Bantay Radyo

Bantay Radyo
Type	Radio network
Country	Philippines
Ownership
Owner	Sarraga Integrated and Management Corporation
History
Launch date	1991
Closed	August 1, 2015
Coverage
Availability	Central Visayas
Links
Website	http://bantayradyo.page.tl/

Bantay Radyo (or El Nuevo Bantay Radyo) was a Philippine radio network in the Visayas and Mindanao region owned by Sarraga Integrated and Management Corporation. Its main headquarters were located in Brgy. Capitol Site, Cebu City, with repeaters located in Bogo and Guihulngan.

History

Bantay Radyo was established in 1991 by Cagayan de Oro–based Sarraga Integrated and Management Corporation, with the leadership of then-provincial Board Member Gigi Sanchez. In 2002, PAFI Techno Resources Corporation took over the network's management. This lasted until mid-2015, when PAFI's contract with SIAM expired.^[1]

In 2006, Bantay Radyo expanded to Mindanao with DXIP in Davao, owned by the Southern Broadcasting Network. In 2009, it went off the air for unknown reasons.

On August 1, 2015, Bantay Radyo stations temporarily went off the air due to management issues. Representatives from SIAM confiscated their transmitter equipment. SIAM decided to let CFI Community Cooperative take over the operations of Bantay Radyo once PAFI's contract expired.^[2]^[3]

Radio stations

Branding	Callsign	Frequency	Power	Location
Bantay Radyo Cebu	DYDD	1260 kHz	10 kW	Cebu City
Bantay Radyo Guihulngan	DYZZ	1458 kHz	10 kW	Guihulngan
Bantay Radyo Bogo	DYHH	864 kHz	10 kW	Bogo
Bantay Radyo Davao	DXIP	900 kHz	10 kW	Davao

References

[1] Congress renews Bantay Radyo franchise for another 25 years

[2] Bantay Radyo off the air after equipment seized

[3] SIAM, PAFI, CFI told to present sides

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