Palawan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) is a Philippine media network. Its corporate office is located in Puerto Princesa.
History Founded in 1965 by Ramon Oliveros “Ray Oliver” Decolongon, PBC launched DYPR, Palawan’s first local radio station.
In its early years, the station faced many challenges. Radio ownership was low among Palawan’s 20,000 residents, and broadcasts from Manila and nearby Visayan islands were limited. The Tinio Electric Plant supplied power only from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., reaching less than half the population. In 1966, founder Ramon Decolongon died in a plane crash, and his father, Emilio Decolongon, assumed leadership as company president.
When Martial Law was declared in September 1972, all broadcast stations were shut down, but DYPR quickly resumed operations by establishing its role as an essential service. It had become integral to island communications, airing urgent personal messages—Panawagans— as a free public service. In 2006, DYPR broadcast in Tagalog and Ilocano and was affiliated with Radio Mindanao Network (RMN).
In 1986, PBC launched television broadcasts and became affiliated with ABS-CBN Corporation, which supplied some of its programming. This partnership ended on May 5, 2020, when the National Telecommunications Commission issued a cease and desist order after ABS-CBN failed to secure a congressional franchise. PBC reactivated DYPR-TV 7 in 2025 and is currently affiliated by Advanced Media Broadcasting System to broadcast ALLTV2.
On March 9, 2021, PBC President Lourdes Ilustre, dubbed the “Mother of Broadcast in Palawan,” announced DYPR’s relaunch with a daily newscast on a local station. DYPR began producing weekday morning and afternoon news programs, initially airing on DWIZ Palawan (Aliw Broadcasting Corporation; now broadcasting as Home Radio Palawan) from April 2021 to January 2022, and later on One FM Palawan (Radio Corporation of the Philippines) from January 2022.
On May 18, 2021, President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act No. 11541, granting Palawan Broadcasting Corporation a 25-year legislative franchise to construct, operate, and maintain commercial radio and television stations, including digital TV and relay facilities, nationwide. Shortly after, ownership of Radyo Bandera stations under Fairwaves Broadcasting Network, whose franchise expired in 2020, was transferred to PBC.
PBC stations
TV +BrandingCallsignChannelAffiliationTransmitter locationALLTV PalawanDYPR7 (VHF)Advanced Media Broadcasting SystemMabini cor. Valencia St., Brgy. Masipag, Puerto PrincesaTV5 Tacloban40 (UHF)TV5 Network, Inc.Lukban St. Downtown, Tacloban, Leyte
Radio Radyo Bandera
K5 News FM The following stations are operated by 5K Broadcasting Network. Branding Callsign Frequency Location K5 News FM Bacolod 101.5 MHz Bacolod K5 News FM Dumaguete DWFH 97.7 MHz Dumaguete K5 News FM Tanjay rowspan=6 99.3 MHz Tanjay K5 News FM Don Salvador Benedicto 101.5 MHz Don Salvador Benedicto K5 News FM Guihulngan 87.9 MHz Guihulngan K5 News FM Hinigaran 104.7 MHz Hinigaran K5 News FM Jimalalud 97.1 MHz Jimalalud K5 News FM Ayungon 103.5 MHz Ayungon
Other brands Branding Callsign Frequency Location XFM Isabela rowspan="2" 104.9 MHz Santiago XFM Tuguegarao 95.7 MHz Tuguegarao Radyo Peryodiko DZBP 87.9 MHz Virac JU FM DYUM 89.7 MHz Mabinay Star Radio 106.1 MHz Catbalogan
Former stations Callsign Frequency Location Notes DYAP 765 kHzPuerto PrincesaAcquired by ABS-CBN Corporation in 2011, currently inactive. DYCU 99.9 MHz
References
Further reading Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas Association of Broadcasters of the Philippines