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'''Catholic Media Network''', also known as '''CMN''', is a [[Catholic]] [[radio network]] in the [[Philippines]].<ref name="CMN" /> CMN serves as the broadcasting arm of the [[Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines]], the governing body of the [[Catholic Church in the Philippines|Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines]].<ref>[https://www.kbp.org.ph/organization/kbp-members KBP Members (see Mabuhay Broadcasting System profile)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114125134/http://www.kbp.org.ph/organization/kbp-members |date=November 14, 2019 }} Accessed on July 10, 2019</ref>

CMN was previously known as the Philippine Federation of Catholic Broadcasters (PFCB), a radio network founded through the efforts of [[James Reuter|Fr. James Reuter]], SJ and Fr. George Dion, OMI in 1966.<ref name="Kismadi2017">{{cite book |last=Kismadi |first=Gloria C. |editor-last=Aquino |editor-first=Cherry Castro |title=Remembering James B. Reuter, SJ |language=en |date=November 15, 2017 |publisher=[[Anvil Publishing|Anvil Publishing, Inc.]] |location=Mandaluyong |chapter=A Brief Biography |isbn=9786214201150 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YzSWDwAAQBAJ&dq=%221966%22+%22Philippine+Federation+of+Catholic+broadcasters%22&pg=PT32 |access-date=July 3, 2023}}</ref> The [[radio]] network was owned and operated by different Catholic broadcast media corporations.<ref name="CMN">{{Cite web |url=http://www.catholicmedianetwork.org/ |title=The Official Website of The Catholic Media Network<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2007-10-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070709063241/http://www.catholicmedianetwork.org/ |archive-date=2007-07-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

CMN content varies depending on the station from which it is being broadcast. Stations broadcast [[news]], [[Sports radio|sports]], [[radio drama]], and other programs. As a network, CMN's mission statement is to use community-based broadcasting to promote [[New Evangelizingevangelization|New Evangelization]] and human development.<ref name="CMN" /> Content is [[anti-abortion]], catholic, and community oriented.<ref name="CMN" />

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.<ref name="CMN" /><ref>{{cite web|title=NTC AM Radio Stations via FOI website|url=https://storage.googleapis.com/request-attachments/jUmUDrpO9tvezPBRZBD7zT4rOA3dk5fle3LkTnwDf3WWSh7K5u71ujuLRFVOMUYs57yz4ZVgi8IxFKhmxhDMhZ5EY7quvQ4f0yGC/AMDec2021.pdf|website=foi.gov.ph|date=2022-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=NTC FM Stations (as of June 2022) via FOI website|url=https://storage.googleapis.com/request-attachments/R69ps8e1R1YMMdUMUrfCVTvaXzQYjrzUsziVAotfjEKLAP9nMrhxJTHh1tBod4MqfPDJpAMPRBKHdXdphnDFn7FEwkCZfBkW1yNgxjhIVh0Pwai6us4v0UxPy42nuKvyym0X7MVYR25p6A4Yojr216srrwGDkTv6qhT7zwMd8IoKsIPTCoL31zkF0FDBGKRY0xCCTn52/FMRADIOSTATIONSASOFFM%20Dec202120STATIONS%20June%202022.pdf|website=foi.gov.ph|date=2022-08-23February 14, 2023}}</ref>

CMN's AM stations are grouped as '''Radyo Totoo''' arm([[Tagalog consistslanguage|Tagalog]], of“Radio AM stationsTrue”), with the exception of [[DWAL|ALFM 95.9 Radyo Totoo]] in Batangas. ProvincialSeveral provincial stations mostly have their own local branding other than the '''Radyo Totoo''' pattern of identification.

| Veritas 846 Ang Radyo ng Simbahan Manila{{efn|name=GBS|Owned by Global Broadcasting System.}}

| DZPA Radyo Totoo Abra

| [[DZPA-AM|DZPA]]

| [[Bangued, Abra|Bangued]]

| [[DZEA-AM|DZEA]]

| [[Laoag City|Laoag]]

| [[Vigan City|Vigan]]

| DZWT 540 Radyo Totoo Baguio

| [[Alaminos, Pangasinan|Alaminos]]-[[Dagupan]]

| Radyo Veritas 1233Nueva BayombongVizcaya{{efn|name=GBS}}

| [[Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya|Bayombong]]

| DZTH 1467 Radyo Totoo Mindoro

| [[DZTHDZVT-AM|DZVT]]

| VeritasRadyo 1008Veritas Legazpi

| Radio Fuerza Cebu

| [[DYRF-AM|DYRF]]

