JRDV'S WORLD

WELCOME TO JRDVS WORLD!

This blog is designed to tackle about various range of topics, including travel, local issues, as
well as the world in general. As far as you know, I am an IT graduate at Notre Dame of Marbel
University in Koronadal City, South Cotabato. I believe that blogging is a passion and this is
what I want to share my insight to the world. Keep reading kag madamo nga salamat sa inyong
pagsalig (at maraming salamat sa inyong pagtitiwala).

MY VIEW ABOUT THE KALYESERYE

I actually missed the first month of the phenomenon that shook the country by storm:
Kalyeserye, a split-screen romance between Alden Richards and Yaya Dub (portrayed
by Maine Mendoza). Back then, I was glued with Showtime, with Funny One as the
cream of the crop. I started watching this accidental romance at about August 17, the
same time Showtime launched its controversial segment Twerking Girls.

After watching back and forth, I started to stick with Eat Bulaga. After a few days I stay
tuned to Kalyeserye almost everyday.

Staying strong for almost two months now, Kalyeserye is now giving Eat Bulaga a huge
boost on its ratings, making Showtime panicked with emergency meetings almost
everyday.

With the upcoming showdown between Alden and Yaya Dub looming this Saturday on
Bulaga Pa More Dabarkads Pa More Wildcard, Im pretty sure that more and more
 televiewers will watch the showdown unfold between Alden and Yaya Dub. Who will be
the winners and losers? Find out this Saturday at Eat Bulaga, 11:30am on GMA.

ONE THOUGHT ON MY VIEW ABOUT THE KALYESERYE

1. HF3212 SAYS:

After the failed Aldub showdown Yaya Dub has been kidnapped. Twice.

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ALDUB HYPE GONE WORSE

AlDub is becoming more and more popular right now, especially with the new
commercials featuring the duo: McDonalds and Talk N Text.

But the hype is gone worse.

GMA News is way too focused on AlDub nowadays, with Kalyeserye summaries part of
news items of all GMA newscasts, as well as GMA News TVs newscasts.

And it doesnt help GMA at all. Their other talents are now in limbo once AlDub is now in
spotlight. And to make matters worse, AlDub is already overexposed at the expense of
GMAs own talents, thanks to GMA News. GMA News is the only one doing an episode
summary as a news item on TV kind of thing, according to Ralph Domingos From The
Tube WordPress blog. Its rivals ABS-CBN News, News5, and CNN
Philippines doesnt do that.
GMA News was once the most trusted news source in the Philippines. With AlDub being
in the news item almost everyday on GMA News, I think that AlDub is already
overexposed.

GMAS DESPERATE MOVE: ILLUSTRADO RERUN ON NEWS TV

Capitalizing on AlDubs success, GMA is now trying to air a

rerun of Alden Richards old historical drama Illustrado, which was produced by GMA News
(credits: GMA Network)
Call it desperate.

Capitalizing on the recent success of the accidental love duo AlDub (Alden Richards
and Yaya Dub), the so-called #1 News Channel on Free TV will air another teleserye
rerun after Amaya. Enter Illustrado.

This historical drama series failed to impress on its initial run on GMA as more viewers
are tuned in to its rival Two Wives. Even the mature scenes on Two Wives were way
more interesting to viewers and netizens alike, unlike the historical value of Illustrado. It
was produced by GMA News and Public Affairs as its first venture on GMA Telebabad.

GMA hasnt moved on from Aldens past blunders, hence with AlDub getting more
popular as of late, here we are with this rerun.

Lets see if the rerun of this historical series will make an impact on a struggling News
TV, especially on GMAs loyal viewers and Aldens new fans.
 This rerun will start this Monday, September 21, 3:00pm on GMA News TV.

2 THOUGHTS ON GMAS DESPERATE MOVE: ILLUSTRADO RERUN

ON NEWS TV
1. GMAS DESPERATE MOVE: ILLUSTRADO RERUN ON NEWS TV |
BRYANLLAMADO SAYS:

[] Source: GMAS DESPERATE MOVE: ILLUSTRADO RERUN ON NEWS TV []

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September 18, 2015 at 12:09 am Reply

2. CELEBRITV PREMIERE IS KAPUSO NETWORKS ANOTHER DESPERATE

MOVE | TIMOW'S TURFSAYS:

[] FROM Ilustrados rerun on GMA News TV this Monday, another litany of desperate
strategy comes from the main channel in Timog Avenue that will []

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September 18, 2015 at 10:42 am Reply

95.7 BRIGADA NEWS FM IS KORONADALS NEW OVERALL #1 RADIO STATION; BOMBO

RADYO KORONADAL STILL #1 ON AM

More than two years after it first signed on, 95.7

Brigada News FM Koronadal is the new overall #1 FM station as per Kantar-RRC survey.
(Photo: Brigada Mass Media Corporation)
The media landscape in Koronadal City (just an hours drive north of General Santos
City) just gets more interesting. Kantar Media/KBP-RRC has surveyed some households
last September and the results are released just this week.
95.7 Brigada News FM Koronadal signed on last February 2013 and it wasnt included
in the 2013 Kantar Media survey, which hailed Bombo Radyo Koronadal as the overall
#1 radio station and 100.1 Love Radio Koronadal as the #1 FM station.

Things have changed since then.

Kantar Media just declared 95.7 Brigada News FM Koronadal as the new overall #1
radio station, dethroning Bombo Radyo Koronadal on the overall #1 crown and Love
Radio as the #1 FM station (the crown that station achieved since the 2011 Nielsen
survey, thanks to Nicole Hyala, Chris Tsuper and Papa Jack). 95.7 Brigada News FM
achieved the rating percentage of 7.085% and the audience share of 63.613.

100.1 Love Radio Koronadal, the former king of Koronadal FM, achieved the rating
percentage of 2.111% and the audience share of 18.951. 91.7 Happy FM Koronadal
(the oldest FM station in the city) achieved the rating percentage of 1.885% and the
audience share of 16.919. 97.3 Gold FM (signed on last November 2013) achieved the
rating percentage of 0.044% and the audience share of 0.3191. 97.9 Spring Radio
(based in Tampakan, South Cotabato, but is included on the survey) achieved the rating
percentage of 0.015% and the audience share of 0.126.

On Koronadal AM, 1026 Bombo Radyo Koronadal achieved the rating percentage of
0.95% (4th overall radio station) and the audience share of 59.38, hence retaining as
the #1 AM station. RMN Koronadal 639 (having recovered from being #3 AM station on
the last Kantar Media survey last 2013) achieved the rating percentage of 0.32% and
the audience share of 19.79. Radyo Bida Koronadal 963 (which signed on this year)
achieved the rating percentage of 0.29% and the audience share of 18.21. 1062 DXKI
(the oldest AM station in the city) achieved the audience share of 0.04% (was #2 AM
station at the last Kantar Media survey last 2013) and the audience share of 2.62.

