Philippine Collective Media Corporation#Radio

{{Infobox company

| name = Philippine Collective Media Corporation

| logo = PCMC Philippines.png

| logo_size = 250px

| industry = Broadcasting, digital media

| foundation = {{start date|2008|5|21}}

| founder =

| location = 5/F The Ignacia Place, 155 Mother Ignacia corner, Sgt. Esguerra Ave, Brgy. South Triangle, Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines

| key_people =

| owner = Prime Media Holdings, Inc. {{small|(indirect ownership)}}

| parent = Golden Peregrine Holdings, Inc.

| revenue =

| net_income =

| num_employees =

| homepage = {{url|pcmc.com.ph}}

}}

{{Infobox television channel

| name = PRTV

| logo =

| type = Free-to-air regional TV channel

| area = Eastern Visayas

| headquarters = Tacloban

| language = Waray, Filipino

| owner =

| launch_date = {{start date|2011|4|25}}

| sister_channels = {{ubl|PRTV Prime Media|TeleRadyo Serbisyo}}

| website =

| terr_serv_1 = Digital

| terr_chan_1 = Channel 50
{{small|(Tacloban)}}

| online_serv_1 =

| online_chan_1 =

}}

{{Infobox radio network

| network_name = FM Radio Philippines (Favorite Music Radio)

| logo = FMRadio Philippines.png

| logo_size = 250px

| language = Filipino, Various Philippine languages

| network_type = FM radio network

| format = Contemporary MOR, News, Talk

| available = Nationwide (radio; also available on Cignal)

| slogan =

| broadcast_area = Philippines

| radiostations =

| parent =

| launch_date = {{start date|2020|2|17}}

| replaced =

| affiliations =

| website =

| webcast = [https://mytuner-radio.com/radio/fm-radio-philippines-507113/ Listen Live]

}}

Philippine Collective Media Corporation (PCMC; officially known in their documents as Philippine CollectiveMedia Corporation) is a Philippine broadcast media company.{{cite web|url=http://www.kbp.org.ph/organization/kbp-members|title=KBP Members|website=Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas}}{{cite web|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2009/11/14/republic-act-no-9773/|title=Republic Act No. 9773|website=Official Gazette (Philippines)}} Its headquarters are located in Barangay South Triangle, Quezon City, with offices in Makati and Tacloban. It owns a number of radio stations across the country under the FM Radio Philippines (Favorite Music Radio) network and AM radio station Radyo 630, as well as television stations PRTV Prime Media and PRTV.{{cite news |last=Cruz |first=Maricel |date=November 13, 2020 |title=First digital free TV in E. Visayas |website=Manila Standard known as ABS-CBN Corporation|url=https://www.manilastandard.net/lgu/vizayas/339468/first-digital-free-tv-in-e-visayas.html}}

History

PCMC was founded on May 21, 2008. It was signed into law under Republic Act 9773 in 2009, initially its broadcast operations only limited covering the Eastern Visayas region. In April 25, 2011, PCMC launched THREE stations in Tacloban: AM station DYBR (discontinued in 2013 following the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan), FM station DYDR, and the first local independent TV station PRTV.

File:FMR Philippines.png

The company's legislative franchise was later amended in 2020 under Republic Act 11508, allowing PCMC to operate national broadcast without President Rodrigo Duterte's signature after the bill lapsed into law after 30 days of inaction.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2020/12/21/republic-act-no-11508/|title=Republic Act No. 11508|website=Official Gazette (Philippines)}} PCMC launched its own FM network Favorite Music Radio (or FMR, based on the owner's initials), with its flagship station DYDR in Tacloban was relaunched under the said brand. PCMC is expected to expand the FMR network into 35 radio stations nationwide.{{cite news |last=Pacpaco |first=Ryan Ponce |date=May 1, 2021 |title=PCMC to put up 35 music stations nationwide |website=JournalNews.com.ph |url=https://journalnews.com.ph/pcmc-to-put-up-35-music-stations-nationwide/}}{{cite news |author=Jenina P. Ibañez |date=July 22, 2021 |title=PCMC targets 35 stations this year |website=BusinessWorld |url=https://www.bworldonline.com/pcmc-targets-35-stations-this-year/}}

