Radio Corporation of the Philippines
Private | |
Industry | Broadcast radio network, Television production |
Founded | 1924 |
Headquarters | Manila, Philippines |
Key people |
Tito C. Billiones Francis Cardona |
Owner | Eduardo Cojuangco, Jr.[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 |
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Radio Corporation of the Philippines is the oldest radio network in the Philippines, currently owned by Eduardo Cojuangco, Jr. through his company Lucky Star Holdings.
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.[3] After Philippine independence, it changed its callsign to DWKZ, but changed in 1960 to DZCA.[4]
In 1929, RCP launched KZRC in Cebu broadcasting with a 100-watt transmitter, but was later sold to store owner Isaac Beck (it is now DYRC owned by the Manila Broadcasting Company). However, in 1970, RCP launched DYRB.
In 1960, it launched the first AM station in Region 4 called DZLT 1188.
The RadioCorp group is composed of 5 broadcast companies: the RadioCorp itself, Philippine Radio Corporation (PhilRadio), Radio Audience Developers Integrated Organization Inc. (RADIO Inc.), Beacon Communications Systems Inc. (BCSI), and Radyo Pilipino Corporation (Radyo Pilipino), It also produced the weekly business show Asenso Pinoy aired every Saturdays at 9:00 am on ABS-CBN Sports+Action Channel 23.
Radio stations
AM stations
Branding | Call sign | Frequency | Location |
---|---|---|---|
DWPR Radyo Asenso 1296 Dagupan | DWPR-AM | 1296 kHz | Dagupan |
DZTC Radyo Asenso 828 Tarlac | DZTC | 828 kHz | Tarlac |
DZLT Radyo Asenso 1188 Lucena | DZLT-AM | 1188 kHz | Lucena |
DZYM Radyo Asenso 1539 Mindoro | DZYM | 1539 kHz | Mindoro |
DWRL Radyo Asenso 1080 Legaspi | DWRL | 1080 kHz | Legaspi |
DWRN Radyo Asenso 657 Naga | DWRN | 657 kHz | Naga |
DYRL Radyo Asenso 1035 Bacolod | DYRL | 1035 kHz | Bacolod |
DYRB Radyo Asenso 540 Cebu | DYRB | 540 kHz | Cebu |
DYRM Radyo Asenso 1134 Dumaguete | DYRM-AM | 1134 kHz | Dumaguete |
DXCO Radyo Asenso 1044 Cagayan de Oro | DXCO | 1044 kHz | Cagayan de Oro |
DXOW Radyo Asenso 981 Davao | DXOW | 981 kHz | Davao |
DXGS Radyo Asenso 765 General Santos | DXGS | 765 kHz | General Santos |
DXJM Radyo Asenso 756 Butuan | DXJM | 756 kHz | Butuan |
FM stations
Branding | Callsign | Frequency | Power | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|
96.1 One FM Tarlac | DWXT | 96.1 MHz | 10 kW | Tarlac |
98.3 One FM Lucena | DZLQ | 98.3 MHz | 10 kW | Lucena |
96.1 One FM Surigao* | DXSP | 96.1 MHz | 10 kW | Surigao |
*Off-air.
Internet radio stations
- Radyo Asenso InterNetwork (RAIN) - launched in 2014