DZFE TRANSMITTER PROJECT
DZFE reaches a milestone in its transmitter project: The
station is slated to begin broadcasting from its new
transmitter, April 1.
With the
commissioning of the Nautel transmitter, the Php11.5M effort
to improve DZFE's signal coverage of Metro Manila comes
close to completion. Adjustments are ongoing. Reception in
the Greater Manila Area should noticeably improve with the
increase of power from the 1kW of the past several months,
to 10kW. The station will subsequently be applying for NTC
permission to transmit at the desired 15 kilowatts of power.
The odyssey towards better signal coverage of the Metro
Manila area began in the early 90s. Since 1954, DZFE’s
transmitting site and studios had been located at the FEBC
Compound in Karuhatan, Valenzuela.
Wishing to move
closer to our listeners in the business districts of the
city, we were delighted when we were offered prime space
atop what was (then) to be the tallest building in the
Ortigas business district. While construction began, the
studio and transmitting site were transferred to Makati in
1997 — a stopover, as far as we were concerned.
With the Asian
economic crisis, development of the building was abruptly
terminated, hindering our own development of the site. DZFE
remained in Makati, transmitting at 20kW from the Penthouse
of Cityland 10 Tower 1
By 2002, new
skyscrapers twice the height of Cityland 10 had surrounded
the building, obstructing DZFE’s signal. Interference
complaints from surrounding offices compelled a halving of
transmitting power.
It became
imperative for DZFE to move its transmitting site out of
Makati. Fundraising for the move took three years. In April
of 2005, leaving its by-now unreliable 20kW transmitter
behind, DZFE began transmitting from its current site in
Antipolo on a leased 5kW transmitter.
Not long after,
the leased transmitter itself began to perform erratically.
It became apparent that we would need to invest in a new
transmitting array. Fundraising for a new transmitter and a
suitable antenna began in September of 2006.
Currently, the greater part of the Php11.5M funding goal has
been reached.
If you wish
to help fund this project, here are the
options by which you can send
donations
to DZFE.
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