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DXGS is a Philippine AM radio station serving General Santos under the Radyo Pilipino brand.

Last updated August 26, 2026

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Overview

DXGS is an AM radio station serving General Santos in the Philippines. Broadcasting on 765 kHz and identified with the Radyo Pilipino name, it is described as the pioneer radio station in the city. The station was established in 1965, making it one of the earliest broadcast operations associated with General Santos's modern media history. Its studio is located in Barangay Lagao, General Santos. DXGS originally operated under Filipinas Broadcasting Network. In 1983, it became one of the stations transferred to Radio Corporation of the Philippines, subsequently known as Radyo Pilipino Corporation. The station is operated through the corporate licensee Radio Audience Developers Integrated Organization (RADIO), Inc., according to the station's reference description. This corporate structure distinguishes the station's on-air identity from the legal entities responsible for ownership, operation, and licensing. As a local AM outlet, DXGS's core offering is radio broadcasting rather than a consumer product line. Its role is to deliver scheduled AM programming to listeners in General Santos and surrounding areas, using the Radyo Pilipino identity. Available reference material does not provide a complete program schedule, detailed audience data, revenue information, current management roster, or a comprehensive account of later format changes. Accordingly, the station is best characterized as a locally focused Philippine radio brand with a long operating history and a continuing association with the Radyo Pilipino network.

History

DXGS was established in 1965 and is identified as the pioneer radio station in General Santos. Its creation placed the station among the city's earliest broadcast institutions, providing an AM radio service for a growing urban center in the southern Philippines. The available reference material does not specify its original call-sign history, launch programming, frequency changes, or founding personnel. For part of its early history, DXGS was owned by Filipinas Broadcasting Network. In 1983, it was included among the stations sold to Radio Corporation of the Philippines, a transaction that brought the station into the corporate group later associated with the Radyo Pilipino name. This ownership change was a significant institutional transition, although the available sources do not provide the transaction's financial terms or detailed operational consequences. DXGS now operates as a 765 AM station under the Radyo Pilipino identity. The station is owned and operated by Radyo Pilipino Corporation through its licensee, Radio Audience Developers Integrated Organization (RADIO), Inc. Its studio is located in Barangay Lagao, General Santos. The source material confirms its continuing presence and local role but does not document a full chronology of programming formats, branding changes, management appointments, technical upgrades, audience performance, or subsequent ownership events. Its documented history therefore centers on its 1965 establishment, its status as a pioneering General Santos station, and its 1983 transfer from Filipinas Broadcasting Network to Radio Corporation of the Philippines.

  • 1983

    Ownership transferred to Radio Corporation of the Philippines

    [1]

    DXGS was among the stations sold by Filipinas Broadcasting Network to Radio Corporation of the Philippines.

  • 1965

    Station established

    [1]

    DXGS began broadcasting and became the pioneer radio station in General Santos.

Products and positioning

A pioneering, locally focused AM radio station for General Santos, operating within the Radyo Pilipino network.

  • AM radio station · 1965

    DXGS 765 AM

    The station's principal service is its 765 kHz AM broadcast serving General Santos and nearby communities. It operates under the Radyo Pilipino identity and represents the brand's core local broadcasting activity. Available references do not provide a detailed schedule or individual program descriptions.

Brand decisions

  • 1983

    Transfer from Filipinas Broadcasting Network to Radio Corporation of the PhilippinesM&A

    Background

    DXGS was part of a group of stations sold by Filipinas Broadcasting Network.

    Action taken

    The station became associated with Radio Corporation of the Philippines, later identified with Radyo Pilipino Corporation.

    Aftermath

    The transaction established the ownership lineage under which DXGS operates in the available historical record. No financial terms or detailed post-transaction changes are documented in the supplied sources.

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