(The data provided above are based from Kantar Media.)

Just as you thought that things get more interesting, Bombo Radyo Koronadal
demanded an explanation on why Bombo Radyo Koronadal is the overall #4 radio
station on the 2015 Kantar Media survey and a hard copy of the 2015 Kantar Media
survey, like the hard copy of the 2013 Kantar Media survey that they received last
January 2014, demanding justice for all radio stations in South Cotabato.
My opinion is that listeners in Koronadal made the verdict and we should respect the
decision. Radio stations should respect the verdict of the listeners on the latest Kantar
Media survey. Just show some respect and avoid arguing on social media about what
radio station ahould they listen to. Ratings are just numbers, but whats important is that
the radio stations serve their listeners across Koronadal City, South Cotabato, Sultan
Kudarat, Maguindanao and Cotabato Province with balanced programming, latest news,
the hottest music and the important information people need in their daily lives.

GMA ADDS SHOP TV; TO FACE-OFF AGAINST O SHOPPING AND SHOP JAPAN
GMA joins the late night home shopping bandwagon as it adds Solar Entertainments Shop TV
on its lineup, facing up against O Shopping on ABS-CBN and Shop Japan on TV5. (Photo: Shop
TV Philippines Facebook page)
After ABS-CBN adding O Shopping and TV5 adding Shop Japan on their respective late
night lineups with their respective products sold to televiewers, another network joined
the bandwagon. Its GMA 7.

On the recent years, GMA does not air home shopping at all. With the recent addition of
Shop TV of Solar Entertainment Corporation on GMAs late night lineup,
Kapuso viewers who stayed late at night will have more chance to see the products that
Shop TV has to offer.

Catch Shop TV on GMA starting tomorrow, November 30, from 12:30-2:00am,

Mondays-Fridays.

Watch Shop TV on SkyCable channel 13 in Metro Manila and other providers

nationwide. To order from Shop TV, call 817-7000 (Metro Manila) and 1-800-10-817-
7000 (Provincial, toll-free).

NOTE: The last infomercial GMA aired was the Proactiv infomercials on early
morning hours way back in 2005.

JRDVS WORLD YEAR IN REVIEW: PH RADIO

With other blogs sharing their insights on Philippine Television in 2015, I will show you
some big news in Philippine Radio.

CALM AFTER THE STORM

After the various re-formats, 103.5 K-Lite settled in the Adult Contemporary format, which
resulted in the station being #6 in Metro Manila ratings, based on figures released by Nielsen.
(Photo: Advanced Media Broadcasting System, Inc.)
After the disastrous re-formats of 103.5 K-Lite (from AC on its launch last July 22, 2013
to CHR last April 21, 2014 to Adult Hits last August 18, 2014 (as a desperate attempt to
compete against Retro 105.9 DCG-FM and 107.5 Wish FM) before settling in to the AC
format last November 24, 2014), it seems that the listeners of 103.5 K-Lite have
something to cheer on this year. A year after settling on the Adult Contemporary format,
K-Lite was ranked #6 on Metro Manila FM Ratings, based on AC Nielsen survey. Im
pretty sure that learning their mistakes from last year actually helped them a lot and I
hope that it will continue in the years to come.

After saying goodbye to the Adult Contemporary

format, there are changes on Home Radio last year before settling in to the CHR format. Just
recently, they dropped Natural! from its logo and retired the said slogan, in order to remove any
connection to the disastrous reformat from AC to masa last year. (Photo: Aliw Broadcasting
Corporation)
Another station that struggled last year was 97.9 Home Radio. After dropping its Adult
Contemporary format last February 28, 2014, the station was relaunched and became
97.9 Home Radio Natural! and went masa. They dropped Home Radio on its station
branding, fired all of its female DJs, and even hired Duncan Ramos and Jimmy Bondoc
on its roster, but it doesnt help at all. After realizing that they have no chance against
stations like 90.7 Love Radio, 101.1 Yes FM, Barangay LS 97.1, MOR 101.9, 93.9 iFM
and 106.7 Energy FM, they decided to reformat from masa to CHR last August 2014,
which continued until today. The Home Radio branding returned last November 3, 2014
and broadcasting in full English last January (for the first time since dropping the AC
format in favor of masa). It seems that 97.9 Home Radio learned their lessons this year,
like 103.5 K-Lite, and it should help them to succeed in its new format. To remove such
connection from the masa disaster, 97.9 Home Radio decided to drop its slogan
Natural! for good. The station now targets millennials with todays hottest music.

EXPANSION MODE

In order to help Metro Manila listeners cope up with signal issues on 104.7, Brigada News FM
opened their new stations in Pampanga (92.7) and Olongapo (93.5), in order to improve its
reception issues. Brigada News FM even launched its new FM station in Davao (91.5) after
acquiring the frequency from Primax. (Photo: Brigada Mass Media Corporation)
It seems that Brigada Mass Media Corporations expansion continued this year. Even
though 104.7 Brigada News FM National became #1 in Batangas and Lipa (based on
2015 KBP-Kantar Media Survey), the station faced lots of issues in Metro Manila,
especially on its signal reception. To solve the problem, BMMC launched 92.7 Brigada
News FM Pampanga based in San Fernando City, Pampanga (which initially relayed
programs from 104.7 from April before launching its own programming in September 14)
and 93.5 Brigada News FM Olongapo (launched last April and aired its own
programming).

BMMC made headlines in Davao after acquiring the 91.5 frequency from its previous
owner Primax Broadcasting Network (which also occupied Jacinta Building 2 in Makati
and occupied the 10th floor of the said building, while Brigadas National Headquarters
occupied the 5th floor of the said building). BMMC even constructed the stations new
transmitter st Shrine Hills, replacing the old one. Test broadcast started last August 10
before being formally launched last August 23, in time for Davao Citys 30th Kadayawan
Festival. The new station now competes against 94.7 Radyo Ni Juan (which occupied
94.7 Mellow Touch Davaos blocktime since May 2014), Radyo5 101.9 News FM and
105.9 Balita FM. Brigadas expansion might continue as stations in cities like
Tuguegarao, Cauayan and Roxas City will be airing soon.
CEBU GETS RETRO-FIED!

