | 5 kW | Bangued | Abra Community Broadcasting Corporation |
| Radyo Totoo Laoag | DZEA | 909 kHz | 10 kW | Laoag | Roman Catholic Diocese of Laoag |
| Radyo Totoo Vigan | DZNS | 963 kHz | 5 kW | Vigan | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia |
| Radyo Totoo Baguio | DZWT | 540 kHz | 10 kW | Baguio | Mountain Province Broadcasting Corporation |
| Radyo Totoo Alaminos | DZWM | 864 kHz | 10 kW | Alaminos | Alaminos Community Broadcasting Corporation |
| Radyo Veritas Nueva Vizcaya | DWRV | 1233 kHz | 10 kW | Bayombong | Roman Catholic Diocese of Bayombong |
| Radyo Totoo Mindoro | DZVT | 1395 kHz | 5 kW | San Jose | Apostolic Vicariate of San Jose in Mindoro |
| Radyo Veritas Legazpi | DWBS | 1008 kHz | 10 kW | Legaspi | Diocesan Multi-Media Services, Inc. |
| Radio Fuerza | DYRF | 1215 kHz | 10 kW | Cebu | Word Broadcasting Corporation |
| Radyo Diwa | DYDW | 531 kHz | 5 kW | Tacloban | Word Broadcasting Corporation |
| DYVW | DYVW | 1386 kHz | 10 kW | Borongan | Voice of the Word Media Network |
| Ang Dios Gugma Radio | DYDA | 1053 kHz | 10 kW | Iloilo City | Ang Dios Gugma Catholic Ministries |
| Radyo Totoo Antique | DYKA | 801 kHz | 10 kW | San Jose | Kauswagan Broadcasting Corporation |
| Radyo Veritas Bacolod | DYAF | 1143 kHz | 10 kW | Bacolod | Roman Catholic Diocese of Bacolod |
| DYDM | DYDM | 1548 kHz | 5 kW | Maasin | Roman Catholic Diocese of Maasin |
| Radyo Verdadero Zamboanga | DXVP | 1467 kHz | 10 kW | Zamboanga | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zamboanga |
| Heart of Mary | DXHM | 549 kHz | 10 kW | Mati | Roman Catholic Diocese of Mati |
| Radyo Totoo Malaybalay | DXDB | 594 kHz | 5 kW | Malaybalay | Roman Catholic Diocese of Malaybalay |
| Radyo Kampana | DXDD | 657 kHz | 10 kW | Ozamiz | Dan-ag sa Dakbayan Broadcasting Network |
| Radyo Magbalantay | DXSN | 1017 kHz | 5 kW | Surigao | Silangan Broadcasting Corporation |
| Radyo Bida Cotabato | DXMS | 882 kHz | 10 kW | Cotabato | Notre Dame Broadcasting Corporation |
| Radyo Bida Kidapawan | DXND | 747 kHz | 5 kW | Kidapawan | Notre Dame Broadcasting Corporation |
| Radyo Bida Koronadal | DXOM | 963 kHz | 5 kW | Koronadal | Notre Dame Broadcasting Corporation |
| Radyo Totoo General Santos | DXCP | 585 kHz | 10 kW | General Santos | South Cotabato Communications Corporation |
| Radyo Totoo Jolo | DXMM | 927 kHz | 5 kW | Jolo | Sulu Tawi-Tawi Broadcasting Foundation |
| Radyo Totoo Tawi-Tawi | DXGD | 549 kHz | 5 kW | Bongao | Sulu Tawi-Tawi Broadcasting Foundation |

