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Rajah Broadcasting Network

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Rajah Broadcasting Network (RJ Broadcasting Group)
Company typePrivately held company
IndustryBroadcast television and radio network
Founded1963 (radio broadcasts)
May 3, 1993 (1993-05-03) (television broadcasts)
FounderRamon "RJ" Jacinto
HeadquartersVentures 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)
ParentRJ Broadcasting Group
Websitewww.rjplanet.com
RJTV
TypeBroadcast television network
BrandingRJ DigiTV
Country
Philippines
HeadquartersVentures I Bldg., Makati Ave. cor. Gen. Luna St., Makati, Metro Manila
Broadcast area
Nationwide
OwnerRajah Broadcasting Network
Launch date
May 3, 1993 (1993-05-03)
Picture format
NTSC 16:9 (480i SDTV)
Official website
www.rjplanet.com
LanguageEnglish
Filipino
Replaced2nd 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

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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

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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]

RBN stations

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RJTV owned and operated stations

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Digital

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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 kW (ERP) Station Type Area of Coverage
RJTV Manila DZRJ-DTV 29 563.143 MHz 2.5 kW Originating Metro Manila
RJTV Laoag DWSJ-DTV 41 635.143 MHz 1 kW Relay Laoag (Ilocos Region)
RJTV Tuguegarao DWRJ-DTV 29 563.143 MHz 5 kW Relay Tuguegarao (Northern Luzon)
RJTV Iloilo DYRJ-DTV 24 533.143 MHz 1 kW Relay Iloilo (Western Visayas)
RJTV Bacolod DYJR-DTV 26 545.143 MHz 1 kW Relay Bacolod (Western Visayas)
RJTV Cebu DYNJ-DTV 33 587.143 MHz 1 kW Relay Cebu (Central Visayas)
RJTV Davao DXRS-DTV 28 557.143 MHz 1 kW Relay Davao (Davao Region)
RJTV Zamboanga DXNJ-DTV 42 641.143 MHz 1 kW Relay Zamboanga (Zamboanga Peninsula)

Analog

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

RJTV via cable and satellite television

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Cable/Satellite Provider 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)

Radio stations

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List of radio stations.[3][4]

RJAM stations

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Branding Callsign Frequency Power (kW) Coverage
Radyo Bandido DZRJ-AM 810 kHz 50 kW Mega Manila

RJFM stations

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

Inactive stations

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Callsign Frequency Location Notes
DYRJ-AM 1152 kHz Iloilo City Migrated to FM in 1980.
DXRJ-AM 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

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Radyo Bandido TV

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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

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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

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Divisions

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  • RJ Group of Companies

Films and studios

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

Other properties

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  • Jacinto Color Steel Inc.

Productions and affiliates

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Defunct

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References

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  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.
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