UMBN
shocked Cebuanos as 103.5 Wild FM Cebu ended its broadcast last January and went off-the-air
for over a month. The station finally relaunched last March 16 and became 103.5 Retro Cebu.
(Photo: UMBN)
After years of success as 103.5 Wild FM Cebu, Ditan Communications (University of
Mindanao Broadcasting Networks Visayas subsidiary) shocked Cebuanos after signing
off 103.5 Wild FM Cebu last January without any announcements. The station went off-
the-air for over a month. Last March 16, the station was relaunched and it became 103.5
Retro Cebu. Unlike the previous Wild FM format which played CHR, Retro Cebu played
the greatest hits from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. The success of the format even
convinced UMBN to rebrand its station in Davao from 95.5 Hit Radio to 95.5 Retro
Davao next year. For those wondering if Retro 105.9 DCG-FM and 103.5 Retro Cebu
have the same ownership (even though they have the same format), THE ANSWER IS
NO. The Manila station is owned by DCG Radio-TV Network with radio stations in
CALABARZON, while the Cebu and the soon-to-be relaunched Davao stations are
owned by UMBN.

DREAMS DO COME TRUE, BARANGAY LS GOES NATIONWIDE

Dreams do come true. After eight years of waiting, Mike Enriquez dreams came true as
Barangay LS 97.1 became the #1 FM station in Metro Manila, according to Nielsen, after beating
the long-time ratings juggernaut 90.7 Love Radio. (Photo: GMA Network)
Dreams do come true, after all. After eight years of waiting, Mike Enriquez dreams of
97.1 being the #1 FM station came true. Based on the 2015 Nielsen survey, Barangay
LS 97.1 recently proclaimed as the new #1 station in Metro Manila. It seems that the
nationwide integration of some of Barangay LS programs to provincial Barangay FM
stations have finally worked. We have to see if Barangay LS will hold on to the #1 spot
after 90.7 Love Radio held on after more than a decade.

Speaking of Barangay LS, at the height of the recent closures of GMAs regional
stations in Ilocos, Naga, Bacolod, Cagayan de Oro and General Santos last April, GMA
decided to made Barangay LS more available to listeners nationwide and have a
nationwide simulcast of Barangay LS. The programs that simulcasted to Barangay
stations nationwide include Barangay Love Stories and Talk To Papa, in order for the
network to fulfill its promise as stated in its slogan Isang Bansa, Isang Barangay. Both
programs started airing in provincial Barangay stations this year.

GOODBYE, CHICO LOCO AND TROUBLES FOR PAPA JACK

The shocker this year is the unexpected cancellation of the Friday night program Gabi
Na, Gising Na! earlier this year, hosted by Chico Loco of 101.1 Yes! FM and Papa Jack
of 90.7 Love Radio. The real shocker is the announcement of Chico Locos resignation
last March, after 7 years of service at 101.1 Yes! FM and 5 years of hosting Yes!
Diaries. Chico Loco eventually settled in Dubai and is now working on Tag 91.1.

As for Papa Jack, his loyal listeners, as well as netizens have wondered why Papa Jack
went off the air after Chico Locos unexpected resignation. After two months, Papa Jack
returned to the airwaves and continued hosting True Love Conversations on 90.7 Love
Radio. The companion program Wild Confessions was cancelled.

As for the replacement of Yes! Diaries, Yes! FM launched Usapang LDR and even
hired 2 ex-iFM DJs Megan and Kara, to do the job. Despite these woes, expect Love
Radio and Yes! FM to recover its lost ground.

HOME SHOPPING ON RADIO

 The real shocker is the addition of home shopping on EBCs radio stations DZEC Radyo Agila
1062 and Pinas FM 95.5. This is after their parent company Eagle Broadcasting Corporation
signed a deal with EZ Shop to air EZ Shop on Net 25. (Photo: http://www.myezshopmall.com)
We always thought that home shopping will forever stay on TV. I guess were all wrong.
Last December 24, listeners of DZEC Radyo Agila 1062 and Pinas FM 95.5 were
greeted with EZ Shop products, and is aired from Monday-Sunday on both stations. It
might be a first in Philippine radio history, it might help EZ Shop to gain more exposure,
especially on a medium that is reached by more people, especially in rural areas. Im
not sure if MOR will add O Shopping, Radyo5 adding Shop Japan and Barangay LS
adding Shop TV in the future.

OTHER DEVELOPMENTS
It seems that Moms Radio returned to the airwaves after five years. Estima Content
revived the said brand and even re-negotiated with SBN, resulting in Moms Radios
revival. So far, Moms Radio is currently heard in Bacolod (90.3), Cebu (88.3) and
Davao (97.9).
Expect Philippine radio to be exciting in 2016 since the elections are coming up soon.

4 THOUGHTS ON JRDVS WORLD YEAR IN REVIEW: PH RADIO

1. RALPHIERCE SAYS:

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2. GAB SAYS:

On Moms Radio: I saw one of the IG post of a DJ of Moms Radio few months back w/
Wilson Tieng of Solar. Hmmm. is Solar are the new owner of Moms Radio?

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December 30, 2015 at 10:25 pm Reply

1. VALDEZJOHNRODRIGO SAYS:

Solar owns part of SBN. That answers your question.

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January 2, 2016 at 6:03 pm Reply

3. EMMAN1035 SAYS:

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January 5, 2016 at 11:47 am Reply

JRDVS WORLD YEAR IN REVIEW: PH CABLE TV

As 2015 ends, lets take one last look at the biggest news in Philippine cable TV.

BALLS SIGNS OFF

 After seven years, Balls served cable viewers with FIFA,
UFC, UEFA, US Open, ATP, FIVB, UAAP and NCAA games, in which ABS-CBN Sports had
rights. With the loss of UFC, which spiked the popularity of this channel, ABS-CBN Sports +
Action now have a bigger shoes to fill in. (Photo: ABS-CBN Corporation)
Its the end of the era for Balls, the last of ABS-CBNs three replacement channels last
2008 which replaced the Solar Entertainment-owned Solar Sports, BTV, Jack TV, ETC,
C/S and 2nd Avenue due to contract issues. Eventually, ETC, C/S and 2nd Avenue
found their free TV homes via SBN 21, RPN 9 and RJTV 29, while other Solar channels
were dropped. Balls replaced Solar Sports and BTV on Sky, Maxxx replaced C/S and
Jack TV on Sky, and Velvet replaced ETC and 2nd Avenue on Sky.

Since Maxxx and Velvet are already gone, lets talk about Balls. Its programming initially
consisted of ball sports (football, basketball, golf, tennis and volleyball). It even aired
French Open (before moving to Fox Sports last 2014) and US Open tennis Grand Slam
tournaments, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, English Premier
League, ATP matches, FIVB, FIFA World Cup, Azkals matches, The programming
broadened further to include boxing, wrestling, mixed martial arts and 2011 SEA
Games. Balls gained attention when it aired UFC matches from 2009 to 2015, promoted
UFC matches and even boosted the popularity of UFC in the Philippines.

