Broadcast Enterprises and Affiliated Media

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Broadcast Enterprises and Affiliated Media
Company typePrivate (subsidiary)
IndustryDigital terrestrial television broadcasting
FoundedOctober 31, 1993 (1993-10-31) (broadcast)
July 3, 2011 (2011-07-03) (company)
HeadquartersPalos Verdes Subdivision, Brgy. Santa Cruz, Sumulong Highway, Antipolo City, Province of Rizal
3/F Globe Telecom Plaza I, Pioneer corner Madison Streets, Mandaluyong, Philippines
Key people
Steve Macion (President)
Allan H. Barrios (Vice President For BEAM)
Alexander V. Paredes (Assistant Vice President For BEAM)
OwnerBethlehem Holdings, Inc. (Globe Telecom Group Retirement Fund)
BEAM TV
TypeTerrestrial television network
Country
AvailabilityNationwide
FoundedJuly 3, 2011 (2011-07-03)
AreaPhilippines
Launch date
July 3, 2011
Official website
www.beam.com.ph

Broadcast Enterprises and Affiliated Media, Inc. (BEAM) is a telecommunications company in the Philippines with primary focus on UHF broadcasting and digital terrestrial television for the convergence of multimedia.[1] It is owned by Bethlehem Holdings, Inc., a media investment company of Globe Telecom through its Retirement Fund group.[2]

The frequency currently used by BEAM (channel UHF 31 of Manila and its provincial outlets) had been previously used by Radio Mindanao Network (under the affiliates CTV-31 (Cinema Television) and E! Philippines) from October 31, 1993, to June 1, 2003, prior to the acquisition by BHI/Globe in 2009.

History

BEAM was established in 1993 by the Canoy family, owners of Radio Mindanao Network. Its Congressional broadcast franchise was granted in 1995.[3] At that time, it only owned one FM radio station in Dagupan.

In 2009, Bethlehem Holdings Inc., an investment firm of the Globe Telecom Retirement Group Fund, acquired BEAM from the Canoys (coinciding with the acquisition of a large stake in another broadcast firm, Altimax, from Mel Velarde).[2][4]

Throughout the 2014, BEAM began transitioning its analog channels in key cities nationwide to digital broadcast via ISDB-T.[5][6] Aside from blocktimers, BEAM is now looking for local and foreign partnerships to allocate and generate content up to seven digital free TV channels.[7]

On July 30, 2020, President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act No. 11482 into law which renewed their franchise for another 25 years.[8]

Stations

Television

Digital terrestrial

Terrestrial Callsign Channel number (UHF) Frequency Power (ERP) Station Type Area of Coverage
DTT DWKC-DTV 31 575.143 MHz 5 kW (25 kW ERP) Originating Mega Manila
DWHB-DTV 26 545.143 MHz 5 kW (25 kW ERP) Relay Baguio
DWHC-DTV 32 581.143 MHz 5 kW (25 kW ERP) Relay Naga
DYRM-DTV 26 545.143 MHz 5 kW (25 kW ERP) Relay Iloilo
DYCT-DTV 31 575.143 MHz 5 kW (25 kW ERP) Relay Cebu
DXKC-DTV Davao
DXBE-DTV Zamboanga

Digital subchannels

BEAM TV's nationwide digital broadcast is multiplexed into the following subchannels:

Channel Video Aspect Short name Programming Notes
xx.2 480i 16:9 BLAST SPORTS Blast Sports Test Broadcast
xx.3 4:3 KNOWLEDGE CHANNEL Knowledge Channel Commercial broadcasting (5 kW)
xx.4 RESERVED Color Bars
xx.6 LIFE TV Life TV
xx.7 16:9 PILIPINAS HD Pilipinas HD

Inactive stations

Branding Callsign Channel (UHF) Power Station type Location
BEAM TV Laoag DWHP-TV 31 1.5 kW Relay Laoag
BEAM TV Bacolod DYHB-TV 36 1.5 kW Relay Bacolod
BEAM TV Cagayan de Oro DXVM-TV 33 5 kW (15.5 kW ERP) Relay Cagayan de Oro
BEAM TV General Santos DXCK-TV 40 1.5 kW Relay General Santos
BEAM TV Tacloban DYXY-TV 32 1.5 kW Relay Tacloban
BEAM TV Manila1 DWKC-TV 31 50 kW (865 kW ERP) Originating Metro Manila
BEAM TV Baguio1 DWHB-TV 26 5 kW (6 kW ERP) Relay Baguio
BEAM TV Naga1 DWHC-TV 32 5 kW (13.5 kW ERP) Relay Naga
BEAM TV Iloilo1 DYRM-TV 26 5 kW (13.5 kW ERP) Relay Iloilo
BEAM TV Cebu1 DYCT-TV 31 5 kW (10.5 kW ERP) Relay Cebu
BEAM TV Davao1 DXKC-TV 31 10 kW (13.5 kW ERP) Relay Davao
BEAM TV Zamboanga1 DXBE-TV 31 5 kW (40.5 kW ERP) Relay Zamboanga

1 * Note: Effective January 1, 2022, all BEAM TV Analog stations permanently ceased its transmission as its fully migrated in digital broadcast format.

Radio stations

Callsign Frequency Power (kW) Location
DWHT 107.9 MHz 5 kW Dagupan

Programming

See also

References

  1. ^ BEAM Inc. Profile on LinkedIn
  2. ^ a b Lectura, Lenie (February 18, 2009). "Globe buys into two broadcast firms". BusinessMirror. Retrieved February 27, 2021 – via ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs.
  3. ^ "Republic Act No. 8098". The Corpus Juris. July 6, 1995. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  4. ^ "Globe Telecom's SEC filing (17-A)". Archived from the original on September 6, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  5. ^ "BEAM upgrades transmitters to support digital TV". ABS-CBN News. 2014.
  6. ^ "BEAM supports NTC's shift to digital TV". Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  7. ^ Globe seeks content partnerships for digital TV venture ABS-CBNnews.com. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  8. ^ "Republic Act No. 11482".

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