DZLB

Radyo DZLB

City of license	Los Baños
Broadcast area	Laguna
Slogan	Ang Tinig Ng Kaunlaran (The Voice Of Development)
Frequency	1116 kHz
First air date	1964[1](First Airing date) 2008(Relaunch date)
Format	community radio, college radio, educational
Power	5000 Watts[1]
Callsign meaning	DZ Los Baños
Owner	UPLB College of Development Communication
Sister stations	DZLB-FM

Radyo DZLB (1116 AM) is a radio station located in Los Baños, Laguna in the Philippines. It owned and operated by the University of the Philippines Los Baños - College of Development Communication. Its studio is located the DZLB Broadcast Studio, 2nd Floor College of Development Communication Building, UP Los Baños, College, Laguna. It is being used as an experimental radio station of the Department of Community Broadcasting. Its programming includes music programs and request shows, informative segments and talk shows and School-on-air programs.

History

Radyo DZLB was established in 1964 by the University of the Philippines Los Baños to provide educational programming to rural communities surrounding Los Baños. The station originally broadcast at 1200 kHz with a power of 250 watts. In 1978, the frequency was changed to 1116 kHz.^[1]

DZLB won a KBP Golden Dove Award for Best AM Station in 1994^[2] and a Catholic Mass Media Award for Best Educational Radio Program in 2010.^[3]

In 2005, the station went inactive due To lack of equipment. Three years after, On October 2008, the station went back on-air with a more powerful transmitter & equipment. On December 1, 2008, the programming will start from 6:00AM-12:00NN Mondays-Sundays

See also

• DZUP
• DZLB-FM

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Flor, Alexander G.. "ODL for Agricultural Development and Rural Poverty Reduction" (PDF). University of the Philippines. http://www.upou.org/books/2005FAOCOL.pdf. Retrieved 2008-02-02. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ "ODL for Agri Development". University of the Philippines Open University. http://www.upou.edu.ph/books/2005FAOCOL.pdf. Retrieved 2010-09-09. 
3. ^ "The Envelope: CMMA 2010 Winners". Inquirer.net. http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20101017-298237/The-Envelope-CMMA-2010-winners. Retrieved 2010-10-18. 

• Jamias, Juan F. (1975). Readings in Development Communication. University of the Philippines Los Baños. pp. p. 94. OCLC 3021503. 
• Lund-Johansen, Oluf (1978). World Radio and TV Handbook. Cardfont Publishing. pp. p. 352. OCLC 1585571.