Association of Broadcasters of the Philippines

The Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (English name:

English language

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Association of Broadcasters of the Philippines, abbreviated KBP) is a broadcast media organization in the Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

which provides its members broadcasting standards. The KBP was organized on April 27, 1973 in order to promote professional and ethical standards in Philippine broadcasting both in radio

Radio

Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...

and television (TV)

Television

Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...

. The KBP provides broadcast media regulations and guidelines for news, public affairs and commentaries, political broadcasts, children’s shows, religious programming, and including advertising to its members. The members of the KBP are composed of the owners and operators of radio and television stations including the radio and television stations themselves.

Broadcast code of the Philippines

The broadcast code of the Philippines is a set of standards for performance and ethics which are followed by radio and television stations who are members of the KBP. The code is composed of 3 parts, part 1 includes the 33 articles of which the standards for programming are illustrated. Part 2 pertains to the implementing rules and regulations of the KBP while part 3 illustrates the penalties if a violation has been committed.

The 33 articles of part 1 cover all broadcast mediums (radio and television) that are members of KBP. They mainly tackle how programs such as news

News

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and publics affairs programs remain just, fair and unbiased of point of views or opinions. The code also states that news sources must be clearly identified, except when the sources meet a confidentiality condition. The code also states how corrections should be done when a broadcast entity has come out with un-factual information. The code also gives standards to all types of programming and how it should be monitored when showing contents whose materials have with sexual content and violence. The KBP advocates the 18-minute advertising per hour rule for Philippine TV stations, the 18-minute rule was strictly implemented to prevent ads cluttering the TV programs.

The KBP Golden Dove Awards

Since 1990 the KBP has held the Golden Dove Awards, it is an annual awards recognition event which pays tribute to broadcast practitioners for their contributions and achievements in the broadcast industry. The judges for each of the categories are from selected media practitioners, advertisers and the academic community. As of the 17th Golden Dove Awards they have been giving away awards for the following categories:

Broadcaster of the Year
Lifetime Achievement Award
Outstanding AM and FM Station
Outstanding Comedy Program & Host
Outstanding Drama Program & Host
Outstanding Drama Series
Outstanding Field Reporter
Outstanding Game Show & Host
Outstanding Magazine Program & Host
Outstanding Magazine Talk Show & Host
Outstanding Newscast Program & Host
Outstanding Newscaster for Television & Radio
Outstanding Public Affairs Program & Host
Outstanding Public Announcement
Outstanding Public Service Program Radio and TV Host
Outstanding Radio Jock
Outstanding Science and Technology Program & Host
Outstanding TV Station
Outstanding Variety Show Program for both Manila and other provinces

Broadcast stations in the Philippines

As of December 2008, the Philippines has a total of 297 television broadcast stations from 173 in 1998. Currently there are also 659 FM stations and 383 AM stations this comprises regional subsidiaries and smaller entities in provinces which was based from the total National Telecommunications Commission (NTC)

National Telecommunications Commission (Philippines)

The Philippines' National Telecommunications Commission , abbreviated as NTC, is an agency of the Philippine government under the Commission on Information and Communications Technology responsible for the supervision, adjudication and control over all telecommunications services throughout the...

licenses distributed. Cable television (CATV)

Cable television

Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or digital light pulses through fixed optical fibers located on the subscriber's property, much like the over-the-air method used in traditional...

remains to be outside of the KBP’s broadcast code but the programs are still reviewed by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board of the Philippines (MTRCB)

Movie and Television Review and Classification Board

The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board is the government agency responsible for rating television and film for the Philippines. Recently, the MTRCB was given the additional task of rating various video media . It is under the executive powers of the Office of the President...

