FBS Radio Network
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Private | |
Industry | Radio network |
Founded | 1972 |
Founder |
Leonida "Nida" Laki-Vera Luis Vera |
Headquarters | Mandaluyong City, Philippines |
Key people | Luigi Vera (President) |
Owner | The Vera Group |
Website |
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FBS Radio Network is a Philippine radio broadcast network, with offices and broadcast headquarters located in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila. Its flagship station is Mellow 947, while its AM stations are DWBL 1242 and DWSS 1494.[1][2]
History
Leonida Laki-Vera ("Nida") and her husband Luis began its broadcast business as the Freedom Broadcasting System or FBS, when the Philippines was then under martial law during the time of President Ferdinand Marcos in the 1970s. FBS launched its first station DWBL. A year later, FBS established its FM station DWLL 94.7 (Mellow Touch).[1] Radio personalities such as Butch Gonzales, Rudolph Rivera, and newscaster Ernie Fresnido who had been worked for DWBL and Mellow Touch throughout the late 70s.[3]
As time passed by towards the 1990s, Luis and Nida transferred the ownership of FBS to their other children, namely Luis Jr. ("Luigi") and Lena. To coincide their business, the network dropped its legal name and became FBS Radio Network.[4] Under Luigi and Lena, FBS expanded the Mellow Touch network in key provincial cities.
In 2004, FBS sold its two respective stations DWKT (Dagupan) and DYLL (Cebu) to Ultrasonic Broadcasting System. In return, UBSI sold its AM station DWSS to FBS.[2]
FBS Radio Stations
AM stations
Branding | Callsign | Frequency | Power | Location |
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DWBL 1242 | DWBL | 1242 kHz | 20 kW | Metro Manila |
DWSS 1494* | DWSS | 1494 kHz | 10 kW | Metro Manila |
*Operated station (owned by Supreme Broadcasting System)
FM stations
Branding | Callsign | Frequency | Power | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mellow 947 | DWLL | 94.7 MHz | 25 kW | Metro Manila |
Mellow Touch CDO | DXBL | 95.7 MHz | 10 kW | Cagayan de Oro |
Mellow Touch Valencia | DXRC | 103.3 MHz | 5 kW | Valencia |
94.7 One Radio** | DXLL | 94.7 MHz | 20 kW | Davao City |
**Operated by RMC Broadcasting under blocktiming agreement.
References
- 1 2 "Mellow 94.7 Is Taking Radio To A New Level". Orange Magazine. November 6, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
- 1 2 "OneRadioManila.com". Archived from the original on March 23, 2010. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
- ↑ Samonte, Danee (January 17, 2015). "Them were the days". The Philippine Star.
- ↑ "Republic Act No. 8114".