
“DZLB Online! is our attempt to utilize and maximize the power of new media for development,” said Ryan Jay Galang, university research associate at CDC-DDBT and proponent of DZLB Online! Tirol said.ĭZLB Online! was inspired by the successes of CDC’s Bantay Halalan Laguna 2016, a two-day special election coverage via online media streaming, and the live broadcast exercises of DEVC 30 (Fundamentals of Community Broadcasting) classes. “We are linking the people with what they need,” Dr. The CDC-DDBT technical staff is preparing to conduct a baseline study that shall assess the information needs of DZLB Online!’s target audience. It aims to give additional knowledge to develop competencies of participants about different topics. Tirol, chair of CDC’s Department of Development Broadcasting and Telecommunications (DDBT), the School-on-the-Air (SOA) might also be revived on DZLB Online! SOA provides non-formal distance education to its listeners. To be called DZLB Online!, the webcasting counterpart of Radyo DZLB 1116 kHz ‘Ang Tinig ng Kaunlaran’ of the College of Development Communication (CDC) will be launched in August.ĭZLB Online! will take the teleradyo format via web streaming, and like its precursor, Radyo DZLB, it will continue to serve educational, entertaining, and informative discussions that respond to the needs of the residents of Laguna and nearby provinces.Īccording to Dr. After three silent years, the voice of development will be heard again, this time, online.
