FM1 (radio network)

FM1
Broadcast area Philippines
Slogan Your Hit Music Nation!
Forever Young!
The First Frequency on the Philippine FM Band
Frequency FM: 87.5 MHz (see list)[1]
G Sat: Channel 306
First air date November 1, 2017 (2017-11-01)
Format Top 40 (CHR), OPM
Language(s) English
Class A, B and C
Owner Philippine Broadcasting Service
Sister stations Radyo Pilipinas
Webcast Listen Live (via TuneIn)
Website FM1.ph
87.5 FM1 (via PBS website)

FM1 is a national FM radio network owned and operated by the government of the Philippines through the Philippine Broadcasting Service (PBS) under the Presidential Communications Group.

History

Prior to its launch, the 87.5 MHz frequency was subsequently acquired by the government through PBS. PBS, through its Director-General Bong Aportadera, appointed Carlo José Villo as the agency's Deputy-Director General and the head of the newly-created FM division.[1][2]

On November 1, 2017, FM1 began its test broadcast in Metro Manila at 1:00 am. A few days later, the station's DJs (mostly poached from Mellow 947 and Tiger22's stations 99.5 Play FM, Wave 89.1, Jam 88.3, Magic 89.9 and 103.5 K-Lite) identified the frequency under the call sign DWFO, subject to approval from the NTC.

On August 1, 2018, FM1 in Davao was launched.[3]

FM1 have bared plans for nationwide expansion by launching provincial stations, with plans of establishing more stations on Cebu City, Cagayan de Oro, Bacolod, Iloilo City, Baguio, Bohol, Boracay, General Santos City, Ilocos Region, Legazpi City, Caraga Region, and Zamboanga City.

Network programming

Segments

  • News You Can Use (syndicated news update from the PBS News)
  • Triple Tap
  • Double Play
  • FM1 Pick of the Week
  • Music Pop-Up
  • OPM Push

Nationwide

  • Sprak Attack (Friday)
  • FM1 Weekly Top 30 (Saturday)
  • Boom-Boom Tastic (Saturday)
  • Sunday Y2K

Manila

  • Morningamajiggy
  • Morning Mishmash
  • Music Mission
  • The Joyride
  • For the Road
    • FM1 Super 5
  • Pajawhamma

FM1 stations

Further information: FM1 stations in the Philippines

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Jasper Marie Oblina-Rucat (August 10, 2016). "Sec Andanar pushes bill to create People's Broadcasting Corp". Philippine Information Agency. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  2. ↑ "PCOO E-Brochure" (PDF). Presidential Communications Operations Office. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Davao welcomes 'first frequency on PH FM'". Edge Davao. August 9, 2018.
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