Broadcast stations by region

Region	AM Stations	FM Stations	TV Stations	TOTAL
National Capital Region (NCR)	31	25	22	78
Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) Cordillera Administrative Region The Cordillera Administrative Region is a region in the Philippines composed of the provinces of Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga and Mountain Province, as well as Baguio City, the regional center. The Cordillera Administrative Region encompasses most of the areas within the Cordillera...	11	20	10	41
Region 1 – Ilocos Region Ilocos Region The Ilocos region or Region I is a Region of the Philippines and is located in the northwest of Luzon. It borders to the east the regions of the Cordillera Administrative Region and Cagayan Valley and to the south the region of Central Luzon...	33	38	13	84
Region II – Cagayan Valley Cagayan Valley Cagayan Valley is a region of the Philippines, also designated as Region II or Region 02. It is composed of five provinces, namely: Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, and Quirino...	19	38	16	73
Region III – Central Luzon Central Luzon Central Luzon , also known as Region III , is an administrative division or region of the Republic of the Philippines, primarily serve to organize the 7 provinces of the vast central plain of the island of Luzon , for administrative convenience...	18	24	13	55
Region IV – Southern Tagalog Southern Tagalog Southern Tagalog, or Region IV, was a region of the Philippines that is now composed of Region IV-A and Region IV-B . Region IV was split into the two regions on May 17, 2002...	31	76	30	137
Region V - Bicol Bicol Region The Bicol Region or Bicolandia is one of the 17 regions of the Philippines. Its regional center is Legazpi City...	36	68	30	134
Region VI – Western Visayas Western Visayas Western Visayas, one of the regions of the Philippines, is designated as Region VI. It consists of six provinces; Aklan, Antique, Negros Occidental, Capiz, Guimaras and Iloilo and 16 cities making it the region with the highest number of cities. Iloilo City is the regional center...	35	71	29	135
Region VII – Central Visayas Central Visayas Central Visayas, designated as Region VII, is a region of the Philippines located in the central part of the Visayas island group. It consists of four provinces—Bohol, Cebu, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor— and the highly urbanized cities of Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, and Mandaue City....	27	47	21	95
Region VIII – Eastern Visayas Eastern Visayas Eastern Visayas is one of the two regions of the Philippines having no land border with another region, MIMAROPA being the other, and is designated as Region VIII...	22	30	11	63
Region IX – Western Mindanao	23	44	21	88
Region X – Northern Mindanao Northern Mindanao Designated as Region X of the Philippines, Northern Mindanao is composed of five provinces and two cities classified as highly-urbanized, all occupying the north-central part of Mindanao island, and the island-province of Camiguin...	22	37	21	80
Region XI – Southern Mindanao	34	77	31	142
Region XII – Central Mindanao	14	23	9	46
CARAGA Caraga Caraga is an administrative region of the Philippines, on the northeastern portion of the island of Mindanao. It is the newest region in the Philippines and is also called Region XIII. The Caraga Region was created through Republic Act No. 7901 on February 25, 1995...	9	7	5	21
ARMM Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao is the region, located in the Mindanao island group of the Philippines, that is composed of predominantly Muslim provinces, namely: Basilan , Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi. It is the only region that has its own government...	18	34	15	67

KBP to Rekindle the Pride in Original Filipino Music

The “2010 KBP Pop Music Festival” is a songwriting competition open to all amateur and professional composers who are Filipinos or of Filipino descent. It is organized by the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) and the Filipino Composers Development Cooperative (FILCOMDEC). Songs submitted as entries to the competition and which meet the criteria set by the organizers will be aired by radio stations of the KBP and uploaded to Click Music Philippines, the official music download site of CLICK MUSIC PORTAL PHILIPPINES, INC.

Click Music Philippines

The and the Kapisanan ng mga Broadkaster ng Pilipinas have formed an alliance in a joint venture project that aims to rekindle pride in Filipino music. The new movement formally launched on September 15, 2010 at the New Horizons Hotel, Mandaluyong City with members of the press, music industry...

., an alliance of the KBP and FILCOMDEC to rekindle the pride in original Filipino music.

Objective/s:
1. Maximize music as a medium for promoting the Philippines and Filipino values.
2. Foster the use of music as an instrument for positive cultural development.
3. Create a renewed interest in original Filipino music by providing sustained exposure in the airwaves.
4. Promote new Filipino talents.
5. Establish the strategic alliance of KBP, FILCOMDEC and CLICKMUSIC Philippines as a moving force in developing the economic potential of Filipino music compositions for the local, regional and world market.
6. Recognize and affirm the importance of RADIO in the development of the Philippine Music & Recording Industries.
7. Develop FILCOMDEC’s role in providing a channel through which Filipino composers can gain entry to international songwriting competitions

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