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| Country | Philippines |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Nationwide (via cable and satellite) Worldwide (viaiWant andTFC) |
| Network | DZMM Radyo Patrol 630 |
| Affiliates | ABS-CBN News |
| Programming | |
| Languages | Filipino (main) English (secondary) |
| Picture format | 1080iHDTV (downscaled to16:9720p for theSDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | |
| Parent | Media Serbisyo Production Corporation |
| Sister channels | Through PCMC/Prime Media:
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| History | |
| Launched |
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| Replaced by | SMNI News Channel (UHF 43 channel space) Light TV (digital channel space onZOE TV) |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| iWant | Watch Live |
| YouTube | Watch Live |
DZMM TeleRadyo (formerlyTeleRadyo Serbisyo and also known asTeleRadyo) is a Philippinepaytelevision channel owned by Media Serbisyo Production Corporation, a joint venture betweenPrime Media Holdings (through its subsidiaryPhilippine Collective Media Corporation) andABS-CBN Corporation. Its main content provider isABS-CBN News, and it is available on cable providers throughout the Philippines. DZMM TeleRadyo is also simulcast viaThe Filipino Channel (TFC) and can be accessed online through itsYouTube channel andiWant.
Previously, TeleRadyo was included as a standalone digital subchannel onABS-CBN TVplus and other digital TV boxes until its discontinuation on June 30, 2020. It resumed itsdigital free-to-air broadcast on May 27, 2022, as a subchannel throughZOE Broadcasting Network's transmitters until November 1, 2022. Since May 27, 2024, portions of the channel's programs are simulcast onPRTV Prime Media (PMHI's national version ofits Tacloban counterpart), which airs terrestrially as a subchannel via DTT transmitters ofBEAM TV.
Since its launch in 2007, the channel has simulcast programs from the AM radio stationDZMM 630. When DZMM temporarily went off the air on May 5, 2020, due to acease and desist order from theNational Telecommunications Commission, along with its sister stationsABS-CBN,S+A, andMOR Philippines, it was rebranded as TeleRadyo (branded asABS-CBN TeleRadyo on 2022), with most of DZMM's programming transferring to the channel.[1]
On June 28, 2021, TeleRadyo began broadcasting in high-definition on YouTube and Facebook, while selected shows aired in HD onKapamilya Channel and The Filipino Channel.[2] The channel rebranded as TeleRadyo Serbisyo on June 30, 2023, coinciding with the launch of its radio counterpart Radyo 630, under the joint venture of Prime Media and ABS-CBN.
On May 29, 2025, the channel reverted to DZMM TeleRadyo, coinciding with the relaunch of its iconic callsign in its radio counterpart, replacingDWPM Radyo 630.[3]
An international feed is available worldwide as part of TFC premium channels via cable, satellite, iWant, and TFC IPTV.
Conceptualization of what would become DZMM TeleRadyo started in 2006 afterGabby Lopez and other ABS-CBN executives conducted a business trip to South Korea. As recounted by Lopez himself andPeter Musñgi in the 2016 DZMM documentary30 / 630: Kwento ng Tatlong Dekada, they were initially apprehensive about an idea of visually streaming the radio station on TV in fear of driving radio listeners away. Still, key points made during the business trip secured enough reason for the group to relent and push the concept. In January 2007, Marah Capuyan, who later became DZMM's station manager, was tasked with planning, procuring, and installing the necessary lighting within a one-month deadline.
Test broadcasts began in February 2007 until the channel was formally launched on April 12.
DZMM TeleRadyo featured a simulcast of DZMM's radio programs as well as a live video feed of the radio booth itself. As a result, viewers can hear the broadcast and watch footage from the cast online. When there is a live broadcast, live video footage is provided that has clearer audio is provided.[4] Musical programs on the station were either supplemented with pictures of artists (duringYesterday) or random pictures instead of the studio scenes (which was the case duringMoonlight Serenade; it was replaced by video clips of Philippine tourism spots duringRemember Your Music andK-Paps Playlist since 2023).
Content during commercial breaks on cable TV was separate from advertisements on the radio station. The channel, however, simulcasts theThree O' Clock prayer, thestation ID, as well as the station'ssign-on and sign-off sequence.
Regular radio feed will be interrupted to air programming that is dedicated to their listeners such as theUAAPmen's basketball Finals coverage from 2013 to 2014 and the various legs of thePiliPinas Debates 2016. Regular scheduled programming will continue for TeleRadyo viewers until the coverage for radio ends.
From June 19, 2017, to March 18, 2020, DZMM set-up additional studio sets for its radio programs such asSakto,Good Vibes,Todo-Todo Walang Preno andOn The Spot as part of the station's plans to convert intself into a full-fledged news channel. From October 26, 2020, to June 29, 2023,Sakto was the last program to use their studio. On the latter date, many of the channel's programs usedSakto's old studio to coincide with the final broadcast of the ABS-CBN-owned TeleRadyo after 6 years of use.
On March 18, 2020, DZMM 630 and TeleRadyo began to share channel space with its sister English-language news networkABS-CBN News Channel as part of the largerABS-CBN News coverage of theCOVID-19 pandemic every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday; with ANC's relay of DZMM programs on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. This arrangement ended on April 20. ANC's partnership with TeleRadyo continues during theovernight graveyard slot.
