Palawan Broadcasting Corporation
| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Broadcast Television network and radio network |
| Founded | 1965 |
| Founder | Ramon "Ray Oliver" O. Decolongon |
| Headquarters | Puerto Princesa, Palawan |
| Website | DYPR |
Palawan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC), also known by its call sign DYPR, was the first local radio station to serve the island of Palawan, the Philippines. It was established in 1965, in the capital Puerto Princesa City, by Ramon Oliveros (Ray Oliver) Decolongon.
The station faced many difficulties in its early years. Although Palawan could receive some broadcasts from Manila and neighbouring Visayan islands, radio ownership among the 20,000-strong population was not high. The Tinio Electric Plant provided electricity only from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and to less than half the population. Then, in 1966, Decolongon was killed in a plane crash: his father, Emilio Decolongon, took over as company president.
In September 1972 martial law was declared throughout the Philippines and all broadcasting stations were shut down, but DYPR was able to reopen fairly quickly after making its case as a provider of essential services. The station had become a part of the communications of the island, broadcasting urgent personal messages—known as Panawagans—as a free service to the community. As of 2006, radio broadcast languages include Tagalog and Ilocano, and DYPR is affiliated to Radio Mindanao Network, Inc. (RMN).
In 1986, PBC began television broadcasts. It is now also affiliated to ABS-CBN, which provides some television content.
DYPR timeline[]
- 1965 DYPR-TV Channel 7 launched, broadcasting at 20 kW
- 1965 DYPR-AM 765 kHz launched, broadcasting from 1 kW transmitter
- 1978 DYPR-AM increased to 5 kW
- 1981 DYPR-FM 99.9 MHz launched
- 1989 DYPR-AM increased to 10 kW
- 1991 increased to 100 kW
DYPR TV stations[]
- TV-7 Puerto Princesa
- PBC News Channel
Translators:
- DYEP-TV 10 Sofronio Española, Palawan
Cable TV Stations in Palawan:
- Calamianes Cable Television, Inc. - Coron, Palawan
- Cignal Digital TV - Palawan
- Culion CATV Services, Inc. - Culion, Palawan
- Cuyo Cable TV Corporation - Cuyo, Palawan
- Destiny Cable - Puerto Princesa City
- Dream Satellite TV - Palawan
- Palawan Cable Television Corporation - Puerto Princesa City
- Puerto Princesa CATV, Inc. - Puerto Princesa City
- Roxas Cable Television, Inc. - Roxas, Palawan
- Sky Direct - Palawan
- Taytay CATV Service - Taytay, Palawan
- Treasure Cable Television, Inc. - Cuyo, Palawan
- Vinta Cable Services - Brooke's Point, Palawan
- Vinta Cable Services - Narra, Palawan
DYPR Radio stations[]
- DYAP-AM 765 kHz (Radyo Patrol)
- DYCU-FM 99.9 mHz (MOR: My Only Radio, For Life! Puerto Princesa)
- DYEA-FM 99.7 mHz (MOR: My Only Radio, For Life! Española; currently inactive)
- DYCN-FM 99.1 Coron, Palawan (relay station)
PBC-DYPR-TV programs[]
- TV Patrol Palawan
References[]
Further reading[]
- (in English) Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas Association of Broadcasters of the Philippines
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