FBS Radio Network
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| Formerly | Freedom Broadcasting System |
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| Company type | Statutory corporation Private |
| Industry | Mass media Radio broadcasting |
| Founded | 1961 |
| Founder | Leonida Laki-Vera Luis Vera |
| Headquarters | Mandaluyong, Philippines |
Key people | Luis "Luigi" Vera Jr. (President) |
| Website | www |
FBS Radio Network is a Philippine broadcasting company. Its corporate office is located at Unit 908, Paragon Plaza, EDSA cor. Reliance St., Mandaluyong.[1][2]
History
[edit]Leonida "Nida" Laki-Vera and her husband Luis Vera began their broadcast business as the Freedom Broadcasting System (FBS) in the 1970s. FBS launched its first station DWBL. A year later, FBS established its FM station DWLL, which is later on known as Mellow Touch.[1] Radio personalities such as Butch Gonzales, Rudolph Rivera, and newscaster Ernie Fresnido worked for DWBL and Mellow Touch throughout the late 70s.[3]
As time passed by towards the 1990s, the couple transferred the ownership of FBS to their children, namely Luis Jr. ("Luigi") and Lena.[citation needed] To coincide their business, the network dropped its legal name and became FBS Radio Network.[4] Under the new owners, FBS expanded the Mellow Touch network in key provincial cities.
In 2004, FBS sold its two respective stations DWKT (Dagupan) and DYLL (Cebu) to Ultrasonic Broadcasting System. In return, UBSI sold its AM station DWSS to FBS, which uses the franchise of Supreme Broadcasting System to comply with ownership restrictions.[2]
On December 21, 2020, FBS was granted a 25-year legislative franchise extension under Republic Act No. 11507, which lapsed into law after 30 days of inaction by then-Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. The law grants FBS a franchise to construct, install, operate, and maintain, for commercial purposes, radio broadcasting stations and television stations, including digital television systems, with the corresponding facilities such as relay stations, throughout the Philippines.[5]
FBS Radio Stations
[edit]AM stations
[edit]| Branding | Callsign | Frequency | Power | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DWBL | DWBL | 1242 kHz | 20 kW | Metro Manila |
| Abante Radyo | DWSS[a] | 1494 kHz | 10 kW | Metro Manila |
FM stations
[edit]| Branding | Callsign | Frequency | Power | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mellow 94.7 BFM | DWLL[b] | 94.7 MHz | 25 kW | Metro Manila |
| K5 News FM Iloilo | DYKU[c] | 88.7 MHz | 10 kW | Iloilo |
| Mellow Touch CDO | DXBL | 95.7 MHz | 10 kW | Cagayan de Oro |
| Mellow Touch Gingoog | — | 92.9 MHz | 5 kW | Gingoog |
| Mellow Touch Valencia | DXOC | 103.3 MHz | 5 kW | Valencia |
Former stations
[edit]| Callsign | Frequency | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| DZLL | 107.1 MHz | Baguio | Currently owned by Primax Broadcasting Network. |
| DWKT | 90.3 MHz | Dagupan | Currently owned by Ultrasonic Broadcasting System. |
| DYLL | 94.7 MHz | Cebu City | |
| DXLL | 94.7 MHz | Davao City | Currently owned by Rizal Memorial Colleges Broadcasting Corporation. |
- ^ Licensed under Supreme Broadcasting System. Currently operated by Prage Management Corporation under airtime lease.
- ^ Programming currently operated by Prage Management Corporation under airtime lease.
- ^ Operated by 5K Broadcasting Network under airtime lease.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mellow 94.7 Is Taking Radio To A New Level". Orange Magazine. November 6, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
- ^ a b "OneRadioManila.com". Archived from the original on March 23, 2010. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
- ^ Samonte, Danee (January 17, 2015). "Them were the days". The Philippine Star.
- ^ "Republic Act No. 8114".
- ^ Republic Act No. 11507 (December 21, 2020), An Act Renewing for Another Twenty-Five (25) Years the Franchise Granted to FBS Radio Network, Inc., Under Republic Act No. 8114, Entitled "An Act Granting FBS Radio Network, Inc., A Franchise To Establish, Construct, Install, Maintain And Operate Commercial Radio And Television Stations In The Philippines, And For Other Purposes"
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