In May 2021, PCMC and Prime Media Holdings, Inc. (PMHI/PRIM), a publicly-traded investment firm involving real estate and hospitality, signed a share-for-share swap agreement through a backdoor listing. Under the deal, PCMC shareholders will exchange their shares of common stock to take majority control of PRIM, which will acquire PCMC and will become the latter's subsidiary.{{cite news |date=May 27, 2021 |title=Prime Media, PCMC sign pact for broadcasting entry |website=Manila Standard |url=https://manilastandard.net/news/national/355623/prime-media-pcmc-sign-pact-for-broadcasting-entry.html}}{{cite news |last=Cabuag |first=VG |date=May 26, 2021 |title=Prime Media inks deal with broadcast firm |website=BusinessMirror |url=https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/05/26/prime-media-inks-deal-with-broadcast-firm/}}{{cite news |date=August 10, 2021 |title=Prime Media bares broadcast plans |website=Manila Bulletin |url=https://mb.com.ph/2021/08/10/prime-media-bares-broadcast-plans/}}

With the expansion of its radio and television operations, the company is expected to launch a national TV network with its plans to collaborate with several content providers (among them is ABS-CBN Corporation).{{cite news |last=Rivas |first=Ralf |date=August 9, 2021 |title=Tacloban-based broadcast company pitching to air ABS-CBN shows |website=Rappler |url=https://www.rappler.com/business/philippine-collective-media-corporation-pitching-to-air-abs-cbn-shows}}

On September 20, 2021, PCMC was signed by ZOE Broadcasting Network an affiliation deal to air A2Z's programming on PRTV Tacloban, As a result, PRTV Tacloban became a network-affiliated station for the first time in its history.{{Cite web |title=Congratulations, Zoe Broadcasting Network and Philippine CollectiveMedia Corporation... |url=https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FSirNext%2Fposts%2F1211494229352762 |access-date=September 20, 2021 |website=Facebook |language=en}}

In 2022, Prime Media's memorandum was later revised following PCMC's shareholders created a holding firm Golden Peregrine Holdings (GPHI) which was already acquired PCMC, therefore GPHI became a direct subsidiary of PMHI with PCMC as its indirect subsidiary.{{cite news |author1=Merkado Barkada |title=Prime Media Holdings has its takeover reconfigured |url=https://www.philstar.com/business/stock-commentary/2022/12/06/2228911/prime-media-holdings-has-its-takeover-reconfigured |access-date=23 May 2024 |work=Philstar.com |date=6 December 2022}}

On May 6, 2024, ABS-CBN's flagship newscast TV Patrol begin airing on all Favorite Music Radio stations nationwide.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQenotTGpYY TV Patrol mapakikinggan na rin sa ilang FM Radio stations simula May 6 | TV Patrol]

On May 27, 2024, PCMC and Prime Media formally launched its own national TV channel Prime TV, which serves as an expansion of the PRTV brand.

