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==History== |
==History== |
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Leonida "Nida" Laki-Vera and her husband Luis Vera began their broadcast business as the '''Freedom Broadcasting System''' (FBS) in the 1970s. FBS launched its first station [[ |
Leonida "Nida" Laki-Vera and her husband Luis Vera began their broadcast business as the '''Freedom Broadcasting System''' (FBS) in the 1970s. FBS launched its first station [[DWBL]]. A year later, FBS established its FM station [[DWLL]], which is later on known as Mellow Touch.<ref name="mellow-history"/> Radio personalities such as Butch Gonzales, Rudolph Rivera, and newscaster Ernie Fresnido worked for DWBL and Mellow Touch throughout the late 70s.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2015/01/17/1413635/them-were-days | title=Them were the days | website=[[The Philippine Star]] | date=January 17, 2015 | last=Samonte | first=Danee }}</ref> |
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As time passed by towards the 1990s, the couple transferred the ownership of FBS to their children, namely Luis Jr. ("Luigi") and Lena.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}} To coincide their business, the network dropped its legal name and became FBS Radio Network.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thecorpusjuris.com/legislative/republic-acts/ra-no-8114.php | title=Republic Act No. 8114}}</ref> Under the new owners, FBS expanded the Mellow Touch network in key provincial cities. |
As time passed by towards the 1990s, the couple transferred the ownership of FBS to their children, namely Luis Jr. ("Luigi") and Lena.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}} To coincide their business, the network dropped its legal name and became FBS Radio Network.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thecorpusjuris.com/legislative/republic-acts/ra-no-8114.php | title=Republic Act No. 8114}}</ref> Under the new owners, FBS expanded the Mellow Touch network in key provincial cities. |