With the loss of UFC rights looming, ABS-CBN decided to shut down Balls for good, and
it happened last January 1 at 12:00mn. Its last programming was indeed UFC.
Speaking of UFC, Sports5 currently hols the rights of UFC matches, and well talk about
it on this post.

As for high-definition broadcasts, Balls HD was the first Filipino cable channel to
broadcast in HD. It aired UAAP and NCAA matches in high definition. The high definition
feed of Balls was replaced with ABS-CBN Sports + Action HD, airing UAAP and NCAA
games in HD, as well as sports coverage in which ABS-CBN Sports have rights,
excluding NBA, in which HD broadcasts are aired at NBA Premium TV instead.

NEW LOGO, NEW LINEUP, SAME FOCUS

ANC had a major

overhaul on its logo, ditching Arial Black on the ANC on its logo, a newly-modified rhombus
logo and the red-blue title scheme on the networks programs, which was first implemented on
The World Tonight last January 12, 2015. (Photo: ABS-CBN Corporation)
The best is getting better than ever. After the high-profile hirings of Christian Esguerra,
Cathy Yap-Yang and Nancy Irlanda on the said network, ANC decided to have a major
makeover, and it happened last October 26.

The most notable change is the weekday morning lineup of ANC. Mornings @ ANC
used to air at 9:00am before the revamp. Nowadays, Mornings @ ANC is now at
5:30am (the said timeslot was used to simulcast Umagang Kay Ganda of ABS-CBN
channel 2). ABS-CBN even utilized its Rockwell studio in Makati for ANC programs,
such as Mornings @ ANC and Market Edge. Headstart with Karen Davila stayed on its
usual timeslot.

Market Edge, hosted by Cathy Yang, premiered last September 1 and it was initially
aired at 3:00pm, replacing News Now @ 3. Its initial focus was to break down the
closing numbers as the Philippine Stock Exchange ends its trading session. After the
network revamped, Market Edge now airs every mornings @ 9:00am, replacing
Mornings @ ANC which aired on the said timeslot. The morning edition looked down the
top business news, as well as opening figures from Asia-Pacific stock markets, including
the Philippine Stock Exchange.

Nancy Irlanda hosted two programs: News Now @ 10 (which airs every weekdays @
10am) and Shake with Nancy Irlanda (which airs every Saturday @ 9:30am and
Sundays @ 4:30pm). News Now @ 10 serves as Nancy Irlandas first newscast since
leaving Solar Nightly News last 2014. On The Money now airs every 10:30am, instead
of 7:30am (right after the UKG simulcast).

With new lineup and new logo, ANC is and will remain as the news channel which
served the latest news and information, something even its newer rivals wont ever do.

CIGNALS BIG EXPANSION

Cignal expanded with newer channels. One of the new channels launched is Bloomberg TV
Philippines, the countrys first business news channel. (Photo: TV5 Network and Bloomberg
L.P.)
Cignal expanded on a new way and it reached a milestone no other pay TV operator
has done before: having more than 1 million subscribers.

Since were focused on Cignals expansion, lets take a look on the new channels aired
on Cignal. One of them is Bloomberg TV Philippines. Just months after Nine Media
Corporation and Turner Broadcasting Systems brand-licensing agreement giving way to
the birth of CNN Philippines, MediaQuest Holdings decided to negotiate with Bloomberg
Television and reached a deal to create the Philippine version of Bloomberg TV. TV5
even lured Atty. Rod Nepomuceno away from 9TV (now known as CNN Philippines) to
help with the new channel. After various delays, the Philippine version of Bloomberg TV,
Bloomberg Philippines, finally launched on October 5. Despite the hype, the new
channel had its share of controversy: having Shawn Yao read headlines every top of the
hour with her own show Top 5. Despite its controversies, Bloomberg TV Philippines
aims to serve the growing needs of the Philippine business community.
 Another new channel added on
Cignal was Sari-Sari Channel. This channel offers a wide variety of shows from Viva
Entertainment and TV5 portfolios. (Photo: Viva Communications, Inc. and TV5 Network, Inc.)
Another new kid in town is Sari-Sari Channel. It is a joint venture between Viva
Communications and TV5. This channel airs archive shows and movies from Viva
Television and VIVA Films, Studio5 original movies, and in-house original productions.
The said channel had its test broadcast last December 1 and will formally launch on
January 15.

Another shocker is Cignal acquiring the rights of UFC matches from ABS-CBN Sports,
which gives you to this next item.

UFC FOUND ITS NEW HOME

After being rendered useless by most television observers, Hyper will now air UFC matches
starting this January. Living up to the expectations of Balls is a hard task ahead for this sports
channel. (Photo: TV5 Network)
We mentioned earlier that ABS-CBNs rights to air UFC matches lapsed last December
31 and Balls will sign off for good. The question is where UFC matches will air now that
Balls is now gone? The answer is Hyper. The said channel was rendered useless by
most Philippine TV observers until recently, when Sports5 announced that they will take
over the rights to air UFC matches starting 2016. Filling the huge gap is a huge
challenge for Hyper, since this channel is not well-known to most Philippine TV
observers or even carried by provincial cable TV operators.

Thats the biggest developments on Philippine cable TV in the year 2015. 2016 should
be exciting for Philippine pay TV and it will be an exciting year.

WHAT TO EXPECT THIS 2016

2016 is Election Season here in the Philippines and expect that one of our neighboring
blog Timows Turf will devote its focus on educating the voting population regarding the
elections for the first half of the year, while this blog, along with From The Tube, will
post news and insights from the entertainment scene.

If you followed this blog, this blog will continue to post news about whats happening in
Philippine Television and Radio, as well as some local media news.

As for TV networks, expect more money for the Big Three networks as campaign period
is about to start for national and local elections. Regarding the Election
coverage, pabonggahan ng news graphics ang magiging labanan sa mga Big
Three Networks, just like the 2010 Elections where ABS-CBN introduced its virtual
presence and GMA settled with so-called hologram and its use was widely criticized.

As for radio stations, its a test for Barangay LS 97.1 to keep their winning streak on the
ratings game this year. Its definitely a make or break year for Barangay LS this year. As
for the new 95.5 Retro Davao, its a test on whether the success of 103.5 Retro Cebu in
Metro Cebu translate to success in Metro Davao. As for 104.7 Brigada News FM
National, its still a test for them this year as they will still endure signal problems within
Metro Manila. Just like most radio observers suggested, the most obvious solution for
Brigada Mass Media Corporation is to buy a struggling full-powered FM station in Metro
Manila, but the problem that they face is lack of FM space in Metro Manila. As for Moms
Radio, its a test for them this year whether the return the airwaves of Moms Radio in
Bacolod, Cebu and Davao is worth a success.