On June 26, 2021, TeleRadyo updated its lower-third graphics as the channel migrated tohigh-definition television broadcast online. However, the feed still used a 4:3 aspect ratio, but is stretched in ananamorphic vision format.[5]
Due to a skeletal workforce imposed by the network at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, DZMM TeleRadyo, Radyo Patrol 630 and ANC began to simulcast newscasts and programs from March 19, 2020. The simulcast for the radio counterpart broke-away with a hook-up ofMOR 101.9 from 10:00 pm until 4:30 am, temporarily replacingShowbuzz,Dr. Love Radio Show,Moonlight Serenade andGising Pilipinas. On April 1, given the decision to vacate the studios for the self-quarantine of many of the staff and the disinfection measures after being exposed to two suspected coronavirus cases, the channel provisionally broadcast ANC programming (with a 10:00 pm breakaway for radio as had been the case). Regular broadcasts resumed a day later on April 2.
On May 5, 2020, DZMM TeleRadyo rebranded itself as TeleRadyo after theNational Telecommunications Commission (NTC) issued a cease-and-desist order against its radio counterpart and other ABS-CBN free TV and radio stations nationwide.[1] The last program to air on May 5 wasS.R.O., which was supposed to air until 11:00 pm, (PST) but ended broadcasting at 8:20 pm instead. Most DZMM TeleRadyo programming resumed on May 8 at 5:00 am (PST) where the old DZMM TeleRadyo logo appeared as a secondary logo (and as a bumper logo) beginning midday, with the TeleRadyo logo being primary shown.
On May 10, 2020, TeleRadyo's refurbished logo and bumper began to be used full-time.
On May 15, 2020, ANC stopped its simulcast with TeleRadyo and was replaced by the overnight replay of programs aired earlier in the day. The channel's simulcast resumed on August 23, 2021, until June 29, 2023.
On May 27, 2020, the channel's primary bumper was updated.
On May 27, 2022, TeleRadyo returned on digital free TV viaZOE TV's digital channel space, coinciding with the second anniversary of the rebrand. Its broadcast hours were from 5:30 am to 10:00 pm on weekdays and 6:00 am to 10:00 pm on weekends (PST) due to theirsubchannel rental agreement withZOE Broadcasting Network with its official launch on June 1, 2022. TeleRadyo's 24-hour broadcast remained on cable, satellite, iWantTFC (nowiWant), TFC, and TFC IPTV (while airing their 2006 version of thePhilippine National Anthem every Monday mornings at 5:30 am (PST)).[6]
After 5 months, TeleRadyo was pulled from digital free TV for the second time on November 1, 2022, after ABS-CBN and ZOE decided not to renew their licensing contract for the channel as one ofA2Z's digital subchannels. It was subsequently replaced byLight TV.[7]
On May 23, 2023, ABS-CBN Corporation announced that TeleRadyo would cease its operations effective June 30, 2023, to cut further financial losses caused by theloss of the company's broadcast franchise.[8] 70 employees of TeleRadyo would be laid off ABS-CBN by June 29, a day before the final broadcast of TeleRadyo's live programs.[9]
In addition, ABS-CBN entered into a joint venture agreement withPrime Media Holdings, Inc., owned byHouse Speaker and Leyte first district RepresentativeMartin Romualdez to produce and supply various programs including news content to broadcasters and third-party entities including the PMHI-ownedPhilippine Collective Media Corporation, operator of the Favorite Music Radio network. ABS-CBN would hold a minority stake in the new venture.[10] Among the plans for ABS-CBN and Prime Media's joint venture is the possible revival of DZMM on its original frequency of 630 kHz.[11][12][13]
However, a few days before the supposed closure of the channel, ABS-CBN decided not to go through with the planned date and instead, decided to continue to broadcast under the new management led by the Prime Media/ABS-CBN joint ventureMedia Serbisyo Production Corporation, coinciding with the resumption of broadcasts on 630 kHz asDWPM.[14] ABS-CBN-owned TeleRadyo signed off for the last time on June 29, 2023, at 10:15 pm, and was relaunched as TeleRadyo Serbisyo the following day, in conjunction with the launch of DWPM Radyo 630 (both under joint-venture of Prime Media and ABS-CBN). A day before the launch, hosts of several TeleRadyo programs informed their viewers to tune in to the new station the next day.[15]
On May 21, 2025, Radyo 630 and TeleRadyo Serbisyo began airing teasers that featured theme music and stingers used by DZMM,[16] indicating the station's future rebranding to adopt the ethos of its predecessor. The teaser was released amidst the station's reutilization of the defunct DZMM TeleRadyo Facebook page since February, fuelling reports of Media Serbisyo Production Corporation's incurring losses due to a lack of advertisers, and plans of its owners, ABS-CBN and PCMC, to boost funding for the station.[17][18]
On May 29, 2025, the channel dropped the TeleRadyo Serbisyo branding after finishing theTV Patrol simulcast, and reverted to DZMM TeleRadyo simultaneously with its radio counterpart at 8:00PM, reviving the iconic brand after 5 years of inactivity. Its simulcast block on PRTV Prime Media was not affected by the rebranding.[19][20]
On May 27, 2024, several TeleRadyo Serbisyo programs commenced airing on digital free TV viaPRTV Prime Media, a subchannel onBEAM TV operated by the PCMC, which is also aired nationally onCignal TV, resuming direct satellite broadcasts of the channel since the end of TeleRadyo broadcasts on the Sky Direct service in 2020, coupled with an earlier successful introduction of satellite broadcasts on GSat in February.[21]
