The Radio Partners, Inc.
The Radio Partners, Inc. is a collection of its radio stations in the Philippines. The company's headquarters are located at Mandaluyong City. It has 5 stations in Metro Manila and several provincial stations nationwide. It is also known for its partnerships with several environmental and job exhibits.
History
Prior to the 1986 formation of the Quest Broadcasting Inc. (then SBS Radio Network), the company started to expanded its provinces in Bacolod, Cebu, Cagayan De Oro, Davao, and General Santos City in 1992, under the branding name Killerbee.
In 1995, the company acquired the defunct standards station DWCS 103.5 and reformatted as 103.5 K-Lite (now 103.5 Max FM) through Advanced Media Broadcasting System; and in 1996, acquired the legendary radio station 99.5 RT from the Tuasons family, through Real Radio Network Inc. This was finally created the new trade name: The Radio Partners Inc.
In 1998, they acquired Raven Broadcasting Corporation from Francis Lumen, with Citylite 88.3 (now Jam 88.3) as its addition to the family. In 2001, TRPI and Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation went into a government-sponsored bidding for the sequestered station 89.1 DMZ and TRPI won the rights to purchase the frequency, changed its branding to Wave 891, through Blockbuster Broadcasting System.
TRPI now owns 5 Metro Manila stations, and 7 Killerbee stations in the provinces (althrough 2 stations were affiliates in Zamboanga and Dumaguete). Butuan had also a Killerbee affiliate, but it lasted until 2008. The station is now known as Caraga's Hit Radio 102.3, while further developments are undertaken.
Philippine Radio Music Awards
In March 2009, TRPI and Dyna Media Productions launched the Philippine Radio Music Awards, which will award the Philippine recording artists. The event would originally happen on May 30, 2009 at the Skydome of SM City North EDSA, but has since moved the schedule to June 9, 2009 due to unknown reasons.
Affiliates
- TeamAsia
- Dyna Media Productions
- Golden Broadcast Professionals, Inc.
- Northern Mindanao Broadcasting System
Radio Stations
- Jam 88.3
- Wave 89.1
- Magic 89.9
- 99.5 RT
- 103.5 Max FM
- Killerbee