Back to the elections, as we decide the next set of leaders which will decide our future
in the next six years, I would like to remind all of you to please vote wisely.

2016 surely is an interesting year and this blog, along with Timows Turf and From The
Tube, will be there to guide you on whats happening throughout the world of elections,
television and radio. From JRDVs World, I wish you a blessed year ahead.

VIRAL STORY VINCE AND KATH TRENDS ONLINE

Have you noticed that the story of Vince and Kath took over the Philippine Facebook
news feeds over the past four days? The author of this blog noticed it and already
followed the story, from the very start.

Facebook page Life and Social Media decided to make a love story featuring Vince, a
college basketball varsity player and took Electrical Engineering on a college, and Kath,
a college heartthrob that stole Vinces heart. Other characters include Jake, Kaths best
friend, Kaths father who worked in Dubai, Jella, Marcs cousin and the person who
recruited Vince on a job after hearing that he finished Electrical Engineering,
and Maxine, Kaths BFF.

On the sixth part of the story, Kath and Vince became an official couple.

As of this writing, the viral online story is now on its 11th chapter and netizens are now
waiting on what will happen to Vince after someone stabbed Vince. The said office mate
informed Kath about the said incident and informed her daddy afterwards.

The said story is pretty accurate, regarding romance on todays generation with the
advent of social media. The simple text conversations and emoticons are the reasons
why more people followed the story. After the initial eleven chapters, you can feel the
tension, the drama and the romance on the said story, making its way to online fandom.

As of this writing, the whole story gathered more than 270,000 likes (six combined
albums on the story on Life and Social Medias page) and deserves a TV adaptation,
once the story is finished. One things for sure, we better stay tuned on what happens
next.

DANCE KIDS ENDS, I LOVE OPM BEGINS

After the success of Dance Kids, I Love OPM is the latest of ABS-CBNs weekend offers, a
singing search for foreigners who love and appreciate Original Pilipino Music. (Photo: ABS-
CBN)
After the success of Dance Kids, which saw the dance duo Lucky Aces won last
Sunday, ABS-CBN will launch its new offering, a singing search for foreigners who really
love Original Pilipino Music.

Enter I Love OPM.

I Love OPM is a singing search like no other. Unlike most singing search that we see on
TV (the latest is the revival of Born To Be A Star which aired on TV5), this singing
search features foreigners who loved and appreciate Original Pilipino Music (OPM).

The said singing search is hosted by Its Showtime mainstay Anne Curtis and comedian
Eric Nicolas. The judging panel includes Toni Gonzaga, Lani Misalucha and Martin
Nievera.
Catch the journey of these aspiring foreign singers starting this Saturday right after
Maalala Mo Kaya and this Sunday right after Rated K on ABS-CBN.
 ONE THOUGHT ON DANCE KIDS ENDS, I LOVE OPM BEGINS

1. RALPHIERCE SAYS:

Reblogged this on From the Tube and commented:

Another talent show invades ABS-CBN. But this is no ordinary talent show. Find out why
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THOUGHTS AFTER PAC-BRADLEY (IN 150 WORDS)

Manny Pacquiao ended his career on a high note, winning against Timothy Bradley and
completes the Pacquiao-Bradley trilogy with 2 wins by Manny to 1 win by Bradley.

But since the fight is in the middle of the campaign period, the fight is promoted less by
both GMA and Solar Sports, thanks to the Fair Elections Act.

The writer decided to watch the fight anyway, thanks to its relatives who are die-hard
boxing fans. I respect the opinions of those who didnt want to watch the fight and
preferred to watch the PiliPinas Vice Presidential Debate on CNN Philippines, but
with Pacquiao winning the match, mukhang may mangyayaring sisihan sa mga
taong ayaw manood ng laban at marami ang talo sa pustahan sa naturang
laban.

Regarding his Senatorial bid, I wish Manny Pacquiao the best of luck. Lets see if his win
over Bradley would help him win in this years election.

GAME NG BAYAN ENDS FRIDAY; I WILL SURVIVE TO REPLACE GAME NG BAYAN

 Game Ng Bayan
ended its run after six weeks and 28 episodes. The show is unable to beat Wowowin throughout
its run. (Photo: ABS-CBN PR)
After six weeks, Game Ng Bayan will end its run on Friday. The show is constantly
behind Wowowin in the ratings, either from Kantar or Nielsen. Despite its favorable
timeslot in Metro Manila (5:00pm), ABS-CBN Regional Network Group decided to air the
said show at 9:00am (it used to air at 4:15pm when the Koreanovela My Love Donna
was aired on the said network). According to Kane Errol Choa, the Head of ABS-CBN
Corporate Communications, the said show brought fun and entertainment to its loyal
Kapamilyas, especially in participating barangays. According to Choa, the main host
Robin Padilla will focus on his role as one of the judges of Pilipinas Got Talent, Eric
Nicolas will stay as the co-host of I Love OPM, Alex Gonzaga, MJ Lastimosa and Negi
will focus on other projects.
 According to reports, especially from MJ Felipe, We Will Survive will replace Game Ng
Bayan this Monday and My Super D will premiere on the same day on We Will
Survives timeslot. Will We Will Survive beat Wowowin? Time will tell.

Catch the series finale of Game Ng Bayan this Friday at 5:00pm (9:00am on ABS-CBN
RNG) and We Will Survive move to its new timeslot, this Monday at 5:00pm (time TBA
on ABS-CBN RNG) on ABS-CBN.

2 THOUGHTS ON GAME NG BAYAN ENDS FRIDAY; I WILL SURVIVE

TO REPLACE GAME NG BAYAN

1. GAB SAYS:

We Will Survive is the correct title

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1. JRDV SAYS:

Already corrected and updated.

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NEW SEASON OF POKMON PREMIERES ON CARTOON NETWORK PHILIPPINES; FATE

OF POKMON ON GMA STILL UNCERTAIN
Pokmon XY: Kalos Quest, the eighteenth season of the long-running anime, will finally
premiere in the Philippines starting Monday. (Photo: Bulbapedia)
Pokmon fans in the Philippines, rejoice! The eighteenth season, dubbed as Pokmon
XY: Kalos Quest will continue the adventures of Ash Ketchum and his trusted friend
Pikachu, as well as his travelling companions Lumiose Gym Leader Clemont and his
little sister Bonnie, as well as Serena, who once met Ash on a summer camp in Pallet
Town when they were younger, and face new challenges across Kalos Region, which is
inspired by France. In this season, Ash will challenge more gyms, including Clemonts,
and Serena will pursue her dream to become a Pokmon Performer and the next Kalos
Queen.

