DZLB-AM

DZLB (1116 AM) is a college radio station owned and operated by the University of the Philippines Los Baños through its College of Development Communication. Its studio is located at the DZLB Broadcast Studio, 2nd Floor, College of Development Communication Building, UP Los Baños, Laguna.^[2][3]

DZLB

Los Baños
Broadcast area	Laguna and surrounding areas
Frequency	1116 kHz
Branding	Radyo DZLB 1116
Programming
Language(s)	Filipino, English
Format	College Radio
Ownership
Owner	UPLB College of Development Communication
Sister stations	DZLB-FM
History
First air date	1964[1] (First Airing date) 2008 (Relaunch date)
Former frequencies	1200 kHz (1964–1978)
Call sign meaning	Los Baños
Technical information
Licensing authority	NTC
Power	5,000 watts[1]

It is being used as an experimental radio station of the Department of Development Broadcasting and Telecommunication. Its programming includes music programs and request shows, informative segments and talk shows and School-on-air programs.

History

Radyo DZLB was established in 1964 by the University of the Philippines Los Baños to provide educational programming to rural communities surrounding Los Baños. The station originally broadcast at 1200 kHz with a power of 250 watts. In 1978, the frequency was changed to 1116 kHz.^[1]

DZLB won a KBP Golden Dove Award for Best AM Station in 1994^[4] and a Catholic Mass Media Award for Best Educational Radio Program in 2010.^[5]

In 2005, the station went inactive due to lack of equipment. Three years after, in October 2008, the station went back on-air with a more powerful transmitter & equipment. Since December 1 of the same year, DZLB broadcasts from 6:00AM to 12:00NN, Mondays to Sundays.

Near the end of the first semester of Academic Year 2011-2012, construction for the station's new antenna tower began, causing the station to go off-air. On April 9, 2012, it went back on the air.

See also

• DZUP
• DZLB-FM

References

1. Flor, Alexander G. "ODL for Agricultural Development and Rural Poverty Reduction" (PDF). University of the Philippines. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2006. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
2. Jamias, Juan F. (1975). Readings in Development Communication. University of the Philippines Los Baños. p. 94. OCLC 3021503.
3. Lund-Johansen, Oluf (1978). World Radio and TV Handbook. Cardfont Publishing. p. 352. OCLC 1585571.
4. "ODL for Agri Development" (PDF). University of the Philippines Open University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-30. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
5. "The Envelope: CMMA 2010 Winners". Inquirer.net. Archived from the original on 2010-10-19. Retrieved 2010-10-18.