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DWLS - Audio
DWLS (97.1 FM), broadcasting as Barangay LS 97.1, is a radio station owned and operated by GMA Network. It serves as the flagship station of Barangay FM. The station's studio is located at the 3rd floor of GMA Network Studio Annex, GMA Network Drive corner Samar Street, Diliman, Quezon City, and its transmitter is located at GMA Tower of Power, Charles Conrad Street, Brgy. Culiat, Tandang Sora, Quezon City and 23 Sumulung Highway, Barangay Santa Cruz, Antipolo, Rizal. Barangay LS is currently held its position as the top FM radio station in Metro Manila, according to the Nielsen Radio Audience Measurement survey conducted in the month of April 2025, and the KBP-Kantar Media Radio Audience Measurement Survey for 1st Quarter of 2025. History 1955–1986: DZXX/DWXX The station first aired in June 6, 1955, when "Uncle Bob" Stewart opened DZXX-AM 890 kHz under the Republic Broadcasting System (RBS). DZXX made history as the first pop music station in the country using the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DYLS-FM
DYLS (97.1 FM), broadcasting as MOR 97.1 Lupig Sila!, was a radio station owned and operated by ABS-CBN Corporation. The station's studio and offices were located at the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Complex, North Road, Jagobiao, Mandaue, while its transmitter was located at Babag 2, Brgy. Busay, Cebu City. History 1992-1994: The Great Romance AMCARA Broadcasting Network established the station on January 20, 1992, as LS 97.1 with the tagline ''The Great Romance''. It aired an easy listening format, similar to its Manila station. 1994-1997: Star Radio On October 1, 1994, the station was reformatted as Star Radio 97.1, based from the branding its Cagayan de Oro station adopted one year prior. It carried a mass-based format. In July 1996, ABS-CBN acquired the station from AMCARA. 1997-2001: ABS-CBN Radio On March 1, 1997, following the formation of Regional Network Group (RNG), the station was rebranded as ABS-CBN Radio LS97 with the taglines "Lupig Sila!" and "For Life!" (which was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of GMA Network Radio Stations
The following is a list of radio stations owned by GMA Network (company), GMA Network Inc., through its subsidiary RGMA Network, Inc. Super Radyo Defunct/Inactive Barangay FM Defunct/Inactive Notes See also * List of GMA Network stations References {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Gma Network Radio Stations GMA Network (company), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contemporary Hit Radio
Contemporary hit radio (CHR, also known as contemporary hits, hit list, current hits, hit music, top 40, or pop radio) is a radio format common in many countries that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 Record chart, music charts. There are several subcategories, dominantly focusing on rock music, rock, pop music, pop, or Urban contemporary, urban music. Used alone, ''CHR'' most often refers to the CHR-pop format. The term ''contemporary hit radio'' was coined in the early 1980s by ''Radio & Records'' magazine to designate Top 40 stations which continued to play hits from all musical genres as pop music splintered into Adult contemporary music, adult contemporary, Urban contemporary music, urban contemporary, Contemporary Christian music, contemporary Christian and other formats. The term "top 40" is also used to refer to the actual list of hit songs, and, by extension, to refer to pop music in general. The term has also been modifie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, hymns, marches, vaudeville song, and dance music. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major form of musical expression in traditional and popular music. Jazz is characterized by swing and blue notes, complex chords, call and response vocals, polyrhythms and improvisation. As jazz spread around the world, it drew on national, regional, and local musical cultures, which gave rise to different styles. New Orleans jazz began in the early 1910s, combining earlier brass band marches, French quadrilles, biguine, ragtime and blues with collective polyphonic improvisation. However, jazz did not begin as a single musical tradition in New Orleans or elsewhere. In the 1930s, arranged dance-oriented swing big bands, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adult Standards
Adult standards (also sometimes known as the nostalgia or Big Band format) is a North American radio format heard primarily on AM or class A FM stations. Adult standards started in the 1950s and is aimed at "mature" adults, meaning mainly those people over 50 years of age, but it is mostly targeted for senior citizens. It is primarily on AM because market research reveals that only persons in that age group listen to music on AM in sizable numbers. Adult standards first became a popular format in the late 1970s and early 1980s as a way to reach mature adults who came of age before the rock era but were perhaps too mature for adult contemporary radio or too young for beautiful music or MOR stations. A typical adult standards playlist includes traditional pop music by artists such as Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett, some easy listening numbers from Roger Whittaker and others, and softer tunes from the oldies and adult contemporary music formats. As originally conceived, the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nation Broadcasting Corporation