In October 2024, it was reported by news website Bilyonaryo that PCMC/Prime Media has signed an agreement with MediaQuest Holdings to acquire the radio assets of Nation Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), which houses Radyo5 operated by NBC's sister company TV5 Network. As part of its sale/transfer agreement (subject to regulatory approvals), PCMC will lease NBC radio stations in Manila, Baguio (retaining its existing 94.3 FM), Bacolod (retaining its existing 91.1 FM), Davao and General Santos with the FM Radio brand will occupy the Manila station while on the other hand, the rest will serve as a relay of the flagship station in Manila (the Davao station would later switched to a relay/simulcast with the Tagum/DavNor station). NBC's radio stations in Cebu and Cagayan de Oro, as well as its TV assets which currently broadcasts One Sports on DWNB-TV and its regional stations, are not included in the deal (as for the case in Cebu, FM Radio has been launched already on DYWF 93.1 FM since January 2024).{{cite web|url=https://bilyonaryo.com/2024/10/27/from-dzmm-to-radyo5-dwfm-prime-media-scoops-up-radio-assets-of-mvp-group/business/|title=From DZMM to Radyo5-DWFM: Prime Media scoops up radio assets of MVP Group|work=Bilyonaryo|date=October 27, 2024|access-date=October 27, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://bilyonaryo.com/2024/10/28/lipat-bahay-mvp-moves-radyo5-true-fm-to-another-station-as-pcmc-takes-over-92-3-frequency/business/|title=Lipat bahay: MVP moves Radyo5-True FM to another station as PCMC takes over 92.3 frequency|work=Bilyonaryo|date=October 28, 2024}}

PCMC stations

=Television=

==PRTV==

;Digital

class="wikitable sortable"
Branding ! Callsign ! Ch. # ! Frequency ! Power ! class="unsortable"\|Area of Coverage
PRTV \| DYPR-TV \| 50 \| 689.143 MHz \| 2 kW \| Tacloban

class="wikitable sortable"

Branding

! Callsign

! Ch. #

! Frequency

! Power

! class="unsortable"|Area of Coverage

PRTV

| DYPR-TV

| 50

| 689.143 MHz

| 2 kW

| Tacloban

UHF Channel 50 (689.143 MHz)

class="wikitable"

! Channel

! Video

! Aspect

! Short name

! Programming

! Note

27.01

| rowspan="4" | 480i

| rowspan="4" | 4:3

| PRTV

| PRTV Tacloban (Main DYPR-TV programming)

| rowspan="4" | Test broadcast/Configuration testing

27.02

|TV5

| TV5

27.03

| A2Z

| A2Z (ZOE TV)

27.04

| Reserve

| Test Feed

;Digital affiliate stations

class="wikitable sortable"
Branding ! Callsign ! Ch. # ! Frequency ! Power ! class="unsortable"\|Area of Coverage
PSUB \| {{n/a}} \| 50 \| 689.143 MHz \| 1 kW \| Nabua, Camarines Sur

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Branding

! Callsign

! Ch. #

! Frequency

! Power

! class="unsortable"|Area of Coverage

PSUB

| {{n/a}}

| 50

| 689.143 MHz

| 1 kW

| Nabua, Camarines Sur

==PRTV Prime Media==

class="wikitable sortable"
Short Name ! Programming ! Ch. # (LCN) ! Frequency ! Owner
PRTV PRIME \| PRTV Prime Media \| xx.1 \| {{n/a\|Various (See list)}} \| Broadcast Enterprises and Affiliated Media

class="wikitable sortable"

Short Name

! Programming

! Ch. # (LCN)

! Frequency

! Owner

PRTV PRIME

| PRTV Prime Media

| xx.1

| {{n/a|Various (See list)}}

| Broadcast Enterprises and Affiliated Media

=Radio=

==AM stations==

class="wikitable"
Branding ! Callsign ! Frequency ! Location ! Notes
Radyo 630 \| DWPM \| 630 KHz \| Metro Manila \| Operated conjointly with ABS-CBN Corporation under Media Serbisyo Production Corporation.

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Branding

! Callsign

! Frequency

! Location

! Notes

Radyo 630

| DWPM

| 630 KHz

| Metro Manila

| Operated conjointly with ABS-CBN Corporation under Media Serbisyo Production Corporation.

