Hot FM Network was a broadcast radio network in the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

owned by

Manila Broadcasting Company Manila Broadcasting Company (MBC) is a radio and television network in the Philippines. MBC is currently owned by the FJE Group of Companies of Fred J. Elizalde, which also operates hotels and Pasay-based amusement park Star City. Its AM fla ...

under

Radyo Natin Network Radyo Natin () is a community radio network owned by Manila Broadcasting Company. It has more than 100 stations across the Philippines spread from Aparri in the northernmost part to Bongao in the south. The network also runs its main feed know ...

. Its headquarters are located at Star City Complex, Pasay. Although, Hot FM network is owned and operated by different small media companies and colleges, while its stations in Cebu, Dagupan and Zamboanga, are fully owned and operated by MBC itself and later rebranded as YES FM. Since 2016, however, most of the Hot FM stations (under Radyo Natin management) dropped the said brand and replaced with the Radyo Natin brand, resulting the network unofficially dissolved.

History

Hot FM was launched in January 1999, broadcasting as

full service Full service or Full Service may refer to: * Full-service radio, a wide range of programming * Full Service Network, a communications company Entertainment * "Full Service", a song by the New Kids on the Block from their album ''The Block'' * Fu ...

stations. Hot FM's small scale provincial stations, except its owned and operated stations in Cebu, Dagupan and Zamboanga, also broadcast the latest news every morning with the simulcast of flagship station

DZRH DZRH (666 AM) is a radio station owned and operated by Manila Broadcasting Company, which serves as the flagship station. The station's studio is located at the MBC Building, Star City, Vicente Sotto St., CCP Complex, Roxas Boulevard, Pasa ...

. It plays pop music format, similar to MBC FM networks Love Radio and Yes! FM. On weekends, Hot FM airs the nationwide weekly chart program, the ''Weekend Top 30 Countdown'', which airs every Saturday.

Hot FM stations

Provincial Hot FM stations used to be affiliated with MBC under Radyo Natin. However, by the end of 2017 all HOT FM stations under Radyo Natin that broadcast with a minimum of 500W transmitter power and 1kW ERP (Effective Radiated Power) were instructed by MBC-Radyo Natin management to carry the Radyo Natin program format and branding. Manila Broadcasting Company (MBC) no longer use the HOT FM brand. HOT FM stations that failed to upgrade based on the rules set forth by NTC have ceased operation. Those that continue to broadcast using "HOT FM" are no longer part of MBC-Radyo Natin. However it was revived in 2022 in Tubigon, Bohol and Carcar, Cebu under the different owner and operators, with plans to expand in the future.

History

Hot FM stations

See also