Progressive Broadcasting Corporation

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Progressive Broadcasting Corporation

Type	Private
Industry	Mass media
Founded	August 31, 1987 (radio broadcasting) July 16, 2001 (television broadcasting)
Headquarters	Unit 4002 Summit One Tower, Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Alfredo Henares (Chairman/President) Hilarion Henares (Chairman Emeritus) Joselito Pedero (Vice Chairman) Manuelito Luzon (EVP)
Products	Wish 1075 UNTV
Parent	Alfredo "Atom" L. Henares (70% as of 2015)
Divisions	untvweb.com
Subsidiaries	Breakthrough and Milestones Productions International (content provider for FM radio and television)

UNTV Network, Inc.

Type	Parent
Industry	Media company
Founded	July 16, 2001
Headquarters	351 EDSA, Bagong Barrio, Caloocan City , Philippines
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Daniel Razon (Chairman and CEO)
Products	UNTV Radio La Verdad 1350 Wish FM 107.5
Services	Radio and Television Production, publishing, news, websites, movie production, talent management and development
Parent	Progressive Broadcasting Corporation
Website	www.untvweb.com

Wish FM

Type	Broadcast FM radio network (Contemporary MOR, Music)
Country	Philippines
Availability	Mega Manila Nationwide
Founded	August 10, 2014
Owner	Progressive Broadcasting Corporation

Progressive Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) is a Philippine radio and television network owned by businessman Alfredo L. Henares with 70% equity share together with Joselito N. Pedero (15.3%) and Dennis T. Villareal (14.5%).^[1] The company was registered in the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on October 6, 1986. Its studios are located at Unit 4002 Summit One Tower, Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong.^[2] PBC derives most of its income by selling airtime to blocktimers.

PBC's flagship UHF TV station in Mega Manila, UNTV Channel 37 (now UNTV News and Rescue) is operated and maintained by its content provider Breakthrough and Milestones Productions International, Inc. (BMPI),^[3] led by veteran broadcaster and TV host "Kuya" Daniel Razon. PBC is also known for its FM station DWNU (Wish 107.5) in Mega Manila, it formerly aired NU 107 (until 2010) and Win Radio (until 2014, moved to DWKY 91.5 FM).

History[]

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Legislative Franchise[]

It was granted a 25-year legislative franchise on November 19, 1991 under Republic Act (R.A.) 7163^[4] to construct, install, operate and maintain commercial radio and TV broadcasting stations in Metro Manila, Region I, Region VI and Region VII signed by Philippine President Corazon C. Aquino. On September 23, 1995, R.A. 8162^[5] was approved to amend its franchise extending its operations throughout the Philippines. On August 24, 2015, House Bill No. 5940^[6] was approved by the House of Representatives and by the Senate of the Philippines on January 18, 2016 to extend PBC's franchise.^[7] On May 18, 2016, President Benigno S. Aquino III signed Republic Act No. 10820 which renewed PBC's license for another 25 years. The law grants PBC a franchise to construct, install, operate, and maintain, for commercial purposes, radio broadcasting stations and television stations, including digital television system, with the corresponding facilities such as relay stations, throughout the Philippines.^[8]

Radio[]

Wish FM

Type	Broadcast FM radio network
Country	Philippines
Availability	Mega Manila
Founded	August 10, 2014
Owner	Progressive Broadcasting Corporation
Official website	www.wish1075.com

On August 31, 1987, an unknown radio station started broadcasting at the frequency of 107.5 on the FM band. Playing what was then known as new wave, the station aired for a month, no call letters, no jocks. When they finally announced "This is dwNU, if you're listening, please call..." After mentioning the phone number on air, the phone rang constantly for three hours.

DWNU 107.5 FM was the brainchild of banker/businessman Atom Henares, and radio veteran Mike Pedero. Born out of the need to come up with a product that would set the standard for good taste in music amongst the youths, NU 107 blasted the airwaves with rock, music that is "dynamic, young, passionate, creative, and always ready to renew itself."

On November 7, 2010, NU 107 made its final broadcast and it was rebranded as 107.5 Win Radio with a Hot AC (masa) format on November 9, 2010. Win Radio transferred to 91.5 FM and currently managed by Zimzam Management Corporation led by Manuelito "Manny" Luzon.

In 2014, UNTV-BMPI became the content provider for 107.5 FM. The newest station held a soft launching during UNTV's 10th anniversary concert held at the World Trade Center on June 26, 2014. The station was later on rebranded as 107.5 Wish FM. Formal launching was launched on August 10, 2014 at the World Trade Center. Meanwhile, PBC's Cebu, Davao and Iloilo FM stations retained the Win Radio brand.

