DWPM

Radio station in Metro Manila, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

DWPM (630 AM), broadcasting as Radyo 630, is a radio station owned by Philippine Collective Media Corporation and operated conjointly with ABS-CBN Corporation under Media Serbisyo Production Corporation.[1] The station's studio is located at the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Sgt. Esguerra Avenue, corner of Mother Ignacia Street, Barangay South Triangle, Diliman, Quezon City; its transmitter is located along F. Navarette Street, Barangay Panghulo, Obando, Bulacan.[2]

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Radyo 630 (DWPM)
Broadcast areaMega Manila and surrounding areas
Frequency630 kHz (C-QUAM)
BrandingRadyo 630
Programming
LanguageFilipino
FormatNews, Public affairs, Talk
AffiliationsABS-CBN News
TeleRadyo Serbisyo
PRTV Prime Media
Favorite Music Radio
Ownership
OwnerPhilippine Collective Media Corporation
OperatorMedia Serbisyo Production Corporation
(joint venture of Philippine Collective Media Corporation and ABS-CBN Corporation)
FM Radio 92.3
History
First air date
June 30, 2023 (2023-06-30)
Call sign meaning
Prime Media Holdings
Para sa Mamamayan
(current branding)
Technical information
Licensing authority
NTC
ClassA (clear frequency)
Power50,000 watts
Links
WebcastListen live (Local feed)
Listen live (via TuneIn) (International feed)
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The frequency was previously assigned to DZMM, a radio station run by ABS-CBN. Meanwhile, the call letters was previously used by an FM radio station run by the Marikina local government at 90.3 FM from October 1992 to 1994.[3]

Selected programming is also simulcast on its television counterpart TeleRadyo Serbisyo (on cable and digital TV via PRTV Prime Media), and on selected FM Radio stations nationwide.

History

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On May 23, 2023, ABS-CBN Corporation announced in its press release that the company will enter into a joint venture agreement with Prime Media Holdings, Inc., owned by House Speaker Representative Martin Romualdez, to produce and supply various programs including news content to broadcasters and third-party entities including the PMHI-owned Philippine Collective Media Corporation, operator of the Favorite Music Radio FM radio network. Among the plans for ABS-CBN and Prime Media's joint venture is the possible revival of DZMM on its frequency 630 kHz.[4][5]

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Logo in 2023.

On June 26, 2023, 630 kHz conducted a test broadcast under the DWPM callsign.[6][2]

The station made its soft launch on June 30, 2023, as Radyo 630.[7] A day prior to the launch, hosts of several programs from ABS-CBN's Filipino cable news channel TeleRadyo has informed their viewers to tune-in to the new station the next day. Its soft launch coincided with the relaunch of TeleRadyo as TeleRadyo Serbisyo, which is also now handled under the Prime Media/ABS-CBN joint-venture management.[8] It had its official launch on July 17, with the debut of its afternoon and evening programs.[9][10] On August 5, the station introduced its weekend afternoon and evening programs to the station's programming grid. On March 4, 2024, the station introduced its weekday early morning programming, while it introduced its early morning weekend programs 5 days later on March 9.

On July 1, 2024, coinciding with the anniversary of the relaunch, the station had a minor schedule revamp and expanded its programming to round-the-clock.

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