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.
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 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.Time Magazine, September 20, 1926www.oldradio.com
On April 7, 1980, Radyo Pilipino Corporation was founded with the acquisition of Tarlac-based DZTC AM in 1981.
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.
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.
In 2021, DWRP-TV was rebranded as RTV Tarlac Channel 26 and became an independent station.
Radio stations AM stations Branding Callsign 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 San Jose 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 General Santos DXGS 765 kHz General Santos Radyo Pilipino Davao DXOW 981 kHz Davao City
FM stations Branding Callsign Frequency Location One FM Baler DWBV 99.3 MHz Baler One FM Tarlac DWXT 96.1 MHz Tarlac City One FM Lucena DZLQ 98.3 MHz Lucena One FM Legazpi DWGO 88.3 MHz Legazpi One FM Mindoro DZYM 92.1 MHz San Jose One FM Palawan DYQS 95.1 MHz Puerto Princesa One FM Tacloban DYCJ 96.7 MHz Tacloban One FM Butuan DXPQ 95.9 MHz Butuan One FM Surigao DXSP 96.1 MHz Surigao City
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.
TV stations Analog Branding Callsign Channel Location Notes RTV Tarlac DWRP 26 Tarlac City Formerly affiliated with Radio Philippines Network and Nine Media Corporation from 2015 to 2021.
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