KZKZ was the first broadcasting station authorized in the Philippines. The station was first authorized in 1924, on 1110 kHz avelength of 270.1 meters to the Electrical Supply Company at 109 Plaza Moraga in Manila Although there had been earlier experimental broadcasts dating back to 1922, KZKZ was the first standard broadcasting station authorized in the Philippines. As early as September 1924, KZKZ was reported to be broadcasting health news. One early report listed KZKZ as operating with 100 watts on 1110 kHz. However, at the same time a shipboard radio operator, located at Manila, stated that the station was broadcasting on 400 meters 50 kHz with a power of 250 watts and a schedule of 8:30 to 9:30 nightly. The individual responsible for the station's start was Henry Hermann, owner of the Electrical Supply Company in

Manila Manila, officially the City of Manila, is the Capital of the Philippines, capital and second-most populous city of the Philippines after Quezon City, with a population of 1,846,513 people in 2020. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on ...

. At the time, stations in the Philippines carried U.S. call signs, though the

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did not regulate them. Later that year, the station was sold to the

Radio Corporation of the Philippines Radyo Pilipino Corporation, presently operating as Radyo Pilipino Media Group, is a Philippine broadcasting company owned by Lucky Star Holdings. Originally founded in 1924, it is the oldest radio network in the Philippines; its current inca ...

. Power was upgraded to 500 watts. Radio Corporation of the Philippines merged with the Far Eastern Radio Corporation in September 1925. Far Eastern owned station KZRQ, which survived the merger while KZKZ was shuttered. In 1926, the organization began work on constructing two of the largest radio stations in Asia with the idea of maintaining direct Manila-San Francisco service. KZKZ was not listed as being deleted until a mid-1931 issue of the

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's ''Radio Service Bulletin''."Strike out all particulars"
''Radio Service Bulletin'', June 30, 1931, page 23.

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