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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''' ([[Tagalog language|Tagalog]], “Radio True”), with the exception of [[DWAL]] in Batangas. Several provincial stations have their own local branding other than Radyo Totoo.

| [[DZPA-AM|DZPA]]

| [[DZEA-AM|DZEA]]

| Radyo Veritas BayombongNueva Vizcaya{{efn|name=GBS}}

| Radyo Veritas Legazpi

| 13681386&nbsp;kHz

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

| [[DYSA-AM|DYSADYDA]]

| DXHM Heart of Mary

| [[DXSN-AM|DXSN]]

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.

| 2010&nbsp;kW

| Mother'sRadio TouchCaritas Mariae{{efn|name=GBS}}

| [[DWRV-FM|DWRV]]

| Spirit FM MatiSurigao

| 9798.51&nbsp;MHz

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

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

* [[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 }}