Television[]

UNTV

Type	Broadcast UHF cable satellite Internet television network
Country	Philippines
Availability	National/ International
Founded	July 2001 by Alfredo L. Henares
TV stations	List of TV stations
Headquarters	La Verdad Christian College (LVCC) Building, Bagong Barrio, EDSA Caloocan
Owner	Progressive Broadcasting Corporation (PBC)
Key people	Alfredo "Atom" L. Henares (Chairman, President of PBC) Daniel Razon (Chairman, CEO of BMPI)
Launch date	1999 as NUTV 2001 as UNTV
Former names	UNTV (2004-2015) UNTV Life (2015-2016)
Picture format	NTSC 480i (4:3 SDTV) 16:9 1080p (HDTV) (downscaled to 720p locally in some markets)
Official website	untvweb.com
Language	English Filipino

In July 2001, PBC ventured to UHF television through UNTV 37. UNTV started on May 2002 as a television counterpart to NU 107, airing rock-related music videos. In its early years, UNTV gained viewers' attention through the program Strangebrew, a.k.a. Ang show na may tama. In 2004, the station started airing religious content from Ang Dating Daan, a former blocktimer in SBN 21. UNTV also began airing contents from Tapatan, Inc. led by veteran broadcaster Jay Sonza. UNTV gradually reduced and eventually stopped airing rock music videos. Since then, it became a 24/7 television station, airing not only religious programs, but also news and information content. In 2007, Breakthrough and Milestones Productions International, Inc. or BMPI led by veteran broadcaster Daniel Razon rebranded the station as public service channel.

The transformation from its original incarnation became more distinct after a change in the pronunciation of the station's name to you-en-tee-vee or "you-en" television instead of un-tee-vee

Stations[]

As of June 2016:^[9]

UNTV stations[]

Analog[]

Branding	Callsign	Ch. #	Power (kW)	Station Type	Location
UNTV 37 Manila	DWAO-TV	TV-37	30 kW	Originating	Metro Manila
UNTV 39 Cebu	DYNU-TV	TV-39	10 kW	Relay	Cebu

Digital[]

Branding	Callsign	Ch. #	Frequency	Power	Area of Coverage
UNTV Manila	DWAO-TV	38	617.143 MHz	1 kW	Metro Manila

Inactive Television Stations[]

Branding	Callsign	Ch. #	Power (kW)	Station Type	Location
UNTV 37 Palawan	DZAO-TV	TV-37	60 kW	Relay	Palawan
UNTV 28 Tarlac	DZXT-TV	TV-28	1 kW	Relay	Tarlac
UNTV 50 Naga	DZTR-TV	TV-50	5 kW	Relay	Naga
UNTV 42 Iloilo	DYNY-TV	TV-42	5 kW	Relay	Iloilo
UNTV 28 Bacolod	DYNA-TV	TV-28	10 kW	Relay	San Carlos City (Negros)
UNTV 39 Tacloban	DYNV-TV	TV-39	5 kW	Relay	Tacloban
UNTV 41 Cagayan de Oro	DXNY-TV	TV-41	10 kW	Relay	Cagayan De Oro
UNTV 51 Davao	DXNU-TV	TV-51	10 kW	Relay	Davao
UNTV 48 General Santos	DXNV-TV	TV-48	5 kW	Relay	General Santos

FM stations[]

Branding	Callsign	Frequency	Power (kW)	Coverage
Wish 107.5	DWNU	107.5 MHz	30 kW	Metro Manila
107.9 Win Radio Iloilo	DYNY	107.9 MHz	10 kW	Iloilo
107.5 Win Radio Cebu	DYNU	107.5 MHz	20 kW	Cebu
107.9 Win Radio Cagayan De Oro	DXNY	107.9 MHz	10 kW	Cagayan De Oro
107.5 Win Radio Davao	DXNU	107.5 MHz	20 kW	Davao

Television[]

UNTV[]

PBC's flagship television network is UNTV, also known as UNTV News and Rescue). It was launched in July 2001 with various rebranding since then. UNTV is referred to as the “Kasangbahay Network” in reference to a Biblical passage about God's household. Its studios are located at the La Verdad Christian College Building, Bagong Barrio, EDSA Caloocan. Its future headquarters in Quezon City, the UNTV Broadcast Center, is currently under construction. In 2015, UNTV started testing ISDB-T, the approved digital terrestrial television (DTT) standard in the Philippines and is only available in Mega Manila.

UNTV Subchannels[]

UNTV's Social TV (STV) is a digital television subchannel with contents coming from social media creators and contributors. In 2020, it was replaced by the same video feed from UNTV News and Rescue at 1080p quality. Another UNTV digital television subchannel is Ang Dating Daan Television (ADDTV) which airs religious programs by Members Church of God International. It was later on rebranded as Truth Channel.

Radio[]

DWNU-FM, also known as Wish 1075, is the flagship FM radio station of PBC. It airs music and features programs provided by Breakthrough and Milestones Production International, Inc. as content provider. Meanwhile, its provincial stations are operated by Manny Luzon's Zimzam Management, under the Win Radio branding.

See also[]

• Philippine television networks
• List of Philippine media companies

References[]