DWPM
Radio station in Metro Manila, Philippines
| Type | Private joint venture |
|---|---|
| Industry | Broadcasting, digital media |
| Founded | May 23, 2023 (2023-05-23) |
| Headquarters | Unit 5A Hollywood Square Building 33 West Avenue Penthouse Nayong Kanluran, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Key people | Dennis P. Manalo (Chairman) Marah Capuyan (President) |
| Owner | Philippine Collective Media Corporation (51%) ABS-CBN Corporation (49%) |
| Website | pcmc.com.ph/dzmm-radyo-patrol-630/ |
DWPM (630 AM), on-air as DZMM Radyo Patrol 630, is a radio station owned by Philippine Collective Media Corporation and operated conjointly with ABS-CBN Corporation under Media Serbisyo Production Corporation. The station's studio is located at the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Sgt. Esguerra Ave., cor. Mother Ignacia St., Barangay South Triangle, Diliman, Quezon City; its transmitter is located along F. Navarette Street, Barangay Panghulo, Obando, Bulacan.
The frequency was formerly owned and fully operated by ABS-CBN as the original DZMM from 1953 to 2020, while the station's call letters were previously used by an FM radio station run by the Marikina local government at 90.3 FM from October 1992 to 1994. Under the current management, the station was formerly known as Radyo 630 from its inception on June 26, 2023, to May 29, 2025, when it brought back the DZMM branding, along with its television counterpart formerly known as TeleRadyo Serbisyo. The station also carried over the original DZMM air date from July 1986 with a special logo commemorating its 40th year of broadcast in 2026.
Several programs of the station are also aired on its television counterpart DZMM TeleRadyo (on cable and digital free TV via PRTV Prime Media), ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC) (occasionally during special events), and on selected FMR stations nationwide.
01History
Origins
On May 23, 2023, ABS-CBN Corporation announced in its press release that the company will enter into a joint venture agreement with Prime Media Holdings, Inc., owned by then House Speaker Representative Martin Romualdez, to produce and supply various programs including news content to broadcasters and third-party entities including the PMHI-owned Philippine Collective Media Corporation, operator of the Favorite Music Radio FM radio network. Among the plans for ABS-CBN and Prime Media's joint venture is the possible revival of DZMM on its frequency 630 kHz.
2023-25: Radyo 630
On June 26, 2023, 630 kHz conducted a test broadcast under the DWPM callsign.
The station made its soft launch on June 30, 2023, as Radyo 630. A day prior to the launch, hosts of several programs from ABS-CBN's Filipino cable news channel TeleRadyo (formerly DZMM TeleRadyo) has informed their viewers to tune-in to the new station the next day. Its soft launch coincided with the relaunch of TeleRadyo as TeleRadyo Serbisyo, which is also now handled under the Prime Media/ABS-CBN joint-venture management. It had its official launch on July 17, with the debut of its afternoon and evening programs. On August 5, the station introduced its weekend afternoon and evening programs to the station's programming grid. On March 4, 2024, the station introduced its weekday early morning programming and its early morning weekend programs 5 days later on March 9.
On July 1, 2024, coinciding with the relaunch anniversary, the station had a minor schedule revamp and expanded its programming to round-the-clock.
On May 21, 2025, Radyo 630 and TeleRadyo Serbisyo began airing teasers featuring theme music and stingers previously used by DZMM, signaling a potential rebranding aligned with the legacy and identity of its predecessor. The move has also sparked reports that ABS-CBN and the Philippine Collective Media Corporation (PCMC), the station's co-owners, are considering increased financial support to stabilize and revitalize the station.
2025-present: The return of DZMM
On May 29, 2025, at 8:00 PM, Radyo 630 was officially rebranded as DZMM Radyo Patrol 630, marking the revival of the iconic branding after five years. Simultaneously, TeleRadyo Serbisyo was rebranded back to DZMM TeleRadyo, with both platforms continuing operations under Media Serbisyo Production Corporation. Despite the rebranding, DWPM remains the station's call letters.
The relaunch featured a refreshed rendition of DZMM's classic 2005 jingle, performed by Martin Nievera, and was headlined by the station's inaugural news bulletin anchored by Alvin Elchico (one of the last voices on air before DZMM's temporary shutdown in 2020) and Johnson Manabat. The official relaunch night was held at the Ayala Museum in Makati.
Most existing Radyo 630 programs were retained during the transition, pending a broader programming overhaul on June 2, 2025. This revamp included the return of legacy shows such as the beloved radio drama Maalaala Mo Kaya sa DZMM, the flagship public service program Aksyon Ngayon, and the station's rolling newscast, Radyo Patrol Balita. Meanwhile, the Radyo 630 field reporters are retained, with most of the appointments from 2023 becoming the 4th generation of Radyo Patrol reporters.
The return of MMK, alongside the Friday afternoon segment of Ako 'To Si Tyang Amy called Tyang Amy Presents, marked the return of radio dramas for the first time since 2020. The production team of the latter became the official revived radio drama division of DZMM. On September 1, 2025, a new radio drama program, Kwento Nights, made its debut, which, during its brief run, differed from MMK's in its presentation.
Beginning in September, DZMM slowly revived the dual production setup for both itself and DZMM TeleRadyo, with ABS-CBN's support per its obligations with MSPC. By the time of the relaunch, the regular DZMM audio service was carrying Arangkada Balita, a PCMC/PRTV Prime Media co-production with the station and ABS-CBN News, which airs at 5:30pm weekdays as both counterprogramming to and a radio version, albeit longer, of the hit TV and online only TV Patrol Express - this being the same timeslot as Isyu Spotted, by then an exclusive broadcast only on DZMM TeleRadyo, the former later being livestreamed on PRTV Prime Media's official YouTube. Today, select TeleRadyo-only productions aired from its radio booth in Quezon City are aired as DZMM TeleRadyo exclusives, as was the case before 2020, as well as DZMM-only productions, with some also simulcast on PRTV Prime Media and its YouTube page.
02Notable on-air personalities
Current
- Alvin Elchico
- Amy Perez
- Charo Santos-Concio
- Doris Bigornia
- Ganiel Krishnan
- Gus Abelgas
- Migs Bustos
- Niña Corpuz
- Noli de Castro
- Peter Musñgi
- Winnie Cordero
Former
Sources and credits
This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article “DWPM”, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.
Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- DZMM 630 2025.svg by Philippine Collective Media Corporation, PD
- DWPM Radyo Sais Trenta.svg by w:Prime Media Holdings, Public domain
- Radyo 630.png by Media Serbisyo Corporation (ABS-CBN Corporation/Prime Media Holdings, Inc.), Public domain
- Balikatan 2026- U S Air Force Col Paul Julian speaks about Exercise Balikatan 2026 with local media (9637283).jpg by U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Raina Dale, Public domain
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