### FM stations

CMN's FM stations are grouped as Spirit FM, and prior to 1997, these had unique local branding. A majority of these stations carry a hybrid of masa and religious content while some carry their own music formats (whether religious, Top 40, or country), with a few functioning as overflow stations for their AM sisters. Similar to its sister AM network, some FM stations still operate under local identities other than the Spirit FM branding.
| Branding | Callsign | Frequency | Power | Location | Owner |
| Spirit FM Abra | DWWM | 96.9 MHz | 5 kW | Bangued | Abra Community Broadcasting Corporation |
| Spirit FM Alaminos | DWTJ | 99.3 MHz | 10 kW | Alaminos | Alaminos Community Broadcasting Corporation |
| 99.9 Country | DZWR | 99.9 MHz | 10 kW | Baguio | Mountain Province Broadcasting Corporation |
| Manaoag Dominican Radio | — | 102.7 MHz | 500 W | Manaoag | Manaoag Dominican Broadcasting |
| Spirit FM Bayombong | DZRV | 90.1 MHz | 5 kW | Bayombong | Roman Catholic Diocese of Bayombong |
| Bright FM | DWBL | 91.9 MHz | 1 kW | San Fernando | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Fernando |
| Radio Maria | DZRM | 99.7 MHz | 10 kW | Tarlac City | Radio Maria Philippines Network |
| Radio Maria | DZRD | 101.5 MHz | 5 kW | Tuguegarao | Radio Maria Philippines Network |
| Radio Maria | DZRC | 102.1 MHz | 5 kW | Santiago | Radio Maria Philippines Network |
| Radio Maria | DWCX | 95.9 MHz | 5 kW | Olongapo | Radio Maria Philippines Network |
| Spirit FM Baler | DZJO | 101.7 MHz | 5 kW | Baler | Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Infanta |
| Spirit FM Infanta | DWJO | 92.7 MHz | 1 kW | Infanta | Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Infanta |
| Spirit FM Occidental Mindoro | DZVT | 93.7 MHz | 5 kW | San Jose | Apostolic Vicariate of San Jose in Mindoro |
| Spirit FM Calapan | DZSB | 104.1 MHz | 10 kW | Calapan | Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan |
| Spirit FM Gumaca | DWDG | 91.7 MHz | 1 kW | Gumaca | Roman Catholic Diocese of Gumaca |
| Spirit FM Lucena | DWVM | 103.9 MHz | 10 kW | Lucena | Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucena |
| Spirit FM Batangas | DWAM | 99.1 MHz | 5 kW | Batangas | Radyo Bayanihan System |
| Radyo Totoo Batangas | DWAL | 95.9 MHz | 1.5 kW | Batangas | Radyo Bayanihan System |
| The Mother's Touch | DWRV | 98.3 MHz | 5 kW | Naga | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cáceres |
| Spirit FM Legazpi | DWCZ | 94.7 MHz | 5 kW | Legazpi | Diocesan Multi-Media Services, Inc. |
| Spirit FM Sorsogon | DZGN | 102.3 MHz | 10 kW | Sorsogon City | Good News Sorsogon Foundation |
| Spirit FM Masbate | DZIM | 98.3 MHz | 5 kW | Masbate City | Roman Catholic Diocese of Masbate |
| XFM Iloilo | DYOZ | 100.7 MHz | 10 kW | Iloilo | Global Broadcasting System |
| Spirit FM Calinog | DYMI | 94.7 MHz | 5 kW | Calinog | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jaro |
| Spirit FM Antique | DYKA | 94.1 MHz | 5 kW | San Jose | Kauswagan Broadcasting Corporation |
| Spirit FM Roxas | DYCW | 88.1 MHz | 5 kW | Roxas City | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Capiz |
| Power 89.1 Cebu | DYDW | 89.1 MHz | 10 kW | Cebu City | Word Broadcasting Corporation |
| Power 90.3 Ormoc | DYAJ | 90.3 MHz | 5 kW | Ormoc | Word Broadcasting Corporation |
| Spirit FM Davao | DXGN | 89.9 MHz | 10 kW | Davao City | Davao Verbum Dei Media Foundation, Inc. |
| Spirit FM Mati | DXDV | 97.5 MHz | 5 kW | Mati | Roman Catholic Diocese of Mati |
| Cool Radio | DXDD | 100.7 MHz | 5 kW | Ozamiz | Dan-ag sa Dakbayan Broadcasting Network |
| Marian Radio | DXFO | 91.9 MHz | 10 kW | Cagayan de Oro | Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro |
| Spirit FM Surigao | DXSN | 98.1 MHz | 5 kW | Surigao | Silangan Broadcasting Corporation |
| Happy FM Cotabato | DXOL | 92.7 MHz | 5 kW | Cotabato City | Notre Dame Broadcasting Corporation |
| Happy FM Koronadal | DXOM | 91.7 MHz | 5 kW | Koronadal | Notre Dame Broadcasting Corporation |
| Happy FM Kidapawan | DXDM | 88.7 MHz | 5 kW | Kidapawan | Notre Dame Broadcasting Corporation |
* 1 2 3 4 5 Owned by Global Broadcasting System.
* ↑ Operated by Yes2Health Advertising.

### CMN Radio
## Notable diocesan/regional licensees and affiliates

* Notre Dame Broadcasting Corporation (Cotabato - Oblates of Mary Immaculate)
* Word Broadcasting Corporation (Cebu - Society of the Divine Word)
* Global Broadcasting System (Manila - Archdiocese of Manila)
* Radio Maria Philippines (Northern Luzon - Radio Maria)

## International affiliations

* EWTN Global Catholic Radio
* The World Family of Radio Maria