Philippine Collective Media Corporation (PCMC; officially known in their documents as Philippine CollectiveMedia Corporation) is a Philippine broadcast media company. Its headquarters are located in Barangay South Triangle, Quezon City, with offices in Makati and Tacloban. It owns a number of radio stations across the country under the FMR Philippines (Favorite Music Radio) network. It also owns television stations PRTV Prime Media and PRTV, and operates DZMM Radyo Patrol 630 under a joint venture with ABS-CBN.
History PCMC was founded on May 21, 2008. It was granted a broadcasting franchise under Republic Act 9773 in 2009, with its coverage initially limited in the Eastern Visayas region. On April 25, 2011, PCMC launched three stations in Tacloban: AM station DYBR (discontinued in 2013 following the aftermath of Typhoon Yolanda), FM station DYDR, and its first local independent TV station PRTV.
The company's legislative franchise was later amended in 2020 under Republic Act 11508, allowing PCMC to operate national broadcast without President Rodrigo Duterte's signature, as the bill lapsed into law after 30 days of inaction. PCMC then launched the Favorite Music Radio network (FMR, based on the owner's initials), with DYDR rebranded under the said brand. As part of the expansion, PCMC planned to set up 35 radio stations nationwide by 2021.
In May 2021, PCMC and Prime Media Holdings, Inc. (PMHI/PRIM), a publicly traded investment firm involving real estate and hospitality, signed a share-for-share swap agreement through a backdoor listing. Under the deal, PCMC shareholders will exchange their shares of common stock to take majority control of PRIM, which will acquire PCMC and become the latter's subsidiary.
With the expansion of its radio and television operations, the company is expected to launch a national TV network with its plans to collaborate with several content providers (among them is ABS-CBN Corporation).
On September 20, 2021, PCMC and ZOE Broadcasting Network signed an affiliation deal to air A2Z's programming on PRTV Tacloban as a digital subchannel.
In 2022, Prime Media's memorandum was later revised following the creation of holding firm Golden Peregrine Holdings (GPHI); GPHI would directly acquire PCMC as its subsidiary, while keeping Prime Media as its indirect parent entity.
On May 6, 2024, ABS-CBN's flagship newscast TV Patrol begin airing on all Favorite Music Radio stations, a year after PCMC acquired 630 AM in Manila that resulted in the relaunch as DWPM Radyo 630, a conjointly-operated station with ABS-CBN under Media Serbisyo Production Corporation.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQenotTGpYY TV Patrol mapakikinggan na rin sa ilang FM Radio stations simula May 6 | TV Patrol (630 AM, while retaining the DWPM callsign, would later rebrand as a revival of DZMM Radyo Patrol 630 in mid-2025, still under both PCMC ownership and MSPC programming management.)
On May 27, 2024, PCMC and Prime Media formally launched its own national TV channel Prime TV, which serves as an expansion of the PRTV brand.
In October 2024, PCMC/Prime Media signed an agreement with MediaQuest Holdings to acquire the radio assets of Nation Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), which houses Radyo5 True FM, operated by NBC's sister company TV5 Network. As part of its sale/transfer agreement (subject to regulatory approvals), PCMC will lease NBC radio stations in Manila, Baguio, Bacolod, Davao and General Santos. This prompted True FM to move to Bright Star's 105.9 FM in Mega Manila and IBMI's 106.7 FM in Davao.
PCMC stations Television PRTV Digital Branding Callsign Ch. # Frequency Power Area of Coverage PRTV DYPR-DTV 50 689.143 MHz 2 kW Tacloban
UHF Channel 50 (689.143 MHz) Channel Video Aspect Short name Programming Note 27.01 480i 4:3 PRTV PRTV Tacloban (Main DYPR-TV programming) Test broadcast/Configuration testing 27.02TV5 TV5 27.03 A2Z A2Z (ZOE TV) 27.04 Reserve Test Feed Digital affiliate stations Branding Callsign Ch. # Frequency PowerArea of Coverage PSUB 50 689.143 MHz 1 kW Nabua
PRTV Prime Media Short Name Programming Ch. # (LCN) Frequency Owner PRTV PRIME PRTV Prime Media xx.1 Broadcast Enterprises and Affiliated Media
Radio AM stations Branding Callsign Frequency Location Notes DZMM Radyo Patrol DWPM 630 KHz Metro Manila Operated conjointly with ABS-CBN Corporation under Media Serbisyo Production Corporation. Formerly known as Radyo 630.
FM stations Source: Branding Callsign Frequency Location FMR Manila DWFM 92.3 MHz Metro Manila DZYB 102.3 MHz Baguio DYBC 102.3 MHz Bacolod City DXOO 97.5 MHz General Santos FMR Tacloban DYDR 100.7 MHz Tacloban DYPA 101.7 MHz Borongan DYPC 88.5 MHz Calbayog DYPF 106.9 MHz Catbalogan 91.7 MHz Catarman FMR Cagayan DWEX 94.9 MHz Peñablanca FMR Nueva Vizcaya 93.3 MHz Bambang FMR Camarines Sur DZRP 94.5 MHz Goa DWBT DWBT 94.3 MHz Nabua FMR Bacolod rowspan="2" 91.1 MHz Bacolod XFM Bacolod 103.9 MHz FMR Cebu DYWF 93.1 MHz Cebu FMR Maasin DYAE 96.5 MHz Maasin FMR Camiguin rowspan="2" 98.3 MHz Mambajao FMR Babe Radio 106.1 MHz Dipolog FMR Zamboanga Sibugay DXCU 99.3 MHz Ipil FMR Davao de Oro DXPG 96.7 MHz Nabunturan FMR Davao/DavNor DXFM 101.9 MHz Davao 89.5 MHz Tagum FMR Sky Radio DXJF 96.1 MHz Hagonoy FMR Butuan DXBO 101.5 MHz Butuan FMR Bagtik Radio DXDU 89.3 MHz Surigao FMR Iligan 96.7 MHz Iligan
Affiliates Branding Callsign Frequency Location Owner Happy Radio DZJD 102.5 MHz Tumauini 90 Degrees North, Inc. Radyo Asenso rowspan=2 95.7 MHz Monkayo Municipal Government of Monkayo Radio Ignacia 87.9 MHz Cotabato Notre Dame – RVM College of Cotabato
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Inactive stations Callsign Frequency Location Note/s DYBR 711 KHz Tacloban Transmitter destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013. rowspan="6" 90.1 MHz Iloilo City Went off the air in October 2025. 94.3 MHz Baguio Ceased transmission on December 1, 2023. Resumed online on January 24, 2024. Discontinued by the management in May 2025. 97.5 MHz Virac Transmitter destroyed by Severe Tropical Storm Paeng in October 2022. Online broadcasts discontinued in January 2023. 94.3 MHz Sariaya Went off the air in July 2025. 105.1 MHz Malaybalay Went off the air in December 2025.
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