Rajah Broadcasting Network

Not to be confused with RPTV (TV channel).

Rajah Broadcasting Network (RJ Broadcasting Group)

Company type	Privately held company
Industry	Broadcast television and radio network
Founded	1963 (radio broadcasts) May 3, 1993 (1993-05-03) (television broadcasts)
Founder	Ramon "RJ" Jacinto
Headquarters	Ventures I Bldg., Makati Ave. cor. Gen. Luna St., Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines
Area served	Nationwide
Key people	Ramon "RJ" Jacinto (Chairman Emeritus) Erlinda Legaspi (Vice President) Beatriz "Bea" Jacinto-Colamonici (Senior Vice President) Nadine Jacinto (Executive Producer For RJ Productions)
Parent	RJ Broadcasting Group
Website	www.rjplanet.com

RJTV

Type	Broadcast television network
Branding	RJ DigiTV
Country	Philippines
Headquarters	Ventures I Bldg., Makati Ave. cor. Gen. Luna St., Makati, Metro Manila
Broadcast area	Nationwide
Owner	Rajah Broadcasting Network
Launch date	May 3, 1993 (1993-05-03)
Picture format	NTSC 16:9 (1080p HDTV)
Official website	www.rjplanet.com
Language	English Filipino
Replaced	2nd Avenue

Rajah Broadcasting Network, Inc. (which stands for RAmon JAcinto Holdings) is a Philippine television and radio network owned by guitarist-singer-businessman Ramon "RJ" Jacinto. The network's studio headquarters is located at Ventures I Building, Makati Avenue cor. General Luna Street, Makati, Metro Manila.

About

The RJ Group was founded by Ramon “RJ” Jacinto. His grandfather, Dr. Nicanor Jacinto, founded the Philippine Bank of Commerce, which was the first Filipino-owned private bank, and RJ's father, Don Fernando P. Jacinto founded the steel industry in the country—Jacinto Steel and Iligan Integrated Steel Mills, which are now known as National Steel.

At the age of 15, RJ Enterprises pioneered in multi-track recording in the Philippines, utilizing the first three multi-track Ampex in Southeast Asia.

After the EDSA People Power Revolution on February 25, 1986, RJ came home from exile on March 5, 1986, and the new democratic regime returned the family properties and his radio stations. Those assets were seized and operated by the military for 14.5 years.

RJ's radio station, DZRJ, became the voice of the democratic revolution, known as Radyo Bandido, and was the recipient of freedom awards after that.

RJ immediately expanded his radio stations and started many businesses after that, making up for lost time.

Today, the RJ Group is composed of broadcasting, entertainment, and music store enterprises.

This includes a nationwide network of 11 total FM and AM radio stations and a TV station, RJ DigiTV, which is carried nationwide by the cable networks, and in Metro Manila via Digital Terrestrial Television. The RJ broadcasting group is known to be the prime movers of locally produced music, discovering many talents from the 60s on, who have become name-brand entertainers in the Philippine music scene.

RJ FM 100.3, the flagship radio station of the group, plays the greatest and the latest hits from five decades, packaging it as three songs in a row. Following the same format, it is the most successful radio station whose musical playlist is defined not by genre, but by sound. Its programming format has been popularly lauded as a groundbreaking formula and is streamed 24 hours a day via Facebook, on the web and through the radio. Its primary markets are the movers and shakers, decision makers, and upwardly mobile youth. RJ FM DJs, namely Steve O’Neal and Renen de Guia, owner of Ovation Productions, have become major producers and promoters of the biggest and hottest concerts in the Philippines.

Franchise renewal

On October 9, 2018, in accordance with current constitutional rules, it was granted a 25-year legislative franchise under Republic Act No. 8104 that was approved by the House of Representatives and by the Senate. ^[1] On August 31, 2019, Rajah Broadcasting Network, Inc.'s franchise to construct, install, operate and maintain commercial radio and TV broadcasting stations was renewed by virtue of Republic Act No. 11414 signed by President Rodrigo Duterte. ^[2]

TV Stations

RJTV

Analog

Branding	Callsign	Ch. #	Power	Station Type	Transmitter Site (Coverage)
RJTV Davao	DXRS	23	5 kW	Relay	Davao (Davao Region)

Digital

RJTV's upcoming expansion of digital terrestrial television will be announced soon as possible in other key regional areas nationwide.

