Radio Corporation of the Philippines

Radio Corporation of the Philippines is the Philippine broadcasting company. It was originally founded in 1924 and is the oldest radio network in the Philippines, while the current incarnation of the company is founded on June 25, 1985 by a consortium led by businessman-politician Eduardo Cojuangco Jr..[3] 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); all are currently owned by Lucky Star Holdings.

Radio Corporation of the Philippines
(RCP/RadioCorp)
TypePrivate
Industry radio and television network production
Founded1924
June 25, 1985 (re-incorporation)
HeadquartersManila, Philippines
Key people
Tito C. Billiones
Francis Cardona
OwnerDanding Cojuangco[1]
ParentLucky Star Holdings[2]
SubsidiariesPhilippine Radio Corporation (PhilRadio)
Radio Audience Developers Integrated Organization Inc. (RADIO Inc.)
Beacon Communications Systems Inc. (BCSI)
Radyo Pilipino Corporation (Radyo Pilipino)
Websitewww.radyopilipino.com
www.onefm.ph
Footnotes / references
[3]
Radyo Pilipino
TypeBroadcast AM radio network (News, Public Service, Talk)
Country
Philippines
AvailabilityNational
Founded1956
SloganKabahagi Mo!
Former names
Radyo Asenso
One FM
TypeBroadcast FM radio network (Contemporary MOR, OPM)
Country
Philippines
AvailabilityNational
Founded1981

Currently, RadioCorp owns two national radio brands, namely the AM network Radyo Pilipino (formerly known as Radyo Asenso), and the FM network One FM.

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.[4] After Philippine independence, it changed its callsign to DWKZ, but changed in 1960 to DZCA.[5]

On April 7, 1980, Radyo Pilipino Corporation was founded, with the acquisition of Tarlac AM station DZTC in 1981.[6]

On June 25, 1985, the current incarnation of RadioCorp was founded by a consortium led by Eduardo Cojuangco Jr. following the acquisition of 96.1 DWXT, an FM station located in Tarlac (Cojuangco's home province).[3]

In 2015, RadioCorp officially ventured into television broadcasting with the launch of the network's first television station, DWRP-TV 26 on January 15. RCP TV 26 is currently affiliated with CNN Philippines and Radio Philippines Network.

It also produces the weekly business show Asenso Pinoy, which airs every Saturday at 6:20 AM on A2Z Channel 11.

Radio stations

AM stations
Branding Call sign Frequency Location
Radyo Pilipino Dagupan DWPR 1296 kHz Dagupan
Radyo Pilipino Tarlac DZTC 828 kHz Tarlac City
Radyo Pilipino Lucena DZLT 1188 kHz Lucena
Radyo Pilipino Legazpi DWRL 1080 kHz Legazpi, Albay
Radyo Pilipino Naga DWRN 657 kHz Naga, Camarines Sur
Radyo Pilipino Mindoro DZYM 1539 kHz San Jose, 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
Branding Callsign Frequency Power Location
One FM Tarlac DWXT 96.1 MHz 2.5 kW Tarlac City
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

Television stations
Branding Callsign Ch. # Power kW (ERP) Location (Transmitter Site) Note
CNN Philippines Channel 26 DWRP-TV TV-26 5 kW Tarlac City Affiliated with Radio Philippines Network and Nine Media Corporation

Internet radio stations

References
  1. Both stations are owned by Radio Corp. of the Philippines of businessman and former ambassador Danding Cojuangco.
  2. Lucky Star Holdings
  3. "RadioCorp". Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  4. Time Magazine, September 20, 1926
  5. www.oldradio.com
  6. "Radyo Pilipino Corporation". Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
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