excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject potentially preventing the article from being verifiable and neutral . please help improve it by replacing them with more appropriate citations to reliable independent third party sources . may 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message pbn broadcasting network inc. type tv and radio network founded 1958 headquarters bicol region philippines key people jorge bayona founder website http www.pbnbicol.com pbn broadcasting network inc. is a bicolano commercial radio tv broadcast media network that consists of three am stations two fm stations and two television stations . pbn bicol is formerly affiliated with tv5 network inc. it was established by jorge d. bayona in 1958 when the people of legazpi city and the province of albay had never heard of radio except from faint broadcast signals from metro manila stations . pbn pioneered the broadcast industry in the bicol region by operating the first cable radio station radyo balagon under the banner of bicol wire broadcasting system bwbs the parent company of what pbn broadcasting network inc. is today . contents 1 history 2 pbn tv5 naga & pbn tv6 legazpi programs 3 pbn tv stations 4 pbn radio stations 4.1 pbn am stations 4.2 pbn fm stations 5 external links history edit at the height of its popularity radyo balagon as it was fondly called by its subscribers initially served 3 000 households in legaspi and the neighboring town of daraga . with the continuous increase of subscribers its area of coverage was expanded to the 1st district of albay via a cable relay station in the city of tabaco . with the success of bicol wire broadcasting system bwbs and although technology was still in its infancy in the 60s bicol wire broadcasting system evolved into people s broadcasting system pbs with the establishment of 1960 dzgb am the pioneer commercial radio station in legaspi . for over 40 years dzgb am has reigned at the top of delivering news information live special events coverage public affairs programs and entertainment to the bicolanos . dzgb am is an institution and was awarded best provincial am station nationwide by the prestigious kbp golden dove awards for radio and television in 2000 . dzgb proved to be the first of a string of am stations . subsequently a sister station purely dedicated to news and music was opened and named dzgm the first am station to adopt an fm programming of less talk and more music . on june 24 1970 dzmd am was inaugurated in daet camarines norte . two years later dzms am started broadcasting in the province of sorsogon . the household name of people s broadcasting system became people s broadcasting network pbn to reflect its founder s intent to serve its fellow bicolanos region wide . the declaration of martial law on september 21 1972 was the darkest moment in broadcast history . all radio and tv stations nationwide were shut down and pbn was among the casualties . however pbn s status as the most credible network in the bicol region was affirmed . dzgb legazpi was immediately allowed to resume its broadcast operation one day after the shutdown order followed by dzmd daet camarines norte two days later and dzms sorsogon after a week . in 1987 97.1 dwgb fm legazpi aired its maiden broadcast . barely six months later it made history when it dominated the local surveys as the most listened to fm station in the area . with the advent of the 90s the network began to consider a move to television . realizing the need for a national network with a strong programming capability pbn entered into and became an affiliate of abc 5 now tv5 . on march 3 1995 pbn s dream of operating its own tv station became a reality . its local tv shows took naga city by storm and other local networks found it a worthy competitor . inspired by the huge success of dwgb fm in legazpi city pbn decided to open another fm station in a more competitive market naga on july 3 1995 . with the establishment of pbn tv 5 in naga it was just a matter of time before the second tv station was opened . on june 1995 pbn tv 6 was born in legaspi . in the same year people s broadcasting network changed its corporate name to pbn broadcasting network inc. with three am stations two fm stations and two television stations strategically positioned in the key cities and provinces in the region that practically covers the entire bicolandia . pbn has always focused its vision of being responsive to the needs of its fellow bicolanos a network