Republika FM1 Davao (87.9 FM) is a radio station owned and operated by the

Philippine Broadcasting Service Philippine Broadcasting Service (PBS) ( fil, Paglilingkod Panghimpapawid ng Pilipinas), also known by its government agency Bureau of Broadcast Services (BBS) (Filipino: ''Kawanihan ng mga Serbisyong Pambrodkast''), is a state radio network ...

. Its studios are located at the Mindanao Media Hub Bldg., Carlos P. Garcia Highway, Bangkal,

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, and its transmitter is located at Shrine Hills, Matina,

. This station airs from 5:00 AM to 9:00 PM daily.

History

87.5 MHz was used as a temporary frequency of Radyo Pilipinas Davao from February to August 2018, while conducting maintenance and transferring studios to the Mindanao Media Hub, to be located in Davao City. FM1 Davao, the first regional FM station of PBS and FM1 Manila, was launched on August 1, 2018. It is being led by station manager Hariett Saniel (Joe Fisher); Maurice Abella, marketing manager and former Mix FM and

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station manager, Joey Sy-Domingo. In January 2020, however, the station went off-air for a month. FM1 resumed broadcasting at 87.9 MHz on February 3, 2020, the same date the City Government of Davao took over its former frequency. On December 5, 2020, The studios of Republika FM1 Davao along with its sister station Radyo Pilipinas Davao transferred to the new home at the new Mindanao Media Hub in Bangkal, Davao City.

References

Radio stations in Davao City Philippine Broadcasting Service Radio stations established in 2018 {{coord missing, Philippines