Radyo Pilipinas World Service

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DZRP (Radyo Pilipinas World Service)
Broadcast areaInternational
Frequency See list
BrandingRadyo Pilipinas World Service (Radio Philippines)
Programming
Format News, Talk, Entertainment, Music
Ownership
Owner Presidential Broadcast Service
RP1 - Radyo Publiko, RP2 - Sports Radio, RP3 - Radyo Magasin, Republika ni Juan, The Capital
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.gov.ph

DZRP - Radyo Pilipinas World Service (formerly known as Voice of the Philippines and 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.

Contents

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. RadyoPilipinasWorldwideRP3-logo.png
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 February 2025, Radyo Pilipinas World Service is available on the following times (schedule and shortwave frequencies may changed without prior notice):

LanguageTime (UTC)Time (PHT)Frequencies (Shortwave)Coverage
Filipino Service17:30 - 19:3001:30 - 03:309.925 MHz, 12.120 MHz, 15.190 MHzJapan, Russia, China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe, Middle East and Northern Africa
English Service02:00 - 03:3010:00 - 11:309.475 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

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