DZRP - Radyo Pilipinas World Service (formerly known as Voice of the Philippines and Radyo Pagasa) is a

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station broadcasting outside the

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. Owned by the

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under the

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, the station is operated from Mondays to Sundays 1:30 AM to 11:30 AM PHT (17:30-03:30

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) on various shortwave frequencies, with internet live streaming across all schedules. It broadcasts in Filipino and English languages. Radyo Pilipinas World Service uses the relay transmitter facilities of

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in Tinang, Concepcion,

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for its broadcast purposes. As PBS made a rebranding of its flagship network Radyo ng Bayan and station

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into Radyo Pilipinas by 2017, the shortwave station remains unchanged but added "Worldwide" (later "World Service") to its name to avert confusion.

History

During the Martial Law era, the National Media Production Center (NMPC) operated its own station Voice of the Philippines (VOP) on 2 frequencies: 920 kHz on AM, and 9.81 MHz on shortwave. After EDSA Revolution in 1986, the NMPC and Bureau of Broadcasts (BB) were abolished, led to its stations (including VOP) were reassigned to the newly reinstated PBS. VOP was later rebranded as Radyo Pagasa until in 1987 when the station became Radyo Pilipinas under its own callsign DZRP.

Programming

Available time and frequencies

As of February 2025, Radyo Pilipinas World Service is available on the following times (schedule and shortwave frequencies may changed without prior notice): Radyo Pilipinas' programs can also be heard via live audio streaming in the internet from 11:30pm to noon of the next day PHT.

External links

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DZRP Radyo Pilipinas Live Audio
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History

Programming

Available time and frequencies

See also

External links