Prime FM

Prime FM is the kind of station you'd hear in a sari-sari store in Manila - upbeat Pinoy pop mixed with easy international hits. The playlist is predictably safe, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. It's background music that occasionally surprises you with a deep cut from the 90s. The DJs are minimal; mostly music blocks with short station IDs in English and Tagalog. When you listen to Prime FM live, the 64kbps stream adds a nostalgic crackle that makes even modern tracks sound like they're coming from an old transistor radio. This is straightforward music radio Philippines style: no fril…