==FM stations==

Source: {{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=May 5, 2025}}

class="wikitable"
Branding ! Callsign ! Frequency ! Location
rowspan="4" \| FM Radio Manila{{efn\|name=fn1\|Owned by Nation Broadcasting Corporation (outright acquisition of the frequency pending).}} \| DWFM \| 92.3 MHz \| Metro Manila
DZYB \| 102.3 MHz \| Baguio
DYBC \| 102.3 MHz \| Bacolod
DXOO \| 97.5 MHz \| General Santos
rowspan="6"\| FM Radio Tacloban \| DYDR \| 100.7 MHz \| Tacloban
DYPD \| 100.7 MHz \| Ormoc
DYPA \| 101.7 MHz \| Borongan
DYPC \| 88.5 MHz \| Calbayog
DYPF \| 106.9 MHz \| Catbalogan
rowspan="2" {{n/a}} \| 91.7 MHz \| Catarman
FM Radio Baguio \| 94.3 MHz \| Baguio
FM Radio Cagayan \| DWEX \| 94.9 MHz \| Peñablanca
FM Radio Quezon \| {{n/a}} \| 94.3 MHz \| Sariaya
FM Radio Camarines Sur{{efn\|name=fn2\|Owned by Partido Development Administration.}} \| DZRP \| 94.5 MHz \| Goa
University FM{{efn\|name=fn3\|Operated jointly with the Polytechnic State University of Bicol.}} \| DWBT \| 94.3 MHz \| Nabua
FM Radio Catanduanes \| rowspan="5" {{n/a}} \| 97.5 MHz \| Virac
FM Radio Albay \| 90.5 MHz \| Ligao
FM Radio Iloilo \| 90.1 MHz \| Iloilo City
FM Radio Bacolod \| 91.1 MHz \| Bacolod
FM Radio Bohol \| 104.7 MHz \| Tagbilaran
FM Radio Cebu{{efn\|name=fn4\|Owned by Vimcontu Broadcasting Corporation.}} \| DYWF \| 93.1 MHz \| Cebu
FM Radio Maasin \| DYAE \| 96.5 MHz \| Maasin
FM Radio Bukidnon \| rowspan="3" {{n/a}} \| 105.1 MHz \| Malaybalay
FM Radio Camiguin \| 98.3 MHz \| Mambajao
Babe Radio \| 106.1 MHz \| Dipolog
FM Radio Zamboanga Sibugay \| DXCU \| 99.3 MHz \| Ipil
FM Radio Pagadian \| {{n/a}} \| 93.5 MHz \| Pagadian
FM Radio Davao de Oro \| DXPG \| 96.7 MHz \| Nabunturan
rowspan="2" \| FM Radio Davao/DavNor \| DXFM{{efn\|name=fn1\|Owned by Nation Broadcasting Corporation (outright acquisition of the frequency pending).}} \| 101.9 MHz \| Davao
rowspan="2" {{n/a}} \| 89.5 MHz \| Tagum
FM Radio Digos \| 89.5 MHz \| Digos
Sky Radio \| DXJF \| 96.1 MHz \| Hagonoy
FM Radio Butuan \| DXBO \| 101.5 MHz \| Butuan
FM Radio Bagtik \| DXDU \| 89.3 MHz \| Surigao
Friends Radio \| {{n/a}} \| 96.7 MHz \| Iligan

class="wikitable"

Branding

! Callsign

! Frequency

! Location

rowspan="4" | FM Radio Manila{{efn|name=fn1|Owned by Nation Broadcasting Corporation (outright acquisition of the frequency pending).}}

| DWFM

| 92.3 MHz

| Metro Manila

DZYB

| 102.3 MHz

| Baguio

DYBC

| 102.3 MHz

| Bacolod

DXOO

| 97.5 MHz

| General Santos

rowspan="6"| FM Radio Tacloban

| DYDR

| 100.7 MHz

| Tacloban

DYPD

| 100.7 MHz

| Ormoc

DYPA

| 101.7 MHz

| Borongan

DYPC

| 88.5 MHz

| Calbayog

DYPF

| 106.9 MHz

| Catbalogan

rowspan="2" {{n/a}}

| 91.7 MHz

| Catarman

FM Radio Baguio

| 94.3 MHz

| Baguio

FM Radio Cagayan

| DWEX

| 94.9 MHz

| Peñablanca

FM Radio Quezon

| {{n/a}}

| 94.3 MHz

| Sariaya

FM Radio Camarines Sur{{efn|name=fn2|Owned by Partido Development Administration.}}

