KBP celebrates 49th year anniversary in advancing the cause of a free and responsible broadcast media in the Philippines.
For 49 years The Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) formulated and implemented regulations and standards which are followed by its members to date.
The historic martial law was declared sometime in September 1972 and The Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) was organized April 27, 1973 initially by 19 members which quickly grew to practically include all radio and television broadcast stations in the country.
Back then the KBP worked with the Broadcast Media Council (BMC), a self-regulatory council headed by Mr. Teodoro Valencia. The BMC together with the Mass Media Council was envisioned to train broadcasters in transforming the industry into a vehicle for national development.
By the early 1980s, the Philippines had about 260 radio stations (42 of which are in Manila), operated by 78 companies. 55% of these companies operated only one station.
Most of the stations at that time were privately owned. 16 belonged to the government 14 to non profit organizations. Television was mostly privately owned.
When the Broadcast Media Council (BMC) was dissolved after the martial law was lifted The Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) formulated and implemented regulations and standards which are followed by its members to date.
For the last 49 years The Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) and its nationwide broadcast members play an important role in our country’s development – as a widespread tool of information transfer, as a method to improve governance, as an important economic sector in its own right and as a potential access point to new information and communications technologies.
Cheers and Happy 49th anniversary KBP!
