DZMM TeleRadyo

DZMM TeleRadyo (formerly TeleRadyo Serbisyo and also known as simply TeleRadyo) is a Philippine pay television channel owned by Media Serbisyo Production Corporation, a joint venture between Prime Media Holdings (through its subsidiary Philippine Collective Media Corporation) and ABS-CBN Corporation. Its main content provider is ABS-CBN News, and it is available on cable providers throughout the Philippines. DZMM TeleRadyo is also simulcast via The Filipino Channel (TFC) and can be accessed online through its YouTube channel and iWantTFC.

Previously, TeleRadyo was included as a standalone digital subchannel on ABS-CBN TVplus and other digital TV boxes until its discontinuation on November 1, 2022. However, on May 27, 2024, the channel resumed its digital free-to-air broadcast via PRTV Prime Media's feed.

Since its launch in 2007, the channel has simulcast programs from the AM radio station DZMM 630. When DZMM temporarily went off the air on May 5, 2020, due to a cease and desist order from the National Telecommunications Commission, along with its sister stations ABS-CBN, S+A, and MOR Philippines, it was rebranded as TeleRadyo (branded as ABS-CBN TeleRadyo on 2022), with most of DZMM's programming transferring to the channel.

On June 28, 2021, TeleRadyo began broadcasting in high-definition on YouTube and Facebook, while selected shows aired in HD on Kapamilya Channel and The Filipino Channel. The channel rebranded as TeleRadyo Serbisyo on June 30, 2023, coinciding with the launch of its radio counterpart Radyo 630, under the joint venture of Prime Media and ABS-CBN.

On May 29, 2025, the channel reverted to DZMM TeleRadyo, coinciding with the relaunch of its iconic callsign in its radio counterpart, replacing DWPM Radyo 630.

An international feed is available worldwide as part of TFC premium channels via cable, satellite, iWantTFC, and TFC IPTV.

History

Under ABS-CBN (2007–2023)

Conceptualization of what would become DZMM TeleRadyo started in 2006 after Gabby Lopez and other ABS-CBN top brass conducted a business trip to South Korea. As recounted by Lopez himself and Peter Musñgi in the 2016 DZMM documentary ''30 / 630: Kwento ng Tatlong Dekada'', the top brass were initially apprehensive about an idea of visually streaming the radio station on TV in fear of driving radio listeners away, but key points made during the business trip secured enough reason for the group to relent and push the concept. In January 2007, Marah Capuyan - who later on became DZMM's station manager - was tasked to plan, procure and place the necessary lighting within a one month deadline

Test broadcasts began in February of 2007 until the channel was formally launched on April 12.

Features

DZMM TeleRadyo featured a simulcast of DZMM's radio programs as well as a live video feed of the radio booth itself. As a result, viewers can hear DZMM 630, and see the people currently in the studio speaking on air, or in the case of special live occasions, live video footage simulcast on the radio station can be also seen with clearer audio provided from the feed. Musical programs on the station was either supplemented with pictures of artists (during '' Yesterday'') or random pictures instead of the studio scenes which was the case during ''Moonlight Serenade''.

Content during commercial breaks on cable TV was separate from the advertisement inventory of the radio station. The channel, however, simulcasts the Three O' Clock prayer and the station ID, as well as the station's sign-on and sign-off sequence.

In cases when the radio feed will air programming only dedicated to theirs which first occurred during the UAAP men's basketball Finals coverage from 2013 to 2014 and during the various legs of the ''PiliPinas Debates 2016'', regularly-scheduled programming will continue for TeleRadyo viewers until the coverage for radio ends.

From June 19, 2017 to March 18, 2020, DZMM set-up an additional studio sets for its radio programs such as ''Sakto'', ''Good Vibes'', ''Todo-Todo Walang Preno'' and ''On The Spot'' as part of the station's plans to convert into a full-fledged news channel. From October 26, 2020 to June 29, 2023, ''Sakto'' was the last program to use this studio. On the latter date, many of the channel's programs used this studio to coincide with the final broadcast of the ABS-CBN-owned TeleRadyo after 6 years of use.

On March 18, 2020, DZMM 630 and TeleRadyo began to share channel space with its sister English-language news network ABS-CBN News Channel as part of the larger ABS-CBN News coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic every Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays; with ANC's relay of DZMM programs on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. This arrangement ended on April 20, however, ANC's hook-up on TeleRadyo continues during the overnight graveyard slot.

On June 26, 2021, TeleRadyo updated its lower-third graphics as the channel migrated to high-definition television broadcast online. However, the feed still used a 4:3 aspect ratio, but is stretched in an anamorphic vision format.

COVID-19 pandemic and ABS-CBN shutdown

Due to a skeletal workforce imposed by the network at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, DZMM TeleRadyo and Radyo Patrol 630 began to simulcast ANC newscasts and programs and vice versa from March 19, 2020. However, the simulcast for the radio counterpart would break-away with a hook-up of MOR 101.9 from 10:00 pm until 4:30 am, temporarily replacing ''Showbuzz'', ''Dr. Love Radio Show'', ''Moonlight Serenade'' and ''Gising Pilipinas''. On April 1, given the decision to vacate the studios for the self-quarantine of many of the staff and the disinfection measures after being exposed to two suspected coronavirus cases, the channel provisionally broadcast ANC programming round the clock (with a 10:00 pm breakaway for radio as had been the case). Regular broadcasts resumed a day later on April 2.

