Brigada Group

Brigada was founded by former Bombo Radyo General Santos anchor; independent news publisher; and now Brigada News Philippines President and Chief-Executive Officer Elmer Catulpos.

Its main office is in General Santos, but the company also has offices in Davao and Cagayan de Oro, with its own edition each. It has a combined daily circulation of 21,000 copies sold, practically covering the entire Mindanao region. As of October 18, 2023, the newspaper has stopped its circulation.

In April 2007, 2 years after the birth of Brigada News Philippines, Brigada Healthline Marketing was established as distributor of health products that the company advertised in its daily newspaper and block time radio programs.[http://brigada.ph/brigada-healthline/ Healthline]

Since February 2013, Brigada News FM has expanded to 25 cities and municipalities in the Philippines through its subsequent acquisition and 100% takeover of Baycomms Broadcasting Corporation, its owned and operated stations and other smaller radio networks.[https://www.brigadafm.com/ Brigada News FM Stations]

In April 2014, Brigada News FM National Offices in Makati was inaugurated and relocated Brigada News FM Batangas to become Brigada News FM National, which later moved to Mareco-owned 105.1 in July 2023, and completing the three broadcast centers of the network, Manila, Cebu and General Santos.[https://www.brigadafm.com/brigada-news-fm-national-mega-manila/ Brigada News FM National]

On March 31, 2025, Brigada News FM launched its new tagline "Be the Heart of the Delightful Philippines", positioning the city as the tourism gateway in the Philippines.

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| network_type = Broadcast FM radio network (News/Talk, Contemporary MOR, OPM)

| foundation = October 2009

| motto = Brigada, In The Heart of Changing Lives
The Music and News Authority

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| website = {{URL|www.brigadanews.ph}}

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Brigada News FM stations are collectively known as Brigada News FM Philippines. Currently, Brigada News FM has more than 50 owned and operated FM stations across the country, the most number of stations for a news-formatted radio network compared to their other networks in AM radio and more are planned to be opened.{{cite web|url=http://www.brigada.ph/about|title=History|publisher=Brigada.ph|access-date=November 13, 2016}}{{cite web|title=NTC FM Stations (as of June 2022) via FOI website|url=https://storage.googleapis.com/request-attachments/xjhIVh0Pwai6us4v0UxPy42nuKvyym0X7MVYR25p6A4Yojr216srrwGDkTv6qhT7zwMd8IoKsIPTCoL31zkF0FDBGKRY0xCCTn52/FM%20STATIONS%20June%202022.pdf|website=foi.gov.ph|date=February 14, 2023}}{{cite web|title=2024 NTC FM Radio Stations (as of December 2024)|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-13OSyi49X00Jj1YfoovMBSNIKStN25l/view?usp=drivesdk|work=National Telecommunications Commission|date=March 31, 2025}}

A majority of BMMC's stations were acquired from Baycomms (prior to the merger in 2013), hence becoming Brigada's official broadcast licensee, except the following stations that are either acquired or operated under airtime lease agreements:

• DWBM Manila, DYAC Cebu, and DXAC Davao: Owned by Mareco Broadcasting Network.
• DWKM Naga, DWED Legazpi: Owned by Century Broadcasting Network.
• DWLH Sorsogon: Acquired from Hypersonic Broadcasting Center.
• DYMG Bacolod: Acquired from Armed Forces of the Philippines.
• DZBM Baguio: Acquired from Mareco Broadcasting Network.
• DWCL Pampanga: Owned by UBC Media Ministries.
• Brigada News FM Zamboanga first utilized 93.1 FM under airtime lease from Audiovisual Communicators Inc. in 2013 before moving to Baycomms-owned 89.9 FM in 2015.

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Unlike other media entities, Brigada Mass Media does not rely on any third-party advertisements from major companies. Brigada News FM and TV stations acts as a sales and marketing arm of these Healthline products under the Brigada Healthline Corporation. Brigada Healthline products are also aired as an early morning blocktimer on 91.5 Win Radio Manila as of 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2015/10/20/a-mindanao-reporters-magical-success/|title=A Mindanao reporter's magical success|publisher=MindaNews|access-date=January 6, 2015|archive-date=March 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314165312/http://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2015/10/20/a-mindanao-reporters-magical-success/|url-status=dead}}

• Brigada DigiTV, its own digital set-top-box introduced and launched on February 2024 and currently available in General Santos and surrounding areas.{{cite web |title=Brigada Group's post |url=https://www.facebook.com/brigadagroup/posts/pfbid0fxBFhvL1trw3JQaGRTxVFGpxXhWYLcaJzoPHYWpiEihT7TUZhMSw5s6UYfiYpXBPl |publisher=Facebook |access-date=15 March 2025 |date=1 February 2024}}

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• [http://brigada.ph/ Brigada Website]

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Category:National newspapers published in the Philippines

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