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Republika FM1 (DWFO)
NTC
ClassA, B and C
Power25,000 watts (10,000 watts on-operational power output)
ERP30,000 watts
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DWFO (87.5

Presidential Communications Group. Its studios and transmitter are located at the 4th Floor, Philippine Information Agency Building, Visayas Ave., Quezon City
. The station operates on terrestrial radio Mondays to Sundays from 5:00 AM to 12:00 MN, while it operates 24 hours a day on its online platforms.

History

Prior history

Prior to the PBS's acquisition, the

Angelicum College, where they own the said frequency under the call letters DWAC-FM) due to multiple reports that some others will use the latter frequency for commercial purposes.[2] Also, a few religious and community groups (such as Jehovah's Witnesses
) operated the frequency with a low-powered signal enough to cover its main target area.

Acquisition by PBS

Radio veteran Rizal "Bong" Aportadera, Jr. (Sonny B) was appointed by

Philippine Broadcasting Service
(PBS) in July 2016.

In an official statement by Andanar, PBS acquired the 87.5 MHz frequency and was later approved by the

NTC.[1][3][4]

On November 1, 2017, FM1 began its test broadcast at 1:00 am. A few days later, the station's DJs (mostly former DJs of

103.5 K-Lite
) identified the frequency under the call sign DWFO, subject to approval from the NTC.

Since November 1, 2017, the station's initial 1 kW power increases in two phases: an increase to 10 kW by December 28, 2017, then upgraded to 25 kW (the maximum licensed nominal power for an FM station) on January 1, 2018. The power increase makes FM1 able to cover Mega Manila and some surrounding provinces, though the ERP power is currently not at par with FM2 as well as the orientation of the new antenna expected to adjust to provide stable coverage.

FM1 have bared plans for nationwide expansion by launching the first provincial stations, including

FM1 Davao which was launched on August 1, 2018 (later moved to 87.9 MHz in Davao City, in February 2020), with plans of establishing more stations in Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, Bacolod, Iloilo, Baguio, Bohol, Boracay, General Santos, Laoag, Butuan, and Zamboanga
.

On June 12, 2020, in the

station
in Davao.

On November 14, 2020, FM1 launched Weekend Recovery Radio, a Saturday show that airs music from 3 to 10 years ago, replacing Sunday Y2K.

See also

References

  1. ^
    Philippine Information Agency. Archived from the original
    on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "KBP ASKS NTC TO RESERVE FM RADIO FREQUENCY FOR SCHOOLS". Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas. September 16, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  3. ^ WATCH: PCOO Year Ender Achievements for 2016. YouTube. PTV. December 9, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  4. Presidential Communications Operations Office. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on March 7, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2017.

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