DZME
DZME (1530 AM) is a radio station owned and operated by Capitol Broadcasting Center in the Philippines. The station's studios are located at Unit 1802, 18/F, OMM-Citra Building, San Miguel Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig, and its transmitter is located at #78 Flamengco Street, 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.[1][2][3]
| City | Pasig |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Mega Manila, and surrounding areas |
| Frequency | 1530 kHz |
| Branding | DZME 1530 (Kinse Trenta) |
| Slogan | Una sa Kanan, Ang Himpilang May Paninindigan (First on the Right, The Station With Affirmation) |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Filipino |
| Format | News, Public Affairs, Talk, Entertainment |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Capitol Broadcasting Center (Jose M. Luison and Sons, Inc.) |
| History | |
First air date | June 15, 1968 |
Former frequencies | 1540 kHz (1968-1978) |
Call sign meaning | None; sequentially assigned |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | NTC |
| 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.
In August 1987, the then former president Corazon Aquino, through the National Telecommunications Commission, ordered to shut down DZME for a few months, on a ground that the national security is at grave risk. The station had gained notoriety for airing controversial right-wing propaganda and commentaries that were critical of Mrs. Aquino's Administration, during a series of coup attempts against the administration by the rebel soldiers, but it returned on the air thereafter in January 1, 1988.[4]
In 1996, a new group of investors including incumbent Surigao del Sur Congressman Prospero Pichay Jr. took over the assets and properties of the radio station.
In 2004, DZME adopted the Radyo Uno brand, coinciding with the acquisition of its new transmitter.
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 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 was dropped. In the last quarter of 2016, DZME enhanced 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.