Radyo Pilipinas Worldwide
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DZRP - Radyo Pilipinas World Service (also known as Voice of the Philippines, then known as Radyo Pagasa) is a shortwave radio station broadcasting outside the Philippines. Owned by the Presidential Broadcast Service under the Presidential Communications Group, the station is operated from Mondays to Sundays 1:30 AM to 11:30 AM PHT (17:30-03:30 UTC) 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 Voice of America in Tinang, Concepcion, Tarlac for its broadcast purposes.
Broadcast area | International |
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Frequency | See list |
Branding | Radyo Pilipinas World Service (Radio Philippines) |
Programming | |
Format | News, Talk, Entertainment, Music |
Ownership | |
Owner | Presidential Broadcast Service |
RP1, RP2, RP3, FM1, FM2 | |
History | |
First air date | 1972 |
Former frequencies | AM: 920 kHz (1972–1978) SW: 9.810 MHz (1970s) |
Call sign meaning | Radyo Pilipinas Radyo Pagasa (former name) Republic of the Philippines |
Technical information | |
Power | 250,000 watts |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen live (via TuneIn) |
Website | pbs |
As PBS made a rebranding of its flagship network Radyo ng Bayan and station DZSR into Radyo Pilipinas by 2017, the shortwave station remains unchanged but added "Worldwide" (later "World Service") to its name to avert confusion.