DZBB-AM

Super Radyo DZBB 594

City of license	Quezon City
Broadcast area	Metro Manila
Branding	Super Radyo DZBB 594
Frequency	594 kHz
First air date	March 1, 1950
Format	News and Public Affairs, Music, Entertainment, talk
Power	50,000 watts
Callsign meaning	DZ Bisig Bayan (former branding) or DZ BoB Stewart (former owner)
Former frequencies	580 kHz (1950-1972)
Owner	GMA Network, Inc.
Sister stations	Barangay LS 97.1
Webcast	http://www.gmanews.tv/radio/dzbb/

Super Radyo DZBB 594 (pronounced DZ-Dobol-B) (594 kHz Metro Manila) is the flagship AM station of GMA Network, Inc. in the Philippines. The station's studio is located at the GMA Network Center in Quezon City, while its transmitter is located at Obando, Bulacan. It is a 24-hour operating station except on Mondays where it signs-off at midnight, and except Holy Week of each year where it signs-off at midnight of Maundy Thursday and lasts until 4am of Easter Sunday.

At present, Super Radyo DZBB 594 is considered as one of the top stations in the AM band in Metro Manila and is recognized as one of the most awarded radio stations in the Philippines by the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas or KBP.

History

Arman Roque during his radio program in the early '90s.

DZBB was established on March 1, 1950 by Robert "Uncle Bob" Larue Stewart, in a small office space in Calvo Building, Escolta, Manila with mostly second-hand equipment and an old and surplus radio transmitter. Despite of lack of new broadcasting facilities, the station has scored many milestones with its news, senate and congress coverage, breaking news, exclusives, and blow-by-blow accounts of major national events. It also pioneered on trendsetting shows such as Camay Theater of the Air, Lovingly Yours, Helen, Kahapon Lamang, Tawag ng Tanghalan, Newscoop, Kwentong Kutsero and others. Some of these shows eventually went to television. DZBB was also the first to air live coverages extended not just to news and public affairs, but also to entertainment and educational programs and in 1957, DZBB moved to the new and current home at EDSA, Quezon City.

Due to the success of DZBB, Stewart ventured to television on October 29, 1961 as DZBB-TV Channel 7 with the branding RBS-7 (Now known today as GMA-7 Manila). The station seized and closed in September 1972 due to Martial Law regime. 2 years after the regime, Channel 7, DZBB and other provincial radio and television stations were eventually sold to the triumvirate of Duavit, Jimenez and Gozon.

The station was known as "Bisig Bayan" during the late 1980s to 1997. Their new identity made the station more popular to radio listeners in Metro Manila. Rafael "Paeng" Yabut, Bobby Guanzon, Lito Villarosa, Rene Jose, Rey Pacheco, Raul Virtudazo, Jimmy Gil, Arman Roque, "Manang Rose" Clores, German Moreno, Inday Badiday and Helen Vela are the personalities aired on the "Bisig Bayan" format.

It was also in the early 1990s when DZBB came out with "Kape at Balita", a morning news/commentary/talk show hosted by Bobby Guanzon and then GMA News reporter Jessica Soho.

In 1997, the station was renamed "Super Radyo DZBB 594" and much of their programming focuses on news and current events and still simulcast programs such as 24 Oras, Saksi and others.

In 2010, for the first time in Philippine radio history, the two stations DZBB and ABS-CBN's DZMM made a historical simulcast when they had two children asked for help to find the missing parents from Bohol on a rival program on DZMM Aksyon Ngayon Global Patrol but reunited through DZBB's program Aksyon Oro Mismo.

Programming

DZBB's programmes are mostly news, current issues, and news analysis; produced by GMA News and Public Affairs department. Their morning radio shows were anchored mostly by news anchors and personalities from television.

The station also has a newscast entitled "Super Balita", four times during the day; morning, noon (both aired nationwide on all Super Radyo stations in the Philippines) & afternoon. They also simulcast news and public affairs programs of GMA Network such as 24 Oras, the network's primetime news program.

Radio anchors

• Benjie Alejandro
• Dindo Bellosillo
• Arnold Clavio
• Rose Clores
• Ely Cruz Ramirez
• Melo del Prado
• Mike Enriquez
• Susan Enriquez
• Shirley Escalante
• Manolo Favis
• Francis Flores
• Jimmy Gil
• Fernan Gulapa
• Eddie Ilarde
• Henry Jones Ragas
• Roque Merilles
• German Moreno
• Gani Oro
• Joel Reyes Zobel
• Lala Roque
• Rene Sta. Cruz
• Norilyn Temblor
• Orly Trinidad
• Raul Virtudazo

Reporters

• Rolan Bola
• Mao dela Cruz
• Allan Gatus
• Benjie Liwanag - Defense Beat/News Desk
• Carlo Mateo - Manila City Proper
• Sam Nielsen
• Divine Reyes-Caraecle
• Nimfa Ravelo - Senate/News Desk
• Tuesday Sagun-Niu - Malacañang Palace
• Rowena Salvacion - Congress
• Teresa Tavares
• Denver Trinidad
• Manny Vargas
• Cecille Villarosa
• Paolo Santos
• Glen Juego
• Rodil Vega

