Philippine Collective Media Corporation

Philippine Collective Media Corporation (PCMC; officially known in their 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]

Philippine Collective Media Corporation
TypePrivate
IndustryBroadcasting, digital media
FoundedMay 21, 2008 (2008-05-21)
Headquarters6/F, Universal RE Building, 106 Paseo de Roxas Avenue cor. Perea Street, Legaspi Village, Makati, Philippines
Key people
Sofonias Gabonada, Jr. (Former President)
OwnerMichelle Ayangco and Hermogene Real (each owning 49.99%)
Prime Media Holdings, Inc. (de facto)
PRTV
TypeFree-to-air regional TV channel
Broadcast areaEastern Visayas
HeadquartersTacloban
Programming
Language(s)Waray, Filipino
History
LaunchedApril 25, 2011 (2011-04-25)
Availability
Terrestrial
AnalogChannel 12
(Tacloban)
DigitalChannel 50
(Tacloban)
Favorite Music Radio
TypeFM radio network
Broadcast area
Philippines
Programming
Language(s)English, Various Philippine languages
FormatContemporary MOR, News, Talk
History
Launch dateFebruary 17, 2020 (2020-02-17)
Coverage
AvailabilityNationwide (radio; also available on Cignal)
Links
WebcastListen Live (via AMFMPH)

History

PCMC was founded on May 21, 2008. It was signed into law under Republic Act 9773 in 2009, initially its broadcast operations only limited covering the Eastern Visayas region.[2] In April 25, 2011, 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, Inc. (PMHI/PRIM), a publicly-traded investment firm 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).[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 Power Location Type
PRTV DYPR-TV TV-12 5 kW Tacloban Originating
Digital
Branding Callsign Ch. # Frequency Power Area of Coverage
PRTV DYPR-TV 50 689.143 MHz 2 kW Tacloban

UHF Channel 50 (689.143 MHz)

Channel Video Aspect Short name Programming Note
50.01 480i 4:3 PRTV PRTV Tacloban (Main DYPR-TV programming) Test broadcast/Configuration testing
50.02 TV5 TV5
50.03 A2Z A2Z (ZOE TV)
50.04 Reserve Test Feed
Digital affiliate stations
Branding Callsign Ch. # Frequency Power Area of Coverage
PSUB 50 689.143 MHz 1 kW Nabua, Camarines Sur

AM stations

Branding Callsign Frequency Location Owner Notes
Radyo 630 DWPM 630 KHz Metro Manila Baycomms Broadcasting Corporation Operated by MediaSerbisyo Corporation (joint venture of Prime Media and ABS-CBN Corporation under airtime lease)

FM stations

Source: [12]

Branding Callsign Frequency Location
FMR Philippines Cignal Channel 317 Nationwide
FMR Tacloban DYDR 100.7 MHz Tacloban
DYPD 100.7 MHz Ormoc
DYPA 101.7 MHz Borongan
DYPC 88.5 MHz Calbayog
DYPF 106.9 MHz Catbalogan
91.7 MHz Catarman
FMR Baguio 94.3 MHz Baguio
FMR Cagayan 94.9 MHz Peñablanca
FMR Quezon 94.3 MHz Sariaya
FMR Catanduanes 97.5 MHz Virac
FMR Kasurog Radio 105.1 MHz Legazpi
FMR Albay 90.5 MHz Ligao
FMR Bacolod 91.1 MHz Bacolod
FMR Maasin 96.5 MHz Maasin
FMR Camiguin 98.3 MHz Mambajao
FMR Babe Radio 106.1 MHz Dipolog
FMR Zamboanga Sibugay 99.3 MHz Ipil
FMR Pagadian 93.5 MHz Pagadian
FMR Butuan 101.5 MHz Butuan
FMR Bagtik Radio 89.3 MHz Surigao
FMR DavNor 89.5 MHz Tagum
FMR Digos 89.5 MHz Digos
Friends Radio 96.7 MHz Iligan
ZRadio 96.7 MHz Nabunturan
Affiliates
Branding Callsign Frequency Location Owner
FMR Happy Radio DZJD 102.5 MHz Tumauini 90 Degrees North, Inc.
FMR Radyo Partido DZRP 94.5 MHz Goa Partido Development Administration
FMR University FM 94.3 MHz Nabua Polytechnic State University of Bicol
YK FM 107.3 MHz Montevista YK Broadcasting Service
Radyo Asenso 95.7 MHz Monkayo Municipal Government of Monkayo
Radio Ignacia 87.9 MHz Cotabato Notre Dame – RVM College of Cotabato

Former/inactive stations

Branding Callsign Frequency Location Note/s
Apple Radio DYBR-AM 711 KHz Tacloban Inactive; transmission destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013.

References

See also

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