Radyo Pilipinas Worldwide

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DZRP (Radyo Pilipinas World Service)
Broadcast areaInternational
FrequencySee list
BrandingRadyo Pilipinas World Service (Radio Philippines)
Programming
FormatNews, Talk, Entertainment, Music
Ownership
OwnerPresidential 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
Power250,000 watts
Links
WebcastListen live (via TuneIn)
Websitepbs.gov.ph

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.

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.

History

During the Martial Law era, the National Media Production Center (NMPC) operated its own station Voice of the Philippines (VOP) on 2 frequencies: 920 kHz on AM, and 9.81 MHz on shortwave.

Logo from 2020 to 2022. The latter (RP3) was later reused for 1278kHz's branding.

After EDSA Revolution in 1986, the NMPC and Bureau of Broadcasts (BB) were abolished, led to its stations (including VOP) were reassigned to the newly reinstated PBS. VOP was later rebranded as Radyo Pagasa until in 1987 when the station became Radyo Pilipinas under its own callsign DZRP.

Programming

Available time and frequencies

As of June 2024, Radyo Pilipinas Worldwide is available on the following times (schedule and shortwave frequencies may changed without prior notice):

Language Time (UTC) Time (PHT) Frequencies (Shortwave) Coverage
Filipino Service 17:30 - 19:30 01:30 - 03:30 9.960 MHz, 12.120 MHz, 15.190 MHz Japan, Russia, China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe, Middle East and Northern Africa
English Service 02:00 - 03:30 10:00 - 11:30 12.010 MHz, 15.640 MHz, 17.820 MHz

Radyo Pilipinas' programs can also be heard via live audio streaming in the internet from 11:30pm to noon of the next day PHT.

See also