Branding	Callsign	Ch. #	Frequency	Power	Station Type	Area of Coverage
RJTV Manila	DZRJ	29	563.143 MHz	2.5 kW	Originating	Metro Manila

Cable/Satellite

Cable/Satellite	Ch. #	Coverage
Cablelink	102	Metro Manila
Sky Cable	19	Metro Manila
Cignal	28	Nationwide
G Sat	68	Nationwide
SatLite	29	Nationwide
LeyteNet	18	Tacloban City, Leyte (former)
Parasat	112	Regional

Radio Stations

List of radio stations. ^{[3] [4]}

AM Stations

Branding	Callsign	Frequency	Power	Coverage
Radyo Bandido	DZRJ	810 kHz	50 kW	Mega Manila

FM Stations

Branding	Callsign	Frequency	Power	Station Type	Location
RJFM Manila	DZRJ	100.3 MHz	25 kW	Originating	Metro Manila
RJFM Baguio	DWDJ	91.1 MHz	5 kW	Relay	Baguio
RJFM Tuguegarao	DWRJ	96.5 MHz	5 kW	Relay	Tuguegarao
RJFM Palawan	DZJR	99.1 MHz	5 kW	Relay	Puerto Princesa
RJFM Iloilo	DYNJ	98.3 MHz	10 kW	Relay	Iloilo City
RJFM Bacolod	DYFJ	99.9 MHz	10 kW	Relay	Bacolod
RJFM Cebu	DYRJ	100.3 MHz	20 kW	Relay	Cebu City
RJFM Cagayan de Oro	DXRJ	88.5 MHz	10 kW	Relay	Cagayan de Oro
RJFM Iligan	DXQJ	88.7 MHz	5 kW	Relay	Iligan
RJFM Davao	DXDJ	100.3 MHz	20 kW	Relay	Davao City

Defunct/Inactive Stations

Callsign	Frequency	Location	Notes
DYRJ	1152 kHz	Iloilo City	Migrated to FM in 1980.
DXRJ	1476 kHz	Iligan	Went off the air in 2013. Migrated to FM in 2015.
—	99.9 MHz	General Santos	Went off the air in the late 90s.
	100.3 MHz	Zamboanga City

Cable/DTV channels

Radyo Bandido TV

Main article: DZRJ-AM § Radyo Bandido TV

Radyo Bandido TV is a Tagalog-language news/talk channel of Rajah Broadcasting Network. The channel predominantly airs simulcasts of DZRJ 810 AM programs. The channel launched on September 16, 2019. Radyo Bandido TV started its official broadcasting on October 15, 2019.

RJ Rock TV

Main article: DZRJ-DTV § RJ Rock TV

RJ Rock TV is a music and entertainment cable/terrestrial television channel operated by Rajah Broadcasting Network. It was launched on September 1, 2019.

Other assets

Divisions

• RJ Group of Companies

Films and studios

• RJ Academy of Music
• RJ Productions
• RJ Recording Studios
• RJ Guitar Center
• RJ Bistro
• RJ Shop
• RJ Electronics

Other properties

• Jacinto Color Steel Inc.

Productions and affiliates

• The Philippine Star
• Daily Tribune
• VOA
• BBC
• Jesus is Our Shield Worldwide Ministries (Oras ng Himala)
• TV Maria

Defunct

• 2nd Avenue
• 8TriMedia Broadcasting Network

References

1. Republic Act No. 8104 (July 9, 1995), An Act Renewing the Franchise Granted to the Rajah Broadcasting Network, Incorporated, to Construct, Maintain and Operate Radio Broadcasting Stations and Stations for Television in the Philippines, Under Republic Act Numbered Forty-five Hundred and Five, to Another Twenty-five Years From the Date of the Effectivity of This Act, Lawphil, retrieved August 14, 2024
2. Republic Act No. 11414 (August 22, 2019), An Act Renewing for Another Twenty Five (25) Years the Franchise Granted to Rajah Broadcasting Network, Inc. to Construct, Install, Establish, Operate and Maintain Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations in the Philippines Under Republic Act Numbered Forty Five Hundred and Five, as Amended by Republic Act Numbered Eighty One Hundred and Four, Lawphil, retrieved August 14, 2024
3. "NTC AM Radio Stations via FOI website" (PDF). foi.gov.ph. August 17, 2019.
4. "NTC FM Stations via FOI website" (PDF). foi.gov.ph. August 17, 2019.

External links

• Official website