As for the fate of the Pokmon franchise on GMA Network, the said network concluded
the run of Pokmon Black and White earlier this month and GMA has not released any
plans to air seasons 15, 16 and 18. The said anime is now occupied by the fast-popular
anime series Yo-Kai Watch.

Catch new episodes of Pokmon XY: Kalos Quest starting Monday, 6:45pm on Cartoon
Network Philippines. Cartoon Network Philippines is available on most cable providers
nationwide.

MY THOUGHTS ON THE ANTI-DUTERTE AD PAID BY TRILLANES

NOTE: This post is the personal opinion of the creator of this blog and is no
way affiliated to Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte or Senator Antonio
Trillanes IV.

This is where our P20 million went.

The whole nation alarmed this morning when the news of an anti-Duterte ad is about to
air tomorrow, May 6. The information revealed that ABS-CBN will air the ad anyway for
P20 million and other networks rejected that ad.

Fast forward to the first commercial break of TV Patrol, we see the anti-Duterte ad paid
by the Vice Presidential Candidate Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV before our very eyes. He
used innocent children on the said ad. It started with a young kid saying ito ba ang
gusto nyo? followed by edited clips of past speeches from the Presidential Front-
runner Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte regarding his fight against criminality,
swearing Pope Francis, praising the New Peoples Army (NPA), kissing women, his
remarks on the 1989 hostage crisis on the gang rape of the Australian missionary, and
his promise of a bloody presidency, followed by a kid saying ito po ba ang gusto
ninyong maging halimbawa para sa amin?, and the Mayor showing his dirty finger
(censored for obvious reasons). The ad was paid by Sen. Antonio Trillanes and it comes
just four days before the 2016 Presidential Elections here in the Philippines. The
aforementioned ad is also aired on GMA 7.

My thoughts about this ad is the use of kids on a political ad. Are they forced to do this
or are they paid by Trillanes for that ad alone? That ad alone is a clear violation of the
Fair Elections Act since it essentially attacked Duterte since Trillanes so-called expos
on Dutertes so-called hidden wealth. I think Trillanes is so desperate to avoid a Duterte
presidency and avoid launching a coup against Duterte if he wins the Presidency. The
desperation comes after Duterte stole the momentum away from Grace Poe in the past
few weeks thanks to his strong support among the masses, as well as the middle class
and the elite. Our votes are not worth P20 million, Sen. Trillanes, so please stop this
attempt to lure voters away from Duterte and focus on the real problems of the
Philippines, like poverty, corruption, criminality, jobs, healthcare, the sea dispute with
China, and others. Please spare these young kids!

My one last plea is to vote wisely and think hard on who do you think will lead the
country to a better future in the next six years.

NEW KID IN TOWN IN KORONADAL FM

Looks like Brigada, Happy, Gold and Love are now bracing for a new, albeit low-
powered competitor. Koronadal City, a bustling city of 158,000 (2010 NSO Census) and
an hour and a half away from General Santos City, now has five FM stations. The sixth
FM station, 97.9 Spring Radio, is licensed in nearby Tampakan, South Cotabato.

Enter 93.9 Marvelous Radio. The said FM station is owned and operated by Marvelous
College of Technology, Inc. and its campus is located at M.H. Del Pilar St., Brgy. Zone
IV, in this city. The said station is now in test broadcast since May 13 and is now airing
the same music offered by its FM competitors. It is Koronadals first campus-owned
station since 104.1 Wow Radio owned by Green Valley College Foundation, Inc., which
signed on last December 2012 (the said station signed off last 2013, thanks to the entry
of 95.7 Brigada News FM). As a campus-owned FM station, the said station is low-
powered and its signal is best heard within the 300-meter radius of the said campus,
which includes Protech Center, South Cotabato Provincial Capitol, Rizal Park, South
Cotabato Sports Complex and Notre Dame of Marbel University. If you want to try to
listen to that station in areas like Ace Centerpoint and KCC Mall of Marbel, you need a
bigger antenna to pick up the said station.

Lets see if that station will hold on for a long time, even when its four full-powered FM
competitors are stepping up in order to become the top station in Koronadal.

BRIGADAS SUCCESS EXPLAINED

Looks like 2016 really is a good year for Brigada after all. For anyone curious on what
station they really are, Brigada News FMs format is actually a hybrid of an AM station
and a FM station airing the Hot Adult Contemporary format, well-known in the country
as masa. Brigada Healthline might be their main advertiser, it is also sought after by
advertisers after they heard the success of some of their stations.

If you wondered why Brigada News FM is considered an underdog by listeners in the

Metro thanks to their weak signal, we need to take a look further on their success
elsewhere.

The signal of 104.7 Brigada News FM National might be weak in parts of Metro Manila,
it dominated the airwaves on its home market, Batangas, where the frequency is
currently licensed. BNFM National proved on the 2015 Kantar Media survey to do just
that.
Following the success in Batangas, the success went to the south and found its way to
South Cotabato. 95.7 Brigada News FM Koronadal dominated the airwaves after that
station was proclaimed overall #1 radio station on that market, based on the 2015
Kantar Media survey, besting more established names like RMN, Love Radio and
Bombo Radyo.

Afterwards, the success found its way to Zamboanga. Just last February, 89.9 Brigada
News FM Zamboanga became the overall #1 radio station on that market, also based
on Kantar survey. It even beat some established names like RMN, Yes FM, MOR, iFM
and Star FM. The news FM market in Zamboanga might be competitive (89.9 BNFM vs.
e-Media News FM 105.9), but Brigada proved its worth.

And it continued on the place that started it all, General Santos. Just last summer,
Nielsen proclaimed 89.5 Brigada News FM as the overall #1 radio station on that
market. Not just that, it even defended that title as Nielsen proclaimed just last
November that BNFM Gensan is still the overall #1 radio station. It even bested RMN,
Bombo Radyo, Radyo Ronda, iFM, MOR, Home Radio, Wild FM, Love Radio, Barangay
and Magic to do just that.

And it even continued to the Queen City of the South, Cebu City, considered as one of
the largest and most competitive radio markets in the country. 93.1 Brigada News FM
Cebu proved to itself last November that the said station became the #1 FM station in
Metro Cebu, besting Barangay RT and MOR, who were battling for the #1 spot for
years. Not even that, Brigada even destroyed Radyo5 101.9 News FM Cebu out of the
Top 10, based on data from Kantar Media. RMN might dominate Cebus airwaves, for
now, but other stations have considered Brigada News FM Cebu as one of the
competition on one of the most competitive radio markets in the country.

