Broadcast Enterprises and Affiliated Media

Philippine media company

Broadcast Enterprises and Affiliated MediaCompany type| Private (subsidiary)

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Industry| Digital terrestrial television broadcasting
Founded| October 31, 1993 (1993-10-31) (broadcast)
July 3, 2011 (2011-07-03) (company)
Headquarters| Palos Verdes Subdivision, Brgy. Santa Cruz, Sumulong Highway, Antipolo, Province of Rizal
3/F Globe Telecom Plaza I, Pioneer corner Madison Streets, Mandaluyong, Philippines

Key people

| Joaquin L. Teng Jr. (Chairman)
Steve Macion (President)
Allan H. Barrios (Vice President For BEAM)
Alexander V. Paredes (Assistant Vice President For BEAM)
Owner| Bethlehem Holdings, Inc. (Globe Telecom Group Retirement Fund)
BEAM TVType| Terrestrial television network

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Country|

Philippines

Availability| Nationwide
Founded| July 3, 2011 (2011-07-03)
Area| Philippines

Launch date

| July 3, 2011 (2011-07-03)

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

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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 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

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### Television

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#### Digital terrestrial

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Terrestrial  | Callsign  | Channel number (UHF)  | Frequency  | Power (ERP)  | Station Type  | Area of Coverage

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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
DYHB-DTV  | 36  | 605.143 MHz  | 5 kW (25 kW ERP)  | Relay  | Bacolod
DYCT-DTV | 31  | 575.143 MHz  | 5 kW (25 kW ERP)  | Relay  | Cebu
DXKC-DTV | 31  | 575.143 MHz  | 5 kW (25 kW ERP)  | Relay  | Davao
DXBE-DTV | 31  | 575.143 MHz  | 5 kW (25 kW ERP)  | Relay  | Zamboanga

#### Digital subchannels

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

Channel  | Video | Aspect | Short name  | Programming  | Notes

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xx.1  | 480i | 16:9 | PRTV PRIME  | Prime TV | Commercial broadcasting (5 kW)
xx.2  | BLAST SPORTS  | Blast Sports
xx.3  | 4:3 | KNOWLEDGE CHANNEL  | Knowledge Channel
xx.4  | RESERVED  | SMPTE Color Bars  | Test Broadcast
xx.5  | 16:9 | BILYONARYO NEWS CHANNEL  | Bilyonaryo News Channel | Commercial broadcasting (5 kW)
xx.6  | LIFE TV  | Life TV
xx.7  | PILIPINAS HD  | Pilipinas HD / D8TV (timesharing)

### Radio stations

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Callsign  | Frequency  | Power (kW)  | Location  | Notes

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DWHT | 107.9 MHz  | 5 kW  | Dagupan | Station operated by Interactive Broadcast Media. Broadcasting as a relay station of DWWW.

## Programming

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Main article: List of programs broadcast by BEAM TV

## See also

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* Ayala Corporation
* Globe Telecom
* Altimax
* Kroma Entertainment

## References

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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".

## External links

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* Broadcast Enterprises and Affiliated Media, Inc. on KBP
* NOW Corporation

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Globe Telecom

Chairman
Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala
President and CEO
Ernest Cu

Mobility|

* Globe
* TM

Fixed-line|

* BayanTel
* Globelines

Internet|

* Globe At Home

Technology|

* 917Ventures
* GCash
* KonsultaMD
* Yondu

Media|

* Bethlehem Holdings
* Altimax
* BEAM
* Kroma Entertainment
* Anima
* FreebieMNL
* LiveMNL
* NYMA
* Paradise Rising (in partnership with 88rising)
* PIE (co-owned with ABS-CBN and 917Ventures)
* Secret Menu
* Upstream PH
* Wonder

Miscellaneous|

* Globe Lifestyle
* 0917 (clothing)

* Annual revenue: PHP 166.66 billion (FY 2019) [1]
* Net income: PHP 22.28 billion (FY 2019) [2]
* Employees: 8,048 (2019)
* Stock symbol: (PSE: GLO)

