Super Radyo DZBB 594
Super Radyo DZBB 594 is the flagship AM radio station of GMA Network, Inc. It is a news and public affairs station, whose popular morning programs are simulcast over the network’s affiliate television station, GTV, and branded as DOBOL B TV.
The news and public affairs programs of GMA-7 and GTV are also simulcast on the radio station.
It is owned and operated by Radio GMA (RGMA) Network, Inc, an affiliate company of the largest broadcast network in the country.
DZBB, then known as simply BB radio, had its inaugural broadcast in 1950, by Robert “Uncle Bob” La Rue Stewart, founder of GMA Network. Even with scarce broadcast facilities, the station pioneered in news coverage, with breaking news, live coverage of congressional hearings, exclusive stories, and blow-by-blow accounts of major national events.
It also became a trendsetter with programs that gained a huge following like Lovingly yours, Helen and Kahapon Lamang, where letter senders would have their missives read on air, Tawag ng Tanghalan, a singing competition, Newscoop, and Kwentong Kutsero, an on-air story-telling program that taught values.
It was after the imposition of Martial Law in 1972 that Stewart was forced to sell GMA, then known as RSB, to the triumvirate of Felipe Gozon, his lawyer, Gozon’s brother-in-law, Menardo Jimenez, and Gilberto Duavit, Sr.
The station would eventually rebrand as Bisig Bayan to keep the double “B” name, and changed its format to news and public affairs in 1989, with hard-hitting broadcasters given their own commentary shows.
Since 1999, the station, which had always been among the most-listened in the country, would take on the brand Super Radyo, which it retains until today.
Its roster of broadcasters continue to provide news and commentaries that keep its competitors on their toes, and according to Nielsen’s Philippine Media Landscape Report of 2022, it has an audience share of 31.16%.
Audience Share
31.16%
Ownership Type
Private
Geographic Coverage
National
Content Type
Free content
Media Companies / Groups
GMA Network, Inc.
Ownership Structure
Super Radyo DZBB 594 is operated by Radio GMA (RGMA) Network Inc., an affiliate of GMA Network Inc.
The ownership of RGMA Network, Inc. is mainly distributed to the Gozon-Duavit-Jimenez triumvirate.
The Gozon family owns the biggest combined shares in the company with 29.866006868% that is mainly derived from the common stocks being held by their company FLG Management & Development Corporation (15.30%), the patriarch Felipe L. Gozon (0.0000068%) and daughter Anna Teresa “Annette” G. Valdes (0.000000068%). Through their 29.7327% stakes in GMA Network, the family also indirectly owns 14.566% of the 48.99% direct shares of GMA in RGMA.
The second family with the largest combined shares of 25.7044068% in RGMA are the Jimenez family, who are relatives of the Gozons as Felipe’s sister Carolina is married to Menardo Jimenez.. The Jimenezes own Television International Corporation which has 17.85% shares in RGMA, while the family’s patriarch Menardo and son Joel Marcelo G. Jimenez own 0.0000068% and 0.000000068% shares, respectively. Through their 16.0327% shares in GMA Network, Inc., the Jimenezes also indirectly own 7.8544% of the 48.99% stakes of GMA in the radio broadcast company.
Meanwhile, the Duavit family has third biggest combined shares with 16.6692001% in RGMA through their companies and the direct share of Gilberto Jr. with 0.000000068%. The family owns 7.7442% of the 48.99% stakes of GMA Network, Inc. in RGMA, which is derived from their 15.8077% shares in GMA. It also owns 8.925% of the 17.85% being held by Group Management & Development, Inc., which is 50% indirectly owned by Gilberto Jr.
The other shareholders are officers and directors of RGMA who only hold very small percentages.
Voting Rights
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Individual Owner
General Information
Founding Year
1950
Affiliated Interests Founder
A former American war correspondent, Stewart was known for his radio and TV personality “Uncle Bob.”
Affiliated Interests Ceo
assumed the concurrent roles of President and Chief Executive Officer of GMA Network, Inc. on Jan. 1, 2024. He has been a director since 1999, Chairman of the Board of GMA Network Films, President and CEO of GMA Holdings, Inc., and RGMA Marketing and Productions, Inc., Chairman, President, and CEO of Group Management and Development, Inc., and Dual Management and Investments, Inc., Vice Chairman of GMA Ventures, Inc., President and a Trustee of GMA Kapuso Foundation, Inc., Trustee of the Guronasyon Foundation, Inc., Board Advisor of the HERO Foundation. He is the son of the late Gilberto Duavit Sr., one of the co-founders and founding chairman of GMA Network, Inc.
Affiliated Interests Editor-In-Chief
Norilyn Temblor is the station manager of Super Radyo DZBB 594 and is among the veteran anchors of the radio station.
Affiliated Interests other important people
is the chairman and co-founder of RGMA Network, Inc. He is also the chairman of RGMA’s parent company GMA Network, Inc,.
President and Chief Executive Officer of GMA Network, Inc., Stockholder, oversees the Radio Operations Group
First Vice President for Radio
Member of the Board of Directors and stockholder, RGMA Network
treasurer, member of the Board of Directors and stockholder ofRGMA Network
Member of the Board of Directors and stockholder, RGMA Network
Member of the Board of Directors and stockholder, RGMA Network
Corporate Secretary, RGMA Network
AVP for Accounting, RGMA Network
Contact
GMA Network Center, EDSA corner Timog Avenue Diliman, Quezon City
1101 PHILIPPINES
Telephone: (+632) 857-4627 local 4300
Website: www.gmanetwork.com
Financial Information
Revenue (in Mill. $)
4,503,777.91 US$ / 249,729,986 PhP
Operating Profit (in Mill. $)
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Advertising (in % of total funding)
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Market Share
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Further Information
Meta Data
GMA Network, Inc. is a publicly listed corporation and is required by law to disclose all company details. The shareholding information is based on the top 100 holders of common shares as of Dec. 31, 2023 and the 2023 definitive information statement of the company. Meanwhile, RGMA Network, Inc. is not publicly listed.
Audience share is based on Nielsen’s Mega Manila Radio Audience Measurement from April to June 2023.
Currency conversion based on the Php-USD exchange rate for 30 November 2023.
Sources
Media Landscape Report for Quarter 2, 2023, available upon purchase from Nielsen Company (US), LLC
