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Nation Broadcasting Corporation

TV5 Media Center inMandaluyong, where the NBC corporate offices are located.
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Mass media Broadcasting
Founded	July 12, 1963; 62 years ago (1963-07-12) (radio broadcasts) January 1, 2001; 24 years ago (2001-01-01) (television broadcasts)
Founder	Abelardo "Abel" L. Yabut, Sr.
Headquarters	TV5 Media Center, Reliance cor. Sheridan Sts.,Mandaluyong,Metro Manila,Philippines
Key people	Manuel V. Pangilinan(Chairman) Jane J. Basas(President and CEO)[1] Engr. Erwin V. Galang(Head, Regulatory and Industry Relations) Engr. Edward Benedict V. Galang(Network Engineering Operations) Raul Dela Cruz(General Manager) Jann Inigo(Officer in Charge)
Brands	One Sports True FM True TV Formerly: MTV Philippines AksyonTV 5 Plus
Services	Television Radio Cable television Satellite television
Owner	MediaQuest Holdings(51.00%) Tri-Media Holdings, Inc.(18.62%) Megahertz Holdings, Co., Inc.(18.62%) Frequency Resources Holdings, Inc.(11.76%)
Parent	MediaQuest Holdings (PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund)
Website	One Sports website radyosingko.news5.ph
Footnotes / references [2]

Nation Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to asNBC, is aPhilippineradio andtelevisionbroadcast company established in 1963. As of December 2013, NBC is a subsidiary ofMediaQuest Holdings, Inc. under thePLDT Beneficial Trust Fund. NBC's radio and television stations are operated by sister networkTV5 Network, Inc.;^[3] its corporate offices and studios are shared with the latter at theTV5 Media Center, Reliance cor. Sheridan Sts.,Mandaluyong,Metro Manila,Philippines.

NBC was established by Abelardo Yabut Sr. in 1963, coinciding with the launch ofDXYZ, the network's pioneer AM station in Zamboanga City, using a surplus transmitter that he bought from Deeco Electronics in Manila. Throughout the next years, NBC established a string of 10 AM stations in provincial areas.

In 1987, NBC acquired DWXX 1026 AM from Hypersonic Broadcasting Center and it was reformatted asDZAM, which featured news, commentaries, and well-balanced mix of entertainment and music programming. In 1998, DZAM changed its call letters to DZAR, and reformatted into a news and talk based station.

NBC also pioneered in many ways as the first network to broadcast 24 hours a day outside of Metro Manila (viaDYCB 765 in Cebu City). It was the first network to bridge thearchipelago with the utilization of satellite broadcasting, and continues to cover the live games of thePhilippine Amateur Basketball League and thePhilippine Basketball Association.

DZAR was the first to launch in 1998 through its nationwide transmission. At the time, DZAR 1026 and other NBC AM stations were rebranded asAngel Radyo. In 2005,The Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) leader pastorApollo Quiboloy (through Swara Sug Media Corporation) acquired all of NBC's AM stations and were rebranded asSonshine Radio.

In 1973,DWFM was established as the first FM station during themartial law era. It was the Yabut family's first entry to the nation's capital, and the third FM station in the said area.MRS 92.3 was an adult contemporary station, which played listeners' most requested songs. Two years later, in 1975, NBC put up the first FM station in Cebu City,DYNC 101.9; andDXFM 101.9 in Davao City. Its provincial stations carried the format as well. WhenPLDT media subsidiaryMediaQuest Holdings, Inc. bought NBC from the consortium led by the Yabut family and real estate magnateManny Villar in 1998, its stations rebranded into their respective names under the@ Rhythms banner.

DWFM in Manila became Joey and aired asmooth jazz andR&B format. Tony inZamboanga airedoldies, ranging from the 1950s and 1960s. Rocky inIligan airedmodern rock. The remaining NBC stations inBaguio (Jesse),Cabanatuan (Donna),San Pablo, Laguna (Lovely),Naga (Nikki),Legazpi (Alex),Bacolod (Jamie),Cebu (Charlie),Davao (Danni),Butuan (Jake),Cagayan de Oro (Sandy),General Santos (Anna) andCotabato (Marco) aired acontemporary hit radio format. The Rhythms banner was dropped in 2004, leaving their names intact.

On April 8, 2007, XFM began after 923 Joey was signed off on April 4, just beforeHoly Week. XFM featured ambient, chill, down-tempo, electronica, house, lounge, trip-hop and indie music on radio until its ground-breaking format in February 2008.

In October 2009, the Manila, Cebu and Davao stations discontinued their Smooth AC format. The Manila station was leased to Francis Lumen'sAll Youth Channels, and rebranded as U92, a CHR radio brand used as complementary to then AYC-operatedMTV Philippines, broadcasting from a state-of-the-art studio at Silver City Mall inPasig City. The U92 branding would eventually shut down on September 30, 2010, following the dissolution of AYC's lease agreement with NBC, as a result ofMTV Philippines' shut down in February. The Cebu and Davao stations were leased to AudioWAV (WAV Atmospheric), a Makati City-based multinational instore radio company known for producing customized music and messaging for large chains across Southeast Asia and North America, and rebranded as WAV FM.^[4] The other provincial stations retained their formats.