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BEAM TV stations in the Philippines

* DWKC 31 (Metro Manila)
* DWHB 26 (Baguio City)
* DWHC 32 (Naga City)
* DYRM 26 (Iloilo)
* DYCT 31 (Cebu)
* DXBE 31 (Zamboanga)
* DXKC 31 (Davao)

See also
ABS-CBN (Luzon • Visayas • Mindanao)
RPN/CNN Philippines (Luzon • Visayas • Mindanao)
GMA (Luzon • Visayas • Mindanao)
IBC (Luzon • Visayas • Mindanao)
TV5 (Luzon • Visayas • Mindanao)
PTV (Luzon • Visayas • Mindanao)

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Television in the Philippines

Free-to-air
television
networks|

| Major|

| GMA Network|

* GMA
* GTV
* Heart of Asia
* I Heart Movies

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TV5 Network|

* TV5
* RPTV
* One Sports

State media
(PCO)|

* PTNI
* PTV
* Radyo Pilipinas 1
* PTV Sports Network
* IBC
* Congress TV
* DWAN TV

Minor|

| BEAM|

* Bilyonaryo News Channel
* Blast Sports
* Life TV
* Pilipinas HD / D8TV (under timesharing)
* Prime TV
* Knowledge Channel (under blocktime agreement)

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EBC/CEBSI|

* Net 25
* INC TV

PBC|

* UNTV
* Truth Channel

Rajah|

* RJTV
* Timeless TV
* Radyo Bandido TV
* Rock MNL
* TV Maria

SBN/Solar|

* SolarFlix
* Solar Learning
* Solar Sports
* Shop TV

ZOE|

* A2Z
* Light TV

Others|

* Aliw
* Aliw Channel 23
* AMBS
* All TV
* MBC
* DZRH News Television
* PCMC
* Prime TV
* RPN/Nine Media
* RPTV
* CCTN
* DBS
* One Media Network
* Hope Channel Philippines

Regional|

* Bandera News TV
* Bee TV
* Brigada TV
* Brodkast
* CLTV
* eMedia
* GBPI
* Infomax TV
* PBC
* PBN
* PRTV
* SBC

Defunct|

* 2nd Avenue
* 3ABN
* 5 Plus
* 9TV
* ABS-CBN
* AksyonTV
* AKTV
* Asianovela Channel
* ATC@IBC
* BBC
* Basketball TV
* Catsup
* Channel [V] Philippines
* Chase
* Cine Mo!
* Citynet
* CNN Philippines
* CT
* CTV
* Daystar TV
* DepEd TV
* E! Philippines
* eGG Network
* EMC
* EZ Shop
* FUBC
* GCTV
* Global News Network
* GMA News TV
* Golden Nation Network
* Hallypop
* Hope International
* Inquirer 990 Television
* Island Living Channel
* Jack City
* Jack TV
* Jeepney TV
* Kapamilya Box Office
* Living Asia Channel
* Movie Central
* MTVph
* MTV Philippines
* Myx
* NBA Premium TV
* O Shopping
* One PH
* Oras ng Himala Channel
* Pop Life TV
* PIE
* Pinoy Hits
* PinoyHowTo
* Q
* RTVMalacañang
* S+A
* Salaam TV
* Shop Japan
* SocialTV
* SMNI
* SMNI News Channel
* Solar News Channel
* Solar TV
* Studio 23
* Talk TV
* Telenovela Channel
* TBN Philippines
* TeleRadyo
* TV Shop Philippines
* UltraVision 25
* Vintage Television
* Yey!

Awards and events|

* GMMSF Box Office Entertainment Awards (1971)
* PMPC Star Awards (1987)
* ENPRESS Golden Screen TV (2004)

Lists|

* List of television stations
* Analog
* Digital
* List of years in Philippine television
* List of Philippine drama series
* List of Philippine television shows

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