Presidential Broadcast Service
The Philippine Broadcasting Service or Presidential Broadcast Service – Bureau of Broadcast Services (PBS-BBS) traces its origins to U.S. military radio station “KZSO,” established during World War II by the U.S. Office of War Information. This 50-watt portable station operated from inside a U.S. Navy submarine before accompanying USAFFE soldiers landing at Lingayen Gulf in February 1945. After [operating](http://Philippine Broadcasting Service) from makeshift Manila facilities, the station was renamed “KZFM” and transferred to Philippine government control in September 1946. It became “DZFM” in 1952 following international telecommunications protocols. [The entity expanded](http://Philippine Broadcasting Service) in the 1960s with provincial stations in Baguio, Cebu, and Davao. Abolished during martial law in 1972, it was resurrected as Bureau of Broadcast in 1973. After merging with the National Media Production Center under the Office of Media Affairs in 1980, the current Bureau of Broadcast Services structure emerged following the 1986 EDSA Revolution, renamed Presidential Broadcast Service in 2023.
