postwar radio

• The growth of radio was largely driven by rich families such as the Sorianos, Roceses, and Lopezes
• After the war, KZRH and KZPI were the first to open
• KZRH was acquired by the Elizalde brothers from the Heacock Company
• “D” was assigned to the Philippines by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). “D” stands for Deutschland because Germany, during that time, has been banned from all broadcast operations due to the Nazi movement
• “D” was assigned to the Philippines by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). “D” stands for Deutschland because Germany, during that time, has been banned from all broadcast operations due to the Nazi movement
• DZRH today is under the Manila Broadcasting Company.
• “D” stands for Deutschland because Germany, during that time, has been banned from all broadcast operations due to the Nazi movement.
• The current self-regulatory body Philippine radio broadacsting is the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkasters ng Pilipinas (KBP)
• CALL SIGN – unique designation for a transmitting station
• FILSCAP -Filipino Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers - songs played on the radio should be licensed by this group
• FILSCAP -Filipino Societyof Composers, Authors, and Publishers - songs played on the radio should be licensed by this group
• AM (Amplitude Modulation) has agreat range but is prone to interference;good for talkers and new
• FM (Frequency Modulation) has better sound quality; good for music
• Heacock Company and eventually renamed KZRH as

  DZRH (Radio Heacock)
• DZ AND DW for

  LUZON AND MERTO MANILA