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Radio station in Legazpi, Philippines

Broadcast areaAlbay and surrounding areas

BrandingDZGB 729

DZGB
Legazpi Philippines

Broadcast area	Albay and surrounding areas
Frequency	729 kHz
Branding	DZGB 729
Programming
Languages	Bikol, Filipino
Format	News, Public Affairs, Talk
Ownership
Owner	PBN Broadcasting Network
Sister stations	97.1 OKFM DWGB-TV
History
First air date	October 24, 1958 (1958-10-24)
Former frequencies	720 kHz (1958–1978)
Call sign meaning	George Bayona
Technical information
Licensing authority	NTC
Power	10,000 watts
Links
Website	www.pbnbicol.com

DZGB (729 AM) is a radio station owned and operated by PBN Broadcasting Network. Its studios and transmitter are located at the 3rd Floor, Bayona Bldg., Imperial Court Subd. Phase 1, Legazpi, Albay. It operates daily from 4:45 AM to 9:50 PM except during coverage of major typhoons passing the Bicol region when the station remains on-air. ^[1]^[2]^[3]

DZGB traces its roots to Bicol Wire Broadcasting System (BWBS), established in 1958 by Jorge D. Bayona (b. 1926 - 2025) as Legazpi City's pioneering radio station. It earned the name Radyo Balagon due to the usage of cable wires for their broadcasts—the only station in the area to do so. Its initial programming consisted mostly of entertainment shows and radio drama with Bicolano vernacular scripts.^[4]

BWBS' successor, DZGB, was established in 1960 as a separate commercial station,^[5] while converting to the aircast style to cope with the competition during the years prior to the 1972 declaration of the nationwide martial law.^[4] Thereafter, the station was among the three in the city which were able to operate; as BWBS had been subsumed and restructured into the current PBN Broadcasting Network.^[6]

News operation

As of 2025, DZGB provides 42 hours of its weekly overall program grid to news/talk with programs hosted by government agencies, religious shows and music on other times of the day.

DZGB is notable for its unique wall-to-wall coverage of typhoons passing through the Bicol region by forgoing its evening sign-off, whereas its competitors maintain an overnight dormancy for safety of its personnel and equipment.

References

↑ "2015 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT | NTC Region 5" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on July 13, 2022.
↑ "Albay Tourism E-Data". Archived from the original on July 24, 2022.
↑ "Tomasinong Bikolano provides assistance to victims of Typhoon Nina - University of Santo Tomas". Archived from the original on February 20, 2018.
1 2 Bacason, Jed (July 28, 2005). "Golden voices of Legazpi radio". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Makati. p. A15. Retrieved November 29, 2024 – via Google Books.
↑ "Legaspi City profile report (Part 1 of 2)". The Philippine Economy Bulletin. Manila: National Economic Council. January–February 1969. p. 25. Retrieved November 30, 2024 – via Google Books.
↑ "Profile of the regional capital". Physical Planning Strategy for the Philippines: Situation report, Region V – Bicol, Regional capital – Legazpi City. National Economic Development Authority, et al. 1973. p. 41. Retrieved November 30, 2024 – via Google Books.

v t e Radio stations in the Legazpi City market
By AM frequency	DWJS 621 DZGB 729 DWZR 828 DZLG 927 DWBS 1008 DWRL 1080
By FM frequency	DWGO 88.3 90.3 DWII 90.7 DWKN 91.3 DWED 91.5 DWQA 92.3 DWCZ 94.7 DWRC 95.5 95.7 DWCW 96.3 DWGB 97.1 98.7 DWCM 99.5 101.1 DWKP 101.9 DZEV 102.7 DWJP 103.5 DWAY 104.3 DWBU 106.3 DWAQ 107.5 DWTJ 107.7
Defunct/inactive call signs	DWCT 1557 DWFX 89.9 DWGW 684 DWHI 100.3 DWJZ 102.7¹ DWMR 97.9 DWMV 89.1 DWRD 93.9 DZBU 1368¹ DZCA 105.9 DZCL 93.1 DZRC 873
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