DWFO

DWFO (87.5 FM1)
City	Quezon City
Broadcast area	Metro Manila, and surrounding areas; Nationwide (planning stage)
Branding	87.5 FM1
Slogan	Your Hit Music Nation!; Forever Young!; The First Frequency on the Philippine FM Band
Frequency	87.5 MHz
First air date	November 1, 2017 (test broadcast)
Format	Top 40 (CHR)
Power	1,000 watts
ERP	5,000 watts
Class	A, B and C
Callsign meaning	FM One
Owner	Philippine Broadcasting Service
Sister stations	RP1 738, RP2 918, 104.3 FM2, RP Worldwide
Webcast	87.5 FM1 LIVE Audio
Website	FM1.ph; 87.5 FM1 (via PBS website)

"FM1 (radio station)" redirects here. For other uses, see FM1.

DWFO (87.5 FM), broadcasting as FM1, is a radio station in the Metro Manila area, offering with a Top 40 format. This station is owned and operated by the government of the Philippines through the Philippine Broadcasting Service (PBS) under the Presidential Communications Group. Its studios and transmitter are located at the 4th Floor, Philippine Information Agency Building, Visayas Avenue, Quezon City. It operates daily from 5:00 am to 12:00 mn. FM1 is currently on a low-powered test broadcast.

The station is expected to launch by the end of 2017 or by early 2018.^{[citation needed]}

History[edit | edit source]

Prior history[edit | edit source]

Prior to the PBS's acquisition, the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) asked the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to reserve the said frequency for local campuses (including Angelicum College, where they own the said frequency under the call letters DWAC-FM) due to multiple reports that some others will use the latter frequency for commercial purposes.^[2] Also, a few religious and community groups operated the frequency with a low-powered signal enough to cover its main target area.

Acquisition by PBS[edit | edit source]

Radio veteran Rizal "Bong" Aportadera, Jr. (Sonny B) was appointed by Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Sec. Martin Andanar as the Director General of PBS in July 2016. A month later, Carlo Villo (Carlo José) was then appointed by Aportadera as the agency's Deputy Director and head of the new FM division. Villo serves as the program director for FM1, as well as its sister station 104.3 FM2.

In an official statement by PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar, the PBS acquired the 87.5 MHz frequency and was later approved by the NTC.^[1]^[3]^[4]

On November 1, 2017, at 1:00am, FM1 began its test broadcast. A few days later, the station's DJs identified the frequency under the call sign DWFO, though the call sign assignments are still pending approval from the NTC.

References[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Jasper Marie Oblina-Rucat (August 10, 2016). "Sec Andanar pushes bill to create People’s Broadcasting Corp". Philippine Information Agency. http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/2611470817330/sec-andanar-pushes-bill-to-create-people-s-broadcasting-corp. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
↑ "KBP ASKS NTC TO RESERVE FM RADIO FREQUENCY FOR SCHOOLS". Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas. September 16, 2015. http://www.kbp.org.ph/kbp-asks-ntc-to-reserve-fm-radio-frequency-for-schools. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
↑ WATCH: PCOO Year Ender Achievements for 2016. YouTube. PTV. December 9, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
↑ "PCOO E-Brochure" (PDF). Presidential Communications Operations Office. Retrieved June 26, 2017.

v t e Presidential Communications Office
Offices	Presidential Spokesman Development and Strategic Planning
Key Divisions	Philippine Information Agency Philippine News Agency Presidential News Desk Radio - Television Malacanang Bureau of Communication Services National Printing Office APO Production Unit OP Web Development Office
Media networks	Radio Philippines Network (20%)¹ RPN 9 Manila Other stations People's Television PTV 4 Manila Salaam TV Other stations IBC IBC 13 Manila Other stations PBS Radyo Pilipinas 1 Sports Radio Radyo Magasin Radyo Pilipinas Worldwide FM1 FM2 Other stations
¹Broadcasting CNN Philippines, operated by Nine Media Corporation

v t e Radio stations in the Metro Manila market
By FM frequency	DWFO 87.5 87.9 (Quezon City) DWJM 88.3 DWAV 89.1 DWTM 89.9 DZMB 90.7 DWKY 91.5 DWFM 92.3 DWRX 93.1 DWKC 93.9 DWLL 94.7 DWDM 95.5 DWRK 96.3 DWLS 97.1 DWQZ 97.9 98.3³ DZFE 98.7 DWRT 99.5 DZRJ 100.3 DWYS 101.1 DWRR 101.9 DWSM 102.7 DWKX 103.5 DWBR 104.3 DWEY 104.7¹ DWBM 105.1 DWLA 105.9 DWET 106.7 DWNU 107.5
By AM frequency	DZBR 531¹ DZXL 558 DZBB 594 DZMM 630 DZRH 666 DZAS 702 DZRB 738 DWWW 774 DZRJ 810 DZRV 846 DWIZ 882 DZSR 918 DZEM 954 DZIQ 990 DZAR 1026 DZEC 1062 DWAD 1098 DWDD 1134 DWBL 1242 DWXI 1314 DWUN 1350 DZJV 1458¹ DWSS 1494 DZME 1530 DZUP 1602 DZBF 1674
HD digital radio	90.7-1 91.5-1 93.9-1 93.9-2 93.9-3 95.5-1 96.3-1 96.3-2 96.3-3 98.7-1 100.3-1 101.1-1 101.9-1 101.9-2 101.9-3 105.1-1
Internet radio	WXB 102 89 DMZ 107.9 U Radio
Defunct call signs	DWCD-FM² DWCS² DWNU² DWRT-AM² DWST² DWXB² DZFX² DZMC DZMZ² DZWI² KZKZ DZCA DWAN DZTV-AM DWBC-AM DZHH DZST² DZXQ² DZRM
Philippine radio markets Bacolod Balanga Baguio Batangas-Lipa Bislig Boracay Butuan Cabanatuan Cagayan de Oro Cebu Dagupan Davao Dipolog Dumaguete General Santos Iloilo Iligan Kidapawan Koronadal Laguna Laoag Legazpi Lucena Metro Manila Naga Olongapo Puerto Princesa Roxas San Fernando-Angeles Santiago Sorsogon Tacloban-Ormoc Tandag Tuguegarao Zamboanga ¹Transmitting outside Metro Manila. ²Technically still active, but with new call letters and different intellectual property. ³Unlicensed (pirate radio).

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