DWFO
City | Quezon City |
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Broadcast area | Metro Manila, and surrounding areas Nationwide (planning stage) Worldwide (online) |
Frequency | FM: 87.5 MHz[1] RDS Name: DWFO-FM1 |
Branding | 87.5 Republika FM1 |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English and Filipino |
Format | Top 40 (CHR), OPM, K-pop |
Ownership | |
Owner | Philippine Broadcasting Service |
DZRB Radyo Pilipinas 1 738, DZSR Radyo Pilipinas 2 918, DZRM 1278, 104.3 Capital FM2, Radyo Pilipinas Worldwide | |
History | |
First air date | November 1, 2017 (test broadcast) January 1, 2018 (soft launch) |
Call sign meaning | DW FM One |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | NTC |
Class | A, B and C |
Power | 25,000 watts (10,000 watts on-operational power output) |
ERP | 30,000 watts |
Links | |
Webcast | Republika FM1 LIVE Audio Listen Live via Streema Listen live (via TuneIn) |
Website | pbs-fm |
DWFO (87.5 FM), broadcasting as 87.5 REPUBLIKA FM1, is a radio station owned and operated by the Philippine Broadcasting Service, the broadcast arm of the Presidential Communications Group. Its studios and transmitter are located at the 4th Floor, Philippine Information Agency Building, Visayas Avenue, Quezon City. The station operates Mondays to Sundays from 5:00 AM to 12:00 MN and 24 hours a day on its online platforms. Online streaming is available through its website and streaming application Radio Nation Philippines for iOS and for Android.
History[]
Prior history[]
Prior to the PBS's acquisition, the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) asked the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to reserve the said frequency for local campuses (including Angelicum College, where they own the said frequency under the call letters DWAC-FM) due to multiple reports that some others will use the latter frequency for commercial purposes.[2] Also, a few religious and community groups (such as Jehovah's Witnesses) operated the frequency with a low-powered signal enough to cover its main target area.
Acquisition by PBS[]
Radio veteran Rizal "Bong" Aportadera, Jr. (Sonny B) was appointed by Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Sec. Martin Andanar as the Director General of the Philippine Broadcasting Service (PBS) in July 2016.
In an official statement by Andanar, PBS acquired the 87.5 MHz frequency and was later approved by the NTC.[1][3][4]
On November 1, 2017, FM1 began its test broadcast at 1:00 am. A few days later, the station's DJs (mostly former DJs of Mellow 947 and Tiger22's stations 99.5 Play FM, Wave 89.1, Jam 88.3, Magic 89.9 and 103.5 K-Lite) identified the frequency under the call sign DWFO, subject to approval from the NTC.
Since November 1, 2017, the station's initial 1 kW power increases in two phases: an increase to 10 kW by December 28, 2017, then upgraded to 25 kW (the maximum licensed nominal power for an FM station) on January 1, 2018. The power increase makes FM1 able to cover Mega Manila and some surrounding provinces, though the ERP power is currently not at par with FM2 as well as the orientation of the new antenna expected to adjust to provide stable coverage.
FM1 have bared plans for nationwide expansion by launching provincial stations, including FM1 Davao which was launched on August 1, 2018 (later moved to 87.9 MHz in Davao City, In February 2020), In March 2021 another Republika FM1 launches in the Luzon region as FM1 Legazpi on 97.9 MHz in Legazpi City, and another FM1 launches in the Visayas region as FM1 Cebu on 87.5 MHz in Cebu City, with plans of establishing more stations in Cagayan de Oro, Bacolod, Iloilo, Baguio, Bohol, Boracay, General Santos, Laoag, Butuan, and Zamboanga.
On June 12, 2020, in the day of the Philippine independence at 12:00 nn, FM1 enhanced its branding as REPUBLIKA FM1, with the slogan Radio Republic of the Youth. The rebranding went same for its station in Davao.
On November 14, 2020, FM1 launched Weekend Recovery Radio, a Saturday show that airs throwback music from 2012 to 2018 replacing Sunday Y2K that is now airing on its sister station, Capital FM2 as Friday Y2K.
See also[]
- Radyo Pilipinas 1
- Radyo Pilipinas 2
- Radyo Pilipinas Worldwide
- 104.3 FM2
- Philippine Broadcasting Service
- FM1 Davao
References[]
- ^ a b Jasper Marie Oblina-Rucat (August 10, 2016). "Sec Andanar pushes bill to create People's Broadcasting Corp". Philippine Information Agency. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ "KBP ASKS NTC TO RESERVE FM RADIO FREQUENCY FOR SCHOOLS". Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas. September 16, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ WATCH: PCOO Year Ender Achievements for 2016. YouTube. PTV. December 9, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ "PCOO E-Brochure" (PDF). Presidential Communications Operations Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
External links[]
- Contemporary hit radio stations in the Philippines
- Radio stations in Metro Manila
- Radio stations established in 2017
- Philippine Broadcasting Service
- 2017 establishments in the Philippines