Palawan Broadcasting Corporation
(PBC) is a
Philippine
media network. Its corporate office is located in
Puerto Princesa
.
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History
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PBC was established in 1965 by Ramon Oliveros (Ray Oliver) Decolongon. It launched DYPR, the first local radio station to serve the island of
Palawan
.
The station faced many difficulties in its early years. Although Palawan could receive some broadcasts from
Manila
and neighbouring
Visayan
islands, radio ownership among the 20,000-strong population was not high. The Tinio Electric Plant provided electricity only from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and to less than half the population. Then, in 1966, Decolongon was killed in a plane crash: his father, Emilio Decolongon, took over as company president.
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In September 1972,
martial law
was declared throughout the Philippines and all broadcasting stations were shut down, but DYPR was able to reopen fairly quickly after making its case as a provider of essential services. The station had become a part of the communications of the island, broadcasting urgent personal messages?known as
Panawagans
?as a free service to the community. As of 2006
[update]
, radio broadcast languages include
Tagalog
and
Ilocano
, and DYPR is affiliated to Radio Mindanao Network, Inc. (RMN).
In 1986, PBC began television broadcasts. The station has been affiliated with
ABS-CBN Corporation
, which provides some television content until the
National Telecommunications Commission
issued a
cease and desist order
after the latter failed to obtain a franchise from the
Philippine Congress
on May 5, 2020.
[4]
On March 9, 2021, PBC President Lourdes Ilustre, who was also dubbed as the 'Mother of Broadcast in Palawan,' announced the relaunch of DYPR through a daily newscast program in one local station as a starter. It currently supplied news content and produces morning and afternoon news programs from Monday to Friday initially on
DWIZ Palawan
of
Aliw Broadcasting Corporation
from April 2021 to January 2022 and on
One FM Palawan
of Radio Corporation of the Philippines from January 2022.
[5]
On May 18, 2021,
Philippine President
Rodrigo Duterte
signed Republic Act No. 11541 which granted Palawan Broadcasting Corporation's legislative franchise for 25 years. The law grants Palawan Broadcasting Corporation a franchise to construct, install, operate, and maintain, for commercial purposes, radio broadcasting stations and television stations, including digital television system, with the corresponding facilities such as relay stations, throughout the Philippines.
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Not long after, the Radyo Bandera stations under Fairwaves Broadcasting Network, whose franchise expired in 2020, had their ownership transferred to PBC.
PBC stations
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TV stations
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Translators:
- DYEP-TV 10 Sofronio Espanola, Palawan
Cable TV Stations in Palawan:
- Calamianes Cable Television, Inc. -
Coron, Palawan
- Cignal Digital TV
-
Palawan
- Culion CATV Services, Inc. -
Culion, Palawan
- Cuyo Cable TV Corporation -
Cuyo, Palawan
- Destiny Cable
-
Puerto Princesa City
- Dream Satellite TV
-
Palawan
- Palawan Cable Television Corporation -
Puerto Princesa City
- Puerto Princesa CATV, Inc. -
Puerto Princesa City
- Roxas Cable Television, Inc. -
Roxas, Palawan
- Sky Direct
-
Palawan
- Taytay CATV Service -
Taytay, Palawan
- Treasure Cable Television, Inc. -
Cuyo, Palawan
- Vinta Cable Services -
Brooke's Point, Palawan
- Vinta Cable Services -
Narra, Palawan
Radio stations
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- Radyo Bandera
- Other Brands
Branding
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Callsign
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Frequency
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Power
|
Location
|
XFM Isabela
|
?
|
104.9 MHz
|
5 kW
|
Santiago
|
Radyo Peryodiko
|
DZBP
|
87.9 MHz
|
1 kW
|
Virac
|
Star Radio
|
?
|
106.1 MHz
|
1 kW
|
Catbalogan
|
Unitas Radio
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DXMW
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103.1 MHz
|
5 kW
|
Tandag
|
Former stations
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References
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- ^
"Republic Act No. 8060"
.
The Corpus Juris
. June 15, 1995
. Retrieved
July 18,
2022
.
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Kabiling, Genalyn (May 20, 2021).
"Duterte Approves More Broadcast, Telco Franchises"
.
Manila Bulletin
. Retrieved
July 18,
2022
.
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Major Development Programs and Projects: 1986-1992
.
Office of the President
. 1992. p. 27
. Retrieved
July 18,
2022
– via Google Books.
- ^
"ABS-CBN to go off air in compliance with NTC order"
.
ABS-CBN News
. May 5, 2020
. Retrieved
October 10,
2021
.
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"DYPR, Palawan first radio station to return this 2021"
.
Palawan Daily News
. March 29, 2021
. Retrieved
January 18,
2022
.
- ^
Republic Act No. 11541 (May 18, 2021),
An Act Granting the Palawan Broadcasting Corporation a Franchise to Construct, Install, Operate and Maintain Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations within the Philippines, and for Other Purposes
- ^
"Davao City, 4 other entities granted broadcast franchise"
. pna.gov.ph. May 20, 2021
. Retrieved
May 20,
2021
.
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