Nation Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) is a Philippine radio and television broadcast company established in 1963. As of December 2013, NBC is a subsidiary of MediaQuest Holdings, Inc. under the PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund. NBC's radio and television stations are operated by sister network TV5 Network, Inc.; its corporate offices and studios are shared with the latter at the TV5 Media Center, Reliance cor. Sheridan Sts., Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines. History Radio AM Broadcasting NBC was established by Abelardo Yabut Sr. in 1963, coinciding with the launch of DXYZ, the network's pioneer AM station in Zamboanga City, using a surplus transmitter that he bought from Deeco Electronics in Manila. Throughout the next years, NBC established a string of 10 AM stations in provincial areas. In 1987, NBC acquired DWXX 1026 AM from Hypersonic Broadcasting Center and it was reformatted as DZAM, which featured news, commentaries, and well-balanced mix of entertainment an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypersonic Broadcasting Center
Hypersonic Broadcasting Center is a Philippine radio network. Its corporate office is located at HBC Bldg., Penaranda St., Brgy. Iraya, Legazpi, Albay Legazpi (, American Spanish: , European Spanish: ), officially the City of Legazpi (; ), is a Component City, component city and capital of the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Albay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a .... HBC Stations AM Stations FM Stations Former Stations Notes References Philippine radio networks Mass media companies of the Philippines Mass media companies established in 1969 Philippine companies established in 1969 {{Philippines-media-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metro Manila
Metropolitan Manila ( ), commonly shortened to Metro Manila and formally the National Capital Region (NCR; ), is the capital region and largest List of metropolitan areas in the Philippines, metropolitan area of the Philippines. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay, the Regions of the Philippines, region lies between the Central Luzon and Calabarzon regions. Encompassing an area of and with a population of as of 2020, it consists of sixteen Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized cities: Manila—the Capital of the Philippines, capital city—Caloocan, Las Piñas, Makati, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Navotas, Parañaque, Pasay, Pasig, Quezon City, San Juan, Metro Manila, San Juan, Taguig, and Valenzuela, Metro Manila, Valenzuela, along with one independent municipality, Pateros. As the second most populous and the most densely populated region in the Philippines, it ranks as the List of metropolitan areas in Asia, 9th most po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rizal (province)
Rizal, officially the Province of Rizal (), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region in Luzon. Its capital is the city of Antipolo. It is about east of Manila. The province is named after José Rizal, one of the main national heroes of the Philippines. It is bordered by Metro Manila to the west, Bulacan to the north, Quezon to the east and Laguna province, Laguna to the southeast. The province also lies on the northern shores of Laguna de Bay, the largest lake in the country. Rizal is a mountainous province perched on the western slopes of the southern portion of the Sierra Madre (Philippines), Sierra Madre mountain range. Antipolo serves as the provincial capital since 2020, having been an administrative center since 2009 with the capitol located in the city. Previously, Pasig served as the capital, a designation it retained even after becoming part of the Metro Manila, National Capital Region in 1975. The province is a par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antipolo
Antipolo, officially the City of Antipolo (), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city and capital of the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Rizal (province), Rizal, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 887,399 people. It is the most populous city in Rizal Province and in Calabarzon region, and the seventh most-populous city in the Philippines. It is also the most populated city under the component city status. Its higher elevation than that of Metro Manila affords it a scenic view of the metropolitan area, especially at night. Its locally grown mangoes and cashews are popular among tourists, as well as Suman (food), suman – a local delicacy made out of glutinous rice. The Hinulugang Taktak, Hinulugang Taktak National Park, which was once a popular summer get-away is being restored to become again one of the city's primary attractions because it was devastated by a typhoon. Etymology The city was named after t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tower Of Power (transmitter)
The Tower of Power is a , 120,000 watt radio tower owned by the GMA Network located in Tandang Sora, Barangay Culiat, Quezon City. It serves as a transmitter facility for GMA's flagship stations, including DZBB-TV 7 (digital UHF 15), GTV's DWDB-TV 27, and Barangay FM's DWLS 97.1 MHz. Manila Standard, November 7, 1988 History The ''Tower of Power'' was constructed on a huge vacant lot in the 3rd Quarter of 1987, as a new edifice for the network and for the preparation for Rainbow Satellite broadcast to replace an old surplus 50- transmitter located at the old RBS building (now known as |
GMA Network Center
The GMA Network Center is the headquarters and broadcast complex of GMA Network, a major radio and television network in the Philippines. It is located at EDSA corner Timog Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City. It is the network's main television and radio production center, and its main transmission facility for most of Metro Manila. The building houses Super Radyo DZBB 594 AM, Barangay LS 97.1 FM, GMA-7 and GTV-27. GMA inaugurated the facility on June 14, 2000, the birthdate of GMA Network, as part of the kick-off of its year-round celebration of its 50th golden anniversary. While the first phase of the project has already been completed with the completion of the 17-storey high-rise building, the center has an option to upgrade the older, existing facilities in the GMA compound, as originally planned. Offices GMA Network Center serves as the corporate office of the company. Most of the core departments of the company like the human resources, finance, and marketing are located ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
