Rajah Broadcasting Network

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Rajah Broadcasting Network (RJ Broadcasting Group)
TypePrivate company
IndustryBroadcast television and radio network
Founded1963 (radio broadcasts)
May 1993 (television broadcasts)
FounderRamon "RJ" Jacinto
HeadquartersVentures I Bldg., Makati Ave. cor. Gen. Luna St., Makati. Philippines
Area served
Nationwide
Key people
Ramon "RJ" Jacinto (Chairman Emeritus)
Erlinda Legaspi (Vice President)
Beatriz "Bea" Jacinto-Colamonici (Senior Vice President)
Nadine Jacinto (Executive Producer For RJ Productions)
ParentRJ Broadcasting Group
Websitewww.rjplanet.com
RJTV
TypeBroadcast television network
BrandingRJ DigiTV
Country
Philippines
HeadquartersVentures I Bldg., Makati Ave. cor. Gen. Luna St., Makati
Broadcast area
Nationwide
OwnerRajah Broadcasting Network
Launch date
May 1993 (1993-05)
Picture format
NTSC 4:3 (480i SDTV)
Official website
www.rjplanet.com
LanguageEnglish
Filipino

Rajah Broadcasting Network, Inc. (which stands for RAmon JAcinto Holdings) is a Philippine television and radio network owned by guitarist-singer-businessman Ramon "RJ" Jacinto. The network's studio headquarters located at Ventures I Bldg., Makati Ave. cor. Gen. Luna St., Makati.

About[]

The RJ Group was founded by Ramon “RJ” Jacinto 50 years ago in the Philippines. Ramon Jacinto was born on June 3, 1945, in Pasay, Manila, Philippines. His grandfather, Dr. Nicanor Jacinto, founded the Philippine Bank of Commerce, which was the first Filipino-owned private bank, and RJ's father, Don Fernando P. Jacinto founded the steel industry in the country—Jacinto Steel and Iligan Integrated Steel Mills, which are now known as National Steel.

At the age of 15, RJ Enterprises pioneered in multi-track recording in the Philippines, utilizing the first three multi-track Ampex in Southeast Asia.

After the EDSA People Power Revolution on February 25, 1986, RJ came home from exile on March 5, 1986, and the new democratic regime returned the family properties and his radio stations. Those assets were seized and operated by the military for 14.5 years.

RJ's radio station, DZRJ, became the voice of the democratic revolution, known as Radyo Bandido, and was the recipient of freedom awards after that.

RJ immediately expanded his radio stations and started many businesses after that, making up for lost time.

Today, the RJ Group is composed of broadcasting, entertainment, and music store enterprises.

This includes a nationwide network of 11 total FM and AM radio stations and a TV station, RJ DigiTV, which is carried nationwide by the cable networks, and in Metro Manila via Digital Terrestrial Television. The RJ broadcasting group is known to be the prime movers of locally produced music, discovering many talents from the 60s on, who have become name-brand entertainers in the Philippine music scene.

RJ FM 100.3, the flagship radio station of the group, plays the greatest and the latest hits from five decades, packaging it as three songs in a row. Its programming format has been popularly lauded as a groundbreaking formula and is streamed 24 hours a day via Facebook, on the web and through the radio. Its primary markets are the movers and shakers, decision makers, and upwardly mobile youth. RJ FM DJs, namely Steve O’Neal and Renen de Guia, owner of Ovation Productions, have become major producers and promoters of the biggest and hottest concerts in the Philippines.

Franchise renewal[]

On October 9, 2018, in accordance to current constitutional rules, It was granted a 25-year legislative franchise under Republic Act (R.A.) 8104 was approved by the House of Representatives and by the Senate of the Philippines. on August 31, 2019, which renewed Rajah Broadcasting Network, Inc. to construct, install, operate and maintain commercial radio and TV broadcasting stations signed by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was signed Republic Act No. 11414.

