Palawan Broadcasting Corporation
Palawan Broadcasting Corporation is a Philippine media network. Its corporate office is located in Puerto Princesa.
History
Founded in 1965 by Ramon Oliveros “Ray Oliver” Decolongon, PBC launched DYPR, Palawan’s first local radio station.In its early years, the station faced many challenges. Radio ownership was low among Palawan’s 20,000 residents, and broadcasts from Manila and nearby Visayan islands were limited. The Tinio Electric Plant supplied power only from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., reaching less than half the population. In 1966, founder Ramon Decolongon died in a plane crash, and his father, Emilio Decolongon, assumed leadership as company president.
When Martial Law was declared in September 1972, all broadcast stations were shut down, but DYPR quickly resumed operations by establishing its role as an essential service. It had become integral to island communications, airing urgent personal messages—Panawagans— as a free public service. In 2006, DYPR broadcast in Tagalog and Ilocano and was affiliated with Radio Mindanao Network.
In 1986, PBC launched television broadcasts and became affiliated with ABS-CBN Corporation, which supplied some of its programming. This partnership ended on May 5, 2020, when the National Telecommunications Commission issued a cease and desist order after ABS-CBN failed to secure a congressional franchise.
On March 9, 2021, PBC President Lourdes Ilustre, dubbed the “Mother of Broadcast in Palawan,” announced DYPR’s relaunch with a daily newscast on a local station. DYPR began producing weekday morning and afternoon news programs, initially airing on DWIZ Palawan from April 2021 to January 2022, and later on One FM Palawan from January 2022.
On May 18, 2021, President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act No. 11541, granting Palawan Broadcasting Corporation a 25-year legislative franchise to construct, operate, and maintain commercial radio and television stations, including digital TV and relay facilities, nationwide. Shortly after, ownership of Radyo Bandera stations under Fairwaves Broadcasting Network, whose franchise expired in 2020, was transferred to PBC.
PBC stations
Radio stations
;Radyo Bandera;Other Brands
| Branding | Callsign | Frequency | Location |
| XFM Isabela | rowspan="2" | 104.9 MHz | Santiago |
| XFM Tuguegarao | 95.7 MHz | Tuguegarao | - |
| Radyo Peryodiko | DZBP | 87.9 MHz | Virac |
| K5 News FM Bacolod | rowspan=2 | 101.5 MHz | Bacolod |
| K5 News FM Canlaon | 100.1 MHz | Canlaon | - |
| K5 News FM Dumaguete | DWFH | 97.7 MHz | Dumaguete |
| K5 News FM Tanjay | rowspan=8 | 99.3 MHz | Tanjay |
| K5 News FM Don Salvador Benedicto | 101.5 MHz | Don Salvador Benedicto | - |
| K5 News FM Guihulngan | 87.9 MHz | Guihulngan | - |
| K5 News FM Hinigaran | 104.7 MHz | Hinigaran | - |
| K5 News FM Jimalalud | 97.1 MHz | Jimalalud | - |
| K5 News FM Bais | 99.1 MHz | Bais | - |
| K5 News FM Ayungon | 103.5 MHz | Ayungon, Negros Oriental | - |
| Star Radio | 106.1 MHz | Catbalogan | - |