Perhaps we should tell the story of Brigadas success in markets where theyre not the
#1 FM station, preferably the ones where they dominated the news FM category. In
Davao, on the recent Kantar Media survey released this month, MOR might be #1 on
the market, 91.5 Brigada News FM Davao, despite being ranked #7 on the FM band
based on the stations ratings, it even beat Radyo5 101.9 News FM, as the news FM
leader on the most competitive news FM markets in the country. Not just that, they also
 beat 94.7 One Radio Radyo Ni Juan, 105.9 Balita FM (reported to be inactive since
end-September), and 98.7 Home Radio News FM (recently entered on the news FM
market this year as a hybrid news radio/Top 40 station). BNFM Davao knocked out its
competition out of Top 10 on Kantar survey, even behind Top 40 stations Monster Radio
BT 99.5 and Magic 89.1, who ranked #11 and #12, respectively. In Kidapawan, North
Cotabato, 97.5 Brigada News FM Kidapawan, despite being #2 overall where 88.7
Happy FM became #1 based on Kantar Media survey last February, they dominated the
news FM segment on that city, beating 107.9 One Radio Radyo Ni Juan and UMBNs
92.9 Radyo Ukay (simulcasting its sister station Radyo Ukay 1089 AM).

There are some signs that 102.5 Brigada News FM Cagayan de Oro might beat 99.9
Magnum Radio, but time would tell if they did just that.

Manila will still think that Radyo5 have set the standard of the news FM station in the
country and they still think so. Radyo5 might have started the trend back in 2010, but an
unknown brand out of General Santos City, Brigada News FM, did revolutionize the
news FM format that the people loved. Dumarami nga ang mga news FM
stations na nagsusulputan like Muews Radio (with stations in most minor markets and
Iligan being its significant major market), One Radio Radyo Ni Juan (based in Davao
and has stations in Davao Region and in North Cotabato) and Radyo Bandera (based in
Palawan with stations in Puerto Princesa, General Santos, Bukidnon and Sultan
Kudarat), but no one can match the success Brigada has achieved in the past two
years.

For Manileos who still doubt Brigadas success in the provinces, time will tell when
Brigada would make an impact on the already-crowded airwaves. I repeat, time will tell,
and a full-powered frequency to boot.

ONE THOUGHT ON BRIGADAS SUCCESS EXPLAINED

1. FOUR FM NETWORKS MANILEOS WANT TO HEAR JRDV'S WORLD SAYS:

[] Brigadas Success Explained []

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FOUR FM NETWORKS MANILEOS WANT TO HEAR

As government-owned 104.3 Business Radio relaunches as FM2 since February 2, the

FM landscape in the Metro has become more and more competitive. As for the FM
brands like Brigada, Oomph, Moms and Wild, having a full-powered FM frequency in
Metro Manila is very far from being possible, thanks to the tough competition on Manila
airwaves.

Manileos even want Bombo Radyo or even 8TriMedia to set up an AM station due to
available AM frequencies. So, here are the reasons why I think Brigada, Oomph, Moms
and Wild deserve a full-powered FM frequency in Metro Manila.

Brigada News FM is close to achieving a full-powered

FM frequency, thanks to their Makati studios and their well-known personalities like Weng Dela
Pea, but theyre forced to use their frequency from Batangas to broadcast its programs to
listeners in parts of Metro Manila. (Source: www.brigada.ph)
The first network is Brigada News FM. Theyre so close, but yet so far. Why? Theyre
broadcasting on 104.7 out of Batangas, transmits from Mt. Banoy from Batangas and its
signal in the Metro is somewhat weak, despite its 25,000-watt transmitter power, Makati
studios and prominent personalities. Theyre the supposed alternative from the already-
established Radyo5 92.3 News FM despite the obvious problems from PBA to
reluctance to air important news stories in favor of regular programming to
vacant slots filled with Easy Rock-esque music, but the signal is hampering those
hopes. Brigada airs your typical news/talk format, commonly heard on AM, in the
mornings and on late afternoon, and airs music programming similar to masa stations
on the rest of the broadcast day, plus programs from the company-owned Brigada
Healthline like Lunch Date and Drivemax Nationwide (sponsored by Guard-C and
Drivemax), as well as Brigada News program (sponsored by the companys flagship
product Powercells Herbal Capsule). Brigada might be successful in areas like Metro
Cebu, Zamboanga, Koronadal or its home base in General Santos, but as far as
Metro Manila is concerned, it might not happen anytime soon unless one of the low-
rated FM stations might consider selling their station to Brigada Mass Media
Corporation. If that happens, Brigada might give Radyo5 a run for its money.

Oomph! Radio might have its highs and lows on its stations in Cebu, Davao and Zamboanga, but
with its unique CHR/OPM (mostly dominated by Viva artists) format, Viva Live might pour in
money to invest on its future station in Metro Manila. (Source: Viva Live)
The second network that I think deserve a full-powered Metro Manila FM frequency is
Viva Lives Oomph! Radio. After acquiring Ultimate Entertainments franchise, Viva Live
invested on Ultimates three FM stations and gave them a fresh start as Oomph! Radio.
The three stations briefly struggled last year as they dropped Oomph! branding and
began to brand as UR (in Cebu and Davao) or UE (in Zamboanga) and added classic
hits, but their station in Davao struggled the most, in part due to the dominance of Wild
92.3 WT on the CHR/OPM format, and the departure of the jocks (from now-defunct
105.9 Mix FM) who made Oomph! Radio possible. The Oomph! branding returned last
July and are now gaining back lost momentum. As far as having Oomph! in Metro
Manila, the station might give 97.9 Home Radio a run for its money, but with the CHR
market getting more and more competitive and with the impending launch of
government-owned FM1 on 87.5, Viva should be cautious on investing a Metro Manila
FM station.
 Moms Radio
might be a good alternative to already-established but ratings-hungry 96.3 Easy Rock (thanks to
the playlist being almost similar to 90.7 Love Radio), as long as Solar Entertainment Corporation
(now owning SBN) makes the right moves on putting its own Metro Manila FM station in the
future. (Source: Solar Entertainment Corporation/SBN)
The third network is Solar-owned Moms Radio. The relaunched and re-energized
Moms Radio, now partnered with Estima, have recaptured the hearts of mommies in
Cebu, Davao and Bacolod, just like the first incarnation of Moms Radio a decade ago,
with better and newer programming. Just recently, Moms Radio flagship morning
program Breakfast With Moms is also aired on Solar-owned home hopping channel
Shop TV, aside from its stations in Cebu, Bacolod and Davao, and was dubbed as the
first radio program to air on national television, but radio and TV critics were quick to
dispute that claim. As far as getting a Metro Manila FM station, introducing Moms Radio
to Manileos via Shop TV is a good start, but as far as Solar is concerned, they might
wait for a right time to purchase a low-rated Metro Manila FM station soon.
 UMBN
-owned Wild FM is already successful in Mindanao as the younger alternative to the already-
established masa stations, thanks to its CHR format and the unique disco mix they popularized.
(DISCLAIMER: The logo used is from UMBNs flagship FM station Wild 92.3 WT in Davao
City) (SOURCE: UMBN)
The fourth network Manileos want to hear is the already-popular Wild FM, owned by
Davao-based University of Mindanao Broadcasting Network (UMBN). After finding
success in Davao City just years after the EDSA People Power Revolution thanks to its
CHR format and the popular dance re-mixes, Wild FM expanded to places like General
Santos, Cagayan de Oro, Butuan, Iligan, Zamboanga (now known as Mango Radio),
Valencia, Bukidnon, Cebu (now known as Retro Cebu) and Bacolod (now in Iloilo), and
proved to be popular in those markets. As far as Manila airwaves is concerned, Wild FM
might be successful among Mindanaoans and Ilonggos, as well as Cebuanos living in
Metro Manila, but as far as Manilas already-competitive CHR market is concerned, it
might easily outrank its already-established competition in the CHR format thanks to its
hybrid CHR/Dance/OPM format, as long as UMBN has enough money to invest a Metro
Manila FM station.

