DZME
DZME (1530 kHz Metro Manila) is the flagship AM news and public affairs radio station owned by Capitol Broadcasting Center in the Philippines. The station's state-of-the-art studios are located at Unit 1802, 18/F, OMM-Citra Building, San Miguel Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig City, and its 25,000-watt solid-state digital AM stereo transmitter is located at #78 Kalye Flamengco, Brgy. Panghulo, Obando, Bulacan. This station operates Weekdays from 4:00 AM to 12:00 MN, Saturdays from 5:00 AM to 12:00 MN, and Sundays from 5:00 AM to 11:00 PM. During Holy Week of each year however, the station is off the air starting at midnight of Maundy Thursday, until it resumes operations at 5:00 AM of Easter Sunday.[1][2][3]
| City | Pasig City |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Mega Manila, and surrounding areas Worldwide (Online) |
| Frequency | 1530 kHz (Digital AM Stereo) |
| Branding | DZME 1530 (Kinse Trenta) |
| Slogan | Una sa Kanan, Ang Himpilang May Paninindigan (First on the Right, The Station With Affirmation) |
| Programming | |
| Format | News, Public Affairs, Talk, Entertainment, Music, Religious Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Capitol Broadcasting Center |
| History | |
| First air date | June 15, 1968 |
| Former frequencies | 1540 kHz (1968-1978) |
| Call sign meaning | None; sequentially assigned |
| Technical information | |
| Power | 25,000 watts |
History
DZME started its broadcast on June 15, 1968 when the Congress authorized Capitol Broadcasting Center of Jose M. Luison and Sons, Inc. to operate an AM radio station nationwide. During the first ten years of operations, the station operated on the frequency of 1540 kHz; until November 1978, when it was reassigned on the current frequency of 1530 kHz. However, in 1987, the then former president Corazon Aquino, through the National Telecommunications Commission, ordered to shut down DZME for a few months, which it was responsible for airing controversial right-wing propaganda and derogatory commentaries against the first Aquino Administration, during a series of coup attempts against the administration by the rebel soldiers, but it returned on the air thereafter in 1988.[4] In 1996, a new group of investors including incumbent Surigao del Sur Congressman Prospero Pichay took over the assets and properties of the radio station, promising to continue the tradition of excellence in the new millennium.
In 2004, DZME launched its new slogan: "Radyo Uno", coinciding with the acquisition of its brand new 25-kilowatt solid-state, digital AM stereo transmitter from Harris Electronics.
In 2009, DZME transferred to its new home at the Victory Central Mall in Monumento, Caloocan City from its long-time former studios in Roosevelt Avenue, Quezon City (which is now occupied by the branch of Bank of the Philippine Islands) as part of its plan to expand operations. Regional affiliates are likewise being developed to bolster its nationwide presence.
Last November 14, 2013 to January 2014, some of the programs of DZME (except for news casts) were temporarily postponed and replaced by music fillers due to technical maintenance/upgrades of the station & the transfer of the studios from Victory Central Mall in Monumento, Caloocan to OMM-Citra Building in Ortigas Center, Pasig City, in preparation of the station's major relaunch as well as launching of new programs. After Holy Week of 2015, the Radyo Uno brand (which was its main brand since 2004) was retired and became a news and music station. In the last quarter of 2016, DZME reverted as an all-news station by improving its overall programming line-up and revitalizing its news division, as well as the launch of its new programs, with a few of the station's old programs retained.