Philippine Collective Media Corporation
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Type | Private |
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Industry | Broadcasting, digital media |
Founded | May 21, 2008 |
Headquarters | 6/F, Universal RE Building, 106 Paseo de Roxas Avenue cor. Perea Street, Legaspi Village, Makati, Philippines |
Key people | Sofonias Gabonada, Jr. (President) |
Owner | Michelle Ayangco and Hermogene Real (each owning 49.99%) |
Parent | Martin Romualdez (sale to Prime Media Holdings pending approval) |
Type | Free-to-air regional TV channel |
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Broadcast area | Eastern Visayas |
Headquarters | Tacloban |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Waray, Filipino |
History | |
Launched | April 25, 2011 |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Analog | Channel 12 (Tacloban) |
Digital | Channel 50 (Tacloban) |
Cable | |
Leyte Cable TV Network (Tacloban) | Channel 21 |
Fil Products Cable Company (Tacloban) | Channel 12 |
Satellite | |
Cignal (Nationwide) | TBA |
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Type | FM radio network |
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Broadcast area | Philippines |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English, Various Philippine languages |
Format | Contemporary MOR, News, Talk |
History | |
Launch date | 2020 |
Coverage | |
Availability | Nationwide (FM stations in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao; Cignal) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live (via AMFMPH) |
Philippine Collective Media Corporation (PCMC; officially known in documents as Philippine CollectiveMedia Corporation) is a Philippine broadcast media company.[1][2] Its headquarters are located in Makati, with offices in Fairview, Quezon City and in Tacloban. It owns a number of radio stations under the FMR (Favorite Music Radio) network, as well as its own television station PRTV in Tacloban.[3]
History[]
PCMC was founded on May 21, 2008 by then Leyte 1st District Representative Martin Romualdez. It was signed into law under Republic Act 9773 in 2009, initially its broadcast operations only limited covering the Eastern Visayas region.[2] PCMC is part of the media companies owned by Romualdez along with newspapers Manila Standard and People's Journal. In the 2010s, PCMC launched 3 stations in Tacloban: AM station DYBR (discontinued in 2013 following the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan), FM station DYDR, and the first local independent TV station PRTV.
The company's legislative franchise was later amended in 2020 under Republic Act 11508, allowing PCMC to operate national broadcast albeit without President Rodrigo Duterte's signature as the bill lapsed into law after 30 days of inaction.[4] PCMC launched its own FM network Favorite Music Radio (or FMR, based on the owner's initials), with its flagship station DYDR in Tacloban was relaunched under the said brand. PCMC is expected to expand the FMR network into 35 radio stations nationwide.[5][6]
In May 2021, PCMC and Prime Media Holdings (PMHI/PRIM), a publicly-traded investment firm tied to the Romualdez family with its businesses involving real estate and hospitality, signed a share-for-share swap agreement through a backdoor listing. Under the deal, PCMC shareholders will exchange their shares of common stock to take majority control of PRIM, which will acquire PCMC and will become the latter's subsidiary.[7][8][9]
With the expansion of its radio and television operations, the company is expected to launch a national TV network with its plans to collaborate with several content providers (among them is ABS-CBN Corporation, in which Romualdez was one of the 70 congressmen who voted to deny the said broadcaster's franchise renewal).[10]
On September 20, 2021, PCMC was signed by ZOE Broadcasting Network an affiliation deal to air A2Z's programming on PRTV Tacloban, As a result, PRTV Tacloban became a network-affiliated station for the first time in its history.[11]
PCMC stations[]
Television[]
- Analog
Branding | Callsign | Channel | Location | Type |
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PRTV | DYPR-TV | TV-12 | Tacloban | Originating |
- Digital
Branding | Callsign | Ch. # | Frequency | Power | Area of Coverage |
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PRTV | DYPR-TV | 50 | 689.143 MHz | 500 W | Tacloban |
UHF Channel 50 (689.143 MHz)
Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming | Note |
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50.01 | 480i | 4:3 | A2Z | A2Z (ZOE TV) | Test broadcast/Configuration testing |
50.02 | PRTV | PRTV Tacloban (Main DYPR-TV programming) | |||
50.03 | Reserve | Test Feed | |||
50.02 | Reserve | Test Feed |
- Digital Affilliates
Branding | Callsign | Ch. # | Frequency | Power | Area of Coverage |
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PSUB | N/A | 19 | 503.143 MHz | 500 W | Nabua, Camarines Sur |
Radio[]
Branding | Callsign | Frequency | Location |
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FMR Philippines | N/A | Cignal Channel 317 | Nationwide |
FMR Tacloban | DYDR | 100.7 MHz | Tacloban |
DYPD | 100.7 MHz | Ormoc | |
DYPA | 101.7 MHz | Borongan | |
DYPM | 88.5 MHz | Calbayog | |
DYPF | 106.9 MHz | Catbalogan | |
FMR Baguio | N/A | 94.3 MHz | Baguio |
FMR Romblon | 97.7 MHz | Romblon | |
FMR Camiguin | 98.3 MHz | Camiguin | |
FMR Babe Radio | 106.1 MHz | Dipolog | |
FMR Zamboanga Sibugay | 99.3 MHz | Ipil | |
FMR Butuan | 101.5 MHz | Butuan | |
FMR DavNor | 89.5 MHz | Tagum | |
Friends Radio | 96.7 MHz | Iligan |
- Affiliates
Branding | Callsign | Frequency | Location | Owner |
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FMR Radyo Partido | DZRP | 94.5 MHz | Goa | Partido Development Administration |
FMR University FM | N/A | 94.3 MHz | Nabua | Polytechnic State University of Bicol |
YK FM | 107.3 MHz | Montevista | ||
Z Radio | DXBZ | 88.5 MHz | Nabunturan | Rizal Memorial Colleges Broadcasting Corporation |
Former/inactive stations[]
Branding | Callsign | Frequency | Location | Note/s |
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Apple Radio | DYBR-AM | 711 KHz | Tacloban | Inactive; transmission destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013. |
References[]
- ^ "KBP Members". Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas.
- ^ a b "Republic Act No. 9773". Official Gazette (Philippines).
- ^ Cruz, Maricel (13 November 2020). "First digital free TV in E. Visayas". Manila Standard.
- ^ "Republic Act No. 11508". Official Gazette (Philippines).
- ^ Pacpaco, Ryan Ponce (1 May 2021). "PCMC to put up 35 music stations nationwide". JournalNews.com.ph.
- ^ Jenina P. Ibañez (22 July 2021). "PCMC targets 35 stations this year". BusinessWorld.
- ^ "Prime Media, PCMC sign pact for broadcasting entry". Manila Standard. 27 May 2021.
- ^ Cabuag, VG (26 May 2021). "Prime Media inks deal with broadcast firm". BusinessMirror.
- ^ "Prime Media bares broadcast plans". Manila Bulletin. 10 August 2021.
- ^ Rivas, Ralf (9 August 2021). "Tacloban-based broadcast company pitching to air ABS-CBN shows". Rappler.
- ^ "Congratulations, Zoe Broadcasting Network and Philippine CollectiveMedia Corporation..." Facebook. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
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