FBS Radio Network

FBS Radio Network is a Philippine broadcasting company. Its corporate office is located at Unit 908, Paragon Plaza, EDSA cor. Reliance St., Mandaluyong.^[1][2]

FBS Radio Network

Formerly	Freedom Broadcasting System
Company type	Statutory corporation Private
Industry	Mass media Radio broadcasting
Founded	1961
Founder	Leonida Laki-Vera Luis Vera
Headquarters	Mandaluyong, Philippines
Key people	Luis "Luigi" Vera Jr. (President)
Website	www.mellow947.com

History

Leonida "Nida" Laki-Vera and her husband Luis Vera began their broadcast business as the Freedom Broadcasting System (FBS) in the 1970s. FBS launched its first station DWBL. A year later, FBS established its FM station DWLL, which is later on known as Mellow Touch.^[1] Radio personalities such as Butch Gonzales, Rudolph Rivera, and newscaster Ernie Fresnido worked for DWBL and Mellow Touch throughout the late 70s.^[3]

As time passed by towards the 1990s, the couple transferred the ownership of FBS to their children, namely Luis Jr. ("Luigi") and Lena.^{[citation needed]} To coincide their business, the network dropped its legal name and became FBS Radio Network.^[4] Under the new owners, FBS expanded the Mellow Touch network in key provincial cities.

In 2004, FBS sold its two respective stations DWKT (Dagupan) and DYLL (Cebu) to Ultrasonic Broadcasting System. In return, UBSI sold its AM station DWSS to FBS, which uses the franchise of Supreme Broadcasting System to comply with ownership restrictions.^[2]

On December 21, 2020, FBS was granted a 25-year legislative franchise extension under Republic Act No. 11507, which lapsed into law after 30 days of inaction by then-Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. The law grants FBS a franchise to construct, install, operate, and maintain, for commercial purposes, radio broadcasting stations and television stations, including digital television systems, with the corresponding facilities such as relay stations, throughout the Philippines.^[5]

FBS Radio Stations

AM stations

Branding	Callsign	Frequency	Power	Location
DWBL	DWBL	1242 kHz	20 kW	Metro Manila
Abante Radyo	DWSS[a]	1494 kHz	10 kW	Metro Manila

FM stations

Branding	Callsign	Frequency	Power	Location
Mellow 94.7 BFM	DWLL[b]	94.7 MHz	25 kW	Metro Manila
K5 News FM Iloilo	DYKU[c]	88.7 MHz	10 kW	Iloilo
Mellow Touch CDO	DXBL	95.7 MHz	10 kW	Cagayan de Oro
Mellow Touch Gingoog	PA	92.9 MHz	5 kW	Gingoog
Mellow Touch Valencia	DXOC	103.3 MHz	5 kW	Valencia

Former stations

Callsign	Frequency	Location	Status
DZLL	107.1 MHz	Baguio	Currently owned by Primax Broadcasting Network.
DWKT	90.3 MHz	Dagupan	Currently owned by Ultrasonic Broadcasting System.
DYLL	94.7 MHz	Cebu City
DXLL	94.7 MHz	Davao City	Currently owned by Rizal Memorial Colleges Broadcasting Corporation.

1. Licensed under Supreme Broadcasting System. Currently operated by Prage Management Corporation under airtime lease.
2. Programming currently operated by Prage Management Corporation under airtime lease.
3. Operated by 5K Broadcasting Network under airtime lease.