Bantay Radyo

Bantay Radyo (or El Nuevo Bantay Radyo, "The New Guardian Radio") is a Philippine radio network in the Visayas and Mindanao region owned by Sarraga Integrated and Management Corporation. Its main headquarters are located in Brgy. Capitol Site, Cebu City, with repeaters located in Bogo and Guihulngan.

Bantay Radyo
TypeRadio network
Country
Philippines
AvailabilityPhilippines
OwnerSarraga Integrated and Management Corporation
Launch date
1991
Official website
http://bantayradyo.page.tl/

History & Background

Bantay Radyo is a network of AM radio stations each with a power of 10,000 kilowatts and strategically located in Cebu and in Negros Oriental. The network is owned by CDO-based Sarraga Integrated and Management Corporation, with the leadership of provincial Board Member Gigi Sanchez of the province of Cebu, as Chief Executive Officer. It was managed by PAFI Techno Resources Corporation from 2002 until mid-2015, when PAFI's contract with SIAM expired.[1]

The management of Bantay radyo, composed of the following radio personalities, Yody A. Sanchez, the Barangay Captain of Barangay Busay, as Vice-President for Operation, Jun Carrillo, as Station Manager, Jess Villarba, Assistant manager and News director, Emie Mates as News Editor and Cesar Cajes, Chief Technician.[2][3]

Demise

Last 2009, Bantay Radyo Davao went off the air for unknown reasons.

On August 1, 2015, Bantay Radyo stations temporarily went off the air due to management issues. Representatives from SIAM confiscated their transmitter equipments. SIAM decided to let CFI Community Cooperative take over the operations of Bantay Radyo once PAFI's contract expired.[4][5]

Radio stations
Branding Callsign Frequency Power Location
Bantay Radyo Cebu DYDD 1260 kHz 10 kW Cebu City
Bantay Radyo Guihulngan DYZZ 1458 kHz 10 kW Guihulngan
Bantay Radyo Bogo DYHH 864 kHz 10 kW Bogo City, Cebu
Bantay Radyo Davao DXIP 900 kHz 10 kW Davao
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References
  1. Congress renews Bantay Radyo franchise for another 25 years
  2. Bantay Radyo moves to new home
  3. Franchise extension of ‘Bantay Radyo’ gets OK from Congress
  4. Bantay Radyo off the air after equipment seized
  5. SIAM, PAFI, CFI told to present sides

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