that achieves gains with honor and dignity . pbn tv5 naga & pbn tv6 legazpi programs edit bareta sa singko bicol target pbn news express bareta sa sais bikol tv express pe afrancia festival bareta ngonian pbn tv stations edit branding callsign ch . power kw location pbn tv5 naga dzgb tv tv 5 10 000 watts naga city pbn tv6 legazpi dwgb tv tv 6 1 000 watts legazpi city with several cable tv stations and affiliates in bicol region . pbn radio stations edit pbn am stations edit branding callsign frequency power kw location dzmd 1161 daet dzmd 1161 khz 5 000 watts daet camarines norte dzgb 729 legazpi dzgb 729 khz 10 000 watts legazpi city dzms 1251 sorsogon dzms 1251 khz 5 000 watts sorsogon city pbn fm stations edit branding callsign frequency power kw location okfm naga dzok fm 97.5 mhz 10 000 watts naga city okfm legazpi dwgb fm 97.1 mhz 5 000 watts legazpi city external links edit www.pbnbicol.com v t e broadcast television networks in the philippines major abs cbn gma tv5 state owned ptv ibc minor ebc net 25 untv beam tv specialty news aksyontv gma news tv inquirer 990 tv2 rpn nine media cnn philippines brigada news tv general entertainment sec sbn etc rjtv 2nd avenue sports s a movies cine mo 2 kids yey 2 religious 3abn hope channel philippines cmn cctn cebsi inc tv dbs smni zoe tv light network regional cltv pampanga infomax tv pampanga pbc palawan pbn bicol sbc zambales defunct mbc bbc fubc jack city1 mtv philippines solar tv 9tv chase q talk tv studio 23 aktv solar news channel atc ibc 1 continued broadcast on 24 7 cable from september 1 2014 to march 21 2015 . 2 digital only . on test broadcast . v t e radio networks in the philippines major networks aliw dwiz 882 97.9 home radio bombo radyo abs cbn dzmm radyo patrol 630 mor 101.9 brigada news fm rgma network barangay ls 97.1 super radyo dzbb 594 mbc dzrh love radio cebu easy rock pacific aksyon radyo and yes fm mbsi pbc untv untv radio la verdad 1350 wish 107.5 quest rbn rj 100.3 dzrj 810 am rmn dzxl 558 93.9 ifm rpn sbn tv5 92.3 news fm ubsi state owned networks pbs radyo ng bayan 738 ibc minor networks ebc dzec radyo agila 1062 pinas fm 95.5 mbni religious networks cmn radio veritas 846 cebsi inc radio 954 dbs febc philippines ndbc smni dzar 1026 sonshine radio ucb philippines the edge radio zoe broadcasting network dzjv regional networks abs cbn my only radio radyo patrol apollo pampanga clbc pampanga rgma network super radyo barangay fm mbc hot fm radyo natin mbi pbc palawan pbn bicol radiocorp rpn radyo ronda sbc zambales tv5 radyo5 viva ultimate oomph radio campus radio networks adamson university falcon radio station ateneo de manila university magis radio de la salle university dwsu green fm silliman university silliman netradio university of the philippines dzup dzlb dyup up fm radio university of santo tomas ust tiger radio internet networks campus radio online dream fm network mbc aksyon radyo u.s. my only radio live streaming radio pilipinas sutton radio shortwave radio veritas radyo pilipinas hd radio ifm 93.9 2 fm top 40 hits ifm 93.9 3 fm classic hits mor 101.9 2 hits mor 101.9 3 easy listening dth satellite tfc direct dzmm radyo patrol 630 mor 101.9 defunct baycomms broadcasting corporation v t e media and entertainment companies of the philippines major companies abs cbn corporation gma network tv5 network minor companies manila broadcasting company solar entertainment corporation viva entertainment television abs cbn beam ebc gma nbc nine media corporation pbc rpn tv5 zoe radio abs cbn my only radio radyo patrol bombo radyo brigada capitol broadcasting center easy rock gma radio energy fm magic mbn mellow fm aliw broadcasting corporation rmn radyo ronda radyo5 pay tv abs cbn cable channels all youth channels fng philippines solar viva tv motion picture apt entertainment bigfoot entertainment gma films octoarts films reality entertainment regal entertainment solar pictures star cinema tape inc. viva films music gma records ivory music & video mca music polyeast star music universal vicor viva records warner music philippines print abs cbn publishing inquirer group manila bulletin manila times one mega group star group of publications summit media sun.star the standard state owned ibc ptv pbs regional abs cbn regional apollo cltv 36 gma regional tv notre dame pbc pbn radiocorp sbc religion cmn cebsi delta febc gateway broadcasting hope channel philippines sonshine the edge radio tv maria light network new media abs 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