DZIQ

DZIQ (990 kHz AM), branded as Radyo Inquirer (Inquirer Radio), is an news/talk radio station serving the Mega Manila market. The station is owned by Trans-Radio Broadcasting Corporation, a subsidiary of the Philippine Daily Inquirer's Group of Companies in the Philippines. The station's studio are located at the 2nd floor, Media Resources Plaza Building, Mola cor. Pasong Tirad sts., Brgy. La Paz, Makati City, while its transmitter is located at Brgy. Panghulo, Obando, Bulacan.

History

After the test broadcast on election day over the internet, May 10, 2010, The Inquirer Group acquired the block time (but ended when Inquirer fully acquire Trans Radio) of DWRT-AM 990 kHz and changed its call sign to DZIQ, branded as Radyo Inquirer. Ciro Songco was the first station manager of Radio Inquirer during the early years. The station's format and content were the same as the Philippine Daily Inquirer newspaper and online version. On August 16, 2010, Radyo Inquirer started transmissions on terrestrial radio by switching from an old 10,000 watt transmitter (which was used by DWRT-AM then at its former location at Ignacia Compound, Brgy. Buenavista, Sta. Maria, Bulacan) to its newly acquired 50,000 watt AM transmitter imported from Canada at its current location in Obando, Bulacan, and its official launch was on September 9, 2010.