DZRB-AM

DZRB Radyo Pilipinas One Manila

City	Quezon City, Philippines
Broadcast area	Mega Manila, surrounding areas
Branding	Radyo Pilipinas 1 (RP1)
Frequency	738 kHz
First air date	May 1, 1933 (1933-05-01)
Format	News, Public Affairs/Talk, Government Radio, Entertainment, Music
Power	50,000 watts
ERP	100,000 watts
Callsign meaning	Radyo ng Bayan (Former Branding)
Former callsigns	KZSO (1933-1944) KZFM (1944-1947) DZFM (1947-1987)
Former frequencies	710 kHz (1933-1977) 918 kHz (1977-1996)
Owner	Philippine Broadcasting Service
Sister stations	RP2 1278, RP3 918, 87.5 FM1, 104.3 FM2, RP4 Radyo Pilipinas Worldwide
Webcast	DZRB Radyo Pilipinas 1 LIVE Audio
Website	PBS

DZRB (738 AM) Radyo Pilipinas 1 (RP1) is an AM station owned and operated by Philippine Broadcasting Service in the Philippines. The station's studios are located in 4/F, PIA/Media Center Building, Visayas Avenue, Brgy. Vasra, Diliman, Quezon City, and its transmitter is located at Brgy Marulas, Valenzuela City. DZRB is the first radio station in the Philippines before the launch of DZRH. DZRB operates 20 hours daily (except during Maundy Thursday to Black Saturday annually) from 4 am to 12 mn.

On June 5, 2017, the former Radyo ng Bayan was rebranded as Radyo Pilipinas 1 (RP1).

History

On May 8, 1933, the United States-sponsored Insular Government established and operated radio station KZSO in the Philippines on the frequency of 710 kilohertz with a power of 10,000 watts through the United States Information Service. In 1944, the callsign was change to KZFM, named after Frederick Marquardt.

In September 1946, two months after the Philippines became an independent country from the U.S.A., KZFM was turned over to the Philippine government. With the transfer was born the Philippine Broadcasting Service, PBS the second broadcasting organization after Manila Broadcasting Company.

The station was first operated by the Department of Foreign Affairs until it was transferred to the Radio Broadcasting Board (RBB) which was created by President Manuel Quezon on September 3, 1937. Meanwhile, in the same year, an international telecommunications conference in Atlantic City, New Jersey, reassigned the letter "D" to replace the former "K" as the initial call letter for all radio stations in the Philippines. In January 1942, the RBB was abolished to give way to the establishment of the Philippine Information Council (PIC) which then assumed the function of the RBB, including the operation of DZFM. In turn, the PIC was abolished on July 1, 1952, and since then, until the creation of the Department of Public Information (DPI) in 1959, DZFM and the Philippine Broadcasting Service (PBS) had been operated under the Office of the President.^[1]

During Martial Law, the Bureau of Broadcasts took over the station and became DPI Radio 1 / MPI Radio 1. In November 1978, due to the switch of the Philippine AM dial from the NARBA-mandated 10 kHz spacing to the 9 kHz rule implemented by the Geneva Frequency Plan of 1975, the station's frequency was transferred from 710 kHz to 918 kHz.

In 1986 (after the EDSA Revolution), DZFM returned to its ownership by the establishment of the Bureau of Broadcast Services via the reinstated PBS.

Logo of Radyo ng Bayan until 2010

Logo of Radyo ng Bayan from 2013 to 2017

The station would later reformatted as Sports Radio. On March 1, 1996, however, Presidential Order No. 293 ordered the transfer of Sports Radio to 918 kHz, which led to the birth of the government's flagship station: Radyo ng Bayan (People's Radio) and it also transferred to 738 kHz frequency.^[2]

During his first State of the Nation Address, President Rodrigo Duterte will pass a law merging PBS with its TV counterpart, People's Television Network into the "People's Broadcasting Corporation (PBC)".