These FM networks might have a bright future ahead, but as far as Manila airwaves is
concerned, theyre already overcrowded and the FM networks mentioned above might
have a hard time penetrating the hearts of Metro Manila listeners anytime soon. Libre
ngang mangarap, pero hanggang blueprint lang ang post na ito.

YABANG TALES: STATIONS OBSESSIONS

ON BEING #1
Looks like the #1 obsession is contagious.

It seems that once na nagiging #1 ang himpilan mo, doon na naguumpisa ang
pagmamayabang. I have to admit that its true, especially on stations which I will
spotlight. Better stay tuned to find out why.

Kantar and Nielsen surveyed listeners and viewers on what station they listen or watch
the most and the basis on their surveys will be forwarded to broadcasters and
advertisers. Survey results will affect the outcome and performance of a certain station.
Stations would be proud of being #1 on a certain time, but boasting about being #1 for a
long time, pagmamayabang na yan.

Lets talk about the stations that liked to boast about being the best, but survey results
proved otherwise.

MBC FM TRIO (Love Radio, Yes The Best/Yes FM and Easy Rock)

First on the spotlight is the MBC FM trio. DZRH might be home to Mocha Uson and
Greco Belgica, but they will be discussed on another time. Lets spotlight the MBC FM
triopoly first. First up on the MBC FM trio is MBCs flagship FM station, Love Radio.

Love Radio loves to boast about being #1 for 15 years already, especially to its loyal
listeners, as well as advertisers. But boasting about it for a long time actually hurt the
stations portfolio, as MOR and Barangay LS have beat them in Metro Manila Kantar
and Nielsen surveys. Even their provincial FM stations have suffered ratings slump, as
well, being defeated by stations like MOR (in Puerto Princesa, Legazpi and Davao),
Barangay (in Cebu (Nielsen)) iFM (in Gensan (Kantar)), or even Brigada News FM (in
Cebu (Kantar), Gensan (Nielsen), Zamboanga and Koronadal). Reason to blame? The
loss of Papa Jack (he resigned his post on Love Radio and has since moved to Energy
FM (as Papa J)) did hurt Love Radio. Even with the addition of Lloyd Cadea, Love
Radio slumped to #3 on the January 2017 Kantar Media survey, and we are certain for
sure that Love Radio will stop boasting about being #1 and accept the fact that MOR
and Barangay LS are the kings of FM radio in Metro Manila.
The second on the MBC trio is Yes The Best. Yes FM Manila changed its branding to
Yes The Best to target millenials, while provincial stations kept the Yes FM name.
Despite its focus to target millenials, Yes The Best even boasted about being #2.

So much for being The Millenials Choice. Based on January 2017 Kantar Media survey,
Yes The Best is actually #6, trailing behind iFM (#5) and its own sister stations Love
Radio (#3) and Easy Rock (#4). Even their playlist is actually masa-based and targeted
jejeje millenials, not the real millenials. If youre a real millenial, there are other options
for your music mix. Theres Home Radio, or even music streaming sites you can listen
to, if youre sick and tired of Yes The Bests masa playlist.

The third station on the MBC trio is Easy Rock. Even on the January 2017 Kantar
survey, Easy Rock is #4 among all FM stations surveyed in Metro Manila. Want to know
why? Their playlist is almost identical to its sister stations Love and Yes, and more and
more PUJs and PUV drivers listen to that station. Even Ralph talked about why WRock
is way better than Easy Rock. If you missed WRock, you can still listen to their Cebu
station online.

GMA 7: NUMBER 1???

Another station who loved to boast being #1 is GMA 7. They have Nielsen ratings
survey to back it up, but they insist on being #1 nationwide, especially in Mega Manila
and Urban Luzon, without any regard to the rest of Luzon, as well as Visayas and
Mindanao, where there are several major markets on these areas. Kapuso fanatics will
defend their beloved network till death, but TV observers noticed problems the network
must face: their beloved weekday Astig Authority block is sinking, lack of talent
development, as referenced by negative reviews of Full House
Tonight and overemphasis on veteran talent, especially ignoring younger
talent, blurred lines between GMA Entertainment (producing a public affairs
program) and GMA Public Affairs (producing much-criticizedentertainment
programs), closure of originating regional stations, producing expensive
programming, and questions surrounding GMAs digitalization plans. With GMA
facing a lot of problems, the only way to save GMA is for Gozon to give up his
controlling stake and to fire Rasonable for good.
OTHER YABANG STATIONS

Even some provincial stations are not safe on the yabang craze. They still claim that
theyre #1 from here and there, but ratings figures proved otherwise. Even on my home
market, Koronadal, Happy FM Koronadal boasted on being #1 (just like their sister
stations in Cotabato and Kidapawan) but have not even reached #1 for five years
already since 2011, either from Kantar or Nielsen (and they finished #2 on Q4 2016
Kantar ratings on that market, which I will tackle soon).

As a listener myself, I have the right to make choices on my music mix. If these stations
insist on their pagmamayabang mantra, it might end up on their downfall. Just stop
boasting and make quality listening and viewing choices more convenient to Filipinos.
So stop boasting.