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DWLL
DWLL (94.7 FM broadcasting, FM), branded as Mellow 94.7 BFM (Best Friend Mo!), is a radio station owned by FBS Radio Network and operated by Prage Management Corporation. Its studios and transmitter are located in Unit 908, Paragon Plaza Building, Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, EDSA, Mandaluyong. History 1973–2006: Mellow Touch The station began its broadcast in 1973 as WLL 94.7 or Mellow Touch 94.7. It is the Philippines' pioneering Easy listening, easy-listening radio station that only relied on spinners and a newscaster in its programming. While most radio stations' format at that time was predominantly strident, Mellow Touch capitalized on a "more music, less talk" programming strategy. This formula proved successful as other radio stations followed suit after the fact. It has, since, established itself as the station for relaxing and feel-good music. At that time, their studios were located at the now-demolished Philippine Communications Center building (PHILCOMCEN) in P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Prage Management Corporation
Prage Management Corporation is a Philippines-based mass media outlet. Founded in 2018, the company owns the tabloid newspaper ''Abante'', and multiple digital news websites including ''Politiko'', ''Bilyonaryo'' and ''Abogado''. History Prior to the formation of Prage, Politiko was launched in 2014. Prage was founded in 2018 as a start-up led by seasoned journalists, former Presidential Communications Operations Office Undersecretary Rey Marfil, former ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'' senior reporter, Gil Cabacungan, Jr., and a group of investors. Assets ''Politiko'' ''Politiko'', under its website Politics.com.ph, is a joint co-ownership of Prage and MCD Multimedia Corporation. The website focuses on politics-related news and current events. ''Abante'' ''Abante'' and its sister publication ''Abante Tonite'' are tabloid newspapers published daily. Prage acquired the tabloid newspapers from Monica Publishing Corporation of the Macasaet family in October 2017. ''Bilyonaryo'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
FBS Radio Network
FBS Radio Network is a Media in the Philippines, Philippine broadcasting company. Its corporate office is located at Unit 908, Paragon Plaza, EDSA cor. Reliance St., Mandaluyong. 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-AM, DWBL. A year later, FBS established its FM station DWLL, which is later on known as Mellow Touch. Radio personalities such as Butch Gonzales, Rudolph Rivera, and newscaster Ernie Fresnido 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 (Dagupan) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mellow 947
DWLL (94.7 FM), branded as Mellow 94.7 BFM (Best Friend Mo!), is a radio station owned by FBS Radio Network and operated by Prage Management Corporation. Its studios and transmitter are located in Unit 908, Paragon Plaza Building, EDSA, Mandaluyong. History 1973–2006: Mellow Touch The station began its broadcast in 1973 as WLL 94.7 or Mellow Touch 94.7. It is the Philippines' pioneering easy-listening radio station that only relied on spinners and a newscaster in its programming. While most radio stations' format at that time was predominantly strident, Mellow Touch capitalized on a "more music, less talk" programming strategy. This formula proved successful as other radio stations followed suit after the fact. It has, since, established itself as the station for relaxing and feel-good music. At that time, their studios were located at the now-demolished Philippine Communications Center building (PHILCOMCEN) in Pasig. Former DWBL disc jockey Butch Gonzales provided pre-reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
DWTM
DWTM (89.9 FM), on-air as Magic 89.9, is a radio station owned and operated by Quest Broadcasting Incorporated. It serves as the flagship station of Magic Nationwide and the flagship partner station of Tiger 22 Media. The station's studios and transmitter are located at Unit 907, 9th floor, Paragon Plaza, EDSA cor. Reliance St., Mandaluyong. This station operates daily from 5:30 am to 12 mn. History 1980s: Early programming and "The Battle of the Radios" trend The station began its regular operations on February 14, 1986, under the ownership of the CDC Radio Network, Inc. (also known as Central Development Communications), and broadcasting from the now-demolished Philippine Communications Center building (PHILCOMCEN) in Pasig, starting with a 10 on-air crew led by Bernie Buenaseda, known on-air as "Burning Bernie". It became a witness to history unfolding before the Filipinos as the station was also started 11 days before the late Corazon "Cory" Aquino became pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Epifanio De Los Santos Avenue
Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, commonly referred to by its acronym EDSA (), is a major circumferential road around Manila, the capital city of the Philippines. It passes through 6 of Metro Manila's 17 local government units or cities, namely, from north to south, Caloocan, Quezon City, San Juan, Mandaluyong, Makati, and Pasay. Named after academic Epifanio de los Santos, the section of the road from Balintawak Interchange in Quezon City to Magallanes Interchange in Makati connects the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and South Luzon Expressway (SLEX). The avenue passes through the major financial districts of the metropolis which are Triangle Park, Araneta City, Ortigas Center, Makati CBD, and Bay City. It is the longest and the most congested highway in the metropolis, stretching some . Structure The entire avenue forms part of Circumferential Road 4 (C-4) of Metro Manila's arterial road network, National Route 1 (N1) of the Philippine highway network and Asian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
DWSS-AM
DWSS (1494 AM), broadcasting as DWAR Abante Radyo, is a radio station owned by Supreme Broadcasting System and operated by Prage Management Corporation. The station's studio is located at #25 Naranghita Street, Project 2, Quezon City, while its transmitter is located along Coloong 1 Rd., Brgy. Coloong, Valenzuela City. Several programs of ''Abante Radyo'' are also aired on Abante RadyoTV on SkyCable Channel 85, and on its digital streaming channel Abante News Online on YouTube and Facebook. Profile The station was established by Masscom Network of the National Council of Churches in the Philippines in 1975 as DWEE. Back then, it was situated on 1380 kHz. In November 1978, it transferred to 1494 kHz due to the adoption of the 9-kHz spacing for medium wave stations per the Geneva Frequency Plan of 1975 (aka GE75), and changed its call letters to DWXY. Sometime in 1980, it was acquired by RADIO Inc. ( Radio Corporation of the Philippines) and changed its call letters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
