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Radyo Pilipino Corporation
(Radyo Pilipino Media Group)
Company typePrivate
IndustryBroadcast media
Television production
Founded
  • 1924 (original incarnation)
  • April 7, 1980 (Radyo Pilipino Corporation)
  • June 25, 1985 (re-incorporation)
HeadquartersIntramuros, Manila, Philippines
Key people
Claudia D. Cojuangco (President and CEO)
OwnerDanding Cojuangco[1]
ParentLucky Star Holdings
SubsidiariesRadio Corporation of the Philippines (RadioCorp)
Philippine Radio Corporation (PhilRadio)
Radio Audience Developers Integrated Organization Inc. (RADIO Inc.)
Beacon Communications Systems Inc. (BCSI)
Websitewww.radyopilipino.com
Footnotes / references
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Radyo Pilipino
TypeBroadcast AM radio network
Country
Philippines
Programming
FormatNews, Public Service, Talk
History
Former names
Radyo Asenso
Coverage
AvailabilityNational
Links
WebcastListen Live (Manila/network feed)
Websitewww.radyopilipino.com
One FM
TypeBroadcast FM radio network
Country
Philippines
Programming
FormatContemporary MOR, OPM
History
Founded1981
Coverage
AvailabilityNational
Links
WebcastListen Live (Manila/network feed)
Websitewww.onefm.ph

Radyo Pilipino Corporation, presently operating as Radyo Pilipino Media Group, is a Philippine broadcasting company owned by Lucky Star Holdings. Originally founded in 1924, it is the oldest radio network in the Philippines; its current incarnation was founded on June 25, 1985, by a consortium led by businessman-politician Eduardo Cojuangco Jr.[2]

Radyo Pilipino Corporation has four subsidiaries which currently serve as licensees: Radio Corporation of the Philippines (RadioCorp), Philippine Radio Corporation (PhilRadio), Radio Audience Developers Integrated Organization Inc. (RADIO Inc.), and Beacon Communications Systems Inc. (BCSI).

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

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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.[3][4]

On April 7, 1980, Radyo Pilipino Corporation was founded with the acquisition of Tarlac-based DZTC AM in 1981.[5]

On June 25, 1985, the current incarnation of RadioCorp was founded by a consortium led by Eduardo Cojuangco Jr. following the acquisition of Tarlac-based DWXT FM.[2]

In 2015, RadioCorp officially ventured into television broadcasting with the launch of the network's first television station, DWRP-TV 26 on January 15. It was an affiliate of CNN Philippines until 2021.

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, its AM stations, with most of them under the Radyo Asenso network, were rebranded under its namesake brand.

On October 21, 2019, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act No. 11415 which renewed Radyo Pilipino Corporation's legislative franchise for another 25 years. The law grants Radyo Pilipino Corporation a franchise to construct, install, operate, and maintain, for commercial purposes, radio broadcasting stations and television stations, including digital television system, with the corresponding facilities such as relay stations, throughout the Philippines.[6]

In 2021, DWRP-TV was rebranded as RTV Tarlac Channel 26 and became an independent station.

Radio stations

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AM stations

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Branding Call sign Frequency Location
Radyo Pilipino Tarlac DZTC 828 kHz Tarlac City
Radyo Pilipino Dagupan DWPR 1296 kHz Dagupan
Radyo Pilipino Lucena DZLT 1188 kHz Lucena
Radyo Pilipino Legazpi DWRL 1080 kHz Legazpi
Radyo Pilipino Naga DWRN 657 kHz Naga
Radyo Pilipino Mindoro DZYM 1539 kHz 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

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Branding Callsign Frequency Power Location
One FM Tarlac DWXT 96.1 MHz 2.5 kW Tarlac City
One FM Baler DWBV 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

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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

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Analog (until shut off in end-2024)

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Branding Callsign Ch. # Power kW (ERP) Location (Transmitter Site) Note
RTV Tarlac Channel 26 DWRP-TV TV-26 1 kW Tarlac City Affiliated with Radio Philippines Network and Nine Media Corporation from 2015-2021

It became independent, currently airs on test broadcast.

References

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  1. ^ Both stations are owned by Radio Corp. of the Philippines of businessman and former ambassador Danding Cojuangco.
  2. ^ a b c "RadioCorp". Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  3. ^ Time Magazine, September 20, 1926
  4. ^ www.oldradio.com
  5. ^ "Radyo Pilipino Corporation". Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  6. ^ Republic Act No. 11415 (October 21, 2019), An Act Renewing for Another Twenty-Five (25) Years the Franchise Granted to Radyo Pilipino Corporation, Under Republic Act No. 8145, Entitled "An Act Granting Radyo Pilipino Corporation a Franchise to Construct, Install, Operate and Maintain Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations, Satellite and Cable Stations in the Philippines"
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