Brigada Mass Media Corporation

Company type	Private
Industry	Mass media
Founded	October 18, 2005
Headquarters	Brigada Complex NLSA Road, Brgy. San Isidro,General Santos,Philippines National Broadcast Center One San Miguel Avenue Bldg., San Miguel Avenue corner Shaw Boulevard,Ortigas Center,Pasig City,Philippines
Key people	Elmer Catulpos (Chairman and CEO, Brigada Group of Companies)
Subsidiaries	Baycomms Broadcasting Corporation Brigada Healthline Dynamic Force Security Agency Brigada Pharmacy
Website	http://brigada.ph

TheBrigada Group of Companies is aFilipinoconglomerate, with interests inentertainment andconsumer goods. editions in Mindanao, a network of FM stations across the Philippines, one TV station, distribution of herbalfood supplements, medicines, cosmetics and engine care products, a drug pharmacy, a garden resort and two private security agencies.^{[citation needed]} Its subsidiary,Brigada Mass Media Corporation (BMMC) is anewspaper company andmedia network^[1] in thePhilippines.

Brigada was founded by formerBombo Radyo General Santos anchor; independent news publisher; and now Brigada News Philippines President and Chief-Executive Officer Elmer Catulpos.

Its main office is inGeneral Santos, but the company also has offices inDavao andCagayan de Oro, with its own edition each. It has a combined daily circulation of 21,000 copies sold, practically covering the entire Mindanao region. As of October 18, 2023, the newspaper has stopped its circulation.

In April 2007, 2 years after the birth of Brigada News Philippines, Brigada Healthline Marketing was established as distributor of health products that the company advertised in its daily newspaper and block time radio programs.^[2]

Since February 2013, Brigada News FM has expanded to 25 cities and municipalities in thePhilippines through its subsequent acquisition and 100% takeover ofBaycomms Broadcasting Corporation, itsowned and operated stations and other smaller radio networks.^[3]

In April 2014, Brigada News FM National Offices inMakati was inaugurated and relocated Brigada News FM Batangas to become Brigada News FM National, which later moved toMareco-owned105.1 in July 2023, and completing the three broadcast centers of the network, Manila, Cebu and General Santos.^[4]

On March 31, 2025, Brigada Group launched its new tagline "Delightful Philippines" for all its FM stations and launched its music video featuring Music Travel Love that promoting local tourism and sustainable job creation within the cities that host BNFM stations.

Brigada News FM stations are collectively known asBrigada News FM Philippines. Currently, Brigada News FM has more than 50 owned and operated FM stations across the country, the most number of stations for a news-formatted radio network compared to their other networks in AM radio and more are planned to be opened.^[5][6][7]

Luzon

Visayas

Mindanao

A majority of BMMC's stations were acquired from Baycomms (prior to the merger in 2013), hence becoming Brigada's official broadcast licensee, except the following stations that are either acquired or operated underairtime lease agreements:

• DWBM Manila,DYAC Cebu, andDXAC Davao: Owned byMareco Broadcasting Network.
• DWKM Naga,DWED Legazpi: Owned byCentury Broadcasting Network.
• DWLH Sorsogon: Acquired fromHypersonic Broadcasting Center.
• DYMG Bacolod: Acquired fromArmed Forces of the Philippines.
• DZBM Baguio: Acquired fromMareco Broadcasting Network.
• Brigada News FM Zamboanga first utilized93.1 FM under airtime lease fromAudiovisual Communicators Inc. in 2013 before moving to Baycomms-owned89.9 FM in 2015.

Analog Free TV

Digital Free TV

Cable TV

Unlike other media entities, Brigada Mass Media does not rely on as much third-party advertisements compared to other major radio stations. All radio commercials except for competing pharmaceutical products (i.e.Unilab products) are generally allowed to be advertised in the station. Following the acquisition of the 105.1 Metro Manila frequency, disclaimers (i.e. Mahalagang Paalala ...) in radio commercials have been improved to more closely follow other radio commercials. Brigada News FM and TV stations acts as a sales and marketing arm of these Healthline products under the Brigada Healthline Corporation. Brigada Healthline products are also aired as an early morning blocktimer on91.5 Win Radio Manila as of 2017.^[8]

• Brigada DigiTV, its own digital set-top-box introduced and launched on February 2024 and currently available inGeneral Santos and surrounding areas.^[9]

• Brigada Website

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