FBS Radio Network is a Philippine

national broadcaster Public broadcasting involves radio, television and other electronic media outlets whose primary mission is public service. Public broadcasters receive funding from diverse sources including license fees, individual contributions, public financing ...

, radio broadcast network. with offices and broadcast headquarters located in

Mandaluyong Mandaluyong, officially the City of Mandaluyong ( fil, Lungsod ng Mandaluyong), is a first class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 425,758 people. Loca ...

Metro Manila Metropolitan Manila (often shortened as Metro Manila; fil, Kalakhang Maynila), officially the National Capital Region (NCR; fil, link=no, Pambansang Punong Rehiyon), is the capital region, seat of government and one of three List of metrop ...

. Its flagship station is Mellow 947, while its AM stations are DWBL 1242 and DWSS 1494.

History

Leonida "Nida" Laki-Vera and her husband Luis Vera began their broadcast business as the Freedom Broadcasting System (FBS) in the 1970s. FBS launched its first station

DWBL DWBL (1242 AM) is a radio station owned and operated by FBS Radio Network in the Philippines. The station's studio is located at Unit 908, Paragon Plaza, EDSA cor. Reliance Street, Mandaluyong, while its transmitter is located along Coloong 1 ...

. A year later, FBS established its FM station

DWLL DWLL (94.7 FM), broadcasting as Mellow 94.7 is a radio station owned and operated by FBS Radio Network. The station's studio and transmitter are located at Unit 908, Paragon Plaza Building, EDSA, Mandaluyong. It broadcasts daily from 6:00 AM t ...

94.7 (Mellow Touch). Radio personalities such as Butch Gonzales, Rudolph Rivera, and newscaster Ernie Fresnido who worked for DWBL and Mellow Touch throughout the late 70s. As time passed by towards the 1990s, the couple transferred the ownership of FBS to their children, namely Luis Jr. ("Luigi") and Lena. To coincide their business, the network dropped its legal name and became FBS Radio Network. Under the new owners, FBS expanded the Mellow Touch network in key provincial cities. In 2004, FBS sold its two respective stations

DWKT DWKT (90.3 FM), broadcasting as 90.3 Energy FM, is a radio station owned and operated by Ultrasonic Broadcasting System. Its offices, studios and transmitter are located at the 4th floor, Duque Tiongson Bldg., A.B. Fernandez Ave., Dagupan, in th ...

(Dagupan) and DYLL (Cebu) to

Ultrasonic Broadcasting System Ultrasonic Broadcasting System, Inc. (UBSI) is a Philippine radio network owned by the SYSU Group of Companies, a conglomerate owned by the Sy family. UBSI owns a number of FM stations across the country under the Energy FM brand. History UBSI ...

History

FBS Radio Stations

AM stations

FM stations

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