DWBL-AM
DWBL (1242 AM broadcasting, 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 corner Reliance Street, Mandaluyong, while its transmitter is located along Coloong 1 Road, Barangay Coloong, Valenzuela, Metro Manila, Valenzuela City. It broadcasts daily from 4:30 AM to midnight. History DWBL was initially known as WBL and carried a Contemporary Hit Radio, Top 40 format during the Martial Law era. At that time, it was the top-rated radio station in Metro Manila. Willy "Hillbilly Willy" Inong, Rudolph Rivera, Bernie Buenaseda, Orlando S. Mercado, Noli de Castro and Mike Enriquez were among the roster of personalities who worked with the station. In mid-1985, when most of the jocks moved to DWKC-FM and formed WKC, Buenaseda remained on air, but left after a few months to set up DWTM, WTM 89.9. The following year, DWBL reformatted into a talk station, offering brokered programming. In Apr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mandaluyong
Mandaluyong ( ; ), officially the City of Mandaluyong (, ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly-urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 425,758 people. Located directly east of Manila, Mandaluyong was originally a barrio of Santa Ana, Manila, Santa Ana de Sapa (now a district of Manila) called San Felipe Neri. It separated and became its own town in 1841, and later acquired the name Mandaluyong in 1931 during the History of the Philippines (1898–1946), American occupation. In 1994, it became the first municipality of Metro Manila to become a city since the metropolis' establishment in 1975. At present, it is known for the Ortigas Center, a commercial and business center that it also shares with the city of Pasig. Notable institutions and establishments in the city include the Asian Development Bank, the headquarters of Banco de Oro and San Miguel Corporation and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bilyonaryo News Channel
Bilyonaryo News Channel is a Philippine free-to-air and pay television news channel based in Quezon City, Philippines and it is currently owned by the Prage Management Corporation, the company behind business news website '' Bilyonaryo'' and other media platforms including Politiko and Abante. BNC's programming is mainly composed of business, economy, and corporate shows, talk shows, newscasts and lifestyle shows hosted by former personalties of ABS-CBN News, CNN Philippines, Al Jazeera and other networks. Prior to the launch of BNC, Bilyonaryo.com first ventured into television production through ''Usapang Bilyonaryo'', a 30-minute business talk show formerly aired on CNN Philippines. Programs *''It's a Beautiful Day!'' *''At the Forefront'' *''Business 360 with Maiki Oreta'' *''Trade Talks'' *''NewsFeed'' **''NewsFeed @ Noon'' **''NewsFeed @ 2 pm'' **''NewsFeed Weekend'' *''Snow Bomb'' *''Business Brief'' *''Follow The Money'' *''Agenda'' (Bilyonaryo News Channel' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
DWOW
DWOW (103.5 FM broadcasting, FM), on-air as All Radio 103.5, is a radio station owned and operated by the Advanced Media Broadcasting System. Its studios are located at the AMBS Media Center, 2nd Floor, Starmalls, Starmall EDSA Shaw, EDSA cor. Shaw Blvd., Mandaluyong, and its transmitter is located at Unit 906A, Paragon Plaza Building, EDSA cor. Reliance St., Mandaluyong. The station operates daily from 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM. History 1979–1986: DPI Radio The frequency was originally owned by the government of the Philippines through the Philippine Broadcasting Service, Department of Public Information. It began its broadcast on December 18, 1979, under the call letters DWIM-FM. It was then a simulcast station of DZRB-AM, DPI Radio 1 710 kHz, which aired music and news. 1986–1995: DWCS In 1986, when DPI Radio 1 moved to DWFT, 104.3 MHz, the frequency was sold to the Archdiocese of Manila through Catholic Media Network, Global Broadcasting System (which would acquire DZRV-AM, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Love Song
A love song is a song about love, falling in love, heartbreak after a breakup, and the feelings that these experiences bring. Love songs can be found in a variety of different music genres. They can come in various formats, from sad and emotional pieces to fast songs that only have a faint love theme and major on the sound and popularity. History Love songs have existed for many years and can be found in the histories and cultures of most societies, though their ubiquity is a modern phenomenon. The oldest known love song is the love song of Shu-Sin, which was discovered in the library of Ashurbanipal in Mesopotamia. It was about both romantic and erotic love. Prior to the discovery of the love song of Shu-Sin, Solomon's Song of Songs from the Bible was considered the oldest love song. Early history There are several theories about the origin of music in a general sense. According to Charles Darwin, it has to do with the choice of partner between woman and man (women choose m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Adult Top 40
The Adult Pop Airplay (formerly known as Adult Pop Songs and Adult Top 40) chart is published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine and ranks "the most popular adult top 40 as based on radio airplay detections measured by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems." It is a format in which the genre is geared more towards an adult audience who are not into hard rock, hip hop, or soft adult contemporary fare. The main genres within this format are a mix of soft and energetic adult contemporary music alongside adult alternative rock and adult-oriented pop music. It is not to be confused with adult contemporary where rather lesser-known and more ballad-driven songs are played. The current number-one song on the chart is " Ordinary" by Alex Warren. History The chart was first published in the March 16, 1996, issue of ''Billboard''; however, historically, the chart's introduction was in October 1995, when it began as a test chart. The Adult Top 40 chart was formed following a split of the "Hot A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