| DZRP

| 94.5 MHz

| Goa

University FM{{efn|name=fn3|Operated jointly with the Polytechnic State University of Bicol.}}

| DWBT

| 94.3 MHz

| Nabua

FM Radio Catanduanes

| rowspan="5" {{n/a}}

| 97.5 MHz

| Virac

FM Radio Albay

| 90.5 MHz

| Ligao

FM Radio Iloilo

| 90.1 MHz

| Iloilo City

FM Radio Bacolod

| 91.1 MHz

| Bacolod

FM Radio Bohol

| 104.7 MHz

| Tagbilaran

FM Radio Cebu{{efn|name=fn4|Owned by Vimcontu Broadcasting Corporation.}}

| DYWF

| 93.1 MHz

| Cebu

FM Radio Maasin

| DYAE

| 96.5 MHz

| Maasin

FM Radio Bukidnon

| rowspan="3" {{n/a}}

| 105.1 MHz

| Malaybalay

FM Radio Camiguin

| 98.3 MHz

| Mambajao

Babe Radio

| 106.1 MHz

| Dipolog

FM Radio Zamboanga Sibugay

| DXCU

| 99.3 MHz

| Ipil

FM Radio Pagadian

| {{n/a}}

| 93.5 MHz

| Pagadian

FM Radio Davao de Oro

| DXPG

| 96.7 MHz

| Nabunturan

rowspan="2" | FM Radio Davao/DavNor

| DXFM{{efn|name=fn1|Owned by Nation Broadcasting Corporation (outright acquisition of the frequency pending).}}

| 101.9 MHz

| Davao

rowspan="2" {{n/a}}

| 89.5 MHz

| Tagum

FM Radio Digos

| 89.5 MHz

| Digos

Sky Radio

| DXJF

| 96.1 MHz

| Hagonoy

FM Radio Butuan

| DXBO

| 101.5 MHz

| Butuan

FM Radio Bagtik

| DXDU

| 89.3 MHz

| Surigao

Friends Radio

| {{n/a}}

| 96.7 MHz

| Iligan

;Affiliates

class="wikitable"
Branding ! Callsign ! Frequency ! Location ! Owner
Happy Radio \| DZJD \| 102.5 MHz \| Tumauini \| 90 Degrees North, Inc.
YK FM \| rowspan=3 {{n/a}} \| 107.3 MHz \| Montevista \| YK Broadcasting Service
Radyo Asenso \| 95.7 MHz \| Monkayo \| Municipal Government of Monkayo
Radio Ignacia \| 87.9 MHz \| Cotabato \| Notre Dame – RVM College of Cotabato

class="wikitable"

Branding

! Callsign

! Frequency

! Location

! Owner

Happy Radio

| DZJD

| 102.5 MHz

| Tumauini

| 90 Degrees North, Inc.

YK FM

| rowspan=3 {{n/a}}

| 107.3 MHz

| Montevista

| YK Broadcasting Service

Radyo Asenso

| 95.7 MHz

| Monkayo

| Municipal Government of Monkayo

Radio Ignacia

| 87.9 MHz

| Cotabato

| Notre Dame – RVM College of Cotabato

;Notes

=Former/inactive stations=

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Branding ! Callsign ! Frequency ! Location ! Note/s
Apple Radio \| DYBR-AM \| 711 KHz \| Tacloban \| Inactive; transmission destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013.

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Branding

! Callsign

! Frequency

! Location

! Note/s

Apple Radio

| DYBR-AM

| 711 KHz

| Tacloban

| Inactive; transmission destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013.