PBS announced that Radyo ng Bayan & its provincial AM stations will have a major rebranding, merging with the "Radyo Pilipinas" brand by June 5, 2017. Radyo Magasin, Sports Radio and Radyo Pilipinas Worldwide will likely to be followed within this year as Radyo Pilipinas 2, Radyo Pilipinas 3 and Radyo Pilipinas 4, respectively.^[3]

Platform

As the government's flagship radio station, it serves as a medium of development communication, a conduit between the government and the people, aiming to mobilize all sectors of society towards development and nationalism. Live government news is aired here.

Notable personalities

Martin Andanar (PCOO Head and formerly from Radyo 5 and News5)
Aljo Bendijo (formerly with DZMM, also with DZAR)
Alex Santos (formerly with DZMM, also with DWIZ)
Wilson Lee Flores
Ben Tulfo (formerly from DZME, DWUN, and Radyo5)
Erwin Tulfo (formerly from DZMM, DZXL, and Radyo5)
Ramon Tulfo (formerly from DWIZ and DZIQ)
Mocha Uson (PCOO Assistant Secretary, formerly with DZRH)

References

↑ Tuazon, Ramon (April 30, 2015). "Government Media: Rewriting Their Image and Role". National Commission for Culture and the Arts. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
↑ Terrado, Reuben (May 15, 2016). "DZSR radio stays relevant in changing times by being PH sport's link to masses". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
↑ "PCOO E-Brochure" (PDF). Presidential Communications Operations Office. Retrieved June 26, 2017.

External links

Media Ownership Monitor Philippines - Radio by VERA Files and Reporters Without Borders

Presidential Communications Office
Offices	Presidential Spokesman Development and Strategic Planning
Key Divisions	Philippine Information Agency Philippine News Agency Presidential News Desk Radio - Television Malacanang Bureau of Communication Services National Printing Office APO Production Unit OP Web Development Office
Media networks	Radio Philippines Network (20%)¹ RPN 9 Manila Other stations People's Television PTV 4 Manila Salaam TV Other stations IBC IBC 13 Manila Other stations PBS Radyo Pilipinas 1 Sports Radio Radyo Magasin Radyo Pilipinas Worldwide FM1 FM2 Other stations
¹Broadcasting CNN Philippines, operated by Nine Media Corporation

Radio stations in the Metro Manila market
By FM frequency	DWJM 88.3 DWAV 89.1 DWTM 89.9 DZMB 90.7 DWKY 91.5 DWFM 92.3 DWRX 93.1 DWKC 93.9 DWLL 94.7 DWDM 95.5 DWRK 96.3 DWLS 97.1 DWQZ 97.9 DZFE 98.7 DWRT 99.5 DZRJ 100.3 DWYS 101.1 DWRR 101.9 DWSM 102.7 DWKX 103.5 DWBR 104.3 DWEY 104.7¹ DWBM 105.1 DWLA 105.9 DWET 106.7 DWNU 107.5
By AM frequency	DZBR 531¹ DZXL 558 DZBB 594 DZMM 630 DZRH 666 DZAS 702 DZRB 738 DWWW 774 DZRJ 810 DZRV 846 DWIZ 882 DZSR 918 DZEM 954 DZIQ 990 DZAR 1026 DZEC 1062 DWAD 1098 DWDD 1134 DWBL 1242 DZRM 1278 DWXI 1314 DWUN 1350 DZJV 1458¹ DWSS 1494 DZME 1530 DZUP 1602 DZBF 1674
HD digital radio	90.7-1 91.5-1 93.9-1 93.9-2 93.9-3 95.5-1 96.3-1 96.3-2 96.3-3 98.7-1 100.3-1 101.1-1 101.9-1 101.9-2 101.9-3 105.1-1
Internet radio	WXB 102 89 DMZ 107.9 U Radio
Defunct call signs	DWCD-FM² DWCS² DWNU² DWRT-AM² DWST² DWXB² DZFX² DZMZ² DZWI² KZKZ DZCA DWAN DZTV-AM DWBC-AM DZHH DZST² DZXQ²
¹Transmitting outside Metro Manila. ²Technically still active, but with new call letters and different intellectual property.

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