DXBE-DTV
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Channels | |
Programming | |
Subchannels | See list of subchannels |
Affiliations |
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Ownership | |
Owner | Silent (2003-2011) The Game Channel (2011-2012) CHASE (2011-2012) Jack CITY (2012-2014) Independent (2014-2021) |
meaning | DX BEAM, or Broadcast Enterprises Affillated Media |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | NTC |
Power | 5 kW TPO |
ERP | 25 kW ERP |
Links | |
Website | www.beam.com.ph |
DXBE-DTV (channel 31) is a television station in Zamboanga City, Philippines, owned and operated by Broadcast Enterprises and Affiliated Media, Inc. The station maintains a transmitter facility at Mount Cabatangan, Zamboanga City.[1]
History
The channel started as Cinema Television (or CTV-31) in 1995. It was also the first UHF station to be inspired by a movie channel on cable. And in 1997, it reformatted to E! Philippines, the local franchise of E!, an American-cable network channel that features fashion and lifestyle shows. But in the year 2003 RMN decided to cancel its operation to TV network, citing financial constraints and poor ratings.
On July 3, 2011, UHF 31 in Zamboanga and all RMN TV stations nationwide returned on test broadcast, as the frequency was occupied by Broadcast Enterprised and Affiliated Media, following the latter being purchased by Bethlehem Holdings, Inc. (funded by Globe Telecom's Group Retirement Fund) from RMN. It was then rebranded as BEAM Channel 31 and The Game Channel on August 15, 2011. The Game Channel limited its broadcast on December 24 of the same year, to give way to its new sister station CHASE which broadcasts on the evening block of The Game Channel. Then, The Game Channel transferred its operation to cable, while CHASE remained on this network and broadcast 24 hours a day. On September 7, 2012, an animated plugged appeared with the message, "Another Jack TV is rising, soon on this channel." The station was rebranded as Jack City, and was launched on October 20, 2012, while CHASE ended its broadcast on October 19.
On September 1, 2014, Jack City no longer aired on Channel 31 and its provincial affiliates as BEAM prepared for their shift to digital television.
After its closure, it aired
In late 2018, BEAM TV UHF Channel 31 started to operate its digital signal on test broadcast in Zamboanga on UHF Channel 32 using the ISDB-T system, making it the 2nd television network that made available on digital television in Zamboanga and Region 9, after EMedia Productions.
BEAM TV provincial stations ceased its analog transmission on March 29, 2022 (3 months after
Digital television
Digital channels
DXBE-DTV currently operates on UHF Channel 31 (575.143 MHz) and is multiplexed into the following subchannels:
Channel | Video | Aspect | Short name | Programming | Notes |
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31.2 | 480i | 16:9
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BLAST SPORTS | Blast Sports | Commercial broadcast |
31.3 | 4:3
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KNOWLEDGE CHANNEL | Knowledge Channel | ||
31.4 | RESERVED | Color Bars | |||
31.6 | LIFE TV | Life TV
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31.7 | 16:9
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PILIPINAS HD | Pilipinas HD |
Areas of coverage
BEAM TV stations nationwide
References
- ^ "RMN TV Station Networks". Asiawaves. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
- ^ "BEAM upgrades transmitters to support digital TV". August 5, 2014.
- ^ "BEAM supports NTC's shift to digital TV". Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.