On May 5, 2020, DZMM TeleRadyo rebranded simply as TeleRadyo after the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) issued a cease-and-desist order against its radio counterpart and other ABS-CBN free TV and radio stations nationwide. The last program to air on May 5 was '' S.R.O.'', which was supposed to air until 11:00 pm ( PST) but ended broadcasts at 8:20 pm instead. Most DZMM TeleRadyo programming resumed on May 8 at 5:00 am (PST) where the old DZMM TeleRadyo logo appeared as a secondary logo (and as a bumper logo) beginning midday, with the TeleRadyo logo being primary.

On May 10, 2020, TeleRadyo's refurbished logo and bumper began to be used full-time.

On May 15, 2020, ANC stopped its simulcast with TeleRadyo and it was replaced by the overnight replay of programs aired earlier in the day. The said channel's simulcast resumed on August 23, 2021 until June 29, 2023.

On May 27, 2020, the channel's primary bumper was updated.

Return to digital television via ZOE TV

On May 27, 2022, TeleRadyo returned on digital free TV via ZOE TV's digital channel space, coinciding with the second year anniversary of the rebrand, albeit its broadcast hours were from 5:30 am to 10:00 pm on weekdays and 6:00 am to 10:00 pm on weekends (PST), due to their subchannel rental agreement with ZOE Broadcasting Network with its official launch on June 1, 2022. TeleRadyo's 24-hour broadcast still remained on cable, satellite, iWantTFC, TFC, and TFC IPTV (while airing their 2006 version of the Philippine National Anthem every Monday mornings at 5:30 am (PST)).

After 5 months, TeleRadyo was pulled out from digital free TV for the second time on November 1, 2022, after ABS-CBN and ZOE decided not to renew their licensing contract for the airing of the channel as one of A2Z's digital subchannels. It was subsequently replaced by Light TV.

Proposed closure; relaunch under new management

On May 23, 2023, ABS-CBN Corporation announced that TeleRadyo would cease its operations effective June 30 of the same year, in order to cut further financial losses caused by the loss of the company's broadcast franchise. 70 employees of TeleRadyo would be laid off ABS-CBN by June 29, a day before the final broadcast of TeleRadyo's live programs.

In addition, ABS-CBN entered into a joint venture agreement with Prime Media Holdings, Inc., owned by House Speaker and Leyte first district Representative Martin Romualdez to produce and supply various programs including news content to broadcasters and third-party entities including the PMHI-owned Philippine Collective Media Corporation, operator of the Favorite Music Radio network. ABS-CBN would hold a minority stake in the new venture. Among the plans for ABS-CBN and Prime Media's joint venture is the possible revival of DZMM on its original frequency of 630 KHz.

Under Prime Media and ABS-CBN (since 2023)

However, a few days prior to the supposed closure of the channel, ABS-CBN decided not to push through with the planned date and instead decided to continue to broadcast under the new management led by the Prime Media/ABS-CBN joint venture ''Media Serbisyo Production Corporation'', coinciding with the resumption of broadcasts on 630 KHz as DWPM. ABS-CBN-owned TeleRadyo signed off for the last time on June 29, 2023 at 10:15 pm, and was relaunched as TeleRadyo Serbisyo the following day, in conjunction with the launch of DWPM Radyo 630 (both under joint-venture of Prime Media and ABS-CBN). A day prior to the launch, hosts of several TeleRadyo programs hinformed their viewers to tune-in to the new station the next day.

On May 21, 2025, Radyo 630 and TeleRadyo Serbisyo began airing teasers that featured theme music and stingers used by DZMM, indicating the station's future rebranding to adopt the ethos of its predecessor. The teaser was released amidst the station's reutilization of the defunct DZMM TeleRadyo Facebook page since February, fuelling reports of Media Serbisyo Production Corporation's incurring losses due to lack of advertisers, and plans of its owners ABS-CBN and PCMC to boost funding for the station.

On May 29, 2025, the channel dropped the TeleRadyo Serbisyo branding after finishing the ''TV Patrol'' simulcast, and reverted back as DZMM TeleRadyo simultaneously with its radio counterpart at 8:00PM, reviving the iconic brand after 5 years of inactivity. Its simulcast block on PRTV Prime Media was not affected by the rebranding.

Simulcast on digital free TV via Prime TV

On May 27, 2024, several TeleRadyo Serbisyo programs commenced airing on digital free TV via PRTV Prime Media, a subchannel on BEAM TV operated by the PCMC, which is also aired nationally on Cignal TV, thereby resuming direct satellite broadcasts of the channel since the end of TeleRadyo broadcasts on the Sky Direct service in 2020, coupled with an earlier successful introduction of satellite broadcasts on GSat in February.

Programming

See also

* A2Z
* ABS-CBN (inactive channel)
* Kapamilya Channel
* DZMM Radyo Patrol 630 (ABS-CBN's AM radio station under joint venture with Prime Media Holdings)
* ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs (ABS-CBN's news division)
* ABS-CBN News Channel (a 24-hour English-language cable news channel)
* DWPM Radyo 630 (defunct AM radio station)
* PRTV Prime Media

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