Radio programs currently aired on DZBB

• Aksyon Oro Mismo
• Balitang Balita
• Balitang Todo-Todo (Nimfa Rogado Ravelo)
• Bangon na, Bayan!
• Big Time Balita
• Boses ng Balita
• Buhay at Kalusugan
• Bwenamanong Balita
• Harana Na, Balita Pa
• Jimmy Gil Live
• Kahapon Lamang sa Dobol B
• Ladies' Room
• Liwanag sa Likod ng Balita
• Mister Cariñoso
• Master Showman
• MMDA sa GMA
• One on One with Igan kasama si Lala Roque
• Ratsada ng mga Balita
• Saksi sa Dobol B (simulcast on GMA News TV as Dobol B sa News TV)
• Sabado Nights
• Say Mo, Say Ko, Say N'yo
• Sunday Guwapo
• Super Balita
  • Super Balita sa Umaga Nationwide (simulcast on GMA News TV)
  • Super Balita sa Tanghali Nationwide
  • Super Balita sa Hapon Nationwide
  • Super Balita Weekend
• Super Radyo Nationwide
• Super Radyo DZBB Flash Report
• Super Radyo DZBB Bantay Bagyo
• Super Radyo DZBB News Flash - Hourly News Update
• Super Kalusugan
• Super Kuyang
  • Bantay sa Balita
  • Bantay sa Batas
• Tanong ng Bayan
• This is Manolo!
• Umaga Na, Balita Na!
• Untitled with Susan Enriquez & Rowena Salvacion

Television programs simulcast on GMA Network and GMA News TV

GMA Network

• 24 Oras
  • 24 Oras Weekend
• Saksi
• Startalk
• Showbiz Central

GMA News TV

• Balitanghali Weekend

Past and defunct shows

• Ako Naman
• Aksyon: Roco at Raul
• Ang Inyong Kabalikat
• Ang Inyong Kabisig
• Ating Pagmasdan
• Balita Oro Mismo
• Balita Na, Harana Pa
• Balitang Artista
• Balitanghali (QTV simulcast)
• Bantay sa Balita
• Bidang-Bida
• Bisig Bayan Network Balita
  • Morning
  • Midday
  • Afternoon
  • Weekend
• Bisitang Showbiz
• Boses N'yo Sa Senado
• Break Muna Tayo!
• Brigada Siete (Radio edition and TV simulcast)
• Camay Theater of the Air
• Compañero Y Compañera
• Doble Banda
• Dobol A sa Dobol B
• Eskuwelahang Munti
• Eye to Eye (Radio Edition)
• GMA Balita
• Helen of Joy
• Ikaw Na Ba? (a special radio program for Eleksyon 2010)
  • The GMA Radio Presidential Interview
  • The GMA Radio Vice-Presidential Interview
• Inday ng Buhay Ko
• Kahapon Lamang
• Kahapon Lamang Ngayon
• Kapwa Ko Mahal Ko
• Kape at Balita
• Kwentong Kutsero
• Lovingly Yours, Helen
• Manang Rose
• Mel and Joey (GMA Network simulcast)
• Metro Balita
• Mr. Public Service
• Nagmamahal, Manay Gina
• Newscoop
  • Morning
  • Afternoon
  • Evening
  • Weekend
• Pacquiao's Fights on Radio
• Pag-Usapan Natin
• Partners Mel and Jay (Radio edition and TV simulcast)
• Philippine Agenda
• Pira-Pirasong Pangarap
• Presinto 594
• Press It, Win It
• Pusong Wagi
• Radyo Taliba
• Ricky D' Great Show
• S-Files
• Sa Bawat Sandali
• Sa Totoo Lang
• Sandali po Lamang
• Señor Balita
• Si Susan Na, Si Arnell Pa!
• Spin It, Win It!
• Student Canteen (Simulcast over GMA Network)
• Super Balita Hatinggabi Edition
• Super Balita Panghapunan
• Super Balita Tanghalian Edition
• Super Igme
• Super Kwentuhan
• Super Serbisyo
• Tapatan with Jay Sonza (Radio Edition)
• Tawag ng Tanghalan (originally known as "Purico Amateur Hour")
• Tawag-Pansin
• Tayo'y Mag-aliw (with Paeng Yabut)
• Tugon at Aksyon

Past personalities

• Aileen Intia
• Rene Jose
• Mel Estonilo
• Rey Pacheco
• Butch Belgica
• Paeng Yabut†
• Bert Marcelo†
• Edwin Eusebio
• Ali Sotto
• Jejomar Binay
• Jorge Bandola
• Ric Dela Rosa
• Orly Mercado
• Bernie Morales†
• Heherson Alvarez
• Pilita Corrales
• Rene Cayetano†
• Jay Sonza
• Lito Villarosa†
• Jun Ricafrente†
• Allan Sison
• Teofisto Guingona
• Robert Barbers†
• Mel Tiangco
• Bobby Guanzon
• Obet Pagdanganan
• Julius Babao
• Ira Panganiban
• Joe Taruc
• Dante Liban
• Inday Badiday†
• Lito Laparan
• Nina Castro
• Helen Vela†
• Arman Roque†
• Louie Beltran†
• Johnny Midnight
• Jaileen Jimeno
• Augusto Victa†
• Jaime dela Rosa†
• Denevin Macaranas
• Louie Garcia
• Lito Atienza
• Gina de Venecia
• Romy De Moro
• Shalala
• Arnell Ignacio

Super Radyo stations in the Philippines

Further information: Super Radyo stations

See also

• GMA Network
• 97.1 Barangay LS
• GMA News and Public Affairs

References

• GMA Network Corporate History
• PinoyTV Records about GMA and DZBB

Websites for DZBB live streaming on Internet

• GMANews.TV - Official website of GMA News
• Live Streaming of DZBB