Radyo Pilipino
Type | Private |
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Industry | Broadcast media Television production |
Founded |
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Headquarters | Intramuros, Manila, Philippines |
Key people | Tito C. Billiones Francis Cardona |
Owner | Danding Cojuangco[1] |
Parent | Lucky Star Holdings[2] |
Subsidiaries | Philippine Radio Corporation (PhilRadio) Radio Audience Developers Integrated Organization Inc. (RADIO Inc.) Beacon Communications Systems Inc. (BCSI) Radyo Pilipino Corporation (Radyo Pilipino) |
Website | www |
Footnotes / references [3] |
Type | Broadcast AM radio network |
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Country | Philippines |
Programming | |
Format | News, Public Service, Talk |
History | |
Founded | 1956 |
Former names | Radyo Asenso |
Coverage | |
Availability | National |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live (Manila/network feed) |
Website | www |
Type | Broadcast FM radio network |
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Country | Philippines |
Programming | |
Format | Contemporary MOR, OPM |
History | |
Founded | 1981 |
Coverage | |
Availability | National |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live (Manila/network feed) |
Website | www |
Radio Corporation of the Philippines, presently operating as Radyo Pilipino Media Group, is the Philippine broadcasting company. It was originally founded in 1924 and is the oldest radio network in the Philippines, while the current incarnation of the company was founded on June 25, 1985 by a consortium led by businessman-politician Eduardo Cojuangco Jr..[3]
The Radyo Pilipino group is composed of 5 broadcast companies: Radyo Pilipino Corporation, RadioCorp, Philippine Radio Corporation (PhilRadio), Radio Audience Developers Integrated Organization Inc. (RADIO Inc.), and Beacon Communications Systems Inc. (BCSI); all are currently owned by Lucky Star Holdings.
Currently, Radyo Pilipino Media Group owns two national radio brands, namely the AM network Radyo Pilipino (formerly known as Radyo Asenso), and the FM network One FM, and its lone television station RTV Tarlac Channel 26.
History[]
KZKZ (AM) is the second radio station in the Philippines owned by Henry Herman Sr. in 1922. It broadcast using a 5-watt transmitter. In 1924, it boosted its power to 100 watts. A few months later, Radio Corporation of the Philippines bought KZKZ AM from Henry Hermann. In 1926 the company began to work on constructing two of the largest radio stations in Asia with the idea of maintaining direct Manila-San Francisco service.[4][5]
On April 7, 1980, Radyo Pilipino Corporation was founded, with the acquisition of Tarlac AM station DZTC in 1981.[6]
On June 25, 1985, the current incarnation of RadioCorp was founded by a consortium led by Eduardo Cojuangco Jr. following the acquisition of 96.1 DWXT, an FM station located in Tarlac (Cojuangco's home province).[3]
In 2015, RadioCorp officially ventured into television broadcasting with the launch of the network's first television station, DWRP-TV 26 on January 15. RCP TV 26 affiliated with CNN Philippines and Radio Philippines Network until 2021.
It also produces the weekly business show Asenso Pinoy, which airs every Saturday at 6:30 AM on A2Z Channel 11.
In 2019, the RadioCorp group formally restructured its operations under a new name: Radyo Pilipino Media Group (named after Radyo Pilipino Corporation). With the relaunch, the Radyo Asenso network and its radio stations were rebranded under its namesake brand.
In 2021, DWRP-TV was rebranded as RTV Tarlac Channel 26 and became an independent station.
Radio stations[]
AM stations[]
Branding | Call sign | Frequency | Location |
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Radyo Pilipino Dagupan | DWPR | 1296 kHz | Dagupan |
Radyo Pilipino Tarlac | DZTC | 828 kHz | Tarlac City |
Radyo Pilipino Lucena | DZLT | 1188 kHz | Lucena |
Radyo Pilipino Legazpi | DWRL | 1080 kHz | Legazpi, Albay |
Radyo Pilipino Naga | DWRN | 657 kHz | Naga, Camarines Sur |
Radyo Pilipino Mindoro | DZYM | 1539 kHz | San Jose, Occidental Mindoro |
Radyo Pilipino Bacolod | DYRL | 1035 kHz | Bacolod |
Radyo Pilipino Cebu | DYRB | 540 kHz | Cebu City |
Radyo Pilipino Dumaguete | DYRM | 1134 kHz | Dumaguete |
Radyo Pilipino Cagayan de Oro | DXCO | 1044 kHz | Cagayan de Oro |
Radyo Pilipino Ozamiz | DXOC | 1494 kHz | Ozamiz |
Radyo Pilipino Davao | DXOW | 981 kHz | Davao City |
Radyo Pilipino General Santos | DXGS | 765 kHz | General Santos |
FM stations[]
Branding | Callsign | Frequency | Power | Location |
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One FM Tarlac | DWXT | 96.1 MHz | 2.5 kW | Tarlac City |
One FM Baler | DWBP | 99.3 MHz | 5 kW | Baler |
One FM Lucena | DZLQ | 98.3 MHz | 5 kW | Lucena |
One FM Palawan | DYQS | 95.1 MHz | 5 kW | Puerto Princesa |
One FM Legazpi | DWGO | 88.3 MHz | 5 kW | Legazpi, Albay |
One FM Mindoro | DZYM | 92.1 MHz | 5 kW | San Jose, Occidental Mindoro |
One FM Tacloban | DYCJ | 96.7 MHz | 5 kW | Tacloban |
One FM Surigao | DXSP | 96.1 MHz | 5 kW | Surigao City |
One FM Butuan | DXPQ | 95.9 MHz | 5 kW | Butuan |
Internet radio stations[]
Presently, Radyo Pilipino Media Group operates its own online stations under Radyo Pilipino and One FM brands broadcasting from its Manila studios. These online stations are also enacted as "network" feeds for their national programs via hookup to selected stations.
Television stations[]
Branding | Callsign | Ch. # | Power kW (ERP) | Location (Transmitter Site) | Note |
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RTV Tarlac Channel 26 | DWRP-TV | TV-26 | 5 kW | Tarlac City | Affiliated with Radio Philippines Network and Nine Media Corporation from 2015-2021 It became independent, currently airs on test broadcast. |
References[]
- ^ Both stations are owned by Radio Corp. of the Philippines of businessman and former ambassador Danding Cojuangco.
- ^ Lucky Star Holdings
- ^ a b c "RadioCorp". Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ^ Time Magazine, September 20, 1926
- ^ www.oldradio.com
- ^ "Radyo Pilipino Corporation". Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
External links[]
- Radio stations in the Philippines
- Philippine radio networks
- Mass media companies of the Philippines
- Companies based in Manila
- Philippine companies established in 1924
- Mass media companies established in 1924