Mega Manila

Location of Mega Manila within the Philippines: Red and maroon for the Philippine Information office, while maroon for AGB Nielsen.

Mega Manila is the term used for the regions of Central Luzon, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA and Metro Manila. It is frequently used in the press, advertising, television and radio. The significance is that the National Capital Region aka Metro Manila does not bound the urban/suburban sprawl of Manila. In addition, some suburbs outside of Metro Manila have densities exceeding cities inside Metro Manila.

The concept of Mega Manila, also somewhat corresponds to Greater Manila, was originally an attempt by the former Governor of Metro Manila Imelda Marcos, which she wanted to expand Metro Manila into the Philippine Sea with Quezon as its final jurisdiction. There are multiple definitions.

Definitions

• Mega Manila, as a loose metropolitan definition defined by the Philippine Information Agency (PIA)^[1], is further divided into the National Capital region (Metro Manila) and the suburbs of regions 3 (Central Luzon) and 4 (CALABARZON and MIMAROPA). Mega Manila's 2010 population is projected at 35,607,000, or 37.8% of the country's population, and covers roughly half of Luzon, about 50,000 square km. Of course, this definition includes many rural areas.

• TV ratings agency AGB Nielsen Philippines only considers Metro Manila and the provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal as "Mega Manila"^[2] for their TV audience ratings gathering (maroon on the map), a much stricter definition than the PIA. Using 2010 census projection figures the maroon area has a population of 25,066,000 or about 26.6% of the population in an area roughly the size of Los Angeles County and average density over 2000 people per square km; for a similar areal extent definition of metropolitan area, in the world only the cities of Tokyo, Jakarta, and Mexico City have reached 25 million people, Shanghai may have but there is not enough detail in suburban statistics there. Not-continuously-built-up areas scattered in this defined region in total occupy less than a third of the regional land area, and negligible population. This area has a higher ownership of televisions per household anywhere in the country due to its relative economic prosperity as compared to other places in the Philippines. Radio ratings agency Radio Research Council (provided by KBP) also provide measurement of audience ratings.

• Continuous suburban sprawl as seen from a clear night sky on an airplane would be closest to the TV ratings definition but some of the sprawl would also be in Batangas, this province included would push the population (using above source) to about 27.3 million including some non built-up or not-continuously built-up areas.

Broadcast media

Further information: List of radio stations in the Philippines

These are radio and TV stations that are seen throughout Mega Manila (not just several provinces), hence this is largely restricted on Metro Manila media outlets.

Inactive stations are omitted.

FM radio stations in Mega Manila

Frequency	Callsign	Branding	Format
88.3	DWJM	Jam 88.3	Modern AC
89.1	DWAV	Wave 891	Rhythmic Contemporary
89.9	DWTM	Magic 89.9	Top 40 (CHR)
90.7	DZMB	90.7 Love Radio	Hot AC (OPM)
91.5	DWKY	91.5 Big Radio	Rhythmic Top 40 (OPM)
92.3	DWFM	Radyo5 92.3 News FM	News radio, Talk radio
93.1	DWRX	Monster Radio RX 93.1	Urban Contemporary Hit Radio
93.9	DWKC	93.9 i! FM	Hot AC (OPM)
94.7	DWLL	Mellow 947	Adult Contemporary
95.5	DWDM	Pinas FM 95.5	Adult Contemporary (OPM)
96.3	DWRK	96.3 Easy Rock	Lite Rock
97.1	DWLS	Barangay LS 97.1	Adult Top 40 (CHR) (OPM)
97.9	DWQZ	97dot9 Home Radio	Soft AC
98.7	DZFE	Master's Touch 98.7	Classical music
99.5	DWRT	99.5 RT	Modern AC
100.3	DZRJ	RJ 100	Classic Hits (Adult Contemporary)
101.1	DWYS	Yes! FM 101.1	Top 40 (CHR) (OPM)
101.9	DWRR	Tambayan 101.9	OPM, Foreign Hit Songs
102.7	DWSM	102.7 Star FM	Hot AC (OPM)
103.5	DWKX	103.5 Wow FM	Modern AC, (OPM)
104.3	DWBR	104.3 Business Radio	Big band
105.1	DWBM	105.1 Crossover	Smooth AC
106.7	DWET	106.7 Energy FM	Rhythmic Contemporary, (OPM)
107.5	DWNU	107.5 Win Radio	Modern Rock, (OPM)
107.9	DZUR	107.9 U Radio	CHR/Dance

AM radio stations in Mega Manila

Frequency	Callsign	Branding	Format
558	DZXL	Kasama Mo (your companion)	News radio
594	DZBB	Super Radyo (super radio)	News radio
630	DZMM	Radyo Patrol (radio patrol)	News radio
666	DZRH	Kaunaunahan sa Pilipinas (first in the Philippines)	News radio
702	DZAS	Agapay ng Sambayanan (alongside with society)	News radio
738	DZRB	Radyo ng Bayan (national radio)	News radio
774	DWWW	DWWW	News radio
810	DZRJ	The Voice of the Philippines	News radio
846	DZRV	Radio Veritas/Radyong Totoo (radio of truth)	Religious broadcasting
882	DWIZ	Todo Lakas (full power)	News radio
918	DZSR	Sports Radio	Sports radio
954	DZEM	Tinig ng Katotohanan (voice of truth)	Religious broadcasting
990	DZIQ	Radyo Inquirer	News radio
1026	DZAR	Sonshine Radio	News radio
1062	DZEC	Radyo Agila (Eagle radio)	News radio
1098	DWAD	Radyo Ngayon (radio today)	Community radio
1134	DWDD	Armed Forces Radio	News radio
1242	DWBL	DWBL 1242	Community radio
1278	DZRM	Radyo Magasin (magazine radio)	News radio
1314	DWXI	El Shaddai / Himpilang Pinagpala (Blessed Station)	Religious broadcasting
1494	DWSS	DWSS	Talk radio
1530	DZME	Radyo Uno (first radio)	News radio
1602	DZUP	DZUP 1602	College radio
1674	DZBF	Del Radio (radio of Marikina)	Community radio

TV stations in Mega Manila

Channel	Callsign	Branding
2	DWWX	ABS-CBN
4	DWGT	NBN
5	DWET	ABC/TV5
7	DZBB	GMA
9	DZKB	RPN/ETC
11	DZOE	GMA News TV
13	DZTV	IBC
21	DWCP	SBN/Talktv
23	DWAC	Studio 23
25	DZEC	Net 25/EBC
29	DZRJ	RJTV/2nd Avenue
31	DWKC	RMN/BEAM/The Game Channel
33	DZOZ	Light TV
37	DWAO	UNTV
39	DWBP	SMNI
41	DWNB	NBC/AksyonTV
45	DWVN	3ABN
49	DZCE	GEM TV

References

1. ^ PIA Mega Manila Information Office
2. ^ AGB Philippines The Monitor

External links

• Philippine Information Agency