Radio Philippines Network

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Radio Philippines Network
Type Broadcast television network
Country Philippines
Availability National
Owner Radio Philippines Network, Inc.
Key people Roberto Benedicto, Founder

Radio Philippines Network, Inc. (RPN) is a Philippine VHF television network of the Government Communications Group. RPN's studio are located at Broadcast City, Old Balara, Capitol Hills, Diliman, Quezon City and transmitter is located at Panay Ave., Quezon City.

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[edit] History

RPN was launched on June 29, 1960 as Kanlaon Broadcasting System (KBS), under Roberto Benedicto. Kanlaon is a name of a volcano in the Philippine island of Negros, the home province of Benedicto. After Pres. Ferdinand Marcos sequestered the rights of Chronicle Broadcasting Network (CBN-9) of the late Eugenio Lopez, Sr., he awarded the Channel 9 frequency through a Presidential Decree. During the 1970's, the network enjoyed popularity when its shows John En Marsha and Superstar became a hit.

After the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution, all of the stocks and assets of RPN, IBC and Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation's BBC-2 were sequestered by the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG). President Corazon Aquino awarded BBC-2 through an executive order to ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation headed by the late Eugenio Lopez, Jr.. RPN and IBC assets and equipments were turned over to the Government Communications Group.

The network gained popularity once again in 1996 when it aired the Mexican soap opera Marimar and started the telenovela craze in the country. The two top networks, ABS-CBN and GMA Network were forced to include telenovelas to their programming lineup.

According to news reports, RPN will be privatized on February 2007.

[edit] RPN Programs

Main article: List of programs broadcast by Radio Philippines Network

[edit] Logos

Main article: Radio Philippines Network Logos

[edit] Slogans:

  • RPN 9: The Leader (1980's)
  • New Vision 9: The Future (1989-1994)
  • RPN: The Network (1994-1996)
  • RPN: Your Friendly Network (1996-1997)
  • RPN: Leading The Way (1997-1998)
  • RPN: Quality Primetime Television (1998-2000)
  • RPN: Family TV (2000-2001)
  • RPN: Your Kind of TV (2001-2003)
  • RPN: Moving Ahead (2003-present)

[edit] RPN TV stations nationwide

  • DZKB-TV 9 Manila
  • DZBS-TV 12 Baguio
  • DZKI-TV 10 Iriga
  • DYKB-TV 8 Bacolod
  • DYKC-TV-9 Cebu
  • DXXX-TV 5 Zamboanga
  • DXKO-TV 5 Cagayan de Oro
  • DXWW-TV 9 Davao

RPN on Cable Television Special:

-and selected cable TV stations and affiliates nationwide

[edit] RPN radio stations nationwide

  • DZRL 639 kHz-Batac, Ilocos Norte
  • DZBS 1368 kHz-Baguio
  • DZTG 621 kHz-Tuguegarao
  • DZKI 1332 kHz-Iriga
  • DYKW 936 kHz-Binalbagan, Negros Occidental
  • DYKB 1404 kHz-Bacolod
  • DYKC 675 kHz-Cebu
  • DXXX 1008 kHz-Zamboanga
  • DXKD 1053 kHz-Dipolog
  • DXKP 1377 kHz-Pagadian
  • DXKO 1368 kHz-Cagayan De Oro
  • DXKT 1071 kHz-Davao
  • DXDX 693 kHz-General Santos
  • DXKS 1080 kHz-Surigao

[edit] International Subsidiary

  • RPN USA

[edit] External links

Broadcast television networks in the Philippines
Major television networks: ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation • Associated Broadcasting Company • GMA Network Inc.
State-controlled networks: Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation • National Broadcasting Network • Radio Philippines Network
Other TV networks: Amcara Broadcasting Network • Byers Communications Corporation • Christian Era Broadcasting Service • Citynet Television • Delta Broadacsting System • Gateway UHF Broadcasting • Mareco Broadcasting Network • Masawa Broadcasting Corporation • MTV Philippines • Progressive Broadcasting Corporation • Quality Television • Radio Mindanao Network • Rajah Broadcasting Network • Southern Broadcasting Network • ZOE Broadcasting Network
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