history of radio in the philippines
History of Philippine Radio
Posted on July 25, 2011 by RadioOnlineNow http://radioonlinenow.com/2011/07/25/history-of-philippine-radio/
Nichols Field (now Villamor Airbase) - First Test Broadcast Originated Here
The First Radio Station in the Philippines
There is a debate on what exactly was the first radio station in the country. In 1924 an American established the first AM radio station KZKZ.
But an archive of radio broadcast histories revealed that in 1922, an American woman named Mrs. Redgrave made a test broadcast using a five-watt transmitter.
While little is known about Redgrave’s experiment, it is believed that the test broadcast made from Nichols field (now Villamor Airbase) could be the very first radio station in the Pearl of the Orient.
First Radio Network
Henry Hermann, founder of the Electrical Supply Company (Manila) gained permission, possibly from local government and the military to operate more than one station. The test broadcasts delivered music over the air to wealthy residents who owned radio receivers.
This network of test broadcasts, however, was summed up into one 100-watt powered AM station bearing the call letters KZKZ on 729 kHz.
Radio Corporation of the Philippines (RCP) later bought KZKZ in October 1924.
RCP expanded in Cebu putting up KZRC (Radio Cebu) in 1929, which is now DYRC.
Branded Radio Programs
All radio programs back in the day were English. They resemble pretty much like those radio shows heard from the continental US. In fact, the sponsorships were also patterned after famous American radio programs like the Listerine Amateur Hour or the Klim Musical Quiz.
Before KBP
Radio stations back then were not regulated until the year 1931. The Radio Control Board was instigated under the US colonial government. The regulating agency took care of the license applications and frequency allocation.
KBP came only in April 7, 1973.
Call Letters from K to D
KZ was used because the Philippines was then a colony
Posted on July 25, 2011 by RadioOnlineNow http://radioonlinenow.com/2011/07/25/history-of-philippine-radio/
Nichols Field (now Villamor Airbase) - First Test Broadcast Originated Here
The First Radio Station in the Philippines
There is a debate on what exactly was the first radio station in the country. In 1924 an American established the first AM radio station KZKZ.
But an archive of radio broadcast histories revealed that in 1922, an American woman named Mrs. Redgrave made a test broadcast using a five-watt transmitter.
While little is known about Redgrave’s experiment, it is believed that the test broadcast made from Nichols field (now Villamor Airbase) could be the very first radio station in the Pearl of the Orient.
First Radio Network
Henry Hermann, founder of the Electrical Supply Company (Manila) gained permission, possibly from local government and the military to operate more than one station. The test broadcasts delivered music over the air to wealthy residents who owned radio receivers.
This network of test broadcasts, however, was summed up into one 100-watt powered AM station bearing the call letters KZKZ on 729 kHz.
Radio Corporation of the Philippines (RCP) later bought KZKZ in October 1924.
RCP expanded in Cebu putting up KZRC (Radio Cebu) in 1929, which is now DYRC.
Branded Radio Programs
All radio programs back in the day were English. They resemble pretty much like those radio shows heard from the continental US. In fact, the sponsorships were also patterned after famous American radio programs like the Listerine Amateur Hour or the Klim Musical Quiz.
Before KBP
Radio stations back then were not regulated until the year 1931. The Radio Control Board was instigated under the US colonial government. The regulating agency took care of the license applications and frequency allocation.
KBP came only in April 7, 1973.
Call Letters from K to D
KZ was used because the Philippines was then a colony