RBN stations nationwide[]

RJTV owned and operated stations[]

List of RJTV TV Stations.[1][2]

Digital[]

Branding Callsign Ch. # Frequency Power kW (ERP) Station Type Area of Coverage
RJTV 29 Manila DZRJ-DTV 29 563.143 MHz 1 kW Originating Metro Manila

Analog[]

Branding Callsign Ch. # Power (kW) Station Type Transmitter Site (Coverage)
RJTV 9 Tuguegarao DWRJ-TV TV-9 5 kW Relay Tuguegarao (Northern Luzon)
RJTV 31 Cagayan de Oro DXRJ-TV TV-31 5 kW Relay Cagayan de Oro (Northern Mindanao)
RJTV 23 Davao DXRS-TV TV-23 5 kW Relay Davao (Davao Region)

RJTV via cable and satellite television[]

Cable/Satellite Provider Ch. # Coverage
Cablelink 2 Metro Manila
Destiny Cable 30 Metro Manila
Sky Cable 19 Metro Manila
Cignal 28 Nationwide
G Sat 70 Nationwide
SatLite 29 Nationwide

Radio stations[]

List of radio stations.[3][4]

RJAM stations[]

Branding Callsign Frequency Power (kW) Coverage
DZRJ 810 AM DZRJ-AM 810 kHz 50 kW Mega Manila

RJFM stations[]

Branding Callsign Frequency Power (kW) Station Type Location
RJFM Manila DZRJ-FM 100.3 MHz 25 kW Originating Metro Manila
RJFM Baguio DWDJ-FM 91.1 MHz 5 kW Relay Baguio
RJFM Tuguegarao DWRJ-FM 96.5 MHz 5 kW Relay Tuguegarao
RJFM Palawan DZJR-FM 99.1 MHz 5 kW Relay Puerto Princesa
RJFM Iloilo DYNJ-FM 98.3 MHz 5 kW Relay Iloilo City
RJFM Bacolod DYFJ-FM 99.9 MHz 5 kW Relay Bacolod
RJFM Cebu DYRJ-FM 100.3 MHz 20 kW Relay Cebu City
RJFM Cagayan de Oro DXRJ-FM 88.5 MHz 10 kW Relay Cagayan de Oro
RJFM Iligan DXQJ-FM 88.7 MHz 5 kW Relay Iligan
RJFM Davao DXDJ-FM 100.3 MHz 20 kW Relay Davao City

Inactive stations[]

Callsign Frequency Power (kW) Location Notes
DYRJ-AM 1152 kHz 10 kW Iloilo City Migrated to FM in 1980.
DXRJ-AM 1476 kHz 5 kW Iligan Went off the air in 2013. Migrated to FM in 2015.

Broadcast assets[]

RJTV[]

RJTV, known on-air as RJ DigiTV, is a minor Philippine flagship television network. Founded in May 1993. Its headquarters can be found at the Ventures I Bldg. in Makati.

DZRJ-AM[]

DZRJ-AM, also known as DZRJ 810 AM Radyo Bandido, is the AM radio station of Rajah Broadcasting Network in Metro Manila. Radio studios are located at Ventures I Bldg., Makati Ave. cor. Gen. Luna St., Makati; and the transmitter is situated at Km. 21, Quirino Highway, Brgy. Pasong Putik, Novaliches, Quezon City.

DZRJ-FM[]

DZRJ-FM, also known as RJ FM 100.3, is a music FM radio stations of the Rajah Broadcasting Network. The stations' The Greatest and The Latest hits format. Radio studios are located at Ventures I Bldg., Makati Ave. cor. Gen. Luna St., Makati; and the transmitter is situated at Brgy. San Roque, Antipolo City, Rizal.

Cable/Terrestrial assets[]

Radyo Bandido TV[]

Main article: DZRJ-AM § Radyo Bandido TV

Radyo Bandido TV is a Tagalog-language news/talk channel of Rajah Broadcasting Network. The channel predominantly airs simulcasts of DZRJ 810 AM programs. This channel was launched last September 16, 2019. Radyo Bandido TV started its official broadcasting on October 15, 2019.

RJ Rock TV[]

Main article: DZRJ-DTV § RJ Rock TV

RJ Rock TV is a music and entertainment cable/terrestrial television channel operated by Rajah Broadcasting Network. It was launched on September 1, 2019.

Other assets[]

Divisions[]

  • RJ Group of Companies

Films & Studios[]

  • RJ Academy of Music
  • RJ Productions
  • RJ Recording Studios
  • RJ Guitar Center
  • RJ Bistro
  • RJ Shop
  • RJ Electronics

Other Properties[]

  • Jacinto Color Steel Inc.

Productions and affiliates[]

Defunct[]

References[]

  1. ^ "2021 NTC Broadcast Stations via FOI website" (PDF). foi.gov.ph. 2021-09-04.
  2. ^ "2019 NTC Broadcast Stations via FOI website" (PDF). foi.gov.ph. 2019-08-17.
  3. ^ "NTC AM Radio Stations via FOI website" (PDF). foi.gov.ph. 2019-08-17.
  4. ^ "NTC FM Stations via FOI website" (PDF). foi.gov.ph. 2019-08-17.

External links[]

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