| Radyo Diwa Tacloban

| [[DYDW-AM|DYDW]]

| 540531&nbsp;kHz

| [[Tacloban City|Tacloban]]

| DYVW 1368 Borongan

| 13681386&nbsp;kHz

| [[Borongan City|Borongan]]

| DYSA Ang Dios Gugma 1053{{efn|name=GBS}}Radio

| [[DYSA-AMDYDA]]

| Radyo Veritas Global Bacolod

| [[Maasin, Southern Leyte|Maasin]]

| VeritasHeart 549of MatiMary

| [[DXHM-AM|DXHM]]

| [[Mati, CityDavao Oriental|Mati]]

| [[Malaybalay City|Malaybalay]]

| Radyo Kampana Ozamiz City

| [[DXDD-AM|DXDD]]

| [[Ozamiz City|Ozamiz]]

| Radyo Magbalantay Surigao

| [[DXSN-AM|DXSN]]

| [[DXND-AM|DXND]]

| [[Kidapawan City|Kidapawan]]

| [[DXOM-AM|DXOM]]

| [[Koronadal City]]

| [[General Santos City|General Santos]]

| [[DXMM-AM|DXMM]]

| [[DXGD|DXGD-AM]]

The CMN's FM stations are grouped as '''Spirit FM'''., Priorand prior to 1997, these stations had their unique local branding. MajorityA majority of these stations carry a hybrid of [[Contemporary MOR|''masa'']] &and [[Religious broadcasting|religious]] formatscontent while some carry their own music formats (whether religious, Top 40, or country), and evenwith a few functionfunctioning as an overflow stationstations offor their AM sistersisters. Similar to its sister AM network, asome fewFM stations still operate under their own local brandingidentities other than the Spirit FM branding.

| Spirit FM 96.9 Abra

| [[Bangued, Abra|Bangued]]

| 99.3 Spirit FM Alaminos

| 2010&nbsp;kW

| [[Alaminos, Pangasinan|Alaminos]]-[[Dagupan]]

| 99.9 Country FM Baguio

| 102.7 [[Manaoag Dominican Radio]]

| [[Manaoag, Pangasinan|Manaoag]]

| [[Our Lady of Manaoag|Manaoag Dominican Broadcasting Inc.]]

| Spirit FM 90.1 Bayombong{{efn|name=GBS}}

| 91.9 Bright FM San Fernando

| [[DWBL-FM|DWBL]]

| rowspan=4|Radio Maria 99.7 Tarlac

| rowspan=54|[[Radio Maria Philippines|Radio Maria Philippines Network]]

| rowspan=2|[[Santiago, Isabela|Santiago]]

| Spirit FM 101.7 Baler

| [[DZJO|DZJO-FM]]

| Spirit FM 92.7 Infanta

| [[DWJO]]

| [[DZULDZVT-FM|DZVT]]

| Spirit FM 104.1 Calapan

| Spirit FM 91.7 Gumaca

| Spirit FM 103.9 Lucena

| [[Lucena, Philippines|Lucena]]

| 99.1 Spirit FM Batangas

| 95.9 Radyo Totoo Batangas

| Mother'sRadio TouchCaritas 98.3 NagaMariae{{efn|name=GBS}}

| [[DWRV|DWRV-FM|DWRV]]

| Spirit FM 94.7 Legazpi

| Spirit FM 102.3 Sorsogon

| Spirit FM 98.3 Masbate

| Spirit FM 94.7 Calinog{{efn|name=GBS}}

| Spirit FM 94.1 Antique

| [[DYKA-FM|DYKA]]

| 102.3 KissSpirit FM TagbilaranRoxas

| 10288.31&nbsp;MHz

| [[TagbilaranRoxas City]]

| [[DYDW|DYDW-FM]]

| [[DYAJ-FM|DYAJ]]

| Spirit FM 89.9 Davao

| [[DXDD-FMDXDV]]

| [[DXFO (Cagayan de Oro City)|DXFO]]

| Spirit FM 97.5 MatiSurigao

| 9798.51&nbsp;MHz

| [[Mati,Surigao Davao OrientalCity|MatiSurigao]]

| [[Roman Catholic Diocese of MatiSurigao|Silangan Broadcasting Corporation]]

| Happy FM 92.7 Cotabato

| Happy FM 91.7 Koronadal

| Happy FM 88.7 Kidapawan

* [[Notre Dame Broadcasting Corporation]] (Cotabato/ - [[Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate|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]])

*[http://www.dxddkampana.tk DXDD WEBSITE] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311003617/http://www.dxddkampana.tk/ |date=March 11, 2012 }}