On October 1, 2010, ABC Development Corporation, TV5 Network's legal predecessor and NBC corporate sister, took over the management of 92.3 FM. The result was the launch of Radyo5 92.3 News FM, the first news/talk station on the FM band. On November 8, it had its debut at 12:30 am and its first day of broadcasting began at 4 am. Beginning February 21, 2011, its provincial stations started carrying Radyo5 programming, either as relays of the Manila station, or as regional outlets with dedicated local programming.

Nation Broadcasting Corporation (NBC-41) is a commercialUHF television station owned byFirst Pacific conglomerate and headed byManuel Pangilinan, who is also the chairman of the telecommunications giantPhilippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT).

The name was unfamiliar to many Filipinos. NBC TV 41 used to beMTV Philippines.MTV ("Music Television") is a cable TV network which was originally devoted to music videos, especially popular rock music. MTV later became an outlet for a variety of material aimed at adolescents and young adults.

After six years of partnership in the Philippines, MTV Channel 41 has gone off the air after a multi-year deal withAll Youth Channel (AYC). This follows the dissolution of the partnership with NBC. MTV Philippines became a defunct channel in February 2010. It was inactive until October 2010 when it began test broadcasting as TV5 and whenABC Development Corporation took over the management of NBC stations. It then took over the blocktime of UHF Channel 41, which alternates programming ABC Development Corporation. It was simulcast withRadyo5 92.3 News FM for a few months when it debuted on November 8.^[5] TV5 was scheduled to set up the first free-to-air interactive-radio-on-TV channel with a format similar toDZMM TeleRadyo andRHTV in the first quarter of 2011. It was set to broadcast after its initial simulcasting of 92.3 News FM if Associated Broadcasting Company introduced this UHF channel. It plans to initialize test broadcasts on various cable and satellite operators nationwide.

On February 21, 2011,AksyonTV launched as TV5 introduced the new UHF channel.AksyonTV was launched at exactly 4 am, airing its first program,Andar ng Mga Balita, hosted byMartin Andanar (is now withCGTN anchor), which was a simulcast of the morning news program on Radyo5 News FM of the same title.

After 8 years as news channel (sports content was later added), AksyonTV is announced to be rebranded as5 Plus on January 13, 2019, with its programs consisting of mostly sports fromESPN5 and serving as a complementary channel for The 5 Network.^[6]

On March 8, 2020 (after 14 months as5 Plus), the channel was relaunched whenOne Sports took over its channel space, making it available on free TV and other pay television operators. Meanwhile, its original satellite channel counterpart of One Sports was rebranded asOne Sports+.

On February 1, 2024, in line with the launch of new channelRPTV, NBC TV stations in Cebu (DYAN-TV), Cagayan De Oro (DXCO-TV), and Davao (DXAN-TV) were converted into mirror feeds of the channel, replacing sister channelOne Sports.

In October 2024, it was reported by news website Bilyonaryo thatPrime Media Holdings (throughPhilippine Collective Media Corporation) has signed a blocktime and content licensing agreement withMediaQuest Holdings for NBC-owned 92.3 FM in Metro Manila and other provincial stations, effective November 4, converting into outlets of PCMC's Favorite Music Radio as its relay national feed. NBC confirmed the deal in a press statement on October 28, which also stated True FM's programs transferring to Bright Star-ownedDWLA 105.9 MHz in Metro Manila andDXET 106.7 MHz in Davao (which TV5's previous owners divested to Interactive Broadcast Media in 2010, and was later operated by the city government ofDigos in 2022 until 2024), while retaining its stations inCebu andCagayan de Oro and losing its stations inBaguio, Bacolod andGeneral Santos to PCMC. The deal would eventually transfer NBC's FM assets and licenses to PCMC, subject to regulatory appeals and other commercial terms. NBC's owned TV assets are not included in the deal.^[7][8][9]

In line with the transition, NBC rebranded Radyo5 as the True Network, a multimedia brand that expands the presence of True FM into other media platforms including television (True TV, a pay TV channel on Cignal), podcast (True Pods), and digital/social media platforms (True Digi).

On April 8, 1998, Republic Act No. 8623 renewed NBC its congressional franchise for another 25 years, The law granted NBC a franchise to construct, install, establish, operate and maintain for commercial purposes and in the public interest, radio and/or television broadcasting stations in the Philippines.^[10] On March 29, 2022,Philippine PresidentRodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act No. 11667, which renewed NBC another 25 years to perform the same obligations, but now includes clauses involving digital television transmission in the Philippines.^[11][12][13]

True Network

Type	Broadcast FMradio network / pay TV channel
Country	Philippines
Availability	Nationwide
Founded	November 8, 2010 (2010-11-08)
Motto	Dito tayo sa totoo!
Former names	Radyo5

True Network is a multimedia platform brand of NBC. Formerly known as an all-news/talk radio networkRadyo5 ("Radyo Singko") which broadcasts on FM stations owned by NBC and operated by sister company TV5 Network, True Network broadcasts its flagship FM radio brand known asTrue FM and its pay television channel counterpartTrue TV (not to be confused withTruTV, an American pay TV channel). In addition, selected True Network programs are also aired on channels of TV5 (viaRPTV) and Cignal TV (viaOne PH) as well as on podcasts.

True Network is available on FM radio thru105.9 FM in Metro Manila and selected provincial stations nationwide.^[9]

The following stations are operated byTV5 Network Inc.

The following stations are operated byPhilippine Collective Media Corporation.

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